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I'm back!!
I am sorry for being gone and leaving you in the lurk without any notice. I really did not plan on taking such a long break from blogging. I was on Christmas vacation, then Jon and I went on a trip to celebrate our anniversary this past week, and while we were gone I got sick. I'm still fighting my cold and praying that it will be gone by Monday morning when I have to return back to work.
Thank you for your kind emails and comments that you wrote to me while I was gone. I appreciate your encouragement and your prayers!!
How are you doing? How is 2012 treating you so far? Did you make any New Years resolutions? Have you been able to keep them so far? Please let me know how you are doing. I would love to hear about how this year is starting for you.
Normally, I make a bunch a New Year's resolutions at the beginning of each New Year. I like to have goals to focus on throughout the year. In 2011, I gave up chocolate. I am happy to say that I was able to go 365 days without eating any chocolate. However, with traveling and being sick, I have not taken the time to consider what things I will focus on this year. As I figure it out, I will let you know.
I hope that you all have had a great 1st week in 2012!!
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Happy 2012
3 comments:
- Lori Lynn said...
I hope you feel better. It's not fun being sick!
- January 7, 2012 at 3:45 PM
- mrsmarkdave said...
WELCOME BACK!!!!! Glad you were able to get away. Sorry you got sick. That is miserable.
I have decided - enough is enough. This is my year. I began WW (for the millionth time) 3 years ago on Dec 24th. As of now, I am only 28 pounds down (I was 44 pounds down at the end of September.). Ridiculous.
I say these things every year. I will not give up, however. No matter how many times I have to start over.
- January 7, 2012 at 4:05 PM
- Toni @ Imperfect Pregnancy said...
Hope you feel better! And way to go on not eating chocolate. I am super impressed.
- January 8, 2012 at 10:04 AM
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While Bear Lake currently has its busiest season in the summer we are working hard to help make winter time be more profitable, with our goal being to book nightly rentals year round. As the years progress we hope to see not only the winter but fall and spring grow more popular too. Our online ads hold top ranking positions on most major search engines, and we advertise with the best online vacation websites to get your property in front of potential renters.
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I'm in awe of the genius and the diversity put in each Brazilian nail polish I have. I have a thing for duochromes, multichromes, and holos, and my wish is to see more international brands jump in the bandwagon!
I received Besouro in a swap. This beauty is part of the Risqué Color Effect collection and comes in a 8ml bottle. Besouro means "beetle" and it is of course a duochrome! I didn't layer it over black because it has a dark base, so it was easily opaque in two coats. Besouro shifts from a dark indigo blue to purple and is so beautiful in real. Under sun light, it flashes one color, a dark emerald green My pictures do not do it justice at all.
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday asked for efforts to make cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China, Japan, South Korea the main cooperation channel in East Asia.
The ASEAN+3 (10+3) framework has served as a solid pillar of economic integration in East Asia, said Wang, who was attending an ASEAN+3 ministerial meeting here.
Cooperation between the 13 countries should be taken as a means to protect regional peace and prosperity and to better serve the purpose of regional development, he added.
Wang asked for efforts to take full advantage of the 10+3 framework as the main cooperation channel in East Asia. Further cooperation should be promoted to enhance the leadership of the 10+3 framework in regional cooperation, he said.
He also asked for faster pace of East Asian integration. All sides should work toward the direction of East Asian integration and the establishment of an East Asian economic community.
Wang said efforts are needed to coordinate the 10+3 cooperation framework and cooperation between China, Japan and South Korea.
China, Japan and South Korea should attach more importance to their cooperation with ASEAN countries and to the 10+3 cooperation framework, said Wang. At the same time, ASEAN countries should also pay more attention to 10+3 cooperation.
Wang urged efforts to chart a future for the 10+3 framework. The 13 countries should promote cooperation in fiscal and monetary areas and in food security, he said. At the moment, coordination of macroeconomic policies should be taken as a priority to help the region fend off financial risks, said Wang.
On specific policy areas, he asked to promote the effectiveness of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization, the construction of the 10+3 Emergency Rice Reserve, the overall planing for regional interconnectivity, and the establishment of a regional financing platform.
China has played an active role in 10+3 cooperation, said Wang. China is willing to work with its partners to push 10+3 cooperation to a higher level so as to make more contributions to regional peace, stability and development. At present, the 10+3 framework is at its crucial stage of development, he noted.
Foreign ministers from other countries of the 10+3 framework also spoke highly of the rapid development of 10+3 cooperation. They said 10+3 cooperation is full of vitality and potential, and serves as the main cooperation channel in East Asia.


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20 years ago, RAYS Engineering debuted the original Volk Racing TE37 forged mono-block wheel. Little did they know this would become their flagship design and usher in an incessantly successful line of iterations; SL, RT, and ULTRA just to name a few.
However, despite all the in-house spin-offs and illegal imitations, the OG TE37 design still holds a certain je ne sais quoi that has never been replicated. Celebrate 20 years of success and own a set of iconic wheels with this limited run of 19-Inch TE37 Wheels!
We are working with Rays Engineering to produce 10 sets of 19-Inch staggered Original TE37 Wheels. The specifications are staggered: 19×9.5 +22 5×114.3 and 19×10.5 +12 5×114.3 (370Z / G37 specs) with max concavity on both sizes and a slightly larger lip in the rear. These are original factory specs and discontinued a few years back so we are the only source for these now!
5 Sets are spoken for so if you are interested please let us know! The order has already been placed so it's not an if, but when they will arrive. These are currently scheduled for January/February but we are expecting to be sold out well before then! So don't wait!


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Kevin Costner has been in a whole bunch of sports movies but there's one character he relates to more than any other.
Costner was a guest on SI Now Monday and host Ryan Asselta asked him whether he felt a more significant connection to his character from Bull Durham, Tin Cup or Field of Dreams.
• Oregon State basketball team plane delayed by rogue scorpion
Costner said he's most like Crash Davis, the main character in Bull Durham. "I'm willing to work in obscurity," he explained.
Costner's career hasn't been very obscure, though. He's won an Oscar and two Golden Globes.
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General overview
According to the Japanese industrial production volume has decreased contrary to our expectations last month. This indicator was 0.6% compared with 1.1% the previous month. Experts expected the growth rate to be 0.1% last month.
The price is finding the first support at 120.40, the next one is at 119.20. The price is finding the first resistance at 121.60, the next one is at 122.40.
There is a confirmed and a weak sell signal. The price is above the Cloud and it is under the Chinkou Span. The Tenkan-sen shows a growth, the Kijun-sen is horizontal. The upward movement will be until the price is above the Cloud.
The MACD indicator is in a positive area now. The price is correcting.
Trading recommendations
If the price fixates below the support 120.40, it may continue the downward trend in the short term. The potential target is 119.20. Otherwise the price will grow to 122.40.


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- Artist: The Sounds
- Format: LP
- Release Date: 12/24/2013
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Vinyl LP pressing. 2013 release, the fourth from the Alt-Rock band. Weekend was produced/engineered and mixed by Alex Newport (At the Drive-In, Mars Volta, Bloc Party, Death Cab for Cutie, City & Colour), recorded in a the top studio in Sweden and mixed in New York over throughout the first half of 2013, and recently mastered by Howie Weinberg.


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Visitors enjoyed a day at the farm when a special open day took place in the Isle last weekend.
Young and old got the chance to see animals up close, enjoy talks and take part in activities.
Hosting the Open Farm Sunday was Hall Farm in Eastoft, in association with LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming).
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Tradewind Energy reaches two major milestones: Ten years and one gigawatt
Wind and Solar Project Development Company Marks One Gigawatt of Energy Production and Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Lenexa, Kan. (October 8, 2013) –Tradewind Energy, Inc., one of the largest independent wind and solar project development companies in the United States, has reached a significant power generation milestone as it celebrates the company's 10th year in business. With the installation of its 91st wind turbine at the Buffalo Dunes wind project, Tradewind Energy is now responsible for producing a total of one gigawatt of energy across the wind projects it has developed in Oklahoma and Kansas.
To put that into perspective, one gigawatt of energy can power 330,000 American homes, which would be enough to power households in a city about the size of Oklahoma City, and has the same environmental benefit of taking more than a million cars off the road.
The installation of Tradewind's 91st wind turbine was completed on October 7, 2013, at the Buffalo Dunes wind project southwest of Garden City, Kan. Buffalo Dunes is located in Finney, Grant and Haskell counties in Kansas. Clean, low-cost electricity generated from the Buffalo Dunes site is being delivered to the customers of Alabama Power Company, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company.
"We couldn't be more proud of this incredible industry accomplishment," said Tradewind co-founder and CEO Rob Freeman. "We are most grateful to the landowners, legislators and local elected officials who have demonstrated their support time and again for this reliable, low-cost renewable energy option. Our entire Tradewind team is humbled and motivated to keep working toward our second gigawatt through the use of this rich, natural resource."
Freeman and the company's two other co-founders came from divergent backgrounds–a corporate attorney, a technology entrepreneur and a drummer turned civil engineer–but all shared a deep passion for the promise and potential of renewable energy. They learned the business from the ground up, and today are considered one of the most experienced independent power producing development teams in the country.
I think the secret to Tradewind's success has been that we've always encouraged our employees to trust their gut, think outside the box and take risks," said Geoff Coventry, Tradewind co-founder and chief operating officer.
TradeWind was a finalist this year for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award, and the company was honored recently with the Kansas Governor's Energy Achievement Award. TradeWind also received the national Outstanding Commercial Achievement Award by the American Wind Energy Association.
I'm extremely proud of our ability to present a new solution to rising energy costs across the country," said Matt Gilhousen, co-founder and chief development officer. "I'm most proud, however, of our environmental track record throughout our 10-year history. We firmly set a policy of only developing sites that have a very low environmental impact to existing land and eco-systems."
What do the next ten years hold for Tradewind Energy? Coventry says you can count on continued partnership with members of local communities where TradeWind develops projects, and more innovation.
"From day one, our vision has been one of building a more sustainable energy future for our children and future generations. We are excited about where the next 10 years will take us in more consumer choice, localized generation, innovative technologies and most important, we'll continue to hire the best and brightest people in the industry. They are our strongest asset."
Headquartered in Lenexa, KS, Tradewind Energy, Inc. is one of the largest independent wind and solar project development companies in the U.S. Founded in 2003, the company has earned a reputation for its innovation in the market, its highly skilled and passionate team, and for its respect for the people and communities where it develops projects. Tradewind was honored with the Kansas Governor's Energy Achievement Award and was bestowed the national Outstanding Commercial Achievement Award by the American Wind Energy Association. The company's founders were 2013 finalists for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Tradewind takes great pride in its demonstrated ability to deliver low-cost wind and solar energy to diverse markets while maintaining an uncompromising commitment to long-term project quality. With this milestone, Tradewind has now completed projects that are producing a total of one gigawatt of wind power, enough to power 330,000 homes, which total about $1.7 Billion of capital invested, and is rapidly expanding its solar development portfolio. The company is actively developing about 3,000 MW of wind and solar energy projects in multiple states across the U.S. For more information, visit www.tradewindenergy.com.
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Butorphanol tartrate CIV 5ml - 30mg/ml
Butorphanol is a central nervous system acting analgesic with both opiate agonist and antagonist activity. Butorphanol was originally approved as a cough suppressant for use in dogs in the early 1980s. In animals, butorphanol is four (4) times more potent than morphine. Butorphanol is a DEA Class IV Controlled Substance.
Indications: Wildlife Management
Butorphanol is rapidly finding application in zoo and wildlife anesthesia protocols as more concentrated forms become available. Current fieldwork in African and North American hoof stock indicate that when butorphanol is combined with potent opiates (carfentanil, etorphine, thiafentanil), azaperone, and potent alpha-two agonists such as medetomidine, the quality of anesthesia is dramatically improved.
Butorphanol combined with azaperone and medetomidine may provide a high quality, fully reversible anesthesia for field application in a wide number of North American species.
Indications: Domestic Species
Butorphanol has broad clinical application in equines as an analgesic, especially for the treatment of pain associated with colic. It is used in combination with detomidine and xylazine as a sedative in horses. In small animals, doses from 0.1 to 0.4 mg/kg SQ or IM are administered as a pre-anesthetic and for pain management. Oral administration at a dose of 0.5-1.0 mg 2-3 times daily is also used for pain control and sedation in small animals.
Butorphanol is a morphinan-type derivative. It has agonist/antagonist activity affinity for both the µ- and κ- opioid receptors. It has partial agonist and antagonist activity on the µ- receptor and acts as an agonist on the κ- receptor. The chemical name is morphinan-3,14-diol,17-(cyclobutylmethyl)-2,3 dihydroxybutanedioate tartrate.
In animal studies, butorphanol metabolites have demonstrated some analgesic activity. Butorphanol is extensively metabolized in the liver. Metabolism is qualitatively and quantitatively similar following intravenous or intramuscular administration. Oral bioavailability is only 5–17% because of extensive first-pass metabolism of butorphanol.
The major metabolite of butorphanol is hydroxybutorphanol, while norbutorphanol is produced in small amounts. Both have been detected in plasma following administration of butorphanol, with norbutorphanol present at trace levels at most time points. The elimination half-life of hydroxybutorphanol is about 18 hours.
The recommended dose for equids is 0.1mg/kg body weight (0.05mg/lb.) by intravenous injection. The dose may be repeated within 3-4 hour but treatment should not exceed 48 hours. The analgesic effects of butorphanol are observed within 15 minutes following injection and last for about four hours.
The analgesic effect of butorphanol is influenced by the route of administration. Onset of analgesia is within a few minutes for intravenous administration, within 10–15 minutes for intramuscular injection, and within 15 minutes for oral doses.
How supplied
Butorphanol was approved by the FDA in a 10mg/ml concentration available in 10ml
Butorphanol tartrate, a potent analgesic, should be used with caution in combination with other sedative or analgesic drugs, as they are likely to produce additive effects
The most commonly observed side effect occurring in horses was slight ataxia lasting 3-10 minutes.
WARNING: Butorphanol tartrate is not for use in food-producing animals


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The heebie jeebies galileo thermometer 44cm is a stunning and artistic way to keep track of the temperature. This beautiful thermometer is made from hand blown glass, and features 10 gorgeous baubles in a variety of appealing colours. With this beautiful thermometer, you can tell the temperature between 16°c -34°c while also displaying a lovely, functional piece of art. The combination of fascinating science and a stunning visual display is sure to be a winner for anyone who loves all things science, or simply has an eye for unusual, decorative glass wear. The galileo thermometer 44cm is extremely popular with adults, as the thermometer is not only functional, but a beautiful piece of art too. It makes a wonderful gift for adults or older children, who will love this unusual, gorgeous and useful gift. As a home decoration, it is sure to become a talking point, and will add some wonderful scientific appeal to your home.


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05 So You Want To Be A Lifeguard? Things to Consider Before You Apply
People of all ages and from all walks of life are lifeguards. Lifeguards are needed at pools, lakes, rivers, summer camps and at the beach. Reasons for becoming a lifeguard vary from person to person. Some want to be a guard because it's great pay in great locations or they consider Lifeguarding a career builder, […]Read More


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Karoza Bridal
618 E Colorado St, Glendale, CA 91205
(818) 246-0656
(818) 246-0656
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Karoza Design
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I wanted a specific designer wedding dress (Winnie Couture) after calling and visiting several places, most shops had this dress priced from $2000 and up. One place was actually charging $5500 for it. I found the SAME DRESS @ KAROZA DESIGNS for $800!!!!
Plus, the dress they had in stock was too small so they exchanged the one they had in stock for a bigger size ordered straight from the designer's warehouse...FOR NO EXTRA CHARGE!! I WAS SOOO PLEASED WITH THEIR EXTRA EFFORT TO PLEASE THE CLIENT...I WILL ONLY BUY FROM KAROZA even though I LIVE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY!
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My bridesmaids bought their ""Jim Hjelm"" dresses with Karoza because their prices were significantly lower compared to other places and unfortunately, we highly regret it. Karoza did not communicate to us that the reason the dress was cheaper with them was because they were removing an essential piece of cloth that went underneath the dress (which is what made the dress hang and drape so beautifully in the first place). In addition, the intricate, sweetheart-shaped bodice was so poorly sewn and horribly disfigured - it looked like a 3 year-old had constructed it. We had to find expert seamstresses to try to correct the horrid mess. The material WAS NOT satin-faced taffeta like advertised in the Jim Hjelm brochure & what Karoza had promised - instead it was just a cheap-looking taffeta. 3 of the girls took their dresses to 3 different seamstresses for alterations -- all 3 seamstresses concluded that indeed the material was not satin-faced taffeta & the construction was not professional -- only feeding my own frustration even more! MaryLynn's in Pasadena had given me a sample of the REAL material mailed from the Jim Hjelm studio in NYC and it was not the same as the girls' bridesmaids dresses from Karoza. To top it off, the color was completely off. Yes pretty much everything was wrong. I'm not sure if what they did was make the dresses themselves, sew on a Jim Hjelm tags, and sell it to us cheaper this way, but that is certainly what it felt like. I wouldn't recommend Karoza, if you want peace of mind, go with Mary Lynn's even if it is more expensive! A bride has enough to stress about as it is! It was sadly disappointing - I guess you get what you pay for.
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Shopping for a wedding dress at Karoza is a wonderful experience. They have many dress styles in all price ranges and the dressing rooms are huge! The owners and staff are very friendly. They spend time with you and make you feel special. The store has lots of accessories and can even make your veil!
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I have known Karo and Roza for many years and have several dresses made, for my wife and girls and never had any problems. The woman before my comments goes around talking trash rather than really admit whos fault it was. I know the story and she is a moron who cannot be satisfied.
Karoza is the best, go see for yourself
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The bridal gown process is a big part of getting married and I am so glad I chose to buy mine at Karoza Designs. My dress was competitivley priced. The salon was clean and beautiful. But most of all I loved the owners Karo & Rosa and Sylvia the alterations person. They all helped me pick out earrings, purse etc that would go best with my dress. They always gave me their time and I enjoyed getting to know them. My dress was gorgeous and the alterations perfect. Highly recommended.
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This store owner made me wait for months saying she was ordering my dress brand new. When I came to pick it up the dress she tried to sell me was the same one she was using as a sample because it was my size. The dress was damaged and it was to late to order a new gown because my wedding date was to close. Brides do not order your bridal gown here!


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Dances Of The Drastic Navels is the fifth album by Daal, a project that began life in 2008 on the initiative of composer and keyboardist from Bergamo Alfio Costa and Roman drummer Davide Guidoni. It was released in 2014 on the independent label Agla Records and confirms all the good qualities of Daal's previous works. During the recording sessions Alfio Costa and Davide Guidoni were helped by some guest musicians such as Ettore Salati (guitars), Bobo Aiolfi (bass), Tirill Mohn (vocals), Letizia Riccardi (violin) and Guglielmo Mariotti (vocals) and the final result is an interesting, well balanced mix of vintage sounds and electronica, classical influences and an experimentalism that never falls in the trap of self-indulgence and never loses touch with melody and rhythm.
The dark opener "Malleus Maleficarum" is a long epic that could recall Goblin or Antonius Rex. The title refers to The Malleus Maleficarum (Latin for "The Hammer of Witches"), one of the best known medieval treatises on witches whose main purpose was to challenge all arguments against the existence of witchcraft and to instruct magistrates on how to identify, interrogate and convict witches. Although officially banned by the Catholic Church, it soon became a kind of handbook for witch-hunters and Inquisitors throughout Late Medieval Europe. So you can imagine charms and spells, wicked monks and exorcisms conjured up by the music... This track is completely instrumental but for the murmured narrative vocals in Latin provided by Guglialmo Mariotti and it goes through many changes in rhythm and atmosphere. Anyway I can find in this piece also a pinch of light irony that every now and again makes me think of Good Omens, a funny novel written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman about the birth of the son of Satan and the coming of the End Times...
Next comes "Elektra (An Evening With...)", an eerie instrumental piece that, according to Alfio Costa, was inspired by the memory of a dear friend of the night who's not with us any longer. It features an exotic, disquieting atmosphere and alternates calm passages to sudden surges of electric rage. The title and the music could recall Elektra, a 2005 Canadian-American superhero film directed by Rob Bowman... It leads to the following "Lilith", a short, delicate track filled with a nice sense of ethereal romanticism. According to Alfio Costa, it's an hypnotic lullaby that was inspired by the carving on a tree...
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"The Dance Of The Drastic Navels" is a long, complex suite that in some way summarizes, develops and concludes the story begun on Daal's debut album Disorganicorigami and its sequel on the following Destruktive Actions Affect Livings. It's the story of a man from the future bewitched by a strange, beautiful creature half-woman and half-robot. Eventually the unfortunate man becomes just a toy boy in the hands of the cybernetic witch but most of the narrative is up to your imagination that the music just tries to inspire and stir... On the conclusive track, "Inside You", Tirill Mohn's suggestive vocals in some way give shape to the witch, a dark angel in a dream that becomes nightmare, a magic dancer able to drive you insane and to damn your soul... "We'll never be the same / We'll never see this light / Your sun will fall in my dark sea / And my drastic navel will dance over your soul...".
Well, probably the beautiful art work by Davide Guidoni describes better than all my words the spirit of this excellent album. Anyway, have try and judge by yourselves: you can listen to the complete album HERE
Daal: Dances Of The Drastic Navels (2014). Other opinions:
Michael "Aussie-Byrd-Brother": With it's sinister and unsettling cover artwork to the Gothic inspired creeping suspense with the music itself, DAAL's fascination with real mood and black atmosphere ensures the album is their most cultivated and mature work so far. Those who find darker Italian prog artists, as well as the poetic sadness of bands like My Dying Bride will very much relate to this one, and even more adventurous metal and Gothic fans will find plenty to interest them here... (read the complete review HERE)
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Jocelyn just gave me time-saving important advice:
If you're building Qt with an infix to be able to install Qt in parallel on a Symbian device, then you may run into the problem that the installation of QtMyInfix.sis fails. The error message is usually "General OS-related error", which tells us clearly what's wrong. NOT ;)
One likely source of error is a file conflict. The way to fix this is to look at the Qt_template.pkg file and comment out any files and directories that do not have your infix in the name. For example some of the qml directories are not infixed and they exist already on the device, so just comment it out in the .pkg file with a semi-colon and then it'll install.
It's a bit of trial-and-error, but for the time being it works :)


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Back in the mid 1980s I was holding down three and four part-time jobs, and running some business endeavours on the side, in an attempt to get the kind of income I could've achieved had I been able to get a decent full-time job. In that town, at that time, full-time work was hard to find and so there was an informal group of work companions and we'd ring each other to share work news in an effort to stay afloat. I'd managed to get work in a restaraunt helping out one night and was good enough, and lucky enough, for that night to grow into a regular four nights a week. It meant I was working all the hours I could and I was getting exhausted. Winter arrived and in the middle of all this my mother had surgery that went wrong – all rather stressful.
One night I served some Australians from Rockhampton, and I told them of my dream to visit Cairns. 'Cairns is a dump,' they told me without a second's thought, 'Townsville is where it's at. It's the best ever – there's a casino, it's fantastic.' And so, in the middle of winter, I packed up Mum and we headed off on a direct flight – Auckland>Townsville.
Townsville in winter is fabulous, no doubt about it. To this day – the best part of twenty years later I can still remember the delight of the warmth, the fragrances of the tropics, and the sounds of the palm fronds out the window. We scored a room right on the waterfront and it was just beautiful.
I rented a car from Rent-a-Rocket. I see they're still there. The guy running it then didn't want me going all the way to Cairns ('a very dangerous road') with me Mum in a wreck, so for the second week he got us a car that was a Ford Cortina body with Falcon engine. That car rocked. We felt very aussie as we screamed away from the young hoods at the lights – the look of Mum, the nana-mobile, and the Fal-coon engine concealed. When later we saw a newscast on tv commenting about how driving standards had gone down in Townsville – we knew it was us – we were (ir)responsible. We had the best time.
We drove up to Cairns – carefully on this 'most dangerous road'. Clearly, the rental guy had never been to New Zealand, because the road was wonderful. We stayed in Cairns a week – it was pre-Japanese invasion, and so it was rather rural and rustic – but still loveable. Fruit bats in the mango trees, warm days, freezing nights – i.e. down to 15o. In Townsville we'd gone over to Magnetic Island, which is more rocky than coral, and I wanted to visit a real coral-type island. Green Island off Cairns delivers the goods on that front. The beach on the waterfront of Cairns is not very encouraging, but the beaches on Green Island – the stuff of dreams. At that time you could go down under the wharf at Green Island and peer though glass at the coral and fish – and I was in the 6th heaven. It was there I learned it was possible to get a bus day trip up to Port Douglas, and from there a boat trip out to the marine park off Low Island.
Without further ado we made the arrangements and off we went – from memory about an hour to Port Douglas – in those days pretty much a wharf and some scungy shops. It's probably all resort-arised these days. We had a great trip on a quickcat out to the island, a great lunch and then we were able to go ashore in glass bottom boats – even for the folk not swimming they got a chance to look though to the fish and coral (I did), do a reef walk (I did), and then if you felt you wanted, there was free snorkel gear if you needed to get up close and personal (I did). If you wanted you could hire an underwater camera as well (I did).
I can't swim. It was mid-winter – August from memory. I was completely devoid of a tan, and so wore a tee-shirt while swimming. I got badly burnt on the back of my legs, and across the small of my back. I came out of the water shivering. I went back in. Again and again. I took photos of everything not tied down. I demonstrated how to swim at 200k.p.h when I accidentally discovered a sea snake. I got frightened by the sudden appearance of a large angel fish – I'd never seen a really big fish underwater before. I nearly drowned myself laughing at how silly I felt, and how delightful it all was. I was inspired, besotted, head over heels in love. This was a dream absolutely come true – this was 7th heaven. I can still hear the noise of the fish underwater (who knew?), the fantastic profusion of colours, fish and other marine life. I really understood – finally – the reality of the reef, its delicate beauty, and how it must be protected. And one of the ways of protecting it is to share it through television. People care about something when they know what it is, when they've seen it, and when the interesting and beautiful parts are explained. I would love to do that – maybe one day. It takes a very special person to make it real for people.
And that's why I was shattered this afternoon to read of Steve Irwin's untimely death by blow from a stingray while filming off Low Island. What a mixed feeling – yes, taken; but in a most authentic manner, doing what he loved. Enviable, in many respects. Far better than the bureaucrat face first into the deskpad. I feel that horrible sad fear of loss for Terri and family, and their work family as well – a larger than life personality like Steve's is not something quickly found again. As I thought about it all this afternoon, my memories of my experience snorkelling off Low Island came flooding in – and I realised that had I seen the Crocodile Hunter shows as a kid I would've probably done my utmost to be Steve Irwin. I would've loved the chance to get alongside the various wildlife, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. I bet there's kids (and adults) who've been inspired to look at wildlife and to get involved with its protection. Good on them. To get the chance to work with doing what you love most in the world is a blessing.
When you get the chance to share what you love with other people, and they get inspired to make a contribution for the good of all, that's beyond a blessing, that's a gift. Thanks, Steve.


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We recently were given the chance to review the Stainless Steel 'Trekker' Kelly Kettle, an elegant version of the "Volcano" style of kettle. While it isn't UL by any means it is well built, durable and works well. The only learning curve is mastering the art of a small fire – something that if you haven't done before you can be a master of in a couple uses.
What is the advantage of these wood burning stoves over traditional camping stoves? The biggest is you always have fuel to use. You can burn almost anything in it – twigs, pine cones, dry animal dung (yeah, I know gross but it does work!). It is quick to get a fire going, even in nasty weather. And while the stove with all the accessories is heavy/bulky you are not carrying containers of denatured alcohol, HEET or bulky canisters of fuel which when empty you have to pack out. While on short trips (say a weekender) this might not pay, on a long trip or thru-hike it can.
Empty Firebase:
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Having said that there are a couple limitations – open fires must be allowed. Know your rules! Especially in areas with fire bans. Know that the fire pan under gets hot and you can leave scorching. Use the stove on a bare surface such as rock or dirt and make sure there is nothing nearby that will catch on fire. You will mar picnic tables in the same way you see alchy stove rings….. you can always bring a piece of light metal to put under for more protection.
– You can use many different pots on that support, but keep them small for stability.
The Kelly Kettle Trekker Stainless Steel kit combo is sold for $96.99 with everything below included.
Water capacity for Kelly Kettle: 0.57 Liter/19 ounces
Size: 10.6″ packed
Set up just shy of 13″ (with pot supports), 11″ without. (Kettle inserted atop of firebase)
Diameter of kettle: 5.5″
Also comes with stuff sack, stainless steel pot and lid, pot lifter, pot support system and fire grill.
Kettle w/ all accessories (kettle/firebase/pot set/pot lifter/pot support/grill): 2 lb. 6.3 ounces fully loaded.
For the accessories by themselves, broken down by weight, size and cost:
Pot set w/ Grill:
Price $19.40
Pot size: 0.45 Liter/16 ounces
Diameter: 4.05″
Height: 2.56″
Pot Support:
Price $8.80
Kettle With Fire Base: 1 lb. 11.4 ounces
Pot Set (pot/lid/lifter/pot support): 9.4 ounces
Pot w/ lid: 5.3 ounces
Pot Lifter: 1.8
Grill: 1.3 ounces
Kettle: 1 lb. 6.7 ounces
Pot Support: 2.3 ounces
Firebase: 4.7 ounces
Time to boil water:
Well, that really depends on the user! Once you master the fire building it is a couple minutes – until you master it plan for 10 to 15 minutes, or better carry a tiny container of alcohol based hand sanitizer – a little dab will get nearly any fire going…..
And more on the boiling – while you boil about 19 ounces of water internally (in the kettle), if you have the pot supports with you, you can also boil more water on top. The stainless steel pot brings another 16 ounces (2 cups). So not only can you boil water for dinner, you have plenty for hot drinks. And on the adding of water to the kettle? Very easy to do, even when on top of the firebase. The pouring of the hot water is elegant as well – take the wood handle and the metal chain and tilt to pour, no spills.
There is something to be said for elegance – it can be worth the extra weight.
PS: That grill?
You can use it to cook over the hot coals after you have boiled your water….while it isn't big it is fun. And hey, you can always roast marshmallows and wienies!
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Beware of newspapers lying on the road !!!
If you are driving in Malaysia , do take note of the advice below........
Please forward this email to your friends.. Avoid driving over newspapers strewn on the road. It would appear that this technique has arrived in Malaysia from Indonesia. Life here is getting more like in Indonesia these days. This story which was circulated to me reminds me of the traps set in certain
parts of Jakarta by robbers..
Some people have lost their lives over this. They drive into certain lonely roads in Jakarta to find pieces of wood with nails in them on the road. This causes their tyres to go flat. If they get out of their cars, they are set upon by robbers who will take everything they can....cars, wallets, anything valuable and sometimes their lives.
Avoid driving over newspapers strewn on the Road a new trap set by Robbers. This incident happened some where in KL and forwarded to me by a friend..
This person was driving alone at night when he saw newspapers lying around in the middle of the road. Without giving it much thought, he drove pass the stack of papers. No one would expect to find heaps of rocks and stones beneath the papers!! Wanting to know the damage to his car, he stopped to check. The moment he got out of his car, he was robbed by a group of guys and lost his properties/belongings. Just imagine what would have happen if this had happen to a lady/woman....
So folks, please be careful, do not stop when you're driving alone at night no matter what happens!! Avoid driving over the papers if you see newspapers lying on the road, this could be a new trick for the
desperate fraternity out there...........!!


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A note though: I am only familiar with general arguments for ID. If anyone knows more refined points, please inform me and I will take them into consideration.
So what is the concept for intelligent design? At the Intelligent Design homepage, it states "
The theory of intelligent design holds that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection.
In the recent years, the Discovery Institute has come under fire for being religiously motivated, but I ll move past that and take a closer look at their arguments. Coming from a physics/engineering background, I can see how design can be appealing, regularly dealing with concrete, specific answers. And although non-religious, I lean towards the Rare Earth Hypothesis that Earth-like planets are a special and unique occurrence.
One of the key features of DI's theory is that the designer is not identified. In other words, you could replace the designer with anyone (God, aliens, the Matrix etc) and the theory remains just as valid.
The first problem immediately becomes apparent. You see, the Discovery Institute doesnt just insist biological systems are designed, even the Earth was designed to accommodate complex, intelligent life. (Check out their documentary the Privileged Planet for example.) What is the problem with this?
It immediately points to the exclusion of certain designers (sorry Cthulhu, you couldn't have created Earth) and very strongly towards God. Their article rebutting the idea of panspermia (life from other planets) heavily implies this. Do they have a religious agenda?
However, ID lends support to deism, which is a philosophical, not religious position. Fair enough, lets focus on biological systems first, since arguments for/against fine-tuning of the Universe are wandering into the realm of the un-falsifiable.
First, let me offer credit to intelligent design. There exists other scientific fields that do attempt to detect the presence of deliberate tinkering. Richard Deem of godandscience.org, aside from criticising the general push of ID, has an interesting list of points:
This is actually quite a good argument. We look for signs, "motifs" if you may, that indicates a particular biological system is designed. However, the first difference one would notice between ID and these other scientific fields is this: we know what features to look for, because we know that natural processes cannot produce certain features, where-else
- Archaeology: Is that rock formation natural or due to intelligent design?
- Anthropology: Do sharp, pointed rocks occur naturally or are they designed by intelligent beings?
- Forensics: Intelligent cause of death or natural circumstances?
- SETI: Are those radio signals natural or caused by intelligent beings?
Take the study of stone tools by archaeologists and anthropologists. How would one know if a stone was designed, or simply occurring in nature? Of course, arrow-heads would be a dead giveaway - shapes like that dont occur naturally, written records and observations of arrow-making further back this up. For more obscure, primitive artifacts, we look for systematic flaking i.e. a stone with numerous flake scars is unlikely to have been the result of natural breakage. Natural rocks may have flake scars, but its unlikely they would have so many. See here for more.
This same principle (to me at least) cannot applied to intelligent design. This is because:
a) We do not know the mechanisms the un-identified designer could have used;
b) Our minds may be too primitive to comprehend design, if life was indeed designed.
(In fact some primitive tribes thought cameras could steal your soul. What if we are tribesmen, gazing upon some vastly incomprehensible design?)
Lets go a little into details and revisit William Paley's famous watchmaker analogy. He says that, if we find a watch in the field, we can easily discern that it had a designer. This argument, while compelling, does not work upon closer inspection. First of all, we know a watch is designed because watches dont simply appear as random products of nature. We can even observe them being designed and manufactured!
|Is this beautfiul snowflake intelligently designed?
Well, a counter-rebuttal would be you could say we dont see apes evolve into man either, so how can we know evolution occurred either? I will discuss this further detail in the near future, but we will get to the basics by giving an evolutionary counter-example to the "common design, common designer" argument. It means that common designs that function effectively are re-used by the designer because it works.
In evolutionary theory, two similar biological structures (anatomical or genomic) can be homologous or analogous. The former means that two particular organisms inherited the structure from a common ancestor(common descent theory), while the latter implies the process of convergent evolution i.e. two unrelated organisms gaining a very similar biological structure.
What happens is that organisms with homologous structures slowly attain morphological differences over time, while organisms with analogous structures actually grow more to resemble each other.
One important point is organisms with homologous structures often bear remarkable similarities in genome sequence. In contrast, organisms that arrived at a trait via convergent evolution bear little or no resemblance in genome sequence to each other. A good example would be bats and birds, which diverged all the way back from the age of dinosaurs.
How does this challenge ID? Well I now take "common design, common designer" to its extreme conclusion via reductio ad absurdum. If birds and bats had a common designer implementing a common design for flight into of their wings then wouldnt it follow that they have anatomical and genetic similarities as well? They don't!
You can see from this picture that bats and birds have different anatomical structures for their wings. Notably bats have the mammalian "five finger" structure. Well you could then say "this is an example of the Designer exerting creative power", but how are we even going to test that?
I ll illustrate this again by a not-completely original example of convergent evolution, first posted at the evolution blog the Panda's Thumb here, by a former YEC.
The Arctic cod and Antarctic nothothenioid are notable in possessing anti-freeze proteins to prevent their blood from coagulating. But the unique thing about them is that their protein structures do not resemble each other. Each evolved their traits independently! If you are interested, please read the original research paper, first published in PNAS here for more information. (Also note that the nothothenioid antifreeze protein is very similar structurally to fibrinogen - a protein involved in blood clotting).
Evolutionary theory produces a unique feature known as a fitness landscape. Taking one particular environmental condition, there are several ways evolution by natural selection can act to produce a population with an average phenotype which is well adapted to its present condition. This is represented by the local "peaks" A, B and C. However if an organism is at the top of a local maxima, say A, it will have to experience a decrease in fitness before being able to climb the highest peak B. (this is a very layman explanation of a complex science, so apologies).
|There's more than one way to adapt
Lets look further at more of the points the Discovery Institute makes.
Another fundamental concept of a scientific theory is that it must be:
a) produce testable hypotheses
b) falsifiable
The IDEA center has a good intro to the testability of ID.
The Short Answer: Yes. Intelligent design theory predicts: 1) that we will find specified complexity in biology. One special easily detectable form of specified complexity is irreducible complexity. We can test design by trying to reverse engineer biological structures to determine if there is an "irreducible core." Intelligent design also makes other predictions, such as 2) rapid appearance of complexity in the fossil record, 3) re-usage of similar parts in different organisms, and 4) function for biological structures. Each of these predictions may be tested--and have been confirmed through testing!
I will be taking a look at them, from 1 to 4. I have already challenged point 3 and will briefly skim through the others.
1) We will find specified complexity in biology. The problem is specified complexity needs to be defined more specifically so to speak. Proteins, although generally complex and carry out specific tasks, are actually less specific than people like to think. Lets look at enzymes, proteins meant to catalyze chemical reactions. Although hundreds of amino acids long, the only real important parts are at the active site which consists of only several amino acids. THOSE are the complex specified parts. Want proof? Go on wikipedia and look up the range of protein structures. Note how many "protein folds" are re-used for different proteins (particularly the alpha helix and beta pleated sheets).
Ah, irreducible complexity. This is actually a very interesting point, because oftentimes evolution that increases complexity proceeds by stepwise transitions until a complex organ/organelle is formed. The logic goes: if an ancestral component protein or anatomical structure is removed, then the whole system would cease functioning, then prior steps would have no function and would be useless according to evolutionary theory.
On the Uncommon Descent blog you can see the icon for ID - the bacterial flagellum. In fact, they should actively testing for its irreducible complexity! Take apart the bacterial flagellum by deleting part by part. See if the flagellum still functions. Experiment on other biological systems too.
A caveat though. Just because a system is irreducibly complex, doesn't mean it couldn't have evolved. Do you know why?
a) Mutations could act upon existing genes, deleting and removing parts of a system. If the parts that have been deleted or pseudogenized only carry out secondary, unimportant functions then the system would still be working. Hence an "irreducibly complex" core - that has lost certain original working parts, but losing more would render the system unusable. A good analogy would be how natural arches form - underlying rocks are eroded until the arch is left. The arch is now irreducibly complex!
b) Exaptation - this is a very important part of evolutionary theory that intelligent design proponents overlook when criticising evolution. What happems is that a prior anatomical structure / gene is co-opted to perform a different function. A cogent example is the fish-tetrapod transition. For a transitional form like Tiktaalik, it is able to use its fins for walking on land as well as swimming in water.
2) Rapid appearance of complexity in the fossil record This is probably referring to the Cambrian explosion. I lack the credentials to properly analyze it, but remember The Cambrian explosion shows a trend of increasing complexity, although a relatively rapid one. Please read this very detailed critique of Darwin's Doubt here to understand the nuts and bolts.
One more note about it is that the Cambrian seas were actually very volatile because oxygen levels were constantly fluctuating, resulting in several extinction events that wiped out many genera. Well maybe the Designer didnt mind watching many newly designed species bite the dust after all......
4) Function for biological structures - Well most biological structures already have a function but i think people are jumping to conclusions by proclaiming it intelligently designed. The problem is there are huge swathes of non-coding DNA in the genome. A general trend of biological complexity goes like this - the larger the fraction of non-coding DNA, the more complex the organism. Take the human genome, which appears as mostly junk. Yes, some of these non-coding DNA have important functions but others don't, and may even be harmful. (See retrotransposons - jumping genes that copy their sequences all over the human genome. Really).
For now ID appears too much to be a philosophical than a scientific one. It needs a greater testability and predictive quality before it can be considered science. Funny enough I don't really mind if they actually do find genuine evidence for design (and its implications) but who knows? Next up I will discuss falsifiability of evolution and intelligent design, as well as more points listed on the IDEA centre.


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Signatory to International Medical Council on Vaccination.
18th January 2015.
Vaccines are one of the most controversial medical therapies, and it's impossible to make an informed decision unless you know both sides of the story. In the process of knowing both sides, the historical context is critical.


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London video of the day: Olympic torch relay
This was what it was like once the Olympic torch relay procession finally reached us on Reigate Avenue in Sutton, Surrey, Greater London, earlier today. Skip to 4:00 to see the torch bearer.
See my photos of the street-party atmosphere at Flickr.
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Proserpine by Rossetti sets price record of £3.3m
Proserpine by Dante Gabriel Rossetti has sold for £3,274,500 ($5,275,000) at auction in London, setting a new record for the artist.
Auction house Sotheby's said a fierce round of bidding, involving five international bidders, was won by a private collector in the UK.
Proserpine, depicting the empress of the underworld, is a defining image of the Pre-Raphaelite art movement.
The model is Jane Morris, wife of artist William Morris.
Biographers have said her own life bore similarities to that of the captive goddess, abducted by Pluto after eating pomegranate seeds, suggesting she was caught between a loveless marriage and her intimate relationship with Rossetti.
The drawing, in coloured chalks, had come to the art market for the first time in more than 40 years and been expected to fetch up to £1.8m.
Grant Ford, head of Sotheby's British and Irish art department, said: "Today's record price demonstrates that collectors are hungry for pictures of this quality.
"There has been a resurgence of interest in Victorian art, not least in part due to the huge success of the Tate's Pre-Raphaelites exhibition, which opened last year and travelled to Washington and Moscow.
"Opportunities to buy the very best works by Rossetti seldom occur and Proserpine was hidden away in a private collection for over four decades."
Proserpine was begun in 1878, and acquired by Glasgow MP William Graham in 1880.
It was last sold in 1970 by the Stone Gallery in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Tuesday's sale was part of an auction of British and Irish art, which brought in a total of £7,178,250 ($11,563,000). The second highest price achieved was £962,500 ($1,552,000) for Sir William Orpen's Portrait of Lady Idina Wallace.


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BTW. What is Hordes? Is it expensive? Some of the critters look very cool :)
When you say liquid soap I assume what you're talking about is liquid dish soap, which is designed to prevent water rings by reducing surface tension of water. If you use like Dove hand soap, I think that's unlikely to have borax in it, and may have water hardeners rather than water softeners, giving you the opposite effect than intended.
Archival quality is something I've wondered about when applying 3 coats of dullcote to ensure a paint job survives shipping. We don't really know whether dullcote might yellow or crack over decades of time or beyond our own lifetimes. There's an art academy here which in the 1970s would slather their museum pieces with linseed oil. Only some 30 years later was it discovered that this layer yellows as it ages, and restoring those yellowed paintings has been an expensive, ongoing effort.
Hey Thorne, I have a question: Bessie and Ms. Gnoll, how tall are they? Come to think about it, how tall are the typical Hordes minis?And thanks for the kind words about the new Wych... I'm not sure she looks that great, but thanks :)
Vallejo instead makes a series of water effects and textures which are acrylic gels. They dry quickly, remain reasonably flexible, can be cut without ruining the effect, aren't toxic like resins, and go for about the same price. This is a far safer alternative.
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The Cuban Community in Miami is celebrating upon the death of a tyrant. No one seems to know what they think will happen because Fidel Castro died. He handed off power several years ago and his brother is not much different from him.
What bothers me is that these Cuban expatriates are acting on several delusions: (1) That Fidel Castro took over Cuba all by himself. Had it not been for the horrible, inhumane, corrupt and even more loathsome actions of the Batista regime, Fidel could not have sold his revolution. (2) Far from being a sunny little Caribbean gem, Cuba had a veneer of gaudy nightlife transplanted from Hot Springs, Arkansas and Las Vegas, Nevada, i.e., the mob using Cuba as its own banana republic except the bananas were Gambling, Prostitution and Governmental Corruption. (3) The abuse of human rights was every bit as brutal.
The British journalist, Beverley Nichols, was given a tour of Cuban police and prison facilities under Batista. He noticed a location in the basement where there were several very specialized seats. When he asked what they were, he was given a demonstration: a person could be clamped in by the neck and, with each twist of the screw, the pressure on the neck could be slowly tightened — a very effective machine for slow strangulation. Nichols fled the room with nausea overtaking him.
The Cuban regime under Raul is still a nightmare of human rights abuses but mirrors most of Latin America in that respect. The Miami Cubans who loathe Fidel so vehemently should remember was that it was their forebears tolerance of Batista and his own thugs that made such a creature as Fidel Castro possible.


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Assistant Store Manager
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- Function
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- Sector
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- Job Type
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Mason Madness: Photos and Videos
For those who were unable to attend Mason Madness on Saturday night, MasonHoops has collected the best photos and videos right here for you to enjoy.
Post team introductions at Mason Madness!
The green machine #GMU Mason Men's Basketball https://t.co/bQobRkTpoJ
— Lisa (@princess3730) October 19, 2014
Great routine from @UK_101 tonight. @tpassine @its__a__rap. And Blake wearing her @GMU_Ambassadors tshirt. 🙂 pic.twitter.com/YRa4Iu9Wsq
— Lauren Wagner (@ellewags) October 19, 2014
Great performance by @snapboogie tonight as he jumps over a Mason cheerleader. Awesome photomerge credit to @rsuanes. pic.twitter.com/Tp1836tmMN
— Mason Basketball (@MasonMBB) October 19, 2014
Don't try this at home. But it was pretty cool being front and center for this #MasonMadness #GMUHoops pic.twitter.com/lqrYp37C8G
— Bill Bride (@Bill_DC) October 19, 2014
.@snapboogie flip from @GeorgeMasonU Mason Madness in Gif form. Awesome flip. @DocNix12 @MCN231 http://t.co/cQLR5fMxWa
— Jake McLernon (@MDMPhotog) October 19, 2014
Correction: Great to have @masonmbb greats Lamar Butler and John Vaughan back on campus! #MasonMadness #WeAreMason
Mason Madness men's basketball scrimmage.
We're ready! #MasonMadness pic.twitter.com/ntQCrSyz3x
— Mason WBB (@MasonWBB) October 19, 2014
Always great to have some alumni back in town. Thanks for stopping by Lamar Butler and John Vaughan.
That was an incredible Mason Madness. @MasonAthletics @MCN231 @IVEstate @gmuhoops pic.twitter.com/qGe4VGj1P6
— Jake McLernon (@MDMPhotog) October 19, 2014
Also, click here for video interviews with Paul Hewitt and Erik Copes from Mason Cable Network.


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The Evie Sands Story is a long, complicated one. Just know that she has one of the best classic female voices rock and pop has ever heard. She grew up in Brooklyn, loving Jackie Wilson ("Lonely Teardrops," "Higher and Higher"). Evie was a little white girl with a soulful voice who could rock hard, and also sooth you with her smoothness on a ballad.
In the late 60s, she hit it with "Take Me for a Little While," "I Can't Let Go;" she recorded "Angel of the Morning FIRST; "Billy Sunshine," "Any Way That You Want Me," and Quincy Jones' "Maybe Tomorrow." Dusty Springfield thought Evie was so great, that she sang back-up for her on one of her records.
Evie plays lead, rhythm, and bass guitar, drums and keyboards, and plays all of them in her act, except for the drums. She just doesn't have enough hands and arms left.
Her new EP, "Shine for Me," showcases all her styles, and it's amazing. She also wrote every song on the album. Go to her website and buy it starting Saturday, April 22nd. www.eviesands.com
In today's crazy music business world, labels only pay attention to Taylor Swift, Beyonce, or Gaga. Other artists have to fend for themselves, and they should be supported. Evie is certainly one of them.
|Me, Evie, and Ginger Blake from "The Honeys"
Evie and I met in the late 60s and have been friends ever since. She introduced her new album by doing a sold-out concert at McCabe's in Santa Monica the other night. It was a fantastic show, and her band was incredible.
Congratulations, Evie!


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Leaders are often called to facilitate; it might be a meeting, a roundtable discussion or even a Fidelity in-chapter program. Facilitators keep group discussions on track, foster team building, provide a safe environment for disagreement and keep individuals from monopolizing the group's time. Becoming a strong facilitator will help your chapter, organization or group increase their productivity, have a clearer vision of their goals and priorities and create an environment where people aren't afraid to share ideas.
The following are four ways to become a facilitation rockstar:
1. Prepare to be prepared – Good facilitators spend time familiarizing themselves with workshop materials, discussion questions and agendas well in advance. Strong preparation will build your confidence as a facilitator and help your audience more quickly recognize your authority. Finally, by preparing beforehand you are more likely to stay on task and start and end on time.
2. Establish expectations – Even the best facilitators sometimes forget to lay down ground rules, but they are important to every event you are facilitating. Setting clear expectations up front will establish a positive rapport that instills confidentiality, respect and trust within the group. Ground rules might include: everyone participating, understanding there are no "right" or "wrong" answers and keeping cell phones out of sight.
3. Stimulate discussion – As a facilitator you will want to help encourage conversation and idea sharing. When productive discussions come to a standstill effective facilitators will employ the following techniques to keep the conversation going:
- Call on individuals by name.
- Ask open-ended questions.
- Let the group struggle and refrain from filling the silence.
- Invite content experts to speak up.
4. Address unproductive behavior – Participants can often unintentionally derail productive conversations or interrupt workshops by dominating conversations, using their cell phones or taking a discussion off topic. As a facilitator your job is to address distracting behaviors and keep the conversation progressing in the right direction. Here are a few ways facilitators can address challenging behavior:
- Reiterate the ground rules.
- Utilize the group by asking questions such as, "What does everyone else think of that question?"
- Staying positive, and keeping the energy level high.
- Encourage solution sharing instead of problem sharing.
With any leadership skill, practice makes perfect. The more often you facilitate the more confident you will become.


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An email filed in the court case about the Jerry Sandusky scandal shows that the NCAA nearly gave Penn State the death penalty as part of its sanctions in 2012.
An email filed in the court case between Pennsylvania officials and the NCAA over the Jerry Sandusky scandal shows that the NCAA nearly gave Penn State's football program the "death penalty," according to the Associated Press.
In the email, sent from NCAA attorney Donald Remy to attorney Gene Marsh, who was representing Penn State, in September 2012, Remy writes that a majority on the NCAA executive committee favored leveling the death penalty on Penn State on the day of July 17, 2012. The death penalty involves an athletic program being shut down for at least one year.
On July 23, Penn State accepted the NCAA's consent decree, thus receiving sanctions that included the vacating of all wins from 1998 to 2011, scholarship restrictions, a postseason ban and a $60 million fine, which was to go towards programs to help prevent child abuse. According to Remy's email, Penn State's cooperation prevented the enactment of the death penalty.
"In a subsequent call we informed you that it was Penn State's cooperation and transparency that encouraged members of the executive committee to forgo the pursuit of a stop in play," Remy wrote.
The consent decree included language that the death penalty was not considered appropriate because Penn State had no prior major violations, accepted the penalties, commissioned the [internal Louis] Freeh investigation and "provided unprecedented access and openness, in some instances, even agreed to waive attorney-client privilege, and already has implemented many corrective actions."
• LAYDEN: Where is Penn State three years after Sandusky scandal?
The lawsuit in which the email was filed was brought by Pennsylvania state senator Jake Corman and state treasurer Rob McCord in January 2013, with the pair seeking to ensure that the entirety of the $60 million fine was spent on programs within the state of Pennsylvania.
The NCAA has since agreed to comply with the request but a lower court ruled in April that the consent decree itself was subject to review, and the legality of the decree is the subject of an upcoming January trial. The NCAA tried to have the trial stopped earlier this month but the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled against the organization.
Emails released previously showed that senior NCAA officials weren't sure they had the authority to levy sanctions on Penn State since the Sandusky scandal was ostensibly a criminal matter. Last Saturday, the lower court ruled that the NCAA had to provide 477 more emails going back to July 2012.
Sandusky, the longtime Penn State assistant football coach was convicted on 45 counts of sex abuse in June 2012 and is currently serving 30 to 60 years in prison. Earlier this fall, the NCAA restored Penn State's postseason eligibility and lifted its scholarship restrictions because of how the program and university have responded since the punishment was handed down.
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National Centre for Early Music Launches Free Online Directory
The National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) announces the launch of its free online early music artist directory at www.ncem.co.uk/directory
The directory contains a comprehensive list of early music artists and ensembles working across the UK. It is presented alphabetically, across specialist periods including: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical and also by style including: vocal, instrumental, consort and soloist. Each entry includes biographical information, an image and any relevant You Tube video audio soundbites. The directory is easy to navigate and will be an invaluable resource for the early music community, promoters and agents.
Delma Tomlin MBE, Director of the NCEM says: "We are very fortunate to attract some of the best early music artists and ensembles in the UK to our festivals, and as such are regularly in contact with performers and their agents. We were finding it increasingly difficult to keep a track of contacts and also to readily find them in one place. This led us to create a resource that will enable existing and new talent to be discovered more easily, and we are delighted to be sharing this with early music enthusiasts online free of charge."
The NCEM welcomes new additions to the early directory music directory. To be included, please email your details to email@example.com
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"Property Tracker", which reports the views of more than 2000 UK adults about the housing market every three months, also highlights a sharp jump in the number of people who see raising a deposit as a barrier to home ownership, up from 62% in June to 69% in September, the highest percentage reported for this factor since the survey began in June 2008.
Conversely, only 16% of respondents said that they were concerned about future falls in house prices, down from 51% in September 2008 and 27% this time last year. In fact, almost one in four of those questioned (39%) thought that property prices would rise over the coming 12 months, with 26% believing that they would fall. The median forecast is for house prices to remain flat for the next 12 months.
Consumer confidence in property purchase has improved marginally in the last three months with 43% believing that now is the right time to buy, up from 41% in June. Confidence is markedly higher among those already on the housing ladder where 51% thought that now was a good time to buy compared to just 32% of those who are currently renting or living rent-free.
Similarly 22% of existing homeowners felt that this was not the right time to buy compared to 37% of those in the rented sector or living rent-free.
Paul Broadhead, BSA Head of Mortgage Policy, said: "It is encouraging to see that the aspiration to buy is still strong among young people. It's clear, however, that consumer sentiment coupled with some perceived barriers is dampening activity in the housing market right now. Undoubtedly consumers have some fears over long-term job security and unsurprisingly pressure on household budgets is also having a huge effect.
"On the other hand, the availability of mortgage finance has improved, if modestly, and some lenders, primarily mutuals, are now offering higher loan-to-value ratio loans tailored to the first time buyer market.
"There is no doubt that the economic climate is difficult; however consumers are generally more upbeat today than they were back in 2008."
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So, Bill Clinton saved the day today and won the prize for best photo-op of the month, most likely. But, there are those who see this as a blow to the United States' firm stance against North Korea. That sending a former president into Pyongyang gives away our upper hand and fuels North Korean propoganda. This is detrimental, you know, becuase they are evil. Axis of evil anyone? I mean these guys have a nuclear program. And long range missiles. That they test!
Thank the powers that be that there is some government that peacefully controls nuclear proliferation! Oh wait...
The US killed between 100,000 and 300,000 Humans, some instantly and some in long drawn-out deaths, in order to usher in the atomic age. It should come as no surprise then that US nuclear policy says no one should have weapons, except the US. Afterall, we're the only nation to show a tendency to use nuclear weapons. Clearly we should keep them around.
My point is that North Korea's program can't possible be more evil that ours. If nuclear programs and missile technology makes an evil, problematic nation, then the US is the scourge of Earth.
Nuclear weapons are detrimental to Human existence. Period. In the hands of anyone and everyone. Period.


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Authors: Anastasia Osoianu / Charl Linssen / Katja Heuer / Roberto Toro
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Polarized light imaging (PLI) as well as the tractography of high angular resolution diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) data reveal a gross white matter (WM) geometry of striking regularity [1, 3]. This makes the neuroanatomist wonder whether it would be possible to generate a connectome based exclusively on a small set of hypotheses:
• more than 90% of white matter connections are corticocortical
• the density of fibres is homogeneous throughout the white matter
• fibres are oriented perpendicular to gyral crowns and parallel to sulcal fundi
• fibres are sticky, which makes them aggregate in bundles of similar orientation.
How much of a real brain connectome would be recovered by such a simple and reductionistic model?
We propose to approach this question in the simple case of a 2D coronal slice. We use methods inspired by swarm intelligence [2], and simulate a dynamical system where particles are instantiated at the gray matter/white matter boundary. The particles are allowed to propagate within the white matter mask, following simple rules that reflect the above list of hypotheses. After reaching a steady state, the white matter orientation distribution is reconstructed on a voxel-by-voxel basis, for each individual voxel based on the statistics of the particle paths crossing it. This is roughly the opposite of streamline tractography, where paths are sampled based on a distribution map. By implementing derived measures such as an anisotropy index, the resulting map can be quantitatively compared to empirical data. We are especially interested in multimodal effects that occur e.g. when two fibre bundles cross. We will validate our model on coronal slices of the vervet monkey, as an excellent empirical dataset is available [3]. Proof of concept code is available via GitHub [4].
A list of 1-5 key papers/materials summarising the subject:
[1] Frontier Research Topic "Wiring Principles of Cerebral Cortex" — http://journal.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/168/wiring-principles-of-cerebral-cortex#articles
[2] Craig Reynolds' "Boids" — http://www.red3d.com/cwr/boids/
[3] Vervet monkey brain slice scanned using Polarized Light Imaging — http://microdraw.pasteur.fr/microdraw.html?source=/vervet/vervet.json
[4] https://github.com/aniv0s/FakeTensorImaging
A list of requirements for taking part in the project (education level / English level / programming language required):
- familiarity with Python, Javascript or similar programming language
- affinity for simulating and analysing dynamical systems
A maximal number of participants on the project:
Skills and competences you can learn during the project:
You will reflect on the organisational principles of white matter network connectivity across spatial scales, and formulate hypotheses about it. The simulation will be used to test as well as generate these hypotheses. The outcome of the simulation is continuously compared to that derived from PLI images.
Next to collective brainstorming, you can focus on any of two main themes in the project:
1. metrics and quantification, e.g. downloading and processing the PLI images; design the anatomical WM mask; computing derived measures such as anisotropy indices; comparison (e.g. Kullbeck-Leibler divergence) with the map generated by the simulation;
2. development of the simulation method: what rules do particles propagate under? parameter optimisation using smart search (particle swarm optimisation on the parameters? meta-metaheuristic!), generate appropriate network graph (e.g. having small-world properties) that goes into the particle simulation as a boundary condition
Is there a plan for extending this work to a paper in case the results are promising?


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The Hermit represents the desire to turn away from society to focus on the inner world. He seeks answers within and knows that they will come only with quiet and solitude.
There comes a point in life when we begin to question the obvious. We sense that there is a deeper reality and begin to search for it. This is mainly a solitary quest because answers do not lie in the external world, but in ourselves. The Hermit hopes to uncover truth by stripping away all diversions.
In readings, the Hermit often suggests a need for time alone - a period of reflection when distractions are limited. In times of action and high energy, he stands for the still center that must be created for balance. He can also indicate that withdrawal or retreat is advised for the moment. In addition, the Hermit can represent seeking of all kinds, especially for deeper understanding or the truth of a situation. "Seek, and ye shall find," we have been told, and so the Hermit stands for guidance as well. We can receive help from wise teachers, and, in turn, help others as we progress.
being introspective:thinking things over, focusing inward, concentrating less on the senses, quieting yourself, looking for answers within, needing to understand
searching:seeking greater understanding, looking for something, wanting the truth at all costs, going on a personal quest, needing more, desiring a new direction
receiving/giving guidance:going to/being a mentor, accepting/offering wise counsel, learning from/being a guru, turning to/being a trusted teacher, being helped/helping
seeking solitude:needing to be alone, desiring stillness, withdrawing from the world, experiencing seclusion, giving up distractions, retreating into a private world


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192344401769325795.post2193665981248380982..comments2019-02-15T05:04:00.348+00:00Comments on Little Blog Of Horrors: Winter Skin - From prep to party!Ayden Millarhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192344401769325795.post-87722693699012846022015-12-15T21:00:17.503+00:002015-12-15T21:00:17.503+00:00I have oily skin but I've noticed my skin feel...I have oily skin but I've noticed my skin feeling tight and flaky recently as the cold weather takes its toll - I might have to give the Kiehls moisturiser a go!

I can't believe you're saying you're going to tone your eyebrows down - I always have serious eyebrow envy every time I see them on your blog or Instagram!

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skin is soooo awkward. As you know I pretty much have left mine to it for the past few years (water washing only, no make up) as it's been looking and feeling okay.

Now my eczema is spreading to my eyes �� and I've not been able to wear eye make up for a few months. This is a bummer. I need a new super mild make up remover, but can't afford to buy anything til I know or works.

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New Miracle on Ice: As far-fetched as the 1980 original
by Jim Bottorff
(8.31.13) Steve Glickman may understand the enormity of last month's USA hockey accomplishment better than anyone. Glickman is an Illinois hockey hall-of-famer, a three-time state champion coach, and has been the Skokie Park District's hockey director for the better part of three decades. But perhaps most importantly, he is a former high school goalie, who at age 17, received an invitation and tried out for the legendary 1980 USA Olympic Hockey team.
That memorable connection to America's most celebrated sports moment set the stage for Glickman's role in what would later affectionately be called by those who experienced it, the "Schmiracle on Ice."
The amazing hockey story began in the spring of 2012, with Glickman assigned to an assistant coaching position on the USA hockey team, set to play in Israel's 2013 Maccabiah Games, also fondly referred to as the Jewish Olympics. Maccabiah, sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee, is one of the three largest sporting events in the world, in 2013 hosting more than 10,000 Jewish athletes from 75 countries in 42 sports, with the opening ceremonies held in Jerusalem's mammoth professional soccer stadium.
When Glickman arrived at the U.S. tryouts in August of 2012, he was reassigned from his job as assistant coach of the 'open' team (18 years +) to head coach of the 40-and-over masters team. Initially elated, the reality of the challenge ahead of him would not sink in until several weeks later.
"We found only five guys at that first tryout," he said, "so we spent the next seven months on conference calls – not just looking for top players – but for talented Jewish players over 40 that still regularly played the game. Early on I wasn't sure whether we would actually be able to field a team."
After Glickman and his staff spent months looking for players, by March 2013, a squad was finally beginning to take shape. Among the players were former college stars Todd Lewis and Rob Goldstein, as well as Mike Goldberg, Mike Orzoff, and Notre Dame's Billy Lerman.
The team gathered in March in Philadelphia, adding another 10 players at a tryout, including 52-year-old goalie Bruce Marks. In April, Team USA played an exhibition right after a Flyers-Rangers game at the 20,000-seat Wells Fargo Center. More practice games followed through June, with the team finally filling their 20-man roster. They finished their preseason schedule with a disappointing 1-6 record, admittedly playing against more than a few players younger than 40.
"It was encouraging that we were able to finally find players, some with college and a bit of pro experience on their resumes," said Glickman. "But with what I was hearing about our Maccabiah competition, our warm up games were not exactly awe inspiring."
The Games, set for mid-July, also featured hockey teams from Israel, Russia and Canada. The Russian team, USA hockey officials learned after arriving at the games, were not only partially-funded by the NHL, but were apparently not subject to an important roster requirement.
The Canadians were an even bigger obstacle. Not only had they been playing together for months, they were loaded with talent and led by NHL coaching legend Jacques Demers. In addition, Canadians around the country rallied around the team, as it geared up to take Canada's national sport abroad.
Upon the ragtag Team USA's arrival in Jerusalem on July 17, the squad gathered the next morning to practice 45 minutes from their hotel, at Metula's Canada Centre, near the Lebanon border. Glickman, who worried about his players being on time that day, had himself set the wrong time on his watch and missed the team bus. When he jumped out of a cab just in time for practice after spending $110, his players knew he meant business.
"We had a great first practice," he said.
The trip also came with a few – sometimes unexpected – profound spiritual moments for the players.
One of the last players chosen for the team was John Linder, a rabbi from Arizona. At 55, he was the oldest, and therefore perhaps the proudest member of the team – and was an all-hockey guy, all the time. However, at a Friday evening practice, he cut through the usual tough locker room talk, by spontaneously lighting candles and passing around wine in observance of Shabbat.
"Many of our players were not devout practicing Jews," Glickman said, "yet, here we were in this holy place, everyone caught up in this solemn ritual. We felt very connected to each other from then on – as more than just hockey players. It was a powerful moment."
On Sunday, July 21, Team USA finally took the ice, playing Canada in their first matchup in round robin play. The badly overmatched Americans, wearing replica 1980 Team USA hockey jerseys, gave the Canucks a decent game, losing only 6-5, to what Glickman called a "flat" Team Canada.
Next up on Monday was Russia. After several U.S. players arrived late for the team bus, Glickman asked them if they were "here to tour the country or to win a gold medal." The Russians – led by star Igor Kaputsez's six goals – proceeded to pound the Americans 11-6.
"They dominated us," Glickman said.
And his words were even less kind for his team in the locker room after the game.
"This game was over before we even got off the bus," he said.
The team finally got a win the next day, besting a scrappy Israeli team, 5-2.
With the medal round and Russia scheduled for the next day, Glickman knew that his team would have to neutralize Kaputsez if they were to have any chance of staying in the game.
"Our goalie, Bruce Marks, came up to me before the game and said 'This game is on you, Steve.'"
Glickman knew what he meant. With a medal on the line, the coach would have to play his best players more, for the first time leaving some guys on the bench.
In preparation, Glickman stayed up half the night reviewing Canada's four game score sheets. The next day, he and Jacques Demers, who had become fast friends that week, had no words for one another. And finally, the American coach, who had sported a casual red, white and blue warm up jacket and tie all week, showed up wearing a suit and a gold tie for the Thursday finale.
His team captain, Ira Schlussel, before giving a stirring pre-game speech, pointed at the coaches tie and declared to his team, "we're ready!"
"If we kill this penalty off, we will win this game," he said.
And incredibly, kill it they did.
Two minutes after the penalty kill, Team USA scored to tie the game, 4-4. Five minutes later, they scored a go-ahead goal making it 5-4. With about ten minutes left, they scored again. Finally, with about six minutes remaining and the favored Canadians beginning to crumble under the pressure, the Americans banged another one home, going up 7-4.
With under a minute left, a nervous coach Glickman refused to take his foot off the gas, leaving fatigued star Todd Lewis in the game to help ensure the win.
But Lewis was having none of it.
With 26 seconds remaining, he skated over to the bench and tapped his stick on Rabbi John Linder's helmet. Stunned, Linder, who had seen no action in the medal round, was so excited he put his gloves on before fastening his chin strap. Quickly collecting himself, Linder vaulted over the wall, and was on the ice when the USA's masters hockey team won the gold medal at the 2013 Macabbiah Games.
"We shocked everybody, and when we won, the fans stormed the ice,'' said left wing Pat Dray, also according to the South Florida newspaper.
And then, Glickman said with a smile, "we celebrated."
That celebration saw most of his players hit the beaches and the bars of Tel Aviv the next day, before heading home. Glickman and Linder stayed another week touring Israel, and then marched in the Games' closing ceremonies. Klimchuk, who scored the winning goal against the Russians, was so moved by his experience with Team USA in Israel, he officially converted to Judaism during his stay. (His mother is not Jewish.)
And Steve Glickman, who has experienced countless triumphs in a lifetime of coaching and playing the game he loves, said, "It is the moment I am most proud of in my hockey career." ♦


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uniform experiment 2 TONE HOODED BLOUSON
Releasing this Saturday through http://uristocrat.com/2010/05/wiz-khalifa-statement-video/, design of cialis presents the 2 TONE HOODED BLOUSON in red and black. Featuring a multi-compartment front, a button closure and a drawstring hood, the highlight of this piece is audaciously evident in the leopard print liner. If interested, the 2 TONE HOODED BLOUSON will retail for ¥75,600 JPY (approximately $950).