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For The Origins Of Pie, Look To The Humble Magpie
This is the month when the stately, voluptuous turkey takes a place of pride on most dinner tables. But when it comes to dessert, it's worth considering the relevance of another bird — the humble magpie.
That's because, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "pie" — defined as a baked dish topped with and sometimes also surrounded by pastry — may well derive from the Latin word pica, meaning magpie.
So how do you get from a smart Roman bird to the traditional Thanksgiving dessert? The OED admits it's all bit uncertain, but offers a few linguistic clues to how these black and white birds could have been transformed into edible pies.
Magpies didn't actually acquire the prefix mag- until the 17th century. Before that they were called simply "pies" or "pyes," the original Latin having been shortened and smoothed as it made its way through older versions of French and English.
These chattering pies first show up in English manuscripts in the 13th century, along with their close relatives crows, rooks and ravens .
But it's not long before the word pie starts to turn up with its edible meaning.
The dictionary references a Rogero Pyman selling pies in 1301. And the cook who joined Geoffrey Chaucer's pilgrims headed for Canterbury, "koude rooste, and sethe, and broille, and frye,/ Maken mortreux, and wel bake a pye" in the Canterbury Tales.
One possibility is that this linguistic sleight of hand occurred because of the association between a magpie's characteristic black and white plumage, and the appearance of medieval pies.
It's not that farfetched. The word pie quickly became an adjective describing things that had patches of black and white, like a friar's habit. Later it came to denote birds, animals and people whose feathers or coats displayed contrasting patches of light and dark: Think piebald horses, pied wagtails, and the Pied Piper of Hamlin.
So maybe those long ago diners were struck by the contrast between the light paste, and the rich dark filling that oozed out when the pie was opened. Or perhaps it was the filling itself – resplendent with light and dark meats – that reminded them of the black and white birds.
I don't know enough about 13th century cookery to judge how likely this is, but I suspect that the paste might have functioned as more as scorched heat shield than as a pale foil for the unctuous filling. And in my experience, British stews are more muddied than marbled.
I like the next idea more: the filling as the key to the association. But not because of its color. More because of its content.
Magpies and crows are well-known for their habit of collecting an assortment of odds and ends in their nests. Not so very different, the thinking goes, from the way medieval cooks assembled ingredients for their pies.
The OED points out that early haggis recipes also call for an astonishing range of anatomical bits and pieces to be minced together with suet, oats and vegetables. And the word haggis or haggesse turns out to be an alternative name for magpie.
There was also a dish called chewet that was a concotion of meat or fish mixed with fruit and spices. Chewet was also the name of a chough or jackdaw – a relative of the magpie with similar housekeeping habits.
The idea that the link between the two kinds of pies was the jumble of ingredients also seems to be borne out by the fact that by 1650 there are references to a "printer's pie" which describes what the OED calls, "A mass of type in confusion or mingled indiscriminately, such as results from the accidental breaking up of a form of type."
It's interesting,too, that the original Latin word for magpie - pica - turns up again in medical Latin to describe pregnant women's cravings for strange, miscellaneous foodstuffs.
So as you eat this year's slice of pumpkin or apple pie, I hope you'll enjoy the thought that each sweet mouthful of fruit and spice carries the memory of an ancient magpie treasure trove.


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From the Hans Christian Andersen biography "The Life of Hans Christian Andersen. Day By Day", written by DPhil Johan de Mylius:
18 January
Receives from ten Kate a versified translation (Dutch) of the fairy-tales.
HCA's contributions to The Riverside Magazine are translated by Anna Raasløff, daughter of Waldemar Raasløff, the former envoi in Washington. A total of 12 of HCA's little stories are thus released in America before they are available in Denmark.
3 February
Reads aloud at a concert for ladies and gentlemen at the Students' Association.
10 February
Harald Scharff, who HCA had, of late, once again socialized with quite a bit, announces that he is to be engaged to Camilla Pedersen, daughter of the grocer Søren Pedersen.
"I feel this young friend is lost now"
(the diary, same day).
Abandons the idea of taking Scharff with him to Vienna during the up-coming Summer. Suddenly feels cut off from youth and is saddened by the thought of old age.
"I feel very disturbed, quite nervous and have a feeling in my legs as though I were walking on stilts and about to fall"
(the diary, 12th).
19 February
At the university HCA hears Professor Rasmus Nielsen lecture on the fairy-tales.
20 February
Attends the engagement party for Scharff.
Hears on the same day that Caroline David (Georg Brande's lover) has left her husband and is staying with the Collin family for a few days.
HCA later sees her and her children (on 3rd May) at a dinner held by the Collins.
2 March
Reads aloud at The Danish Society.
3 March
Reads aloud at the society 'Det Gode Minde' (The Good Memory) at Vaisenhuset.
7 March
Hears that Clemens Petersen, one of the most prestigious critics, whose reviews of the fairy- tales HCA had read with great interest, had been banished from the country two days earlier by the police. The next day he hears more:
"Apparently he was involved with the boys at the school where he teaches, or so they say. If only it were lies all of it! What will become of the poor man, without money, in foreign countries"
(the diary, 8th).
After speaking with Mrs Drewsen and Mrs Heiberg about Clemens Petersen, HCA notes in the diary on 15th:
"feel he has sinned, but that the punishment is unforgivably harsh".
30 March
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Questions nearly always abound about what Human Factors Engineering (HFE) or User Experience (UX) departments do within an organization. The combination of art and science within these teams baffles the traditional engineers working in disciplines that have predictable algorithms that solidified decades ago. Having a frame of reference that provides simple analogies to pop culture builds an understanding of the basics without overwhelming.
With that, let us navigate the deep waters of Johnny Depp for five more user experience lessons from one of Hollywood's elite.
Lesson #1: It's Not About the Ship You Rode In On
"That's what a ship is, you know. It's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs but what a ship is… what the Black Pearl really is… is freedom."
In the 2003 action flick The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (and its soon-to-be four sequels), Johnny Depp plays arguably his most memorable character, Captain Jack Sparrow, a pirate who flirts with ghosts, treasure, and Davy Jones' Locker. As hinted at in the quote above, a consistent theme across all of the movies is Jack's focus on recapturing control of his ship: the Black Pearl. His mental model of a utopian user experience is mostly driven by this sole piece of hardware.
Most real world projects start in this fashion: a specific piece of hardware and/or an operating system is selected ahead of defining the user experience, which is then bent around constraints therein. "This will be an iPhone app," or "We want this to run on XYZ processor on a QNX platform." The false belief is that somehow this provides the framework for the UX and will define some core functionality. In reality, the better UX modeling tools will allow the designer to define the user experience and subsequently auto-generate code for nearly any operating system or bit of hardware. The final screen flow, information architecture, and system presentation should not be constrained by the availability of predefined widgets or frame buffers.
To clarify, let's look at the infamous chart from The Elements of User Experience (Jesse James Garrett, 2002) where designers of a system are supposed to start at the bottom and work their way up (see right). Not surprisingly, the bottom layer does not say, "Define the hardware" or "Source the operating system"—the foundation instead is "[Identify] User Needs." Yet, a large automotive company (who shall remain nameless) recently preset its budget and subsequent processor, memory, OS, etc. for its cross-carline cockpit system and then defined the UX, only to discover the former pieces were inadequate and unsatisfying.
Does that mean the hardware should be ignored? Certainly not. The designer should produce the working model, put it on reference hardware (a close estimation of the production hardware being considered), and confirm the user needs and visual-design pass muster. But it by no means suggests that "the Black Pearl" should be prescribed instead of simply identifying and meeting the user goal—in Captain Jack's instance: "freedom."
Lesson #2: Good UXers Plan Ahead to Assimilate External Content
"Then you blend, and blend, and blend. Blending is the secret."
In one of his earlier roles, Depp played a quasi-Frankenstein monster whose inventor passes away before finishing him: Edward Scissorhands. Edward has—you guessed it—scissors for hands and eventually finds a home in a nearby town rather than the lonely mansion in which he'd been squirreled away. His successful resolution of the plot's conflict comes from both blending in and not blending in; he remains a unique creation, but assimilates by showing natural talents for hairstyling and fantastic lawn art. In the end, the most important change isn't to Edward, but rather the environment that welcomes (and then shuns) him. A feature within UX modeling tools that approximates this behavior is appropriately entitled "clipping." This feature allows the designer to bring a unique graphical asset into a model and present the original image with some of it chopped off or faded for accomodation into the existing UX.
Why is this important, you may ask? Sometimes the user's goal includes having dynamic content within a structured framework. For instance, let's imagine an iPhone 4 application that allows you to select movies by actor (see right). The system engineer only wants to send one version of the poster image for data conservation, but the designer wants that image dynamically inserted into an existing framework that allows them to be "clipped" at the top and bottom edges while retaining the whole image. This allows the animation to swipe up and down without changing the core graphical assets—something that could even be auto-generated into an iPhone 5 or Android app with some small modifications within the modeling tool. And when the next sequel comes out, it's just one more graphical asset inserted into the framework.
This is only one example of planning ahead for external, dynamic content. The skilled user interface engineer will appropriately plan ahead for inclusion of these unique assets within the context of a structured UI. Hence, Edward Scissorhands et al. might be clipped to allow perfect assimilation.
Lesson #3: Flexibility on Size Helps Win the Battle
"Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!"
The 2010 hit Alice in Wonderland was based upon the classic 1885 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. In the novel and subsequent movie versions, Alice shrinks and grows to various sizes based upon a magical beverage labelled "DRINK ME" and some enchanted cake marked "EAT ME." The shrinking and growing does not affect who she is, but it does enable different use cases (like reaching a key on the table or fitting through the door). When she eventually gets to the perfect size, she enters Wonderland, interacts with Depp's Mad Hatter, and rebels against the evil Red Queen.
Vector images allow this same type of growth or shrinkage without affecting the core asset, and have become much more common for UX development. Vectors are mathematically defined geometric shapes—such as lines, objects, and fills—which are created in vector development tools like Adobe Illustrator using nodes with lines or curves connecting them. Vector images are smaller in size than traditional rasters—which define and store every pixel separately—and may be converted to rasters more easily if so desired than vice versa. But there is no question their greatest trait is the retention of sharpness regardless of the resolution: changing size is no problem.
Along those lines (no pun intended), the reason vector images have become more popular is that designers must simultaneously consider the embedded HMI, the mobile GUI, and the online HCI, and between them there's the desire by both corporation and user to have a consistent look. This means icons, images, etc. must change size depending upon the medium, and the historical use of rasters that must be redrawn equates to "running twice as fast" to get somewhere else.
Use and reuse, efficiency, consistency … all are great things … but if you don't believe me, go ask Alice (when she's ten feet tall) if changing the size of vector objects is as easy as eating cake. Otherwise, you'll have Depp's Mad Hatter commenting, "Why is it you're always too small or too tall?"
Lesson #4: Design for What Your Customer Wants … Not for What You Want
Gilbert: You know what? You're such a big boy.
Arnie: Yeah!
Gilbert: You're such a big boy.
Arnie: I'm a big boy!
Gilbert: You know what? I bet you could do this all by yourself if you really wanted to. Could you do this by yourself?
Arnie: I'm a big boy!
Gilbert: Yeah, you're a big boy. Now take this …
In one of the few films where he plays a rather regular person, Depp is the Gilbert Grape of What's Eating Gilbert Grape, the caring older sibling to a mentally challenged brother, Arnie (played by a young Leonardo DiCaprio). In a critical scene, Gilbert, after coaching him that he can do it by himself, leaves Arnie alone in the bathtub by himself in order to spend time with a young lady watching the sunset. Gilbert returns home late and wakes up the following morning to find Arnie still in the bath, shivering in the now-frigid tub and afraid of ever entering water again. Gilbert's goal and the user's need were orthogonal, but Gilbert defaulted to HIS needs, and the results were undesirable.
As most UX engineers know, egocentricity is rampant in the design community. As noted in The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High-Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity, author Alan Cooper writes of how an employee of a failed start-up company "… innocently touches on the root cause of the product's lack of success when she says [the company's president], 'launched his engineering team to design the device of their dreams.' There [was] no irony in her statement." And in Leisa Reichelt's five reasons why "most UX is shite," is the engineer's belief that HIS opinion counts. "I would LOVE to believe that all designers are able to put the end users' needs ahead of their own personal ego, or their end-of-year bonus, but, let's be realists. If you're my boss and I know what's going to please you, your opinion is going to be influential. Chances are strong this is not going to lead to your product having better user experience."
Gilbert's mistake is a common one, and the disastrous ending is all too common as well: keep the end user in mind, or you shall fail. Period.
Lesson #5: Tremendous Flexibility Can Lead to User Satisfaction
"But lucky for us, we have the Great Glass Elevator to speed things along."
One of the most memorable scenes in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory took place in the Wonkavator, a great glass elevator that can "… go sideways, and slantways, and longways, and backways … and squareways, and front ways, and any other ways that you can think of [to] take you to any room in the whole factory just by pressing one [button]." Tremendous flexibility. You press any button and "Zing, you're there!" Charlie smiled ear to ear.
There are great examples in the real world of this type of flexibility working well and poorly. A great comparison in one user interface modality is speech technology. Google Voice allows the customer complete natural language that, in essence, permits the same redirection as the Wonkavator. Speech Technology Magazine gave Google Voice the highest ranking in 2012 thanks to "… high accuracy rate, company innovation, and customer satisfaction…" in the midst of that flexibility. Users said where they wanted to go and "zing", they arrived.
In other automotive applications—which, granted, have larger hurdles such as a road noise and a distant microphone—the user must know to return to the top level of the invisible menu and then some natural language is permitted. Understandably, the hidden inflexibility creates dissatisfied users. In fact, for the first time in the 26-year history of the JD Powers study, owners reported more problems related to audio, entertainment, and navigation systems than in any other vehicle area, which "… is driven in part by a rapid increase in the fitment of new technology, such as voice recognition …" If the "go anywhere" technology has great accuracy, flexibility creates almost as much user satisfaction as a lifetime of chocolate … OK, OK, let's not overdo it.
So what if you heed these UX suggestions weaved subtly into Depp's works? For the answer, let's look to Captain Jack Sparrow again, as when it comes to the double edged nature of great design, he said it best: "Well, I'm actually feeling rather good about this. I think we've all arrived at a very special place, eh? Spiritually. Ecumenically. Grammatically. This is a day that you'll always remember as the date that …" [Depp jumps off a cliff].
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1 – 200 of 364 Newer› Newest»- Jodi said...
Kirsten's work is always so inspiring! I love the retro look of this hat pattern.
- January 19, 2011 at 4:22 PM
- Carolina said...
Episode 48....another great listen! I loved the story, especially when she describes the security employee taking away her circular knitting needles and then doing a happy dance while draped around her neck!
- January 19, 2011 at 4:30 PM
- Sarah V. (Barf Green Is Best) said...
It was great to see Kristen Kapur featured!
- January 19, 2011 at 4:35 PM
- Tracey said...
I always love your podcasts, and usually set it as the bar for other podcasts I listen to. This one was no exception. I loved Kirsten's story about the knitting needles being taken away AND THEN having to sit on a plane for 17 hours. Seriously, I think I would go nuts. Simply NUTS! Precious knitting time...WASTED!
Thanks for another great podcast! - January 19, 2011 at 4:37 PM
- Susan aka paintermom said...
Thanks for the giveaway! I love Kirsten's work. The yarn looks yummy.
I am so glad that you followed up at the end of Kirsten's story to report that the handknits had made it home. I was feel a bit sick to my stomach at the thought of her loss.
Keep up the great work with the podcast. - January 19, 2011 at 4:40 PM
- Unknown said...
Loved the whole sad saga about traveling and having needles snatched. I was so glad for the happy ending! This is such a great hat, it would be great to win this giveaway.
- January 19, 2011 at 4:41 PM
- Denise said...
I love your podcasts, and Kirsten's designs. I often fly home to England and am always nervous that they will take my needles from me. Usually I take dpn's and so far I've been lucky!
- January 19, 2011 at 4:44 PM
- drMolly, the BeanQueen said...
I was so glad Krsten got the hand-knits back - what a scarey thing to have happened! I always worry when I take my knitting on planes. One just never knows how the security will react.
- January 19, 2011 at 4:44 PM
- Debby said...
Beautiful hat! But I really love the sweater. I would wear both of them.
- January 19, 2011 at 4:49 PM
- Kellie said...
I loved the podcast! (as always!). I was holding my breath during Kirsten's whole story...confiscated knitting needles, lost luggage with handknits, Alex Baldwin....
I was glad to know that her luggage returned safely.
I am IN LOVE with the Ida's Kitchen hat. I love the way Kirsten puts colors together. I will be making this hat for sure. - January 19, 2011 at 4:54 PM
- Robin said...
I felt so sad for her loss of her beautiful shawl! I will certainly keep my handknits closer!
- January 19, 2011 at 4:55 PM
- loonyhiker said...
Great episode! I love to listen to it when I'm doing chores I hate to do. It helps keep my mind off of what I hate doing! The story was great because we do a lot of traveling so I will keep this in mind!
- January 19, 2011 at 4:57 PM
- ctexas said...
Love your podcast always very informative and fun.
Kirsten's work is so nice and would love a chance to win one of her patterns and some yarn.
Thanks for another great give away.
Cassandra firstname.lastname@example.com - January 19, 2011 at 4:58 PM
- Kristi said...
I love Kirsten K! Great episode! I really enjoy listening to them! thank you!
- January 19, 2011 at 4:58 PM
- mommieof4munchkins said...
Loved the podcast and LOVE Dancing Ewe Yarns, I was fortunate enough to visit the Brick and Mortar store this past summer and I loved it. Ida's Kitchen is amazing and is on my to do list! Thanks for the chance to win!
- January 19, 2011 at 5:02 PM
- kathie said...
Beautiful pattern, and a wonderful podcast as always!! My list of projects grows with every episode. ;-)
- January 19, 2011 at 5:03 PM
- Sarah P said...
Thanks for this offer! - January 19, 2011 at 5:04 PM
- Orli said...
This story scared the hell out of me! I'm taking a bunch of knitted gifts to Los Angeles in a few weeks and they comprise my entire carry-on specifically for this reason.
I'm also fairly certain airport employees are required to hand in confiscated material--I think she could report that lady if she'd thought to get her name!
I was also very heartened to hear of the gifts you've received--knitters are special people. - January 19, 2011 at 5:05 PM
- tammy said...
love the colors of the hat...very retro! thanks for the opportunity!
- January 19, 2011 at 5:09 PM
- onescrappychick said...
I'm sorry you aren't feeling well again. I loved Kristen's story!
- January 19, 2011 at 5:09 PM
- Kari said...
Ida's kitchen hat is beautiful. The colors of the yarn are yummy.
- January 19, 2011 at 5:10 PM
- Suburban prep said...
The time spend traveling without one's needles is always hard. I always have a bag with me but I travel by train.
msgb245 at gmail dot com - January 19, 2011 at 5:19 PM
- joyceetta said...
I enjoyed Episode 48. My heart was breaking after hearing Kristen's story. I kept thinking of those irreplaceable Christmas stockings knit by Kristen's Mom and MIL. I was so relieved when you mentioned that her luggage had been found. The knitting gods were smiling on her that day.
my contact info: firstname.lastname@example.com - January 19, 2011 at 5:20 PM
- Maryse said...
I tought your comment about Debbie Bliss being like a normal person was real funny! But I can totaly understand the excitement! Kristen's story in the restaurant was great food for thought! I would be devasted to loose a knit. And, like I commented on the podcast post, it made my I-cord BO a lot more interesting!!!
- January 19, 2011 at 5:54 PM
- stringsofpurls said...
Another great podcast! Thanks for the giveaway! So sad to have needles snatched!
- January 19, 2011 at 5:55 PM
- Unknown said...
It is the first one I have listened to and I like it!
- January 19, 2011 at 6:01 PM
- NoniKnits said...
It was great listening to your podcast! First time, now I'm catching up on the previous ones. I stumbled across Kirsten's pattern Ida's Kitchen just the other week, and decided it's one I just have to tackle! So thanks for the opportunity of the giveaway! Enjoyed the story - Kirsten can tell a good yarn (what a terrible pun...boos from the crowd)
- January 19, 2011 at 6:06 PM
- SillyLittleLady said...
I love this hat, it is so gorgeous and the colors are perfect, I am definitely making this for myself!
sillylittlelady(at)gmail(dot)com - January 19, 2011 at 6:13 PM
- Eden Stein said...
What a cool pattern and terrifying story. It reminded me of a very precious knitted item I lost...but that's a story for another time. Thanks for the inspiring podcast.
- January 19, 2011 at 6:15 PM
- Unknown said...
I'm so glad Kirsten got her luggage back!
- January 19, 2011 at 6:19 PM
- Emily said...
What lovely work! You do a great job, as always!
- January 19, 2011 at 6:22 PM
- Megan said...
I love Kirsten Kapur's designs. Thanks for sharing her interview with us!
- January 19, 2011 at 6:32 PM
- Teal said...
Great podcast as always. I really appreciate how well organized your pod casts are.
Kirsten's patterns are great. I knit her Mystery Sock this year and thoroughly enjoyed it.
waltonmw at yahoo dot com - January 19, 2011 at 6:37 PM
- Catalina said...
the episode was fantastic, I listened to it while I cooked, so my husband was around for a part of it and my favorite part was that when Kirsten told how she lost her shawl, he reacted as a knitter! loved that!
theyarnkat on Rav. - January 19, 2011 at 6:42 PM
- Suzanne said...
Kirsten's story was so great. Thank you for encouraging her to share with us and, of course, for procuring such a wonderful giveaway.
- January 19, 2011 at 6:45 PM
- DanelleB said...
I just found your podcast and am getting back into knitting after a bit of a break. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
- January 19, 2011 at 6:46 PM
- In Progress... said...
love the pattern!
- January 19, 2011 at 6:52 PM
- Cinnamon said...
I really liked your last podcast. I was indeed clutching my knitting to my chest in horror while listening to Kristen Kapur's story! And as always, I love your links. I always find something new. Thank you for such a wonderful podcast.
- January 19, 2011 at 6:54 PM
- dixiestitches said...
Thanks for continuing to inspire me! I love those yarn colors and the hat pattern! Kirsten's hat and stories are very colorful!
- January 19, 2011 at 7:19 PM
- knitterlydesigns said...
Thanks for another great episode!
Love the pattern and the yarn.
email@example.com - January 19, 2011 at 7:19 PM
- Rachel R. said...
I was just admiring that hat on Kirsten's blog the other day! Would love to make one!
- January 19, 2011 at 7:21 PM
- Unknown said...
Great podcast, great giveaway!
firstname.lastname@example.com - January 19, 2011 at 7:22 PM
- Kelly-ann said...
I absolutely love Kirsten's designs - so fresh and beautiful.
- January 19, 2011 at 7:24 PM
- Alane said...
Always a great podcast. You are always expanding my knitting world.
I'd love to try that hat and yarn...
Alane - January 19, 2011 at 7:33 PM
- Joy said...
Poor Kristen. I absolutely loved the last line of her story! My heart wrenched for her the whole time, but that last line put a smile on my face.
- January 19, 2011 at 7:34 PM
- Carla said...
I love EVERYTHING that Kirsten does!
- January 19, 2011 at 7:47 PM
- alcatmom said...
Loved the podcast - your voice is so soothing to listen to. Kirsten's story was great.
- January 19, 2011 at 7:51 PM
- Unknown said...
Enjoyed the podcast, my first. I'm presently looking up the "Tuck" pattern you mentioned that your daughter received as a gift. Thanks! Shelby shelby dot gull dot laird at gmail dot com
- January 19, 2011 at 7:52 PM
- Amanda said...
I enjoyed hearing about TNNA. Also, the story was entertaining. I will definitely put my hand knits in a carry-on the next time I fly!
firstname.lastname@example.com, nashvegasknitter on ravelry - January 19, 2011 at 7:53 PM
- Kelly B. said...
I love Kristen's work! Her new hat is great. I've been thinking about casting on for her new hat and the color, wonderful yarn is beautiful.
- January 19, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- toyiarenee said...
Oh wow, what a complete nightmare for a knitter! My hand-knits will go in the carry on forever now!
- January 19, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- Sylvia said...
I am a total fan of Kirsten's patterns. Would love to have both patterns and yarn.
- January 19, 2011 at 8:11 PM
- Unknown said...
love the story, the pattern and yarn
- January 19, 2011 at 8:13 PM
- Julie said...
I have been drooling over this pattern since I first saw it on Ravelry! Just have trouble deciding on yarn. What a great (and scary ) story Kristen told. I would have been sick! Nice to hear her hand knits were safely returned, though.
- January 19, 2011 at 8:14 PM
- Dana said...
Broke out in hives! no knitting on the plane! That'd TURN me in to a terrorist! (JK, homeland security, it's hyperbole.)
- January 19, 2011 at 8:31 PM
- Robyn said...
Thanks for another great episode. I was especially touched by all the handmade stockings - not by just her mom, but her husband's mom too! I guess more moms knit, not so very long ago. Sometimes my friends are shocked that I find time to knit...
- January 19, 2011 at 8:39 PM
I love Kirsten Kapur's designs and it was great that she featured in the last episode. So generous of her to giveaway a pattern here!
My email id: bloreknitter at gmail dot com - January 19, 2011 at 8:48 PM
- Just Us said...
I loved this episode...the pain of losing addi's..
love the show - January 19, 2011 at 8:59 PM
- IrishGirl said...
I think knitters everywhere cringe at the thought of needles being taken (or lost for that matter). *shudder* Great podcast! Thx, Bren
firstname.lastname@example.com - January 19, 2011 at 8:59 PM
- Lauren said...
Great hat!
- January 19, 2011 at 9:11 PM
- Andrea said...
I haven't listened yet, but hope that doesn't mean that I can't win. Thanks for the giveaway!
- January 19, 2011 at 9:21 PM
Yours is the only podcast I listen to, and I loved every part of the latest edition. :)
- January 19, 2011 at 9:36 PM
- alligator said...
Another awesome episode! I'm so glad Kirsten got her luggage back. I am always afraid something like that will happen when I travel...
allirosen(at)hotmail(dot)com - January 19, 2011 at 9:41 PM
- jdbknits said...
This is my first time listening to the podcast. Thank you!
- January 19, 2011 at 9:45 PM
- RachelUnraveled said...
Great podcast, I love both patterns!
RachelUnraveled on ravelry or email@example.com - January 19, 2011 at 9:51 PM
- Deb said...
I don't know what I would do if security tok my needles of me but then I haven't been on a plane to find out :0)
I love the hat and the wool. - January 19, 2011 at 10:22 PM
- Svenja said...
I love that hat! Thanks for the giveaway!
mattinasera (at) yahoo (dot) de - January 19, 2011 at 10:56 PM
Hello there, I loved that episode just as all the others. I only just came across your podcast and am frantically listening to all your episodes and knitting along whilst my little toddler has her naps! Keep up the good work - it is so fascinating to follow your story in a time warp bubble.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:25 PM
Such pretty yarns! And I'd love to try one of her designs!
Rav id: fridica - January 19, 2011 at 11:47 PM
- Nicky said...
I loved the story about the needle confiscation !
Obviously that employee has no concept of knitting !!
Nicky Gray - January 19, 2011 at 11:59 PM
- Mel said...
I love your podcast and it was nice to hear about Kristen.
Greetings from Estonia! - January 20, 2011 at 12:27 AM
- Amanda said...
Ugh...the security guard got me too. A dance? Really? Either she's enough of a knitter to recognize addis or has a truly sadistic sense of humor.
- January 20, 2011 at 12:41 AM
What an amazing giveaway (as always) The yarn and pattern are fabulous as well ! Your podcasts are always fabulous and definitely my favorite. However, this episode was when she talked about the woman taking her needles and placing them around her neck dancing with them and plotting her next knitting adventure with her new addi's :) Haha, loved it !
- January 20, 2011 at 1:04 AM
- Rachelle said...
Much as I'd love to comment on the podcast it's summer holidays over here so my podcast listening is on hold. My boys don't cope well with the removal of parental attention and tend to start fighting, love the pattern though!
- January 20, 2011 at 1:29 AM
- schneckenstrick said...
wonderful yarn......i love the colours!
- January 20, 2011 at 1:48 AM
What great colours! Perfect to brighten up this dreary january day.
rav id : knitterlynina - January 20, 2011 at 2:50 AM
- Anita said...
I love this pattern! Podcast great as always!
- January 20, 2011 at 3:53 AM
- Debbie said...
I was allowed to bring my knitting on board in Dec 2010 on a trip to Mexico and I don't know what I would have done if they hadn't let me!!
Debbie ("Waddlesworth" on Etsy) - January 20, 2011 at 3:56 AM
- Barb T. said...
I enjoyed, just like I enjoy your blog!
- January 20, 2011 at 4:15 AM
- In Julie's Opinion said...
I usually travel by car, thank goodness, where I can take all the knitting needles I want!! I have passed time through many a state working on sweaters, socks, scarves, hats, anything that I happen to be working on at the time! I loved the story though! And the yarn you are giving away is beautiful, as is the hat pattern. You can never knit too many hats, in my opinion! Thanks for the great giveaway :)
- January 20, 2011 at 4:27 AM
- Ms. Rachel said...
That yarn just looks crazy soft.
- January 20, 2011 at 4:37 AM
- Unknown said...
I love that hat and Kristen Kapur's designs. I have made a few of her designs. I am basketballknit on ravelry.
- January 20, 2011 at 4:43 AM
- Ana said...
I look forward to your podcasts every two weeks, Alana...I can count on your promptness....also liked when you mentioned that you are going to reward yourself with a gratifying knit (no deadline!) when the craziness is over. I smiled as I looked down at my own gratifying knit and was thankful...
Ana - firstname.lastname@example.com - January 20, 2011 at 5:20 AM
I loved hearing that Kirsten got her hand knit back!
- January 20, 2011 at 5:26 AM
- penelope10 said...
Blue Sky Alpaca has the lovliest colours! I too lean toward the Autumn hues.
- January 20, 2011 at 5:26 AM
- KARIN said...
I love Kirsten's work and have knit all her mystery socks.
- January 20, 2011 at 5:50 AM
- Alyssa said...
Being the rather sheltered person I am, I had never her of Kristen before (shame) - So I spent a bit of time looking through all her designs on Rav, and I love them! I would be thrilled to get some delicious yarn and patterns :)
(My ravelry name is Alyoops) - January 20, 2011 at 5:52 AM
- Jods said...
I love Kirsten's work! Fun to hear more from her on your podcast! A treat for sure! Thanks for the giveaway!
woodzy on ravelry - January 20, 2011 at 5:59 AM
- summerjc said...
I loved episode 48! Your podcast is always so inspiring. Since I only recently discovered your blog, I am having so much fun catching up on all the episodes!
firstname.lastname@example.com - January 20, 2011 at 6:30 AM
- JodyH said...
Great podcast - just one of the reasons I hate the thought of flying! Thanks for the great giveaway!
- January 20, 2011 at 6:31 AM
- Jenny K said...
Great episode! I really enjoyed the knitting story, but it sure made me cringe!
- January 20, 2011 at 6:47 AM
This looks so lovely!
- January 20, 2011 at 6:57 AM
- Missy knits said...
After listening to the podcast, I know the next time I travel with my handknits I will be keeping my eyes on them! I love Kirsten's work,and the yarn colors are absolutely gorgeous!!
- January 20, 2011 at 7:02 AM
- Megan said...
I love Kristen Kapur. Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
- January 20, 2011 at 7:07 AM
- jennifer said...
Another awesome giveaway...sweet! That yarn looks yummy.
jlbixler at gmail dot com - January 20, 2011 at 7:17 AM
What a great give-away! How can knitter of all levels resist? :)
littlesweetknittings at gmail dot com - January 20, 2011 at 7:48 AM
- rainberry said...
I love the colors of the yarn! It looks so soft.
- January 20, 2011 at 7:50 AM
- Kdunn said...
I loved the last episode. I don't do a lot of traveling and I don't have a whole lot of hand knits, but I would be devasted to loose what I do have! I tensed up just hearing her experience! YIKES!
bsmommy11(at)yahoo(dot)com - January 20, 2011 at 7:51 AM
- Dutchgirl63 said...
I loved the narrated story. Very good reader. I also loved your thoughts on TNNA. Lucky girl! Get better soon.
email@example.com - January 20, 2011 at 7:51 AM
- Sarah said...
I love her patterns!
startjumpin @ gmail dot com - January 20, 2011 at 7:51 AM
- wildviolets said...
I love this hat pattern and colors! The podcast was great too, she has great work! I always wondered if I could travel with knitting needles.
- January 20, 2011 at 8:17 AM
- vashkita said...
i love all of your episodes!
mary dot kellerman at gmail - January 20, 2011 at 8:23 AM
- Unknown said...
I love the hat pattern, it's so funky! I could see myself making it over and over.
- January 20, 2011 at 8:39 AM
I adore TTL patterns! I've done both her mystery socks and her patterns are so well written. I have nothing but praise for her work. This looks like such a hip hat that the Boy would love.
Kathy (bigblueice(at)yahoo(dot)com) - January 20, 2011 at 8:48 AM
- Janelle said...
Loved Kristen's story, as well as the yarn and pattern! Great podcast and giveaway.
email@example.com - January 20, 2011 at 8:58 AM
- Angele said...
Beautiful pattern! This is my New Year's resolution, to knit some things in Fair Isle and this kit would get me started!
- January 20, 2011 at 9:00 AM
- Anna said...
Hearing about the yarns and the hat in the podcast makes me want to win so I can make my own! Thanks for the giveaway!
- January 20, 2011 at 9:07 AM
- Gillian said...
I thought the podcast was great! And I loved (and was terrified by) Kirsten's story! My grandma has some great horror stories about getting her crochet needles taken away on planes.
email: firstname.lastname@example.com - January 20, 2011 at 9:13 AM
- Kathy said...
Kirsten's designs are so amazing, and I love how she makes knitting personal. Ida's Kitchen has been in my favorites since it came out - what an awesome giveaway!
- January 20, 2011 at 9:30 AM
- Emily said...
Thank you for your podcasts and giveaways!
- January 20, 2011 at 9:31 AM
I always enjoy your podcasts. It's nice to hear about events like TNNA, which I am unable to attend, and also hear your opinions on yarns and patterns. I'm looking forward to seeing your new patterns as well. Thanks much for another great show.
- January 20, 2011 at 9:38 AM
- vicky said...
love Kirsten's story,i had needles taken from me as well and it;s traumatizing,there i was in foren place crying about mt harmony #6 needles.
- January 20, 2011 at 10:20 AM
- wanderrast said...
Dear Ilona!
Your giveaways are great,
and I love your podcast. - January 20, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- Kristina said...
I love your podcasts. I like to listen to them, ironically, when I weave. :D I really enjoy listening to knitting stories, but it is nice to hear the information you put into each podcast. Thank you so much for taking the time.
- January 20, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- StaceyKnitsIt said...
Enjoyed the episode as always and the story by Kirsten.
Love the colors for the kit; would love to win! - January 20, 2011 at 10:36 AM
- Estella said...
Another great episode...loved hearing of the gifts you had received. What a great contest yet again.
- January 20, 2011 at 11:05 AM
- Lauren said...
I just love this hat. More fun to wear than to knit though, don't you think?
- January 20, 2011 at 11:14 AM
- Unknown said...
Love the episode and the hat!
- January 20, 2011 at 11:25 AM
- Philippa Gelinas said...
Love the knitting needles story...busy planning my next flight...hopefully with knitting on board!
- January 20, 2011 at 11:35 AM
- Little Miss S. said...
I really like the sweater. I would definitely make that for myself.
- January 20, 2011 at 11:44 AM
- S said...
Love the podcast, and love Kirsten's patterns!
- January 20, 2011 at 11:50 AM
- Miss Dallas said...
I'm a regular listener, and when I found out you were doing a drawing for this, I just DIED. I love Kirsten's designs, and this hat is already in my Rave queue!
- January 20, 2011 at 11:52 AM
gorgeous! Kirsten is my favorite designer (along with Hannah Fettig, so the last two episodes/giveaways have been heaven for me!) and i am about to start her Que Sera after next weekend. I think i might die if i ever lost a handknit! people ask to borrow mine all the time and i just can't let go! I've had my eye on Ida's Kitchen and Washington Square since they both came out! great giveaway.
email: danceabunnyhop (at) optonline (dot) net
blog: prepsandpurls.wordpress.com - January 20, 2011 at 11:56 AM
- Elizabeth said...
Episode 48 was my first episode of yours I've listened too...I think I'm hooked :)
- January 20, 2011 at 12:06 PM
I loved episode 48 because I'm a new listener and Dancing Ewe was my LYS until just recently PLUS I'm a BSA fan big time. So thanks for brightening my day on all sorts of levels! I've knit a heap of hats with BSA for family with it to share the colours and lovely softness. Haven't talked myself into Melange yet because I haven't narrowed down my favourite shades.
Can't believe some meanie took away a traveller's needles! And what a relief that the handknits got home safely! - January 20, 2011 at 12:16 PM
- Karen said...
As always, great episode. I've admired Kirsten's work a long time. And my mom's name is Ida! Have to knit the hat.
- January 20, 2011 at 12:47 PM
- Emily said...
Great episode, and I love this pattern!
I'm BookcaseHat on Ravelry. - January 20, 2011 at 1:43 PM
- Rachel B said...
It was a lot of fun to hear about TNNA and you always make me laugh - like when you talked about what to call Blue Sky Alpaca's alpaca yarn. Kirsten's story was fun to listen to too.
email@example.com - January 20, 2011 at 2:26 PM
- Information Station said...
never thought i would like a knitting podcast
- January 20, 2011 at 2:29 PM
- forevermore said...
Informative and fun! Hat or sweater, decisions, decisions!I'd do the happy dance to be a lucky winner! email@example.com
- January 20, 2011 at 2:36 PM
- KittyKwilter said...
This story was like my nightmares!! I have used alpaca (first time I did bobbles too) and loved it. Thanks!! I love the song too.
- January 20, 2011 at 2:56 PM
- April said...
LOVE LOVE LOVE that hat! Love the podcast!
- January 20, 2011 at 2:58 PM
- Unknown said...
Great episode, but that story about losing those knitted items just broke my heart. And when her knitting needles were taken...I'm just glad I use interchangable needles. Yes, I would've had to go the whole flight without knitting, but at least I wouldn't have to add insult to injury by dropping a stitch.
- January 20, 2011 at 2:58 PM
- dks said...
Loved episode 48! The confiscation of the knitting needles was a great story and the hat is gorgeous!
- January 20, 2011 at 3:00 PM
- Nicole said...
I'm always afraid my needles will be taken. I get sweaty just thinking about it. Thank goodness her luggage was found! I'm a big fan of Kirsten's designs!
- January 20, 2011 at 3:07 PM
- Melanie said...
I love your podcast always. I subscribe to several, but yours is the one I can listen to over and over. Loved the story of her travels and her circ getting confiscated at the airport (what the heck??) and taking her knitting off the needle, slowly, stitch by stitch. How awful!
- January 20, 2011 at 3:11 PM
- Keppy Girl Knits said...
I really enjoyed the podcast and I am relieved to know that the precious hand-knit items are reunited with their rightful owners.
In 2008 I went onto a commercial airline with bamboo circular knitting needles without any problems, I hope I could still do that in 2011. 17 hours is too long without the opportunity to knit!
Charlene (Keppygirl on Ravelry) - January 20, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- Laura said...
Speaking of lost time and knitting needles...I had them confiscated (not for a plane ride) but entering the Emergency room in my local hospital. Confiscated in a hospital!!! So silly.
I hope I win this hat pattern and yarn...I'm positively drooling. - January 20, 2011 at 3:23 PM
- schrodinger said...
Gorgeous colors for a gorgeous pattern. email@example.com
- January 20, 2011 at 3:25 PM
- ladybug said...
I like all your podcasts, and I admire your calming relaxing voice! Kirsten is one of my favorite designers and I loved listening to her story!
- January 20, 2011 at 3:33 PM
- knittylynnie said...
Another great episode. I was so glad it ended with a happy ending of the homemade knits being returned. email@example.com
- January 20, 2011 at 3:50 PM
- Catie said...
My favorite part of the episode was either hearing the handknit love that you were gifted by your friends or that Kirsten got her handknits back
- January 20, 2011 at 3:53 PM
- Serenity said...
Kirsten story about her hand knit items and all that gorgeous yarn going back to Rome had my heart in my throat! And having her needles taken away? That's the sort of thing we knitters have nightmares about! I'm so glad it turned out in the end.
I always love the stories you share!
Serenity (callmeserenity on Ravelry) - January 20, 2011 at 4:00 PM
- Coolmompw said...
Very nice stories to listen to. I can't believe they would make someone fly 17 hours without being able to knit. I am very glad, that Kirsten got her knits back eventually and I know I will remember about keeping those things in a carry on bag if I fly.
- January 20, 2011 at 4:00 PM
- Regina said...
Note to self...always put all my handknit gifts in my carryon... Thanks so much for the podcast (and the giveaway).
- January 20, 2011 at 4:14 PM
- sara said...
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- January 20, 2011 at 4:24 PM
- robin said...
Love ALL the podcasts. Cringed a bit at the thought of knitting needles being confiscated! The hat is lovely and I'd love to knit it
- January 20, 2011 at 4:41 PM
- Moknita said...
love the patterns and the yarn!
- January 20, 2011 at 4:51 PM
- Sabra said...
Perfect hat to go with my locs. The yarn looks great. Gotta win. Thanks
Episode great as always.
I'm Sabrab on Ravelry - January 20, 2011 at 5:36 PM
- Rochelle said...
This was my first podcast! I loved it.
- January 20, 2011 at 6:03 PM
- Debbie said...
Loved the story, it's always scary to travel, glad it turned out ok. thanks for the giveaway! Debbie in Alaska
- January 20, 2011 at 6:42 PM
- cksknitter said...
I was enjoying episode 48 yesterday afternoon while blocking a sweater and partway through the sound quit on me. I'll try again because I didn't get to Kirsten's story!
knittoday(at)hotmail(dot)com - January 20, 2011 at 6:56 PM
- Unknown said...
I'm starting to think the solution to confiscated needles is to teach the TSA agents to knit! Great podcast.
- January 20, 2011 at 7:02 PM
- Juliaknit said...
I love Kirsten's work and really want to try colorwork. Thanks for the drawing.
- January 20, 2011 at 7:11 PM
- Marla said...
It is so nice to hear the voice of a designer that I have followed. Always a relief when lost luggage is returned. I hope that the man in the restaurant is enjoying Kirsten's shawl or that he at least gifted it to someone to love.
- January 20, 2011 at 8:10 PM
- Kimberly said...
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- January 20, 2011 at 8:37 PM
- Nancy said...
I always enjoy your episodes because I learn something new and the stories are very touching. Thank you, Alana.
Yikes, hope they don't ever confiscate my needles!
firstname.lastname@example.com - January 20, 2011 at 8:49 PM
- Unknown said...
Super cool that you got to meet Debbie Bliss! Good luck with you new patterns...
Michelle - January 20, 2011 at 9:11 PM
- laurel said...
Alec Baldwin!
- January 20, 2011 at 9:57 PM
- knitalatte said...
Not the needles! One of my biggest fears while traveling. Great pod-cast and a wonderful giveaway.
Thank you. - January 20, 2011 at 10:04 PM
- lea said...
Ooooh I love Kirsten's designs, thank you for the opportunity to win a couple.
As for the podcast, yes, I too loved hearing Kirsten's stories of loss and near loss of precious handknits.
I flew to the Philippines with my circular needles :)
leachristine(at)comcast(dot)net - January 20, 2011 at 10:13 PM
- Unknown said...
So sad about the needls being taken away! I've heard people say they bring a self addressed and stamped padded envelope in case that happens. Doesn't solve the wasted knitting time but at least you get your needles back.
- January 20, 2011 at 10:32 PM
- Unknown said...
I already added Ida's Kithchen into my future plans :)
- January 21, 2011 at 1:49 AM
- Robin said...
Another awesome giveaway. I would love to make the hat.
email@example.com - January 21, 2011 at 2:14 AM
That hat looks so much fun - Thanks for introducing me to her work.
- January 21, 2011 at 2:34 AM
- Jen said...
Great giveaway! I liked the story about the knitting needles/plane - I'd be upset!
- January 21, 2011 at 3:10 AM
- sara said...
Thanks for sharing Kirsten with us!
Sara in AL - January 21, 2011 at 3:23 AM
- La Dolce Knita said...
Great podcast with a happy ending to what could have been a tragic tale! Thanks for sharing.
- January 21, 2011 at 5:09 AM
- Megan C. said...
I liked the story "keep your knits close..." So glad she got them back! I'm going to be doing a lot of flying soon, will have to be careful with my knits.
I think someone should teach Alec Baldwin to knit, if he doesn't know already. It might help him manage stress.
Fishmum (on Rav.) - January 21, 2011 at 5:25 AM
- neferatowen said...
I loved Kristen Kapur. I've knit a couple of her designs - TTL Mystery Sock 09 and I'm almost finished the 2010 version :) Looks like a great prize! That yarn is super yummy!
- January 21, 2011 at 5:41 AM
- Sarah Smiles said...
Great story! So sad about her shawl! :( It takes me so long to knit anything I'd just cry if that happened to me!
- January 21, 2011 at 6:06 AM
- Unknown said...
Wonderful pattern! Great yarn! Thanks!
email@example.com - January 21, 2011 at 6:25 AM
- Melissa said...
Kristen's story was great! I felt so mad when the TSA confiscated her needles and then when her luggage got lost I felt so distraught for her. Thank goodness her luggage was found!
Thanks for your awesome giveaway!
Melxcloud on Ravelry - January 21, 2011 at 6:25 AM
- Tiki said...
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- January 21, 2011 at 6:33 AM
I love TTL's Kirsten Kapur and her designs.
- January 21, 2011 at 6:38 AM
- isabel scrap said...
Love the hat !!!
firstname.lastname@example.com - January 21, 2011 at 6:47 AM
- Tiki said...
A week ago I discovered TTL and NNK and here in little Denmark I enjoyed my first NNK podcast with my ears almost inside my PC. Great idea :-) and Ida's Kitchen...just the colors of my childhood too..
Thanks from Kirstine (email@example.com) - January 21, 2011 at 6:50 AM
- Meg Roke said...
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Kirsten Kapur's story on episode 48 today. I felt a twinge in my gut at the thought of her losing her Christmas stockings. I'll certainly be sure to pack all my handknits in my carry-on in the future!
- January 21, 2011 at 6:59 AM
- Sangeetha said...
Nice episode - was interesting and engaging
- January 21, 2011 at 7:04 AM
- sbknit said...
I just started listening to podcasts and yours is by far my favorite! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
email@example.com - January 21, 2011 at 7:27 AM
- Melissa said...
Thanks for another great podcast and sharing Kristen's designs with us!
- January 21, 2011 at 7:38 AM
- polkaknits said...
Another wonderful giveaway, thank you!
firstname.lastname@example.com - January 21, 2011 at 8:07 AM
- Francie said...
I enjoyed the podcast and especially hearing the story from Kristen Kapur. So glad to hear that her handknits made it home.
Thanks for the giveaway chance.
email@example.com - January 21, 2011 at 8:07 AM
- Tish said...
Beautiful !!
- January 21, 2011 at 8:12 AM
- Rachel D. said...
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- January 21, 2011 at 8:16 AM
- Rachel D. said...
Ep. 48 helped me prepare a bit for the inevitable loss of a hand-knit. Her story also inspired me to use a situation like that for creating something new and beautiful.
Breakfree7(at)juno.com - January 21, 2011 at 8:17 AM
I love Kristen's work too. THis hat though is my favorite. I love the colors and the cheveron sooo much!
- January 21, 2011 at 8:28 AM
- Lindsay Cogan said...
Perfect. I am looking for a new hat!
- January 21, 2011 at 8:29 AM
- Doula Mommy said...
Love love love it!!!! And I love Dancing Ewe Yarns- love ordering from them, they are always fast, courteous and helpful!
~Jessica, MonkeyButtBabies on Ravelry - January 21, 2011 at 8:40 AM
- Susan said...
Love the yarn and the patterns, please consider me when picking the winner for Ida's kitchen drawing giveaway. Thank you, Susan Reed
- January 21, 2011 at 8:40 AM
I already bought some of Kirsten's patterns. And her new hat looks great - wonderful colours. It was nice to listen to the podcast.
- January 21, 2011 at 8:42 AM
- RRM said...
I would love to win this GREAT givaway as usual all your givaways are Great.
RRM - January 21, 2011 at 8:48 AM
- Kristin said...
I loved this weeks podcast. TTL is one of the blogs I keep up on bookmark bar. Love the Ida's kitchen hat!
kristinfitzgerald on Ravelry - January 21, 2011 at 8:59 AM
- Jessica said...
As always I loved your latest episode! Love the knitting stories and can't wait to see your new designs!
jpeled on ravelry - January 21, 2011 at 9:53 AM
I spent most of my weekend stripping wallpaper and listening to Never Not Knitting made it go a lot easier. Thank you!
email@example.com - January 21, 2011 at 10:12 AM
- Kimberly said...
I learned an important lesson from the podcast - never let your handknits out of your sight! If I ever have to travel with precious knits I will certainly put them in my carry on. I am glad that Kirsten got her knits back. I also liked the part about Alec Baldwin!
- January 21, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Another great podcast!
(mixplate84 on ravelry) - January 21, 2011 at 12:05 PM
- knitgirl said...
What a beautiful hat and I loved her story.
- January 21, 2011 at 12:11 PM
- wendy said...
Another great episode! Loved the story and certainly had a moment of panic when Kirsten said she put all those precious handknits in her suitcase. So glad they were all recovered!
- January 21, 2011 at 12:51 PM
I'd love to win! It's such a great pattern. :) (my Rav name is craftygirl83)
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Chapter 7
An invitation is given to enter into the rest of the Lord—Pray with real intent—The Spirit of Christ enables men to know good from evil—Satan persuades men to deny Christ and do evil—The prophets manifest the coming of Christ—By faith, miracles are wrought and angels minister—Men should hope for eternal life and cleave unto charity. About A.D. 401–21.
1 And now I, Moroni, write a few of the words of my father Mormon, which he spake concerning afaith, hope, and charity; for after this manner did he speak unto the people, as he taught them in the bsynagogue which they had built for the place of worship.
2 And now I, Mormon, speak unto you, my beloved brethren; and it is by the agrace of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, and his holy will, because of the gift of his bcalling unto me, that I am permitted to speak unto you at this time.
3 Wherefore, I would speak unto you that are of the achurch, that are the bpeaceable followers of Christ, and that have obtained a sufficient chope by which ye can enter into the drest of the Lord, from this time henceforth until ye shall rest with him in heaven.
4 And now my brethren, I judge these things of you because of your peaceable awalk with the children of men.
5 For I remember the word of God which saith by their aworks ye shall know them; for if their works be good, then they are good also.
6 For behold, God hath said a man being aevil cannot do that which is good; for if he boffereth a gift, or cprayeth unto God, except he shall do it with real dintent it profiteth him nothing.
7 For behold, it is not counted unto him for righteousness.
8 For behold, if a man being aevil giveth a gift, he doeth it bgrudgingly; wherefore it is counted unto him the same as if he had retained the gift; wherefore he is counted evil before God.
9 And likewise also is it counted evil unto a man, if he shall pray and not with areal intent of heart; yea, and it profiteth him nothing, for God receiveth none such.
10 Wherefore, a man being evil cannot do that which is good; neither will he give a good gift.
11 For behold, a bitter afountain cannot bring forth good water; neither can a good fountain bring forth bitter water; wherefore, a man being a servant of the devil cannot follow Christ; and if he bfollow Christ he cannot be a cservant of the devil.
12 Wherefore, all things which are agood cometh of God; and that which is bevil cometh of the devil; for the devil is an enemy unto God, and fighteth against him continually, and inviteth and enticeth to csin, and to do that which is evil continually.
13 But behold, that which is of God inviteth and enticeth to do agood continually; wherefore, every thing which inviteth and benticeth to do cgood, and to love God, and to serve him, is dinspired of God.
14 Wherefore, take heed, my beloved brethren, that ye do not judge that which is aevil to be of God, or that which is good and of God to be of the devil.
15 For behold, my brethren, it is given unto you to ajudge, that ye may know good from evil; and the way to judge is as plain, that ye may know with a perfect knowledge, as the daylight is from the dark night.
16 For behold, the aSpirit of Christ is given to every bman, that he may cknow good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God.
17 But whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do aevil, and believe not in Christ, and deny him, and serve not God, then ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of the devil; for after this manner doth the devil work, for he persuadeth no man to do good, no, not one; neither do his angels; neither do they who subject themselves unto him.
18 And now, my brethren, seeing that ye know the alight by which ye may judge, which light is the light of Christ, see that ye do not judge wrongfully; for with that same bjudgment which ye judge ye shall also be judged.
19 Wherefore, I beseech of you, brethren, that ye should search diligently in the alight of Christ that ye may know good from evil; and if ye will lay hold upon every good thing, and condemn it not, ye certainly will be a bchild of Christ.
20 And now, my brethren, how is it possible that ye can lay hold upon every good thing?
21 And now I come to that faith, of which I said I would speak; and I will tell you the way whereby ye may lay hold on every good thing.
22 For behold, God aknowing all things, being from beverlasting to everlasting, behold, he sent cangels to minister unto the children of men, to make manifest concerning the coming of Christ; and in Christ there should come every good thing.
23 And God also declared unto prophets, by his own mouth, that Christ should come.
24 And behold, there were divers ways that he did manifest things unto the children of men, which were good; and all things which are good cometh of Christ; otherwise men were afallen, and there could no good thing come unto them.
25 Wherefore, by the ministering of aangels, and by every word which proceeded forth out of the mouth of God, men began to exercise faith in Christ; and thus by faith, they did lay hold upon every good thing; and thus it was until the coming of Christ.
26 And after that he came men also were asaved by faith in his name; and by faith, they become the bsons of God. And as surely as Christ liveth he spake these words unto our fathers, saying: cWhatsoever thing ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is good, in faith believing that ye shall receive, behold, it shall be done unto you.
27 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, have amiracles ceased because Christ hath ascended into heaven, and hath sat down on the right hand of God, to bclaim of the Father his rights of mercy which he hath upon the children of men?
28 For he hath answered the ends of the law, and he claimeth all those who have faith in him; and they who have faith in him will acleave unto every good thing; wherefore he badvocateth the cause of the children of men; and he dwelleth eternally in the heavens.
29 And because he hath done this, my beloved brethren, have miracles ceased? Behold I say unto you, Nay; neither have aangels ceased to minister unto the children of men.
30 For behold, they are subject unto him, to minister according to the word of his command, showing themselves unto them of strong faith and a firm mind in every form of agodliness.
31 And the office of their ministry is to call men unto repentance, and to fulfil and to do the work of the covenants of the Father, which he hath made unto the children of men, to prepare the way among the children of men, by declaring the word of Christ unto the achosen vessels of the Lord, that they may bear testimony of him.
32 And by so doing, the Lord God prepareth the way that the aresidue of men may have bfaith in Christ, that the Holy Ghost may have place in their hearts, according to the power thereof; and after this manner bringeth to pass the Father, the covenants which he hath made unto the children of men.
33 And Christ hath said: aIf ye will have bfaith in me ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is cexpedient in me.
34 And he hath said: aRepent all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me, and be baptized in my name, and have faith in me, that ye may be saved.
35 And now, my beloved brethren, if this be the case that these things are true which I have spoken unto you, and God will show unto you, with apower and great glory at the last bday, that they are true, and if they are true has the day of miracles ceased?
36 Or have angels ceased to appear unto the children of men? Or has he awithheld the power of the Holy Ghost from them? Or will he, so long as time shall last, or the earth shall stand, or there shall be one man upon the face thereof to be saved?
37 Behold I say unto you, Nay; for it is by faith that amiracles are wrought; and it is by faith that angels appear and minister unto men; wherefore, if these things have ceased wo be unto the children of men, for it is because of bunbelief, and all is vain.
38 For no man can be saved, according to the words of Christ, save they shall have faith in his name; wherefore, if these things have ceased, then has faith ceased also; and awful is the state of man, for they are as though there had been no redemption made.
39 But behold, my beloved brethren, I judge better things of you, for I judge that ye have faith in Christ because of your meekness; for if ye have not faith in him then ye are not afit to be numbered among the people of his church.
40 And again, my beloved brethren, I would speak unto you concerning ahope. How is it that ye can attain unto faith, save ye shall have hope?
41 And what is it that ye shall ahope for? Behold I say unto you that ye shall have bhope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life ceternal, and this because of your faith in him according to the promise.
42 Wherefore, if a man have afaith he bmust needs have hope; for without faith there cannot be any hope.
43 And again, behold I say unto you that he cannot have faith and hope, save he shall be ameek, and lowly of heart.
44 If so, his afaith and hope is vain, for none is bacceptable before God, save the cmeek and lowly in heart; and if a man be meek and lowly in heart, and dconfesses by the power of the Holy Ghost that Jesus is the Christ, he must needs have charity; for if he have not charity he is nothing; wherefore he must needs have charity.
45 And acharity suffereth long, and is bkind, and cenvieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily dprovoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
46 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail—
47 But acharity is the pure blove of Christ, and it endureth cforever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.
48 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, apray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true bfollowers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall cbe like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be dpurified even as he is pure. Amen.


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Source: USA Today
Study: Brain scans can measure pain
Brain scans can see if a drug is relieving pain, a new study finds.
Scientists reported Wednesday in a provocative new study that they were able to "see" pain on brain scans and, for the first time, measure its intensity and tell whether a drug was relieving it. Though the research is in its early stages, it opens the door to many possibilities.
Scans might be used someday to tell when pain is hurting a baby, someone with dementia or a paralyzed person unable to talk. They might lead to new, less addictive pain medicines. They might even help verify claims for disability.
"Many people suffer from chronic pain, and they're not always believed. We see this as a way to confirm or corroborate pain if there is a doubt," said Tor Wager, a neuroscientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
He led the research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. So far it is only on pain felt through the skin — heat applied to an arm. More study needs to be done on more common kinds of pain, such as headaches, bad backs and pain from disease.
Pain is the top reason people see a doctor, and there's no way to quantify how bad it is other than what they say. A big quest in neuroscience is to find tests or scans that can help diagnose ailments with mental and physical components such as pain, depression and PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Although many studies have found brain areas that light up when pain is present, the new work is the first to develop a combined signature from all these signals that can be used to measure pain.
"This is very exciting work. They made a huge breakthrough in thinking about brain patterns," said Dr. David Shurtleff, acting deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which helped sponsor the research. "We need a brain-based signature for pain. Self-report doesn't cut it. It's not reliable, it's not accurate."
The research involved four experiments at Columbia University approved by a panel to ensure no participants were harmed. In all, 114 healthy volunteers were paid $50 to $200 to be tested with a heating element placed against a forearm at various temperatures, not severe enough to cause burns or lasting damage. Some of the experiments required them to stand it for 10 to 20 seconds.
"It's like holding a hot cup of coffee that you really want to put down but can't quite yet," Wager said.
Functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI scans, which don't require radiation as X-rays do, recorded changes in brain activity as measured by blood flow. Computers were used to generate signatures or patterns from these readings.
The first set of experiments on 20 people developed signatures for pain versus the anticipation of it or mild warmth on the arm. The second experiment validated these signatures in 33 other people and found they predicted how much pain they said they felt.
"It's really what seems to be a true measure of the experience that the patient's having," and it gives a number to pain severity that can guide care, said one expert with no role in the studies, Dr. Costantino Iadecola, director of the Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Researchers took their work a step further with the third experiment, which involved 40 people who recently lost a serious love relationship and were feeling intensely rejected. Besides the heat tests, they had scans while being shown a picture of their former partners and then a picture of a good friend. Researchers found the brain signatures for social or emotional pain were different from the ones for physical pain.
"That's very provocative," said Dr. Allan Ropper, a neurologist at Brigham and Women's and Harvard University who wrote a commentary in the journal. The signatures seem highly accurate and able to distinguish physical pain from other kinds, he said.
In the fourth experiment, researchers gave 21 participants two infusions of a morphine-like drug while they were being scanned and having the heat tests. The first time, they knew they were getting the drug. The second time they were told they were getting dummy infusions but in fact got the drug again. Brain signatures showed their pain was being relieved both times in proportion to how much drug was in their systems.
"This is beginning to open a new wedge into brain science," Ropper said. "There may be completely novel ways of treating pain by focusing on these areas of the brain rather than on conventional medications which block pain impulses from getting into the spinal cord and brain."
Shurtleff, of the federal drug abuse agency, also said he hoped the research would lead to newer drugs.
"We want medications that can reduce this signature and don't show a signature for addiction," he said.


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Two feet of snow can be a major inconvenience. We feel for you, friends in the Northeast. To help you work through that serious snow surplus, we shuffled through our virtual recipe box for snow cuisine.
It's like being given lemons and making lemonade, though you definitely don't want to be doing anything with lemon-colored snow you find outside.
Cultures around the world have created dishes made with shaved ice, for which snow is an easy substitute. There's the classic snow cone, Hawaiian shave ice, Guatemalan granizada covered in condensed milk and fruit, or Thai Nam Kang Sai, which has the ice on top, to name a few.
For a "Cooking With Snow" class that Willie Shubert taught through Knowledge Commons DC in January, he picked one snowy dish he remembered from his time living in China: baobing. "You get this huge amount of ice and cover it with whatever you want," he says, such as syrup, red beans, tapioca pearls or fruit. "It's an erupted volcano of sweetness."
Snow can also be used in recipes where it becomes invisible, a secret surprise. There's the simple snow cream, and snow pancakes made with a handful of the white stuff. In his class, Shubert also made a Korean cold soba soup, with chicken and beef broth, black rice vinegar, Asian pears and cucumbers. Cold soup is probably more of a summertime dish, though.
"Cooking is really about transforming flavor and texture, color and shape," Schubert says. "You can do a lot of the same transformation with cold."
Inspired by a New England maple syrup classic, sugar on snow, he brought to class several syrups of various flavors — sweet maple, sour cherry, spicy mango — as well as vodka and hot sauce. He then set up a trough of supercold dry ice and carved depressions with a wood burner to hold his concoctions.
"When you pour [the syrups] onto dry ice, they start to transform," Shubert says. A short stay on the ice creates something with the texture of caramel; longer, it's like hard candy.
Shubert, a self-professed "salad evangelist," usually teaches classes on salad-making, using the form to experiment with flavors and mixtures. The hardened syrups and alcoholic lollipops made in his snow class were "an extension of that flavor alchemy," he says.
In places where there is no snow, like this winter in Washington, D.C., or if you just need a good party trick, Shubert suggests substituting this setup: dry ice sitting atop a bed of shaved ice. It's easy to make if you've still got your Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine.
But we have to admit, there's nothing quite like real snow.
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ResumeNote: Authorities have ordered everyone in Boston to stay in their homes, but the Here & Now crew is at work and will bring you the latest information at 12pm Eastern. In the meantime, here is the latest from WBUR Boston, our home station, and a timeline from The Associated Press.
WBUR: In a chaotic, violent overnight that began with a robbery, the fatal shooting of a MIT police officer and a stolen car chase, police officers traced Boston marathon bombing suspects from Cambridge to Watertown, amid reports of further gunfire and explosions.
During the chase, one suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was killed, according to police. A second suspect, 19-year-old Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, who is the younger brother of the first suspect, remains at large.
"We believe this to be a terrorist," Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said.
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Here are the key moments related to the search for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, based on reports from the Middlesex County district attorney, Massachusetts State Police, and Boston police.
- At 5:10 p.m. Thursday, investigators of the bombings release photographs and video of two suspects. They ask for the public's help in identifying the men.
- Around 10:20 p.m., shots are fired on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, just outside Boston.
- At 10:30 p.m., an MIT campus police officer who was responding to a disturbance is found shot multiple times in his vehicle, apparently in a confrontation with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. He is later pronounced dead.
- Shortly afterward, two armed men reportedly carjack a Mercedes SUV in Cambridge. A man who was in the vehicle is held for about a half hour and then released unharmed at a gas station on Memorial Drive in Cambridge.
- Police soon pursue the carjacked vehicle in Watertown, just west of Cambridge.
- Some kind of explosive devices are thrown from the vehicle in an apparent attempt to stop police. The carjackers and police exchange gunfire. A transit police officer is seriously injured. One suspect, later identified as Suspect No. 1 in the marathon bombings, is critically injured and later pronounced dead.
- Authorities launch a manhunt for the other suspect.
- Around 1 a.m. Friday, gunshots and explosions are heard in Watertown, just outside Boston. Dozens of police officers and FBI agents converge on a Watertown neighborhood. A helicopter circles overhead.
- Around 4:30 a.m., Massachusetts state and Boston police hold a short outdoor news briefing. They tell people living in that section of eastern Watertown to stay in their homes. They identify the carjackers as the same men suspected in the marathon bombings. Overnight, police also release a photograph of a man believed to be Suspect No. 2, apparently taken from store video earlier in the evening at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Cambridge. He is wearing a grey hoodie-style sweatshirt.
- Around 5:50 a.m. authorities urge residents in Watertown, Newton, Waltham, Belmont, Cambridge, Arlington and the Allston-Brighton neighborhoods of Boston to stay indoors. All mass transit is shut down.
- Around 6:35 a.m., The Associated Press reports that the bomb suspects are from a Russian region near Chechnya and lived in the United States for at least one year.
- Around 6:45 a.m., The Associated Press identifies the surviving Boston bomb suspect as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, who has been living in Cambridge, Mass.
- Around 8 a.m. Boston's police commissioner says all of Boston must stay in their homes as the search for the surviving suspect in the marathon bombings continues.
- Around 8:40 a.m., a U.S. law enforcement official and the uncle of the suspects confirm that the name of the slain suspect is Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's older brother.
- Deborah Becker, reporter and host for WBUR, Here & Now's home station in Boston.
This segment aired on April 19, 2013.


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I think not useless! So we are narrowing the problem down to certainly not mythfrontend. I notice in the process listing there is something called 'SCREEN' before each device running. I am thinking that mythfrontend kicks off and whatever is supposed to keep it running in focus (though I'm hesitant to use focus) loses it and it may be trying to go back to pluto. Part of the issue may be that myth likes to take control from window manager and there is a struggle between pluto and myth over the xserver.
Does anyone have myth working correctly???