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nothing like a dame May 20, 2015
Vivienne Westwood Will Be a Punk Forever
By Véronique Hyland
Photo: Tim Whitby/Getty Images
To watch Vivienne Westwood, wearing five-inch platform boots, attempt to navigate a gravelly Savannah street while the city participates in a curious athletic event known as a "color run," is to contract a serious case of vertigo-by-proxy. Luckily, the designer is used to it. Nimble as a mountain goat, she ambles along as 20-somethings, fueled by equal parts Gatorade and EDM, dash by us, dousing each other with brightly colored powder.
Westwood, who is here to accept the André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award from SCAD and to celebrate a new exhibition of her work at the SCAD Museum, isn't one for blending into her surroundings, as her attire — a rose-colored toga worn over a proudly visible black bra, armbands emblazoned with phrases like "Climate Revolution," and oversize buttons bearing political slogans — makes clear. She refuses to be put into the various boxes to which she's been assigned: punk preserved in amber, design legend, feminist heroine, stately grand dame. Her days of designing with safety pins and dog collars are long gone, but her attitude — rebellious, activist, uncompromising — firmly establishes her as a lifelong punk. And even though she's here to accept a lifetime achievement award, her past is the last thing she wants to talk about: She's far more concerned with potentially condensing her four fashion lines into two, in her ongoing fight against overconsumption.
When, as part of a panel Talley and I moderated after the award ceremony, I ask her about the obstacles she faced starting out — she comes from a working-class background, had zero connections to the industry, and didn't start her career until her 30s — Westwood claims to not have given it much thought. Despite being one of the most prominent women to helm a fashion business, she rejects the "feminist" label. And when I point out that she's the rare independent designer in a landscape where talent is owned by conglomerates, she reflexively rejects it, saying, "In the beginning, I wanted backing, but I could never find it. I was a bit too far ahead; the things I said didn't suit people. I remember going for an interview once and telling this man — it was [at] Dior, I think — I explained how I design things on this little doll and he was horrified." While remaining independent may not have been her initial goal, it has given her the gift of total control over her business. "It's great that you never have businessmen telling you what to do," she concedes. "I do really pity someone like John Galliano who must've had a lot of stress because there must've been an awful lot of pressure on him as to what sold. You have the fantasy, and then you sell something else."
That fantasy is undiluted in "Dress Up Story — 1990 Until Now," the exhibition of her last 25 years of design, curated by Talley. The show, which officially opens to the public this week and runs through September 13, is a fantastical examination of Westwood's world, shown in a variety of tableaux that mingle her designs with art and interior decor. Old World portraits from the school's collection are closely packed, frame abutting frame, on the walls. (Talley told me that the approach was inspired by the way owners of British estates display their artworks, in what he calls a "gluttonous potpourri" of paintings.) There are mannequins positioned around the exhibition wearing towering wigs, slashes of lipstick, and in some cases dog collars; they swing from chandeliers, cavort on a state bed ornamented with plumes, and gather around a fireplace. "Think Vita Sackville-West meets Isabella Blow," Talley says. The show conveys that balance of aristocracy and eccentricity, where whips and spikes meet crinolines and corsets and eras from Regency to Edwardiana are referenced and riffed on. (Westwood encourages design students to copy the Old Masters as a way to learn.) Overall, the feeling is one of decadence. "Vivienne's clothes are happy clothes, like that song by Pharrell. The emotion is joy, abundance, excess, throw-away, nonchalance, divine," says Talley. "I want [people] to take away that these are glamorous clothes, that these are not clothes that come out of a costume book, although they're inspired by history. You can wear anything in the exhibit today … This is modernity at its highest moment coming from the mind of a great, great visionary."
Photo: John McKinnon/SCAD
Westwood knows as much about art history as some scholars in the field. When she sees me one morning wearing a dress from her Anglomania line that features an abstract print of clocks and sunbursts, she immediately tells me that the inspiration for the print came from a Frans Hals painting, The Laughing Cavalier. She's also a partisan of Gainsborough, Boucher, and Boulle. If that seems uncharacteristic of the woman labeled the Godmother of Punk, perhaps that's because, as any good punk knows, in order to overthrow tradition, you first have to know it cold. But she demurs when asked about her grasp of previous eras' costumes, chalking it up to her British heritage. "I think it's to do with English tailoring; I think there's something in your bones. Nobody gets that English tailoring look, not even the French — they do something else I expect, something more genius or inventive."
When you spend enough time with the designer, you begin to realize that she doesn't talk about the topics most fashion people inevitably default to: who's up, who's down, who looks good, who's been hired and fired. In fact, she professes that she hasn't watched television since 9/11 and doesn't follow the fashion news cycle. When asked if there are young designers she admires, she turns to her husband, Andreas Kronthaler, and says, "we have one boy that we think is good, don't we?" (That would be J.W. Anderson.) Rather than talk about Kimye, she'd like to discuss Julian Assange, or the hazards of fracking, or her disappointment with the U.K.'s latest election. Injustice of any kind rankles her — learning about the crucifixion as a child galvanized her understanding of the suffering that exists in the world. Even infinitesimal things — like whether the napkins we're using are paper or linen, or turning off the lights when she leaves a room — bedevil her. She's in the somewhat paradoxical position of advocating for people to buy less, even while she regularly puts out collections, but she insists that "buy less, buy better quality" is the watchword. (During our panel, she said that she is trying to reduce the size of her company with an eye toward making fewer profits, an unexpected proposition in an industry of endless corporatization.) That said, she is expanding in the geographical sense: Later this year, she will open her first store in New York.
Given her wealth of opinions, it's surprising that on the subject of her designs, Westwood tends to self-deprecate; she defers often to Kronthaler, who is closely involved in the design side of the line, when asked aesthetic questions. She remembers a recent collection where he got the idea of designing a gown with a train as long as the catwalk. "I'm a woman; I'm too practical. I never thought of doing a dress with a train so long as that," she says quietly. "I've always said it's wonderful to work with a man. If you look at the great couturiers, if you look at Dior, it's different than looking at Schiaparelli, clever as she is, because [male designers] put women on a pedestal all the time, and I just think that's absolutely great the way they do that."
The concept of a "role model," something we cling to in America but that is less of a sacred cow in the U.K., is something Westwood rejects outright. That defiance of our expectations for a 74-year-old certified dame is the ultimate continuation of her punk ethos. As she put it during the panel, "I don't pretend fashion is some holy thing."
Vivienne Westwood's Dress Up Story—1990 Until Now Photo: John McKinnon/SCAD/© 2015 Savannah College of Art and Design
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nothing like a dame
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'Offensive' language on Xbox Live could lead to ban, according to new TOS
Microsoft has updated its terms of service for online services, including Xbox Live, with a warning that offensive language could result in a ban or suspension.
The new terms of service (TOS) document is being sent out to registered users of Microsoft services such as Xbox Live and Skype. One update, spotted by activist blogger Jonathan Corbett, specifies "offensive language."
According to the company's updates document: "In the Code of Conduct section, we've clarified that use of offensive language and fraudulent activity is prohibited. We've also clarified that violation of the Code of Conduct through Xbox Services may result in suspensions or bans from participation in Xbox Services, including forfeiture of content licenses, Xbox Gold Membership time, and Microsoft account balances associated with the account."
Previous TOS documents and a code of conduct referred to "profane words or phrases," according to a report on Gizmodo. This change appears to draw a distinction between foul language, and words that are designed to wound, particularly those aimed at women and minorities.
"We are committed to providing our customers with safe and secure experiences while using our services," a Microsoft spokesperson said. "The recent changes to the Microsoft Service Agreement's Code of Conduct provide transparency on how we respond to customer reports of public content that violates our terms of service." Microsoft added that the update does not signify a policy change, so much as a clarification of the potential consequences of using offensive language.
Given how much offensive language goes on in online gaming spaces, the notion that this clause will be severely administered seems unlikely. Microsoft's lawyers are most likely just covering themselves for those cases in which the company feels obliged to go after the most unpleasant trolls, those who have been repeatedly reported by others.
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Home News G20 creditors on board for Ghana debt relief talks: Paris Club
G20 creditors on board for Ghana debt relief talks: Paris Club
Ghana is in the throes of its worst economic crisis in decades and has requested a restructuring of its debt.
All member countries of the G20 group of economic powers are on board for a restructuring of Ghana's debt and Paris Club members are ready to take the first step towards forming a creditor committee, an official from the Paris Club told Reuters on Thursday.
Ghana last week requested a restructuring of debt it owes to other governments, becoming the fourth country after Chad, Ethiopia and Zambia to do so under a G20 Common Framework.
The programme, which was launched in 2020, was supposed to streamline the process of coordinating among creditor governments the restructuring of low-income countries' debts after the pandemic.
However, progress has proven glacial for the first cases, a situation Western countries have said is in part due to a lack of restructuring experience from China, a non-Paris Club G20 creditor that has become a major lender in recent years.
"There is a commitment by the leaders to form the creditor committee, so it's a question of time. We know that all the G20 members are committed to undertake the debt treatment under the Common Framework," the Paris Club official told journalists.
The official requested they not be named to speak freely about the restructuring situation.
Forming a creditor committee took a couple of months for previous cases but the official said the Paris Club members were all ready to do so for Ghana and hoped it could be done in a month.
The official said Ghana's case was less complex than Zambia, whose case the official said was progressing after struggling since it became the first African country to default after the pandemic.
"We think that the process will become smoother and smoother on the basis of the previous cases," the official said, adding that Ghana's authorities had sought assurances its case would be dealt with in a "timely manner".
Ghana launched a domestic debt swap plan at the start of December, days before clinching a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $3bn rescue package.
Its public debt stood at 467.4 billion Ghanaian cedis ($55bn according to Refinitiv Eikon data) in September, of which 42 percent was domestic.
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The Mike Berticelli Excellence in Coaching Education Award or the Mike Berticelli Award is a national recognition given by United Soccer Coaches to present to an individual in the USC Academy staff who was provided "positive contributions to the game of soccer and excellence in coaching education". The award is named in Mike Berticelli who was the head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer program and died in 2000 while serving as the United Soccer Coaches' (then National Soccer Coaches Association of America) Vice President of Education.

The award was first given following the 2000 NCAA men's and women's soccer season to Jim Lennox.

Past Award Winners

See also

 List of sports awards honoring women

References

External links
 Mike Berticelli Award

Awards established in 2000
Association football trophies and awards
College soccer trophies and awards in the United States
Women's association football trophies and awards

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Wilmington continued its trend of lopsided scores this season.
The Greyhounds (2-1) limited visiting Commodore Perry (0-3) to two third-quarter points in the victory.
The average margin of victory for Wilmington has been 44 points this season. The Greyhounds dropped a 62-26 verdict to Girard in their second matchup. They were anxious to bounce back in their home opener.
Wilmington's Jesse Hilliard led a trio of scorers in double figures with 14 points. Rocco Fagan and Jordan Smith were next with 13 points each.
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McGill's Brewery
The first microbrewery on the Iveragh Pennisula. McGill's beers are produced to the highest standard of quality.
About McGill's Brewery
Each beer is unique to the area of South Kerry. They reflect our local heroes, culture, and history. In our small brewery we handcraft our beers with care perfecting traditional Irish beer styles using our state of the art brewery system. We hope you enjoy tasting our beers as much as we do producing them. 'Sláinte agus fad saol agat' (Health and long life to you).
McGill's Brewery was founded by Joe McGill. It is located in the Gaeltact region of Murreigh, Waterville, in Iveragh in the South of Kerry, Ireland. It is the first microbrewery on the Iveragh Pennisula. McGill's beers are produced to the highest standard of quality. Each beer is unique to the area of South Kerry. They reflect our local heroes, culture, and history. In our small brewery we handcraft our beers with care perfecting traditional Irish beer styles using our state of the art brewery system. We hope you enjoy tasting our beers as much as we do producing them. 'Sláinte agus fad saol agat' (Health and long life to you).
Who's Joe?
Joe had been home brewing for years and and was also educated in the process of starting your own brewery by renowned German brewing company Spiedal. In addition he has carried out extensive research into the business of Craft Brewing in Ireland and completed a two part radio documentary entitled 'Cheers to Craft Beers' the story of Irish Craft Beer. Joe has a degree in Business Studies and Marketing in addition to a Masters in Business Management and Entrepreneurship from the University of Limerick. He has significant marketing experience advising small to medium sized businesses.
He became a member of the Marketing Institute of Ireland in 2004 and has completed the Bill Keating Broadcasting course. Joe completed the prestigious RTE Doc on One Radio Production training at the RTE Radio Centre. He starred in Discover Ireland's Go Campaign screened worldwide which showed Kerry as a unique holiday destination.
Joe is a part time News Journalist and News reader with Radio Kerry having previously managed West Limerick 102fm which is the largest community radio station in Ireland, from 2011 to early 2016. He also presents two weekly speech programmes on Radio Kerry called 'In Conversation' and 'The Saturday Supplement'.
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Hello, I would like to introduce you to my Intellectual Self.
and no idea how to start – the major sign of which is a lack of concentration, and recuperates by reading for fun or doing nothing in particular.
My intellectual and emotional sides tend to battle it out for dominance.
De-stressing consists of (surprise) alone -time.
My kinetic self is a bit of a clumsy spaz that injures itself in really silly and clumsy ways.
Small amounts of for fun activity gives my kinetic self energy, such as walks in the woods or a short DDR sesh.
gym teacher). Signs of stress include sleeping all the time and twitching. In order to de-stress my kinetic self likes quiet walks and bedtime yoga.
My intellectual self is energized by new ideas which tends to involve large groups of new people which my emotional self finds utterly exhausting. Conferences are the perfect example of this.
Out of the three, my kinetic self is the most often and is currently overlooked. Too many hours are being spent behind a computer or wheel of a car commuting to Indy = back pain galore.
Adding yoga back into my routine is helping with kinetic maintenance and intellectual de-stressing. It's a two-fer!


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College tuition keeps parents scrambling to catch up
Winterhalter, Vickie
As college tuitions across the nation continue to rise on a yearly basis, the United States Board of Education is looking to cap the tuition and fee increases at twice the rate of inflation on any given year.
Over the last decade the average tuition and fees at four-year colleges or universities have jumped about 75 percent as calculated by the College Board for the 2002-03 school year. With the College Affordability in Higher Education Act in the process of being passed by Congress, an institution that raises the cost by more than twice the rate of inflation will have to explain their reasoning to the College Board and submit a plan of reduction.
Students and parents are left to deal with dropping stock markets, raised inflation and an unstable economy as they plan their educational futures. Villanova University, a private institution, is no exception to trend.
For the 2003-04 academic school year, the complete tuition for a student in the Liberal Arts and Sciences College at Villanova will be $38,185. This includes room and board, a fee for the Health and Wellness Center, as well as books and supplies. The tuitions for the Colleges of Commerce and Finance and Engineering are slightly higher, coming in at $39,285 and $40,065 respectively. In both of these colleges the student is provided a laptop to be used while at Villanova.
"Many things remain the same at Villanova over the years – the basketball games, the volunteering spirit, the tradition," Paul Winterhalter, class of '80, said. "Though as a parent paying a 'Nova tuition for a second generation, the price most certainly has changed." In 1979, Winterhalter's freshman year at Villanova, the tuition was $4,800. Over his four years at the school the tuition did see a hike but never rose above $10,000. Thirty years later Villanova is almost four times as expensive.
Price increases are not just happening in private colleges and universities. Penn State Main Campus in University Park, Pa., will also see a tuition increase next year as the price goes from $11,000 to $14,000 for in-state residents.
According to Villanova's Office for Financial Aid, 94 percent of those applying for need-based aid were eligible to receive something. Eighty-eight percent received Villanova based grants averaging $10,830. The more income a family has, the less financial aid they will receive when applying for help. Another factor that plays a role in allotting money to families is the number of dependant children in the family, and also the number of children in college in a single year.
There are many ways a student can finance his college education, including loans, grants, scholarships and work-studies programs.
Many students, both at Villanova and other universities are eligible for a student work studies program. This is designed so the student works on campus part time and receives a paycheck which can then be used to help the financial costs of attending the University. At Villanova, the money received from the paycheck is not originally taken out of the student's tuition.
"I am work study here at Villanova, and basically the paycheck helps me pay for my books and other small expenses I come across during the school year," Julie Maeir, a senior biology major said. "I work in the Alumni Office, and while it can be hard balancing work hours and studying, it helps my parents out, who are paying for everything."
While families across the nation are looking for relief from rising college costs, the government is continuously working on finding money to distribute and trying to pass bills to cap tuition. The last thing the nation wants is for college attendance to become such a novelty for future generations, not because of the competitive entrance but because of the inability to pay for it. Hopefully, with the newly proposed bill, future college applicants will get a breath of fresh air when planning their financial package.


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Krista Warners BEd BN RN MSc, is a Health Promotion Facilitator for Alberta Health Services, Addiction & Mental Health, Mental Health Promotion and Illness Prevention provincial team. Krista worked as a nurse in palliative, MS clinical trials, and mental health patient care. She also has taught grades 7-12 English and physical education. Over the past 7 years, she has worked to promote positive mental health, prevent mental illness, and foster mental health literacy.
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FKA twigs announces new album 'MAGDALENE'
The frontwoman's sophomore full-length will arrive next month
by Chris Bound: September 10, 2019
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Having been teasing us of her return for the last few months, FKA twigs has now finally unveiled the full details behind her long-awaited sophomore studio album.
The new full-length 'MAGDALENE' follows on from her critically-praised 2014 debut record 'LP1', includes a collaboration with US rapper Future, and is set to be released on the 25th October.
Speaking about her new release, she said, "I never thought heartbreak could be so all-encompassing. I never thought that my body could stop working to the point that I couldn't express myself physically in the ways that I have always loved and found so much solace. I have always practiced my way into being the best I could be, but I couldn't do that this time, I was left with no option but to tear every process down. But the process of making this album has allowed me for the first time, and in the most real way, to find compassion when I have been at my most ungraceful, confused and fractured. I stopped judging myself and at that moment found hope in 'Magdalene'. To her I am forever grateful"
Check out the album's full tracklisting below.
'MAGDALENE' Tracklist:
1 thousand eyes
2 home with you
3 sad day
4 holy terrain ft. Future
5 mary magdalene
6 fallen alien
7 mirrored heart
8 daybed
9 cellophane
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Old school values, but passionate about fun.
Located in the Northern Rocky Mountains of Montana, Whitefish is nestled t the edge of Glacier National Park. Each season offers breathtaking opportunity to experience the millions of acres of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers that surround town in every direction.
Despite its seemingly remote location, Whitefish boasts among the closest direct air service into a mountain ski town (just 11 miles) in the U.S. Its Northern Rockies location, adjacent to the peaks of Glacier National Park, Big Mountain (home to Whitefish Mountain Resort) and the Whitefish Range, is comprised of numerous lakes, including Whitefish Lake, wild and scenic rivers and an enormous valley that stretches 60 square miles and features Flathead Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi. The location of the valley keeps it safe from extreme climate changes encountered in other portions of Montana, making it ideal for year-round recreation.
The development of Whitefish as a recreation town is as unique as the beauty its famous for. Unlike many mountain destinations, Whitefish was not developed by outside investors, but by the residents themselves. Over 50 years ago, the Whitefish population bonded together with a common vision of creating a unique and memorable recreation location. Pooling their money and making decisions together, Whitefish Mountain Resort, Whitefish Lake Golf Club and the town of Whitefish are a reflection of that dream, initiative and hard work.
The people of Whitefish are genuinely friendly and down-to-earth. The towns low-key atmosphere tends to make life in this tight-knit community a happy and warm place to live as well as visit. Though you may spot a movie star on occasion, Whitefish is the kind of town that wants to keep out of the spotlight despite the high-profile beauty of its own backyard. Success here is measured in terms of how many mountains one has climbed, runs skied or fish caught. The locals are welcoming and willing to share their recreational passions with visitors -- freely swapping stories at the local galleries, coffeehouses or saloons.
With its covered sidewalk main street leading to the cultural arts center, historic depot museum and public library, this quaint, picturesque western town offers visitors a change from the fast-paced, hustle and bustle of urban life. Central Avenue is filled with a variety of quality restaurants, shopping and night life. Lodging choices range from full-service resorts to charming B&Bs, rustic but elegant lodges and cabins, as well as condominiums and private homes.


Happy New Year - 2017 is already in full swing! Welcome to our new children who've joined us this term in our Nursery and across the school, and also to Mrs Wilkins, who's settled very quickly into the school office and her new role.
This term our Core Value focus is Respect. As a school we are so proud of the children for the respect they show every day—through their manners, good listening, kindness and general behaviour. We explore our values further through assemblies and PHSCE lessons.
From our School Improvement Plan, this term we shall be looking in more detail at Behaviour for Learning. We have introduced a reward system to celebrate children's achievements in this area. More information will be coming home. We are also looking at how children challenge themselves when they've completed their learning or find something tricky—ask your child what they can use to help them when they are stuck. In the next few weeks we shall be sending out our annual survey to parents.


When working with ConfigMgr you always end up distributing content to several DPs. This normaly goes off without a hitch but from time to time this fails. If you then have several DPs spread across a large geographical area, WAN links may be questionable. So when a package then fails most are not happy to redistribute the content to all DPs again.
So to help sort that out the following script can be used. The script will find all failed packages on a specified DP and then redistributed them to that single DP only. All that is needed is to run in on the Primary site server / server with SMS provider and specifiy your SiteCode and DP FQDN.


Over the years I've seen a lot of fireworks shows and parades. Some have been fairly entertaining, others really disappointing, but one has stuck with me for years. Out in Disneyland years ago I was about to leave the park early but was convinced by a friend to stick around for the parade. Wow and I ever glad I decided to stay, as I witnessed a really amazing show.
Disney's Main Street Electrical Parade is an experience you shouldn't miss. With the lights in the park turned off and the floats coming down the street lit up like your crazy neighbor's house for Christmas mixed with a fantastic Disney soundtrack just blew me away.
There are of course your standard Disney characters, and iconic images from your favorite movies.
It even includes one of my childhood favorites, Elliott from Pete's Dragon. The unique look to these floats with all the individual bulbs just makes them familiar but different at the same time. Now what does this have to do with pressed coins? Well just recently a new pressed penny machine was located in the Main Street Penny Arcade celebrating this parade.
When I saw a photo of these coins I just had to have them. The detail of each design if really amazing and the use of the individual dots recreates that unique bulb look of the floats. The designs include the iconic Mushroom with Butterfly, Elliott from Pete's Dragon, and To Honor America.
How could I not include a picture of the backstamp which are becoming a Disneyland standard. The designs include the Main Street Electrical Parade font, with some nice surrounding trim.
I know all the Disneyland enthusiasts will hunt me down for this, but I hope that some day the Electrical Parade gets packed up and transported over to Florida so I can see it in the Magic Kingdom. Sorry I'm selfish and really want to see this parade again as it's just that great, and unfortunately I don't know when my next trip to California will take place. For now I'll have to settle for these new pennies, which as you can see from the pictures isn't a bad trade-off.


While I'm giving The Carter Quilt a chance to relax and release some of its wrinkles, I decided I would go against my not-so-hard rule about starting new projects.
I've wanted to make one for quite awhile, and after I saw the large plus sign from Ashley over at Film in the Fridge, I knew it would be the perfect way to use some old large scale prints I had from my traditional fabric stash. These were from Sharon Yenter at In The Beginning, a great fabric store in Seattle that, sadly, is no longer in business.
I originally intended to use these fabrics in a blended medallion quilt that had a very Napoleonic look to it, but one of the things I love about the modern quilting movement is using traditional fabrics in non-traditional ways. And plus-sign quilts are a pretty quick cut and sew.
What's making this go faster is that I'm not obsessing (hard to believe!) about what colors go where. This is just cut it, slap it on the board and get sewing.
I love these little birdies!
This gold floral will make up most of the back.
This is the binding as well as a couple of plus signs. I just love the way stripes in binding look, don't you? The style is so Empire, it reminds me of the kind of fabric Josephine would have had on one of her many boudoir chaises.
I hope to have the rest of the plus signs and partial pluses cut out and ready to go for a major sew-in this weekend. I'll also have a few photos from this past Saturday's Quilter's Day Out in Louisville, Ky. Our guild had a primo spot and got nearly 50 emails from people interested in joining!
After quite a few nights watching TV, along with a few relaxing weekend mornings, I've finally finished my striped garter stitch blanket.
Finishing at 49×53 inches, I think it makes for a nice baby blanket, one that can grow with a child. It could also go to a toddler or slightly older child at that size.
What's even better to me is that it used up the rest of my washable wool stash, not to mention I feel great about another finish!
I plan to donate it to Project Linus, who gives quilts/blankets to ill and/or traumatized children of all ages, from infant to teen. I'm sure it will find a good home, and I hope it brings a great deal of comfort. It was definitely made with love.
I've been keeping a little secret from you guys. Well, not exactly a secret, just not exactly admitting to something.
At the beginning of the year, I decided my craft focus had to be on finishing things. I'm notorious for being ADD when it comes to my projects, and I just have too many that are undone.
I didn't want to say anything in case I didn't make good on my quest. It's the perfectionist in me, but it's time to get over it and get to work.
But, you guys, wait till you see this. You'll know immediately why I had to say yes to something new.
One of my friends at work, Carter, has heard me talk about quilting and happened to mention he had found a hand-sewn quilt top at his mother's house started by his great-grandmother, who passed it down to a daughter (or daughter-in-law, he's not sure), eventually winding up with his mother.
Isn't it gorgeous? I love all the solids in it and how even though it was likely started with fabric from the '20s and '30s, it has a really modern feel to it. Thankfully, the fabrics appear to be in terrific shape, just a few loose threads from the frayed edges on the back. Take a closer look at some of the blocks.
I love this block – with its little S and star, almost like it was destined to come to me!
So, what happened? The cut is too clean to be an animal's work. Was there a spill and the ruined part had to go? Or did the sewist think she didn't have enough fabric to complete a full row of blocks? Carter said there's another top and a couple of additional blocks at his mom's house, so lack of fabric seems unlikely.
I love trying to determine the history behind something like this.
The top measures approx. 76×85 inches, great for a full size mattress. As you can see, though, there are a lot of wrinkles. I put the question out to the MQG community forum and asked for feedback on ironing/quilting/etc.
They suggested laying it out flat for a long time (up to a month) and smoothing it with my hands and let it work out some of the wrinkles on its own.
You'll see what I mean when you look at the back. Stitching by hand, obviously, doesn't give you the straight lines a machine will. Also, the seams aren't consistent in direction, making pressing difficult. I think eventually I'll try using my Clover mini-iron and see how that works.
Everyone also agreed (as do I) that it should be hand-quilted, but didn't offer any suggestions as to how. What do you think? This will clearly be a long-term project, and I'm so honored Carter would let me finish a family heirloom for him, so I'd love to know your thoughts.
I've done very little hand-quilting, although lots of stitching, but I think I'd like to do something very simple, like stitch in the ditch. But first, I need to decide what to use for backing – should I use a '30s reproduction print or a solid? How about the binding?
I hope my excitement for this project will keep me going. Once I finish my garter-stripe blanket, it'll be the perfect watching TV activity.
But just in case, it's a really good thing Carter isn't in any hurry for it.
I knew I wanted to make a new table runner and decided to use the same basic idea for it as the mat. Especially since I'm saving all the lovely black and white fabrics I've collected over the past 12 months for a bed quilt.
Well, there may be a few exceptions to that decision.
Like the mat, I did a pretty simple block design, focusing on the fabric than either the piecing or even the quiltin. And because people will look at it from all directions, I put the prints in all four directions.
Hope you're staying warm wherever you are. Thanks, as always, for stopping by!


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LLNL gamma ray spectrometer aboard spacecraft due to start orbiting around Mercury
MESSENGER readies for Mercury orbit insertion. Credit: Johns Hopkins University
Marianne Ammendolia and Morgan Burks examine the next-generation radiation detector, GeMini.
When a NASA spacecraft goes into orbit around Mercury Thursday evening, a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers will be paying close attention.
During 2002 and 2003, the LLNL scientists developed a germanium-based gamma ray spectrometer that has been winging its way aboard the Mercury MESSENGER (short for MErcury Surface, Space Environment, GEochemistry and Ranging) for the past six-and-half years.
See video about the germanium-based gamma ray spectrometer.
If everything goes as planned, MESSENGER will start a highly elliptical orbit of Mercury at 6 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) Thursday, coming as close as 200 kilometers (120 miles) to the planet and as far as 15,000 kilometers (9,000 miles) away. It will be the first spacecraft to ever orbit Mercury, circling the planet every 12 hours for one year.
The MESSENGER mission is part of NASA's Discovery Program and is led by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
Livermore's gamma ray spectrometer will help determine the elemental and mineral composition of Mercury's surface.
"Mercury's surface is highly radioactive, so it emits a large amount of gamma rays," said LLNL physicist Morgan Burks. "By measuring the energy of the gamma rays with high resolution, it is possible to determine the composition of the planet's surface. Each element gives off a unique gamma ray signature."
It is anticipated that once the MESSENGER spacecraft starts its orbit of Mercury that it will be one to two weeks before the gamma ray spectrometer starts sending data back to Earth.
The fundamental challenge faced by LLNL researchers was to build a gamma ray spectrometer that could withstand the extreme heat radiating from Mercury's surface, as well as the heat from the sun itself, which is 11 times brighter there than at Earth.
Mercury can reach as high as 400 degrees Celsius (752 degrees Fahrenheit). In order for the germanium-based spectrometer to operate properly, the crystal has to be cooled to -200 degrees Celsius (-330 degrees Fahrenheit).
Before this mission, it wasn't clear whether it was possible to operate a cryogenically cooled instrument near Mercury. But the team came up with a thermal and mechanical cooling design that allows the germanium crystal to live at -200 degrees Celsius while rejecting 98 percent of the infrared heat and energy from the broiling surroundings.
Before MESSENGER, only NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft had traveled to Mercury. The spaceship performed three flybys in 1974-75 and returned the first images of Mercury to Earth. However, only 45 percent of the surface was photographed and the spacecraft contained no X-ray or gamma ray spectrometers.
Launched in August 2004, MESSENGER will completely orbit Mercury with a suite of seven instruments, including X-ray, gamma ray, neutron and charged particle spectrometers, a laser altimeter and a magnetometer.
To orbit Mercury, MESSENGER has had to follow a path through the inner solar system, including one flyby of Earth, two flybys of Venus and three flybys of Mercury.
Traveling at 84,500 miles per hour and logging more than 4.88 billion miles so far, MESSENGER performed its flybys of Mercury on Jan. 14, 2008; Oct. 6, 2008 and Sept. 29, 2009.
The LLNL gamma ray spectrometer took data and has performed well multiple times, including during one of the flybys and during two deep space tests in 2004 and 2010, according to Burks.
"Despite the fact that the gamma ray spectrometer has passed every test performed on it in deep space, I think we'll all rest much easier once we see it operating well in the harsh thermal environment and orbit of Mercury," Burks said.
As the MESSENGER has journeyed toward its orbit of Mercury, an on-board heater has been used to repair radiation damage from the flight to the LLNL gamma ray spectrometer. To date, the crystal has been heated to 85 degrees Celsius (185 degrees Fahrenheit) on five occasions, annealing the germanium crystal and restoring it to an almost perfect crystalline structure.
There has long been a synergy for some scientific instruments, such as gamma ray spectrometers, for applications in outer space exploration and back on Earth for homeland security applications, such as to detect nuclear materials.
"The technologies that we're developing have a wide range of applications on Earth and in space," Burks said. "What we develop for basic research also allows us to do important homeland security applications. In turn, the homeland security advances we achieve help us further our basic research.
"We've taken the MESSENGER technology and used it to create the next generation hand-held gamma ray detector," he said.
The MESSENGER detector is a spinoff of the Lab's Cryo-3, a mobile hand-held mechanically cooled germanium radiation detector that can detect gamma rays from radioactive material, and was developed by Norm Madden and John Becker.
Several new LLNL radiation detectors, the GeMini and the GN-5, were designed to be about the size of a lunch box, lighter, smaller and more energy efficient than the Cryo3. Using lithium polymer batteries, the new detectors can run for 10 hours at a time, while the Cryo3 could only operate for a two-to-three hour stretch.
The GeMini and GN-5 germanium-based gamma ray spectrometers have been licensed to companies, with the GeMini is expected to go into commercial production next year.
Burks said the GeMini detector could be used at border crossings, ports, airports or anywhere else that inspectors need to check for nuclear materials, particularly plutonium or uranium. The GN-5 has been developed as a search tool, particularly for use by the Coast Guard.
High-resolution germanium-based detectors not only detect the presence of radiation, but can discriminate between benign radioactive substances, such as medical isotopes or bananas, and nuclear materials that could be used in a weapon.
"Unlike a Geiger counter, which only tells you that radioactive material is present, a germanium spectrometer will identify it," Burks said. "The readings are like a fingerprint for the material. Germanium detectors have been around for decades for use in the lab. But this instrument is so small you can carry it around in your hand."
Some of the initial engineering work for the MESSENGER detector was performed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory by members of the instrument team, who later joined LLNL. Also participating in the collaboration was the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory.
Other Livermore researchers who contributed to the MESSENGER work are: Norm Madden (the LLNL technical lead, who is retired), Wayne Miller, Lisle Hagler, Monika Witte, Wayne Jensen, Steve DeTeresa, Mike Gerhard, Wilthea Hibbard, Marty Roeben, Gordon Spellman, John Becker, Bob Sanchez, and Peter Meyer and Ethan Hull, who have left the Laboratory; as well as Chris Cork and Del Eckels, who are both now retired.
MESSENGER -- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
NASA MESSENGER
Gamma Ray Spectroscopy in the Palm of Your Hand
Keeping Cool Close to the Sun
MESSENGER carries technology germane to homeland security
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Q: how can i get minimize and restore functionality on lightbox ..? like close button i want minimize functionality over light box so when it is minimized it comes to the bottom of the window showing only title and minimize button converted into restore button so when i press it ,that light box will appear and if any another lightbox is open they will get minimized.so i want only one lightbox to be opend.i tried i dn't hav any idea how i will do this if u can add some magic code to this is my fiddle please look at it.
thank you

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    var thisBox = $(this).attr("name");
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    $('.backdrop,.' + thisBox).animate({
        'opacity': '.50'
    }, 300, 'linear');
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Q: Troubleshooting ODAC references in C# I recently upgraded my Oracle Data Access Components to 12.2.010 in a project I'm working on. I downloaded the installer from Oracle's website. Since then, the first query that I run in the program (regardless of which one that is) takes a few seconds longer than it used to. After the initial one, it seems to speed up. I also see that the following exception gets thrown (shown in the VS output window) about 6 times during each query:
Exception thrown: 'OracleInternal.NotificationServices.ONSException' in Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll

The query does eventually come back with the data that I need, but there is obviously something weird going on. It seems like it may be trying several times before it gets a connection. Any suggestions as to how I can troubleshoot this?