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Autumn and still lots of guests!
Autumn at Hemsford yurt camp is a glorious time when the stunning location demonstrates the wonderful hues of the autumn trees. Everywhere the trees are changing colour and the leaves are gradually dropping to the ground. The Orchard floor is strewn with windfalls and loads of boozy wasps are still feeding off the rotting fruit. The overwhelming smell as you stroll through the field next to the orchard is that of warm cidery, fermenting apples. The yurt camp is still entertaining some guests now, despite the cooler temperatures and the darker mornings and evenings. Our guests are enjoying the autumn sunshine and the log burning stoves keep the yurts warm and toasty in the cooler evenings. The yurt camp is a lovely location for all sorts of visitors and last weekend hosted a youg lads 10th birthday "camping" party for a local family. The party was a great success with all the boys really enjoying their stay. What a lovely idea for a unique party and the weather was glorious too. The camp fires were still smoldering gently in the morning!!
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Another bolt of worries over injury has hit Tianjin Teda of China midfielder, John Mikel Obi, following his absence from action with the Chinese Super League club last weekend.
Amidst memories of an injury that took him to hospital for surgery last season and a wrist fracture that required him wearing a bandage in training with his club, after copping a knock at the World Cup, Mikel was missing when Teda ended a three-match losing streak with a 3-2 win away against Dalian Yifang.
Despite making his first appearance back at the club last weekend, following a match ban due to accumulated cards, feelers from The Oriental Nation indicate that Mikel may have had a relapse of the wrist.
Worries over another possible injury for the former Chelsea star have been heightened by media reports that he missed the CSL game due to precautionary reasons.
Mikel ended up missing the excitement of his club's biggest win in recent time, as the result lifts Tianjin to ninth place on the table, with 18 points, after 14 round of matches.
Goals from Yanyi Li (61), Jiakang Hui (65) and Frank Acheampong (70) put Teda ahead to victory, despite hits from Nyasha Mushekwi (80) and Ming'an Cui (88) for a nervy finish.
Another report indicated that Mikel was not in Teda's traveling party for the Chinese Super League clash against Dalian Yifang this past weekend due to injury.
He is said to have sustained the injury in his first game after the World Cup break, against Chongqing Dang on July 21, in which he was in action for 90 minutes and played on the right side of a three-man midfield.
Afterwards, Mikel did not train with his Tianjin Teda teammates all through the past week because his knees were swollen.


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The City of Washougal is pleased to announce that the Washington Legislature has provided the City $750,000 out of the 2018 State Supplemental Capital Budget for the replacement of the Steamboat Landing Park dock, located at 100 South Washougal River Road on the Columbia River. The highly popular Washougal amenity was damaged during winter storms in early 2017 and is now closed to the public until it can be replaced.
City leaders requested legislative funding support this session for the estimated $1.5M dock replacement project. The 2018 Supplemental Capital Budget, including $750,000 for the dock replacement, was approved on March 8, 2018 and will go into effect immediately upon signing by Governor Jay Inslee. The City continues to investigate additional funding options including the settlement of an insurance claim related to the damage the dock sustained during the winter storms.
Washougal Mayor Molly Coston notes, "We are very grateful for the Legislature's support of our project and thank all of the Southwest Washington legislators for their role in passing the budget. I want to express special thanks to Senator Ann Rivers and Representative Brandon Vick for their partnership and hard work on behalf of important projects in our community. The Steamboat Landing dock is a spectacular feature and great asset not only to the Washougal community, but the Southwest Washington region. We look forward to replacing it for our residents and visitors who have been patiently waiting to enjoy it once again."
The City is working on getting the necessary permits and approvals for the new dock and anticipates replacement will begin in late 2018 when the in-water work window opens up.
Steamboat Landing Park provides pedestrian access to several points of interest. Visitors can stroll a floating boardwalk on the Columbia River that leads to an elevated observation deck with vast views of the Columbia River, Mt. Hood and Oregon. A peaceful wooded trail provides an alternate short cut to the deck. Visitors can also access the US Corps of Engineers levee trail (used by walkers, bicycles and horses), leading to Captain William Clark Park at Cotton Wood Beach and the Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge trail. In February 2010, the opening of the SR-14 Pedestrian Tunnel provided seamless access between the downtown Washougal district and the Columbia River.
Contact: David Scott, City Administrator (360) 835-8501 ext. 102


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from NGSS Appendix G - Crosscutting Concepts
Energy and Matter are essential concepts in all disciplines of science and engineering, often in connection with systems. "The supply of energy and of each needed chemical element restricts a system's operation—for example, without inputs of energy (sunlight) and matter (carbon dioxide and water), a plant cannot grow. Hence, it is very informative to track the transfers of matter and energy within, into, or out of any system under study.
"In many systems there also are cycles of various types. In some cases, the most readily observable cycling may be of matter—for example, water going back and forth between Earth's atmosphere and its surface and subsurface reservoirs. Any such cycle of matter also involves associated energy transfers at each stage, so to fully understand the water cycle, one must model not only how water moves between parts of the system but also the energy transfer mechanisms that are critical for that motion.
"Consideration of energy and matter inputs, outputs, and flows or transfers within a system or process are equally important for engineering. A major goal in design is to maximize certain types of energy output while minimizing others, in order to minimize the energy inputs needed to achieve a desired task." (p. 95)
from A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (pages 95-96)
The core ideas of matter and energy and their development across the grade bands are spelled out in detail in [the physical sciences disciplinary core ideas]. What is added in this crosscutting discussion is recognition that an understanding of these core ideas can be informative in examining systems in life science, earth and space science, and engineering contexts. Young children are likely to have difficulty studying the concept of energy in depth — everyday language surrounding energy contains many shortcuts that lead to misunderstandings. For this reason, the concept is not developed at all in K-2 and only very generally in grades 3-5. Instead, the elementary grades focus on recognition of conservation of matter and of the flow of matter into, out of, and within systems under study. The role of energy transfers in conjunction with these flows is not introduced until the middle grades and only fully developed by high school.
Clearly, incorrect beliefs — such as the perception that food or fuel is a form of energy—would lead to elementary grade students' misunderstanding of the nature of energy. Hence, although the necessity for food or fuel can be discussed, the language of energy needs to be used with care so as not to further establish such misconceptions. By middle school, a more precise idea of energy — for example, the understanding that food or fuel undergoes a chemical reaction with oxygen that releases stored energy — can emerge. The common misconceptions can be addressed with targeted instructional interventions (including student-led investigations), and appropriate terminology can be used in discussing energy across the disciplines.
Matter transfers are less fraught in this respect, but the idea of atoms is not introduced with any specificity until middle school. Thus, at the level of grades 3-5, matter flows and cycles can be tracked only in terms of the weight of the substances before and after a process occurs, such as sugar dissolving in water. Mass/weight distinctions and the idea of atoms and their conservation (except in nuclear processes) are taught in grades 6-8, with nuclear substructure and the related conservation laws for nuclear processes introduced in grades 9-12.
A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (pages 94-96)
NGSS Appendix G - Crosscutting Concepts
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Want to see what a website looks like under the hood? Or maybe debug some script you've just written? It's hard to find a better tool than Mozilla's Firebug plugin for the Firefox browser. Chrome, Safari, and Opera browsers all have development tools that allow you explore the code and resources that makes a particular webiste go. Still, most developers I know prefer to use Firebug.
The JQuery UI JavaScript library makes it easy to add all sorts of interactive animations to your website with just a few lines of code. Because there are a lot more moving parts, though, it can be a little tricky to integrate these scripts into a CMS like Drupal. In a recent project, I used JQuery UI's .dialog method to script a modal message.
Back in March, I spent a few days in Denver at DrupalCon, catching up on the latest news from the community of developers and designers who use the Drupal content management system. It would be pointless to try to summarize the conference, but here are my top three take-aways.
Earlier this week, I attended a presentation at Harvard about an extension of the CSS3 language called Sassy CSS (SPCSS), or just "Sass." Here's the run-down:
I used to think that command line was just for nerds---I mean, when you have a mouse, icons to click on, search boxes and scroll bars, why would you go back to the bad old days of hand-typing text commands to search for a file or launch an application?
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Some would say Morehouse College consists of a homogeneous demographic though it regularly boasts of having an aura of diversity that is often ignored from the outside looking in. This realization of diversity has taken new form as the gay/straight alliance and student advocacy group, SafeSpace, through the hard work of Dr. Michael Hodge of the sociology department, has officially received the green light to launch a special topics course on Black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history and culture to be offered for credit Spring 2013.
The idea came to fruition when SafeSpace's Special Project and Events Coordinator Marcus Lee partnered with Yale University professor Dr. Jafari S. Allen to pitch the project. Allen focuses on the intersections of queer sexuality, gender and blackness.
"He's very interested in gender non-conformity among people of color, and I'm interested in that as well,? Lee said. "I told him that I don't have much direction here at Morehouse because many of the professors whose focus is on sexuality often focus on diseases and not really cultural critique. So he recommended that he teach a class via Skype.?
Both well versed and experienced in the field of sexuality and gender expression, Dr. Allen currently teaches courses on the cultural politics of race, sexuality and gender within Black Diasporas and has authored various publications, including "Crucial Palimpsest: Re-Reading Brother to Brother? and currently "Black Queer Here and There: The Social Poesis of Diaspora? (tentatively titled).
Fixed to extend his expertise to the students of Morehouse College, Allen is sure to make a mark and set quite a high standard of excellence through his course.
"What you call 'human rights advocacy' is for me just trying to be a responsible person in the world to point out and perhaps, in some cases, also to attempt to help to fix injustices,? Allen said. "While this may be controversial in some academic settings where there is the pretension of a kind of non-political educational project, this has never been the case for Morehouse or for any historically Black institution. So, it is essential for Morehouse students, faculty, administrators and alumni to engage [in] this conversation.?
Having this course is due to Hodge, the Chair of the Morehouse College sociology department. Academic departments often offer special elective courses, such as this, to "allow the department to trial-run a course to strengthen the learning outcomes, judge student interest and clean up any loose ends before submitting it to the official committee for curriculum.? Based on Allen's syllabus and learning outcomes, the course was approved by the division Dean Dr. Clarissa Myrick-Harris and faculty of the department.
The class has also been cross listed by the African American studies department.
The course is expected to outline various key concepts in Black feminism and critical cultural theory and methodology. Described as "an interdisciplinary survey of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) culture and politics? in the course's syllabus, the class will serve as an in-depth look into critical, social and cultural theory that will vastly benefit the Morehouse community.
SafeSpace's Public Relations Director Ja'Mal Lewis believes that this course will finally shine light on the LGBT figures that have been overlooked throughout history.
"Many influential LGBT leaders have gone unrecorded due to their sexuality, and they made many of the movements that changed and shaped our history,? Lewis said.
SafeSpace's President,KennethPass, has one ultimate goal in mind for the course.
"We're not here to make people feel comfortable, we're here to make people think and this course will foster a much needed discussion about the Black experience through an LGBT lens here within Morehouse's walls,? Pass commented.
Dr. Allen is working to make this not just a worthwhile educational experience, but also, more broadly, one that will allow growth and expressional, educated freedom.
"I want students to be open and engaged in reading closely, generously, and with what Gramsci called something like 'pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will,'? Allen said. "That is, to relentlessly question and never settle for a just-so story or interpretation that suggests, for example, that any knowledge is innocent of the author's own motives, background or the times in which s/he lived … This is my general commitment as a pedagogue.?
The course (History and Culture of Black LGBT, HSOC 300, CRN: 45022) is open for registration under the sociology department on Tigernet. It will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:50 P.M. to 5:05 P.M.


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There are so many investment mistakes. But which is THE BIGGEST investment mistake one need to avoid? Lack of diversification, looking for instant results, not having a plan, not assessing risk level, timing the market, following the crowd…… Though there are many common mistakes investors around the world make, there is one mistake which is the father of all other mistakes.
As far as investment is considered there are some investment principles and there are some investment techniques. What is the difference between principles and techniques?
Principles are very basic and will never change. Principles are guidelines. Principles are simple at the same time very authentic. The more closely investment plans are aligned with investment principles, the more accurate and functional they will be.
Principles are not techniques. A technique that works in one circumstance will not necessarily work in another. While investment techniques are situational specific, investment principles are deep, fundamental truths that have universal application. When these principles are internalized into habits, they empower investors to create a wide variety of investment techniques to deal with different situations. Techniques will enhance the results of the principle.
Communication is a powerful technique. Accounting is a good tool. But if we use these techniques and tools as a short cut and not in line with the basic principles, what will happen? We know what
happened to Nithyananda and Satyam Computers. You may seem to succeed, but eventually it is not possible to sustain that success forever.
Similarly investors need to be very careful about cheap investment techniques which are not in line with the investment principles.. They seem to be attractive, flashy, trendy, sexy but not authentic. They all look like the "get rich quick" scheme promising "wealth without work." These kinds of investment techniques are all illusory and deceptive.
Take for example the Risk-Return Tradeoff Principle. This is a very basic and profound investment principle. Low level of risk is associated with low potential returns, whereas high level of risk is associated with high potential returns. So as to generate high returns one need to tolerate high risks. If you are comfortable only with low risks, you can expect only low returns.
No one can defy this basic principle. A scheme cannot deliver high returns with low risk. There were no such schemes in the past. There are no such schemes in the present. There will not be such schemes in the future too.
Finance company deposits which assured high interest rates have defaulted. One of the latest examples would be the ponzi scheme by Madoff.
Whenever you hear about such schemes with low risks and high returns, you understand it is an illusion. It is better to ask more questions and get it clarified, instead of making assumptions.
So the biggest investment mistake is to mindlessly following a technique which is against an investment principle. To avoid this biggest investment mistake whenever we come across a scheme or technique, consciously check up whether this scheme or technique is violating any basic investment principle or not.
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I wrote this a year ago, and it seems worth repeating.
Tonight we Jews read the Book of Esther, and we celebrate the battle our ancestors won against the antisemites in Persia more than two thousand years ago. It could not come at a more appropriate time, as Benjamin Netanyahu organizes an Israeli Government whose main task is the protection of the Jews against antisemites in Persia. Again.
Anyone who wants to learn more about the Book of Esther–and its signal importance in the history of political thought–should read Yoram Hazony's The Dawn. It is one of those stories that is generally recounted in a slightly abridged version. That version goes like this: King Ahashverosh (probably Xerxes I), "who ruled from Ethiopea to India," ditched his wife, Vashti, for refusing to show off her natural beauty to the court. In the ensuing competition, Esther became queen.
At the time, the Emperor's chief consigliere, Haman (hard not to type 'Hamas') was lobbying to get the Emperor to approve the destruction of the Jews of the Empire, and he got Ahashverosh to sign a decree to that end. Esther's uncle, Mordechai–who was in considerable trouble because of his hardheaded independence, and refusal to bow before Haman–convinced Esther to appeal to her husband. She did, and convinced Ahashverosh to protect the Jews. Haman was hanged, ironically on the very gallows he and his sons had constructed for Mordechai, and Mordechai was elevated to the consigliere post.
And that is where most people think the story ends, but there is more. For although Haman was gone, the decree–which had authorized a day of slaughter of the Jews–was still on the books, and could not be revoked. So Mordechai travels all over the Empire, organizing and rallying the Jews to fight. When the dreaded day comes, the Jews prevail, killing more than 76,000 antisemites. That is indeed cause for celebration.
The Book of Esther is remarkably modern. The Almighty does not make an appearance. Everything is done by men and women, without Divine assistance. The Jews themselves must fight for their survival, against the usual overwhelming odds. Today's antisemites will no doubt recognize the fingerprints of the Jewish Lobby, convincing the Emperor to act against what they might 'realistically' define as his own best interests. And then the surprising ferocity of Jewish fighters, against steep odds, wiping out those who had planned their doom.
It reminds me of one of Golda Meir's bons mots. She was once asked how Israel managed to defeat enemies who vastly outnumbered the Jews. "There are two ways," she replied. "There's the natural way, and the miraculous way. The natural way is that God sends a miracle and we win. The miraculous way is that we win by ourselves." Esther's story therefore recounts a miracle.
The defeat of Haman and his followers is part of the ongoing war between the Jews and the antisemites, which has been raging since the creation of the Jewish nation during and after the Exodus from Egypt. For Haman is a descendant of Agag, the king of the Amelekites. The Amalekites had attacked the Jews from the earliest days after the departure from Pharaoh's kingdom, mercilessly slaughtering the stragglers from the Exodus march: women, children, and the aged. Many years later God ordered King Saul to destroy all the Amalekites, kill even their livestock, and then salt the earth around them. When Saul showed mercy on King Agag, it cost him his kingdom. And the war continued, as Agag's descendant Haman attempted to kill the Jews in Persia.
It has always been understood as an eternal war. In Deuteronomy we are taught to "Remember what Amalek did to you along the way…How he met you…and attacked your rear and all those who were faltering behind, and you were faint and weary…Forget not." No wonder that Hazony says that "Amalek…stands as the anti-Jew."
In the middle of the war against al Qaeda in Iraq, a Jewish soldier of my acquaintance sent an email home, in which he said, "boy was it ever right to kick out Saul; he should have killed them all. We're surrounded by Amalekites here."
There was no way to negotiate a modus vivendi with the antisemites; the royal decree had given them the chance to kill the Jews, and they intended to do it. If the Jews had not fought, they would have been destroyed. I don't think this lesson is lost on serious Jews, and certainly not on most Israelis today.
I have many Iranian friends, across that country's marvelous ethnic kaleidoscope. They are variously Persians, Kurds, Azeris, Balouchis, Lur, Ahwazi Arabs, and so on. Many of them take particular delight in pointing out that Persia is the only country to have had a Jewish queen. Esther. While antisemites undoubtedly rule Iran, I do not think there is mass Jew hatred in contemporary Persia, and I do not think the descendants of Agag and Haman would hold meaningful power if the Iranians were free to choose their government. But they do not have that option, and they are living through the latest battle in the ancient war between the Jews are their enemies. Their story, and perhaps their destiny, too, is part of the Book of Esther. Most of them, I think, are rooting for the good queen against the Amalekites.
UPDATE: Tom Gross does exemplary work tracking modern antisemites here.
UPDATE 2: Roger Cohen adds to his credentials for the Walter Duranty Award 2009 with this classic call [3] for appeasing all the Amalekites. His basic thesis is that every time an evil group gains power, we should negotiate with them. Fight them? Faggetit.


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We had a great hangout to talk about Stuck On Earth (iTunes Link), the community, and more. Here is a recording. Enjoy!
Daily Photo – Darkness in the City
Sometimes the art gets a little bit dark, yes? These moods are kind of good and kind of fun… and productive in a few different ways.
I found this location through Stuck on Earth. We have a Top 50 Secret Spots list in the app from my friend Thomas Hawk. It got me a great shot looking in the other direction. But then, I very simply turned around and saw this out the other window!
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This post by UMass Amherst Department of Economics Professor Emeritus Nancy Folbre was originally published on June 3, 2013 by The New York Times.
Mortgaged Diplomas
by Nancy Folbre
Current and prospective college students are receiving real-world instruction in the dismal political economy of public finance.
Unless Congress can overcome its partisan differences, interest rates on federally guaranteed Stafford loans, an important means of paying for college, will double to 6.8 percent in July.
With the Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, proposes to reduce this interest rate to the same level that large banks pay for loans from the Federal Reserve Bank — 0.75 percent — for at least one year, during which longer-term remedies could be explored.
The bill, one of many aimed at addressing the scheduled interest-rate increase, seems unlikely to win passage. But it highlights the double standard that puts the interests of banks and other businesses well ahead of those of students and ordinary people when it comes to debt relief.
As Robert Kuttner explains (both in The New York Review of Books and in his new book "Debtors' Prison"), bailouts and bankruptcy proceedings both provide a means for businesses to get out from under bad debt. The obligations of a college loan, by contrast, "follow a borrower to the grave."
The rolling thunder of accumulating student debt sounds a lot like the perfect storm of mortgage liabilities that threatened major financial institutions and precipitated the Great Recession in 2007.
According to a recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (nicely summarized in a publication by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis), the dollar value of college loan debt in the United States now surpasses both auto loan and credit card debt. Read more…


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London (CNN) -- U.S. government agencies, the United Nations, defense contractors and Olympic bodies have all been targeted by a single intruder in an "unprecedented" campaign of cyberspying, says a new report by a computer-security firm.
The operation, which targeted agencies and groups in 14 countries, bears the hallmarks of state-sponsored espionage, according to the report by security company McAfee. Other cybersecurity experts downplayed the report's findings, however.
McAfee said the attacks, which it calls Operation Shady RAT, have allowed hackers potentially to gain access to military and industrial secrets from 72 targets, most of them in the United States, over a five-year period.
McAfee did not name all the targets but said the sheer scope of victims, including 14 U.S. government bodies; the governments of Canada, India, South Korea and Taiwan; defense contractors; the International Olympic Committee; and even a cybersecurity company, indicates no one is safe.
Dmitri Alperovitch, McAfee's vice president of threat research, said attacks on political nonprofit groups indicated a "state actor" could be behind the operation. He declined to name a specific country, but media reports have pointed a finger at China.
When contacted by CNN, an official at the Chinese embassy said that the allegations were unwarranted, irresponsible and an attempt to vilify China. The official added that China, too, has been a victim of hacking and that the country wants to work with other countries to end the problem.
Others have cast doubt on Alperovitch's claim, saying the report sheds no new light on the world of cybersecurity and makes sweeping assumptions about the impact of the hacking operations.
In his 14-page report on McAfee's findings, Alperovitch asserts that Operation Shady RAT may have cost its victims billions in terms of lost revenues and stolen secrets.
"What we have witnessed over the past five to six years has been nothing short of a historically unprecedented transfer of wealth," he said.
"Close guarded national secrets, source code, bug databases, e-mail archives, negotiation plans ... and much more has fallen off the truck of numerous, mostly Western companies and disappeared in the ever-growing electronic archives of dogged adversaries."
He said the hackers used sophisticated "spear phishing" techniques, targeting individuals within organizations with high-security clearance and harvesting their details and passwords to gain a foothold inside computer networks.
Once inside, they installed so-called remote access tools -- the RATs that give Shady RAT its name -- to infiltrate more computers and steal data.
McAfee said it discovered the breaches in March after gaining access to a "command and control" computer server that contained hacking records. These dated to 2006, but McAfee said activity probably went back even further.
"After painstaking analysis of the logs, even we were surprised by the enormous diversity of the victim organizations and were taken aback by the audacity of the perpetrators," Alperovitch said.
He added the range of victims suggests "virtually everyone is falling prey to these intrusions, regardless of whether they are the United Nations, a multinational Fortune 100 company, a small nonprofit think tank, a national Olympic team or even an unfortunate computer security firm."
While McAfee declines to name the country it suspects is behind Shady RAT, some observers have reportedly identified China as a likely candidate, partly because the targets include Taiwan and Olympic organizations in the months before the Beijing Games in 2008.
Some security experts said they believe China is increasingly involved in computer espionage against the U.S. government and American corporations such as Google. China has repeatedly and vehemently denied any connection to such breaches.
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at cybersecurity company Sophos, cautioned against blaming China. He also questioned the significance of the McAfee report, saying it offered few fresh facts about the world of cyber-espionage.
"We haven't learned anything new," Cluley said. "We already know that companies get targeted by hackers, and they gain access and we know that the motivations extend beyond the purely financial. But there's no smoking gun telling us this is definitely China.
"Every country in the world, let's not be naïve, is using the Internet to spy, so it could just as easily be Cameroon or some guy in his back bedroom. There's no indication that this is state-sponsored -- that's a big leap to make."
Cluley suggested the timing of the McAfee report was largely aimed at grabbing headlines ahead of the Black Hat conference, a major meeting of cybersecurity experts that gets under way Wednesday in Las Vegas.
Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at technology security firm F-secure, said the attacks are nothing new. But they need highlighting since most affected parties refuse to talk about them, he said.
The McAfee allegations also follow a series of major computer breaches in which sensitive data was stolen from companies such as Google, defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin and data security firm RSA.
Alperovitch, however, said he believes there are no links between Shady RAT and so-called "hacktivist" groups such as LulzSec and Anonymous, which are said to be behind "relatively unsophisticated" attacks on Nintendo, Sony, the CIA and PBS.
But McAfee's report said that every government agency, security firm and major corporation faces constant cyberthreats.
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The internet has played a key role in eroding public morality and must be censored to prevent further degradation, urges Malaysia's former prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad.
He said his government should not have promised not to censor the web as it did not then understand the "power of the internet". "Today, I have changed my mind," , Mahathir said on his blog.
He argued that alternative media has no true freedom to begin with, where governments and operators of internet platforms, among others, can censor alternative media. Since websites can be blocked, the internet is "actually less free" than print and electronic media operating under government licences, he added.
"I myself have suffered from such censorship," he said, referring to his previous post about the Jews and the war in Gaza which was blocked from Facebook. In an attempt to reinstate his post, he revealed that he changed hosting servers three times but still faced attempts to block his blog.
"I think it is time we stop talking of the freedom of the press. Let us admit that the press needs to be censored. It needs to be censored because freedom, any kind of freedom will always be open to abuse. The worst abuses are in the field of morality," said the former politician, who was Malaysia's longest-serving prime minister from 1981 to 2003. He remains a major influence on local politics and his blog is widely followed by the local community.
Mahathir lashed out at the negative impact the internet has had on public morality, singling out how children can now easily access pornography and how lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) is "openly touted as part of human rights".
"I don't care how sacred is freedom, but I think the time has come for governments, at least the Malaysian government, to censor the internet," he said.
The Malaysian government in 1996, then still under Mahathir's leadership, had pledged to "ensure no internet censorship" as one of its 10 Point Bill of Guarantees when it launched the nation's Multimedia Super Corridor ICT strategy. It did so as part of efforts to attract foreign tech investment.
That the person who has complained about being censored is calling for more censorship seems odd, and the irony isn't lost on the local media.
"So Dr Mahathir, suffering from censorship, wants more censorship. Go figure," wrote Digital News Asia, noting that the former politician had first voiced his regret for promising not to censor the web in June 2012.
In a searing commentary against the former prime minister, the Malaysia-based website suggested Mahathir wants censorship applied on all other media but his own. "Certainly the media owned, directly or indirectly by Dr Mahathir's party Umno, have been given the freedom to make false allegations against opposition politicians, and to conduct an editorial jihad against the Christians of the country, as well as those with Chinese ancestry.
"Umno's flagship, the Malay daily Utusan Malaysia, has never been called to account for its attacks on either community, so Dr Mahathir is right: It is free to continue publishing hate-filled invective, while the alternative media is not, relatively speaking."
Tony Pua, opposition lawmaker with the Democratic Action Party, agreed there needs to be "some degree of Internet control" against pornography, but cautioned against censoring news or opinion pieces. "Our concern is in Malaysia's case, such restriction of the internet will be used by the ruling government to increase their stranglehold on power and to suppress the opposition's voice for the purpose of retaining power," Pua told AFP.
Malaysia's opposition party has advocated against corruption, human rights abuse, and crime in the country, where 66 percent of its 30 million population has web access, according to AFP.
And some of the country's online community have spoken out against Mahathir's call for censorship. Citing comments from its readers, popular blog site Malaysiakini quoted "Ian2003" to say: "People don't usually get block by international websites unless the posting is too extreme and defamatory in nature, and that speaks much of Mahathir's content. At least his blog is blocked due to real sedition and unsubstantiated defamation but in our own country, anything that is against the government and especially if it is the truth it'll not only be blocked, the writer would be charged as well."
Another reader, "Vijay47", said: "This demand by Mahathir that the Internet be censored because he himself was censored could be described in many ways and one word that comes to mind is 'puerile'."


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A "liberal education" does not mean you studied under Elizabeth Warren. According to the Association of American Colleges and Universities:
"Liberal Education is an approach to learning that empowers individuals and prepares them to deal with complexity, diversity, and change. It provides students with broad knowledge of the wider world (e.g. science, culture, and society)."
The goal of most American universities is to provide students a liberal education, as defined above. But many are failing miserably. You cannot prepare young minds to deal with "complexity, diversity and change" without exposing them to diverse ways of thinking. A school cannot impart "broad knowledge of the wider world" without professors who are familiar with the wider world that exists beyond major cities and college towns.
If a school has a faculty comprised of every nationality, race, and gender identity possible, teaching the same world view, you have no academic diversity whatsoever. You simply have different flavors of Kool-Aid.
UNC-Chapel Hill ranks ahead of liberal stalwarts Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Dartmouth, Duke, and UC-Berkeley in one category: the percentage of liberal arts faculty registered as Democrats.
In 1970, Democrat voter registration among university faculty across the country outnumbered Republicans by 3.5 to one. Nationally, that disparity has soared to 11 to 1. At UNC, there are 23 registered Democrats for every Republican in the departments that address political and social issues, according to Econ Journal Watch.
Many academic departments have a toxic culture that equates conservative thought with ignorance. After I suggested in a previous opinion piece that there was a debilitating lack of political diversity at UNC, one professor queried a mutual friend: "Doesn't he understand that academics are liberal because that is the way intelligent people think?"
Such hubris is reminiscent of Hillary's "deplorable" comment. Surely there are more brilliant conservatives working in the technology, health care and financial industries than all the college professors combined. Perhaps the toxic academic culture doesn't appeal to them.
I received a call last year from a former UNC chancellor. He asked if I would participate in a debate following a video to be shown to retired faculty where I would defend the "conservative" perspective. I chuckled and asked him: "Do you mean to tell me that among the thousands of UNC faculty, the best you can do to find a conservative perspective is a part-time business school professor?" He confessed that, "Yes, we do have a diversity problem."
That ranks as one of the greatest understatements I have heard. But at least he recognized it as a problem. Apparently, the faculty doesn't see it that way. They are doing nothing to address the disparity. Academics embrace all underrepresented minorities on campus — except conservatives.
One of the nation's leading conservative scholars, Robby George, who occupies the chair at Princeton once held by Woodrow Wilson, was recently invited to address the UNC Board of Governors. At dinner the night before, Professor George explained to us why there have been none of the disruptions at Princeton we witness at Middlebury, Berkeley and other campuses involving violent protests, shouting down and censoring conservative speakers. He said, "When students have an opportunity to engage in civil discourse, they don't feel compelled to engage in uncivil discourse."
Until UNC can demonstrate that it employs a critical mass of nationally-recognized conservative scholars, like most other leading universities, it cannot pretend to offer a "liberal education." Fortunately, there are a few thought leaders on campus who recognize this. Let's pray (not in the classroom) that they will be effective change agents.
Community columnist Michael Jacobs is CEO of Jacobs Capital and on the faculty of UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School.


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We could have sent people to Mars decades ago. The technology that led us to the moon and back when I was just a child-this technology can lead us to Mars.
Hadfield was referring to the famous mission Apollo 11: It was the space flight that landed the first two people on the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969 – and Hadfield is convinced that the same spacecraft technology could put us on Mars. The problem, according to Hadfield, is that these classic spacecraft would take a long time to get to Mars. This represents many risks, particularly diseases caused by the difficult environments in space. He explained:
Most of the astronauts we sent on these missions could not. They would die. Mars is farther away than most people think.
Hadfield is not wrong: there is an immense distance between Earth and Mars, with the red Planet about 600 times farther from us than the moon. The situation becomes more complicated by the fact that the distance is constantly changing as the two planets revolve around the sun. The closest that Earth and Mars can be is a distance of 59 million miles – or 9,800 times more than the trip between London and New York. A more useful distance is the average interval, which is even higher, at 225 million miles. The launch of a ship to Mars so far took a long time – from 128 to 333 days. This is an incredible time to be aboard a tight ship, particularly so far from Earth – where the opportunity to launch rescue missions is almost impossible. Astronauts who spend a lot of time in space face significant risks. One is the threat of deep space radiation, which can cause cancer due to prolonged exposure. And a 2016 study published in the journal Nature found that astronauts who spend a lot of time in space have a much greater risk of suffering lethal heart disease. Hadfield compared the feat of putting humans on Mars to the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, famous for circumnavigate the world between 1519 and 1522. Hadfield explained:
Magellan, when he left in 1519, they departed with five ships and 250 people to try to travel around the world once, and almost everyone died. They only came back with 15 or 18 people and one of the five ships.
He said the current space travel mechanisms of "flaming chemical rockets" are the "equivalent of using a sailboat or a boat to try to travel the world." There are many space companies that promise to offer trips to Mars in the near future, but Hadfield is skeptical that using them to put people on Mars is a good idea. These ships include Nasa's Space Launch System, SpaceX's Big Falcon rocket (idealized by Elon Musk technology billionaire) and Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket (funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos). He said:
My guess is that we will never go to Mars with the engines that exist in any of these three rockets, unless we really have to do it. I don't think these are practical ways to send people to Mars because they are dangerous and take too long, and it exposes us to a risk for a long time. Someone has to invent something we haven't thought of yet.


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Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Panthers WR Ted Ginn Jr. remembers when he was last on field with a faster player
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. (19) is the fastest 31-year-old in the world, Tom Sorensen says, and he's having quite an NFL season. David T. Foster III TNS
December 21, 2016
Ted Ginn Jr. is considerably better as a Carolina Panther than he was as a receiver for the Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers or Arizona Cardinals.
Last season I asked him why. He talked about Carolina's receivers room and his bond with receivers coach Ricky Proehl. Ginn is 31 years old and a 10-year NFL veteran. Proehl, 48, played 17 seasons in the NFL.
Their styles differ. Proehl ran routes so precise you could plot them on a graph. No graph offers enough paper to track Ginn's routes. He's running past you, or he's going to set you up and try. Ginn said that he felt as if Proehl was more of an older brother than a coach.
Ginn, the fastest 31-year-old in the world – yes, the world – has been on a tremendous tear. In Week 11 he scored his first touchdown of the season on a 40-yard catch against New Orleans. In Week 12 he caught an 88-yard touchdown pass against Oakland. In Week 13 he caught a 55-yard touchdown pass against Seattle. Monday against he caught a 30-yard touchdown pass against Washington.
Ginn was one of the best high school players in the country in Cleveland. He knew LeBron James. Or maybe LeBron knew him. They both dominated the surface on which they played. Ginn starred at Ohio State and the Miami Dolphins took him with the ninth pick in the 2007 draft.
Ginn was good with Miami but not great. In three seasons he caught 128 passes for 1,664 yards and scored five touchdowns.
The Dolphins traded him to the San Francisco 49ers for a fifth-round draft pick. He played three seasons for the 49ers and caught 33 passes for 384 yards, only one of them for a touchdown.
Panthers' general manager Dave Gettleman hired Ginn in 2013, and the hiring was an immediate success. Ginn fit in the receivers room, the locker room and on the field. Steve Smith, then Carolina's star receiver, took him in. Smith became a huge proponent and worked to ensure that Ginn's family would be comfortable in Charlotte. Smith, always so fast, even acknowledged that Ginn had a gear he didn't.
In 2014 the salary cap jumped and opponents flung money at several Carolina free agents. The one the Panthers least wanted to lose was Ginn. He followed the money to Arizona.
The Arizona Cardinals didn't hire him. They rented him. Ginn caught 14 passes for 190 yards, none of them a touchdown. In Charlotte, Ginn can do that in a half.
Ginn's three-year totals at Carolina (with two games to play): 127 receptions, 1,949 yards, and 19 touchdowns.
Ginn lacks, say, tight end Greg Olsen's hands. But he gets open and defenses have to account for him. One reason Carolina overcame the loss of their (theoretically) top receiver Kelvin Benjamin to injury last season is because of Ginn and Philly Brown. When there's a pair of 4.4 40-yard dash guys on the outside, life becomes easier over the middle.
When you watch quarterback Cam Newton this season put all 245 pounds into a throw, you know where the ball is going. And you know it's not going to be overthrown.
I love watching Ginn run because he wastes nothing. He allows only the body parts that are supposed to move to move. I've had several greyhounds and they're built for speed. They waste nothing – unless there's a piece of bread or something on the sidewalk. Ginn, who ran a 4.3 out of college, is built for speed. I ran track in high school and, OK, he'd lap me in the 40. But I can appreciate what he does.
I once asked Ginn when he last stepped onto on a football field with a player faster than he was. He looked at me as if I was insane. But he leaned against his locker and thought.
Fifth grade, he said.
How old was the other player?
High school.
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Appliqué: The Basics and Beyond
Filed Under Books, Hand appliqué, Machine appliqué, Prizes
At Spring Market in May, I stopped by the Landauer booth to find out more information about one of their upcoming appliqué titles.
I happened to speak with the right person! The staff member in charge of digital marketing was thrilled at the prospect of sharing their appliqué titles with All About Appliqué and handed me a couple to peruse.
One of them was Janet Pittman's Appliqué: The Basics and Beyond. I sat down and looked all the way through through the book. It's fantastic, and I was presented with a copy to take home in my suitcase. Thank you, Landauer!
Janet has really done a comprehensive job of presenting information about appliqué… several kinds. After a section on equipment and supplies, we're on to the preparing, stitching, and embellishing! There's paper-backed fusible-web, turned-edge with template and starch, turned-edge with freezer paper and glue, turned-edge with freezer paper on the wrong side and also the right side, faced appliqué, marked-line and thread-basted, you name it, Janet has covered it. And it's all beautifully photographed and illustrated for you.
One of the really cool things about the book is that it's spiral-bound inside a hardback cover so it lays flat. What a nice convenience.
The subtitle of the book is, "The Complete Guide to Successful Machine and Hand Techniques with Dozens of Designs to Mix and Match." In addition to all that appliqué information, there are a bunch of projects with complete instructions. There's even an index in this comprehensive resource.
If you'd like to win Appliqué: The Basics and Beyond, please leave a comment here on the blog before 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 7.
Please pay close attention to the following. There are always a few who don't understand how to leave a comment.
If you receive this blog post in your email, replying to that email will not enter you in the drawing. You'll need to click on the title of the post, which will take you to All About Appliqué on the internet. Scroll to the bottom and leave your comment there. Open to U.S. and Canada mailing addresses only.
Good luck!
84 Responses to "Appliqué: The Basics and Beyond"
Sally on
July 3rd, 2012 9:09 am
I love applique and am just starting to learn the differnt techniques. This book looks like just what I need!
Kate on
July 3rd, 2012 9:10 am
Everything you need to know for any applique project in one place? That sounds like a "must have" book! Thanks for sharing it with us, and thank you for the chance to win a copy!
Melody on
July 3rd, 2012 9:22 am
This book would be perfect since I am just learning how to do applique…..thanks for giving all of us a chance to win….
mary on
July 3rd, 2012 9:23 am
Wow! If the book is as well thought out as the packaging (spiral binding) it is a WINNER! Can't wait to see it.
Carmen Wyant on
July 3rd, 2012 9:24 am
This looks like a fantastic resource, if I don't win it, I'll have to go buy one! And I love it when they spiral bind craft books, it makes it soo much easier to reference when working.
Linda on
July 3rd, 2012 9:24 am
Oh MY! OH MY! I would absolutely LOVE to have this book. I have always had a mental block when it comes to applique. I did my very first on two of my blocks for the Red, Wite, & Blue hop. I think I am ready to move on to try it some more..( I have UFO's that are not finished because there are parts that need to be appliqued.) This book would be fantastic! Thank you for sharing the book and for the chance to own my own copy!
Jane Knoll-Tenney on
July 3rd, 2012 9:34 am
Oh, the book looks wonderful! I'm a fairly new quilter and have just taken a class in applique. What a great resource this would be! I love learning!! Thanks for the chance to maybe win this book.
Kathy Lancaster on
July 3rd, 2012 9:49 am
I would love to win this book! I'm sure I could learn many new techniques from it.
Sharon Decker on
July 3rd, 2012 10:15 am
That book looks remarkable. It is nice to find various techniques within one book. Feel free to send it my way!!!!
Joan Rodriguez on
July 3rd, 2012 10:16 am
I like that Janet's book shows all the different methods of appliqué in one handy book, and the spiral binding is very convenient. Winning it would be wonderful! :)
Betsy on
July 3rd, 2012 10:23 am
I would love to win this book. appliquéing is my passion and I enjoy learning new techniques.
Carol on
July 3rd, 2012 10:35 am
Just from seeing the cover, with the beautiful Iris and decorative stitching…I've so much to learn about applique! So glad to see the book is spiral bound…this makes it so much easier when working on projects. Thanks for the giveaway.
Brenda Cornell on
July 3rd, 2012 10:44 am
Thanks for another great review of a book that looks like a wonderful resource. If I don't win it, I may have to go purchase one.
Kat on
July 3rd, 2012 10:45 am
This looks like a great book. I LOVE the spiral back that keeps it open at the right spot.
Nancy on
July 3rd, 2012 10:47 am
I have their book "Thread: The Basics and Beyond." It is wonderful. If i won this, I could have a matched pair!
Kathy O in GA on
July 3rd, 2012 10:49 am
Applique is my favorite technique – I'd love to learn "beyond"! Thanks for the chance to win this book.
BarbR on
July 3rd, 2012 11:01 am
I am quite an applique nut so I'd love to add such a book to my stash. Any chance to learn different ways to applique is a wonderful chance. BarbR
Diane Kennedy on
July 3rd, 2012 11:04 am
Ooh! What a great book to have! I love to make different kinds of appliqué and would love to look through this book for new ideas. Thanks for the chance to win.
Connie on
July 3rd, 2012 11:11 am
Looks like a wonderful book and the spiral binding would really be nice. Thanks for a chance to win!
Nancy on
July 3rd, 2012 11:11 am
This looks like one I would really enjoy owning.
Sue on
July 3rd, 2012 11:13 am
Wow, this book looks fantastic! Wonderful to have a resource with all the techniques under one cover. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Susan Abraham on
July 3rd, 2012 11:28 am
I really enjoy learning about all the different applique techniques. Thanks for sharing the information in the book!
Patricia on
July 3rd, 2012 11:35 am
Looks like a great instruction book. I would love to learn more applique techniques. Thanks for sharing it.
Loris Mills on
July 3rd, 2012 11:51 am
This looks like a wonderful book. I still have a lot to learn about applique! Thanks for the giveaway for a chance to win :-)
Jenny Wallace on
July 3rd, 2012 11:58 am
Wow! I agree that if this book has all that is promised it would be a great resource. I have been needle turn appliquing for a while now but have developed arthritis in my wrist and fingers so I'm looking for a different way to do the applique. This book looks like it should give me some ideas.
Diane on
July 3rd, 2012 12:15 pm
This book would be a great resource as I learn to applique. Thanks for the opportunity to add it to my library!
Jennifer P on
July 3rd, 2012 12:25 pm
I've just about reached the end of my first applique project and have barely scratched the surface of how to handle so many of the tricky corners and layering. I'd love to win this great sounding book to guide me through the next applique journey. It has become a new passion for me.
ritainalaska on
July 3rd, 2012 12:38 pm
this book is right down my alley! i love applique and need a [hmmpf] … little more info and instructions to make things look a little better. thanx for the opportunity to win a copy.
Ruth B on
July 3rd, 2012 12:55 pm
This book sounds wonderful! I am addicted to applique and would love to read about new techniques!
Kathi Ewen on
July 3rd, 2012 1:10 pm
Wow. This looks like a fabulous book. I'm partial to needle turn appliqué but find sometimes it doesn't suit the project at hand. I'd love to win a copy of this book and have more methods at my disposal.
G Britten on
July 3rd, 2012 1:22 pm
I love the pictures you posted on your website. I'm always looking for new applique projects and ways to hone my own skills.
Mary Martin on
July 3rd, 2012 1:47 pm
I would LOVE to win this book! Crossing fingers and toes!
Mary H. Reed on
July 3rd, 2012 2:07 pm
I have been doing needleturn applique for a number of years, but I find I can always learn new tricks from books recently published!
Sandy S on
July 3rd, 2012 2:10 pm
Looks like a wonderful book to have and to hold :)
Leslie G on
July 3rd, 2012 2:16 pm
I am a newbie to appliqué and would love to have a copy of this book. It looks like a great learning tool!!
Edie on
July 3rd, 2012 3:04 pm
That iris is gorgeous and I would love to learn from this book!
Nancy Brodeur on
July 3rd, 2012 3:09 pm
A friend had this book at a recent class. I looked it over and it is excellent. I would love to win it.
Karin on
July 3rd, 2012 3:32 pm
Hey Kay, that book looks like just what I need to expand my horizons! Old Arthur pretty much prevents anymore hand sewing, but I enjoy doing machine applique & I'd love learning how to take it to the next level. I generally do blanket stitching, rarely zig-zag, and I'd like better results going around corners & curves!
I love that the book lays flat – someone really smart must have thought that up!!
Thanks for getting a give-away copy!!!
Gwen Grooms on
July 3rd, 2012 4:25 pm
I LOVE to Applique on my machine. I love that the book lays flat and it looks like a good one for more and new type information I hope I win. thanks
Sue on
July 3rd, 2012 4:32 pm
Looks like a lovely book ! And comprehensive, too. Thanks for sharing it with us !
Caryn on
July 3rd, 2012 5:26 pm
It looks like a great book and looks very easy to use. It sounds like it would be great for beginners. Thanks for sharing this copy with us.
sandy on
July 3rd, 2012 5:31 pm
I haven't tried applique yet, but the book looks very interesting and would be very helpful. Thanks.
gwen ziegler on
July 3rd, 2012 5:55 pm
OH Kay (o k) I would love love love to have this applique book. Thank you for your blog. I really enjoy it
Sue on
July 3rd, 2012 5:59 pm
Thanks for a chance to win! Looks like a very useful book, full of techniques.
Helen tidics on
July 3rd, 2012 6:47 pm
The book sounds great. It would be super to win.
Sandy A in St. Louis on
July 3rd, 2012 7:52 pm
Wow this looks like a great book! I am still learning how to applique and have never been able to figure out which method would be best for me. Thanks for the chance to win!
Mary on
July 3rd, 2012 7:58 pm
If it is anything like your books it must be a wonderful book and I love that it is spiral bound. Thanks for the chance to win.
Angie in SoCal on
July 3rd, 2012 8:01 pm
I love applique and am testing all the methods now to see which one I like or am successful at best. This sounds just like the book I need. Thanks for the chance.
Patricia Faye on
July 3rd, 2012 8:24 pm
I'm new to appliqué and would love to win your book. Thanks for the chance to possibly win! Keeping my fingers crossed & my toes ( oh no, not my eyes!)
LJ on
July 3rd, 2012 8:28 pm
I've been doing some applique. This book looks like a great resource.
Darlene Hissem on
July 3rd, 2012 8:55 pm
I love Applique and think this book would be a wonderful resource.
Sharon Meyer on
July 3rd, 2012 9:14 pm
I do some machine applique, I am just starting to learn hand applique this book looks like it would be beneficial in this pursuit. Thank you for the chance to win.
Chris on
July 3rd, 2012 11:21 pm
I certainly would love to read this book. My applique skillls are limited but I admire all the experts out ther.
LeAnne L on
July 4th, 2012 5:04 am
I'm intrigued just by the cover and the decorative stitching she's used to add a little flair to the applique edges.
diane i on
July 4th, 2012 6:02 am
This book is ready to make me to a first applique. Such great style of book. So many styles of applique to teach how to do it so well.
KCPD on
July 4th, 2012 6:49 am
I would love to win. Thanks for the great review.
Toddy on
July 4th, 2012 7:11 am
This sounds like a must have book. I would really love to add to my library. Just the thought of several different methods of applique all in one book sound great. Hope to win.
Applikaye on
July 4th, 2012 7:27 am
I always love books on appliqué and would love to win this one.
Rita on
July 4th, 2012 7:40 am
I have a friend who is learning to needle turn applique, (which I don't do!) I can't help her much but this book would be a great resource and help to her. I love helping new quilters fall in love with the journey of quilting!
Also very thankful for people who write such great books.
Heather on
July 4th, 2012 7:49 am
This books looks fantastic. I have used several techniques mentioned in your blog, but I'm always having to hunt around to find the tutorials/information the next time I want it. To have it all in one place would be so handy!
Amy Kemper on
July 4th, 2012 8:16 am
This looks like a great book. One that I would buy. I like that it is spiral bound.
Joan Trautwein on
July 4th, 2012 8:45 am
Happy 4th of July! I think that I've tried all the different methods of applique and have tried any new one that has come around the corner for both machine and hand applique, since about 1980. Would love the new book to add to my library and see if I missed one to try and use. Thank you.
Lee on
July 4th, 2012 9:13 am
This looks like a great book – I just started applique so I am sure it would use it a lot! thanks!
Chris on
July 4th, 2012 9:14 am
I love the look of this book – and spiral bound is wonderful! thank you and happy 4th!
Pam on
July 4th, 2012 9:31 am
I'm interested in learning how to appliqué but am looking for the right book as there are no appliqué classes in my area. This book looks like it fits the bill. Happy July 4th
Kathleen C on
July 4th, 2012 10:27 am
I love everything about applique…but I certainly don't know everything. Janet's book looks packed full of techniques that would help me go 'beyond the basics'.
I always read your blog.Thanks for this giveaway and for the information on your blog.
Eileen Keane on
July 4th, 2012 3:48 pm
Kay, thank you for having this giveaway! I love applique, pure and simple. There's nothing about it I don't like. I have so much to learn; I'm sure Janet's book would go far in instructing me in techniques I don't know.
Martha C on
July 4th, 2012 3:49 pm
I have never got the hang of applique so would love to have a great book on the process.. have more time now for hand work so would be just the thing!!!
Jan on
July 4th, 2012 4:58 pm
I love handwork and would like to improve my applique techniques.
Paule-Marie on
July 4th, 2012 7:08 pm
I'm starting to hand applique again. This book looks like a good refresher course for me.
Maureen on
July 4th, 2012 7:09 pm
Thank you so much Kay for the chance at winning this book. It sounds perfect & I can never learn enough about applique!
Susan on
July 5th, 2012 5:59 am
Thanks so much for the chance to win such an informative book. It sounds like I will need to buy it if I can't win it.! Thanks again
Dee on
July 5th, 2012 6:33 am
Oh, this is would so perfect, the timing. I was asked to teach an applique class, which I only do freezer paper technique so this would be perfect for the class and to be able to show different possibilities.
Maddie on
July 5th, 2012 8:07 am
I have been struggling to find an applique method to suit me for a while now. I would love to win this book. I have about 4 BOM's that are applique that I am waiting to do! LOL
Debby on
July 5th, 2012 10:38 am
After a 20 year hiatus I have recently returned to quilting, I would love this book to remind me of techniques I am sure to have forgotten! Thanks for the opportunity.
Patty on
July 5th, 2012 12:08 pm
Thank you so much for the opportunity to win this book. I love to applique and can never have enough instructional resources. It looks like a great book!
Marie Lehr on
July 5th, 2012 5:03 pm
I would love to win this book, I just love applique, I'm still learning the various types. Please put my name in the hat, I will keep my fingers crossed.
Sue on
July 5th, 2012 6:57 pm
Looks like a comprehensive book for newbies and experienced appliquers as well.
Kim West on
July 6th, 2012 12:51 am
What a nice giveaway! I am fairly new to applique so this book would be perfect for me. Thanks for the chance to win it!
Shraon B on
July 6th, 2012 8:09 am
This would be a great book for a beginner like me. THANKS!
Dearlena K on
July 6th, 2012 10:14 am
I would enjoy learning different kinds of appliqué's. The mix and match designs are intriguing. Thank you for the chance to win such an artfully presented book on appliqué. Dearlena
Teresa on
July 7th, 2012 4:21 am
Oh my goodness, I would love to have this book! Please count me in.
Carole S. on
July 7th, 2012 10:32 am
I do hope you meant Saturday the 7th! I would love this book. I'm planning workshops for my guild, and I hope one of them will be all about applique. I'm sure I can learn a lot from this book that I could share with them!
Carole S. on
July 7th, 2012 10:32 am
I do hope you meant Saturday the 7th! I would love this book. I'm planning workshops for my guild, and I hope one of them will be all about applique. I'm sure I can learn a lot from this book that I could share with them!