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Are you all ready for my big news??
Whipped has seen some fun changes over the past couple months but this has to be my very favorite!
Over the past couple months I've been having so much fun expanding my blog beyond just healthy baking and into all kinds of cooking. It feels good to eat good, and it feels even better to share my healthier recipes with all of you! That's why the new change is taking my healthy cooking one (delicious!) step further.
We all know the basics of healthy eating… make half your grains whole, load up on fruits and veggies… eat more lean meat, less red; exercise… drink water…. pick up the turkey sandwich… put down the Big Mac!
But what about picking foods for stronger hair? Better eyesight? What should I eat Sunday morning….after the 4am pizza and cocktails…
I want to know what meal I should make on Tuesday morning when I have a gigantic presentation to give at 10 am!
That's why I am teaming up with a registered dietitian, and one of my very best friends, Ashley to help me figure out the fun in nutrition and put a stop to my webMD obsession.
So how's it going to work?
Ashley is going to be an occasional guest contributor, helping give me the science behind my recipe choices to bump up the nutrition power! I'm still writing Whipped the same way I always have, only now I'll have a registered dietitian to consult with over my recipes before I post and share with you all!
And why is this fun for me?? (the reader!)
Because I want you guys to help me pick the topics!
Are you craving pizza and want a great lightened up recipe?
Do you feel like you are always getting a cold? Want to know what you can you eat to help?
I think it would be so fun if you guys helped me drive the recipes I come up with! E-mail me, comment, tweet… Facebook…. I'm always here!
So please, meet Ashley, RD LDN!
She is the new ying to my yang… apple sauce to my butter…. whole wheat to my Wonder Bread….. dietitian to my serious sweet tooth.
Ashley went to the University of Illinois with me and we were both part of the same sorority. While I was cramming for Political Science exams she was acing Dietetics. She's one of the absolute funniest, sweetest, smartest girls I've ever met and I cannot wait for you all to get as big of a girl crush on her as me!
U of I graduation!
So I know this post has gotten kind of out of control long but I still want to share this Double Chocolate Raspberry Brownie recipe with you! You are going to LOVE these. Rich, decadent, super chocolately, with just the right amount of sweetness from the raspberries…. yum!! The absolute perfect way to celebrate a new chapter in Whipped!
Have a great week guys and I can't wait to hear all your feedback!!
Double Chocolate Raspberry Brownies
Yields 16 (2-inch) brownies
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons raspberry jam
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and coat an 8×8 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- Whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder in a small bowl. Set aside.
- In a large heat-safe bowl melt chocolates in the microwave for about 1 1/2 minutes, stopping to stir with a rubber spatula every 30 seconds, until smooth.
- Add oil, applesauce, sugar, and vanilla; mix until combined.
- Add eggs, one at a time, stirring briskly until each is incorporated.
- Add flour and mix just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into pan.
- Carefully drop raspberry jam in tiny spoonfuls over batter and using a knife, cut in jam to marble.
- Bake 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan comes out almost clean, with most crumbs.
- Cool completely before cutting.


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Al-Jazeera has long been suspected of lacking objectivity in its reporting of the Middle East. Now one of its most prominent journalists and director of their Beirut office, rx Ghassan Bin Jeddo, look has resigned because of this.
According to Lebanese newspaper, As-Safir, which first broke the story yesterday, Bin Jeddo resigned in protest against Al Jazeera's coverage of the recent uprisings throughout the Arab world, saying:
Al Jazeera has abandoned professionalism and objectivity, turning from a media source into an operation room that incites and mobilizes.
Al-Safir added that:
Ghassan Ben Jeddo believes Al-Jazeera TV news channel no longer pursues… independent and unbiased policies, and quite conversely, is in pursuit of a certain type of [policy] regarding the brewing uprisings in the region.
As Al-Jazeera continues its rapid growth into a global media behemoth, buoyed by the Arab uprisings, hopefully Ben Jeddo's resignation will draw greater scrutiny and examination of the station, which has until now escaped relative attention.

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Mennonite Acappella Groups
Since most conservative Mennonite and Amish churches sing only a cappella hymns in their churches, it is not surprising to find that there are numerous Mennonite and Amish a cappella choirs, quartets, and family singing groups. With the exception of some of the more polished choirs, like Oasis Chorale and Faith Builders Chorale, most of these groups sing in simple four-part harmony. The following list of Mennonite a cappella groups is in alphabetic order:
Altar of Praise Chorale
This chorale is a mixed a cappella group, comprised of some of the best male and female singers in the conservative Anabaptist world. Members of the group come from various Anabaptist backgrounds: Beachy Amish, Mennonite, and Charity Christian Fellowship.
Antrim Mennonite Choir
This choir is composed of members of the Antrim Mennonite Church in Antrim, Ohio, which is actually a Beachy Amish church. Some of the members of the choir are teachers who teach at the Antrim Mennonite school, and they come from various Anabaptist backgrounds.
Mennonite Hour Singers
In the 1950's through the 1970's, the Mennonite Hour was the official radio broadcast for the Mennonite Church. It began in 1951, and it was a thirty-minute program that featured acapella singing by the Mennonite Hour Chorus, together with a brief sermon. Normally, the chorus was composed of students from Eastern Mennonite College and from various Mennonite singers from the area around Harrisonburg, Virginia. The singing was always four-part harmony sung acappella.

The Mennonite Hour peaked in the early 1960's with over 140 radio stations. It declined thereafter, and the program went off the air in 1978. Recently, musical recordings from the program have been re-mastered and released in CD format.
Overholt Family Singers
The Overholt family has been heavily involved in music for many decades. This Beachy Amish family are the publishers of the popular Christian Hymnary. The present singers are composed of the four Overholt adult children.
Smucker Family
This singing group is composed of members of the extended Smucker family of Beachy Amish background. It includes various persons who have married into the Smucker family. Their sound is distinctive from many Mennonite a cappella groups in that the lead melody is usually given to the tenors instead of the sopranos.
To listen to music samples from these groups and to order their CDs, please click on the button below:
Church of Christ Acappella Groups
There are numerous acapella singing groups associated with the churches of Christ. This article will focus on two of the better known groups: the Harding University Concert Choir and Hallal.
Harding University Concert Choir
Harding University is located in Searcy, Arkansas. It is a private Christian university that serves a diverse, coeducational student body from across the United States and around the world. Although admittance is not limited to members of the churches of Christ, that is where its primary constituency lies.
The 90-member Harding University Concert Choir was organized in autumn of 1988. Choir members are chosen by audition. The majority of the members of the choir come from students who major in studies other than music. The choir has performed for important dignitaries, including President George Bush.
In all of its concerts, the Harding University Concert Choir brings a message of musical excellence and spiritual commitment. The choir has released a number of CD recordings of acapella hymns. One of its most popular recordings is that of the hymns of Fanny Crosby.
Hallal, is one of the finest acappella contemporary Christian worship groups around today. Their arrangements (and many of their songs) are all original. One of their original compositions, "Faithful Love," has been translated into six languages and is song in Christian circles outside of the churches of Christ and Christian churches. Unlike many acappella singing groups today, they primarily sing contemporary Christian praise songs.
Hallal was founded in 1989 by the Young family, and it began as an acappella singing group in Midland, Texas. It has participated in hundreds of conferences across the United States and throughout the world. In 2003, Hallal moved to Franklin, Tennessee, which is a growing center for contemporary Christian music. For approximately the first ten years of this ministry, all of their recordings were acappella. However, some of Hallal's more recent recordings also feature musical instrumentation.
Hallal Worship provides concerts and leads worship services in churches all around the world, primarily at churches of Christ and Christian churches.
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Early Christians and Music
Most of the early Christian writers speak negatively about musical instruments, as can be seen from the quotations that follow. Many of these quotations do not pertain directly to church music. The reader can decide for himself or herself the applicability of these quotations to the issue of using musical instruments in worship. All of the quotations are from the Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, under "Music." These quotations are used by permission.
Justin Martyr (A.D. 150)
Your [pagan] public assembles I have come to hate. For there are excessive banquets and subtle flutes that provoke people to lustful movements. ©
Irenaeus (A.D. 180)
Of such persons, too, the Spirit has spoken through Isaiah: AThey drink wine with harps, tablets, psalteries, and flutes. However, they do not regard the works of God. ©
Clement of Alexandria (A.D. 190)
If people occupy their time with pipes, psalteries, choirs, dances, Egyptian clapping of hands, and such disorderly frivolities, they become quite immodest. …Let the pipe be resigned to the shepherds, and the flute to the superstitious ones who are engrossed in idolatry. For, in truth, such instruments are to be banished from the temperate banquet. …Man is truly a peaceful instrument. However, if you investigate, you will find other instruments to be warlike, inflaming to lusts, kindling up passion, or rousing wrath. …The Spirit, distinguishing the divine service from such revelry, says, APraise Him with the sound of trumpet. For with the sound of the trumpet, He will raise the dead. APraise him on the psaltery.@ For the tongue is the psaltery of the Lord. AAnd praise him on the lyre.@ By the lyre is meant the mouth struck by the Spirit. ©
The one instrument of peace, the Word alone by whom we honor God, is what we employ. We no longer employ the ancient psaltery, trumpet, timbrel, and flute. For those expert in war and scorners of the fear of God were inclined to made use of these instruments in the choruses at their festive assemblies. …Yet, even if you wish to sing and play to the harp or lyre, there is no blame. You will imitate the righteous Hebrew king in his thanksgiving to God. …Nevertheless, let love songs be banished far away. But let our songs be hymns to God. ©
As an example of music, let us produce David, both playing and prophesying, melodiously praising God. Now the Enarmonic suits best the Dorian harmony; and the Diatonic, the Phrygian. …Music then, is to be studied for the sake of the embellishment and composure of manners. For instance, at a banquet, we pledge each other while the music is playing. By song, we soothe the eagerness of our desires, and we glorify God for the copious gift of human enjoyments. …However, we must reject frivolous music, which weakens men's souls. ©
Tertullian (A.D. 197)
The [theater and the arena] resemble each other also in their ceremony, having the same procession to the scene of their display from temples and altars, and that mournful profusion of incense and blood, with music of pipes and trumpets. ©
If [Mercury] also first strung the chord to give forth melody, I will not deny–when listening to David–that this invention has been in use with the saints and has ministered to God. ©
Novatian (A.D. 235)
One imitates the hoarse, warlike clanging of the trumpet. Another with his breath blowing into a pipe regulates its mournful sounds. …Why should I speak of…those great tragic vocal ravings? Why should I speak of strings set vibrating with noise? Even if these things were not dedicated to idols, they should not be approached and gazed upon by faithful Christians. ©
Arnobius (A.D. 305)
Did He send souls so that beings of a sacred and majestic race should practice singing and piping here? Did he send them so that they would swell up their cheeks in blowing the flute? Or, that they would take the lead in singing impure songs and raising the loud clamor of the castanets? ©
Gregorian Chant
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Exactly what is Gregorian chant, and how did it originate?
Although most people today think of chant as something different from singing, our English word "chant" comes from the Latin word cantus, which simply means "song." So what we call "chant" today is actually the type of singing that was used in early Christianity. It dates back before the time of the New Testament. Christians didn't invent chant. They simply borrowed the style of singing used in the Jewish synagogue and in much of the Roman world. This form of singing is what we know today as Gregorian chant or simply chant. It is a simple, monophonic form of acapella singing.
Chant was organized and more fully developed during the time of Gregory the Great (590-604). That is why Christian chant is generally known today as Gregorian chant. However, as we have discussed, Gregory did not invent the chant form. Christians had been using it for centuries before he was born. Nevertheless, Gregorian chant superseded the earlier forms of chant and represented a musical advancement beyond them.
At first, the chants were learned simply by ear, for there was no system of musical notation. (Actually, the Greeks had invented a form of musical notation, but knowledge of the ancient Greek system had been lost.) Gregorian chant developed in large part because of monastic life. That is because the monks in most monasteries observed various hours of worship eight times a day. Singing psalms and chants made up a large part of monastic life.
Invention of Musical Notation for Chant
During the Middle Ages, the church re-invented a form of musical notation, which was used for Gregorian chant. Medieval chant notation differed from modern notation in that it had only four lines to the staff. It used a system of shaped notes called neumes. Gregorian chant or plainchant remained the primary form of church singing until the Renaissance and Reformation – and well beyond. During the time of the late Renaissance, polyphony was introduced into church music, which made use of several voices singing different, but complementary lines of music. In contrast, Gregorian chant was monophonic – all singers sang the exact same melody in unison – without additional harmony or polyphony.
Unlike most music from ancient times, Gregorian chant has never died. It is a beautiful form of music—meditative, relaxing and peaceful—with a very other-worldly sound to it that many Christians still enjoy today.


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Reviewing Tiger Woods' painful and troubled year
With Tiger Woods taking an indefinite break from the game of golf, here's a timeline of the 39-year-old former world number one's troubling year.
With Tiger Woods taking an indefinite break from the game of golf, here's a timeline of the 39-year-old former world number one's troubling year.
2014: April 1 - Reveals he will miss US Masters for first time after undergoing surgery on a pinched nerve in his back.
May 28 - Announces he has still not recovered from back surgery and will miss the US Open at Pinehurst as a result.
July 20 - Finishes 69th in the Open at Royal Liverpool, his worst 72-hole finish in a major in the paid ranks.
August 3 - Withdraws during the final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in clear pain after hitting a shot.
August 8 - Misses just his fourth cut in 66 majors as a professional after suffering yet more back trouble at the US PGA Championship at Valhalla.
August 14 - Announces he does not wish to be considered for the Ryder Cup team due to a back injury, later revealing he did not feel he could have won a point for the United States.
August 25 - Ends professional relationship with swing coach Sean Foley.
November 22 - Appoints Chris Como as swing coach.
December 2 - Claims he ''feels fantastic'' ahead of his long-awaited return to competitive golf.
January 9 - Confirms he will start his 2015 season at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
January 30 - Records the worst round of his professional career with an 11-over par 82 in the second round of the Phoenix event.
February 5 - Withdraws from his next event, the Farmers Insurance Open, during the first round because of back pain.
February 11 - Takes an indefinite break claiming: ''Right now, I need a lot of work on my game, and to still spend time with the people that are important to me.'


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Jana Marie is a Croatian-born writer living amidst the restorative embrace of the Canadian Prairies. Through her writing, she examines the interplay between self and society as she works to both illuminate and explore the power of contemplative thinking.
What readers are saying about Jana's latest project, The Sunday Letters:
"The Sunday Letters are always a thoughtful and welcome stop during my week. You get a moment to pause, to consider and to reflect … and Jana often leaves you with a question to keep you thinking long after you've finished reading. I love these letters and find myself forwarding them regularly to friends and family." – Scott Burau
"I always look forward to reading Jana's emails; it's a breath of fresh air, … a timely reminder to take things slow and live in the moment." – Andi Lanuza
"Reading a Sunday Letter is like briefly talking philosophy with a trusted friend. Short and simple but deep and fulfilling." – Megan Snider
"A welcome respite from my usual Monday morning chaos." – Carla
"Jana keeps on finding surprisingly simple yet touching ways to remind us that the most effective actions in the world are those within the reach of everyone." – Jenan
"Although I know I should be expecting them, these letters always come as a surprise. I feel like Jana is a friend — the smart one who reads books that intimidate you — that shows up every two weeks to share something that's on her mind. … Each letter feels like a quiet affirmation that we are all moving through a life filled with curious people, perspectives, and ideas." – Audrey
"In a world where internet gurus tell us how to make our life better, Jana does the opposite — she gently provides food for thought." – Lauren Attard
"Jana's newsletter literally puts peace in my inbox every two weeks (and now weekly!). As soon as I see it, it pulls me in with every word." – Kalee Ball
"While I have a habit of trashing some newsletters when my inbox is crowded, The Sunday Letters is always a must read. Jana explores a lot of small-yet-big topics that play through my mind while I'm painting. When they show up I sometimes feel like I'm having a delayed conversation with her!" – Melanie Biehle
"Elegant, thoughtful ponderings for anyone. I love how each letter commands you to slow down, absorb, and let it move you." – Lauren Stephenson


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A woman who spent her entire childhood in painful loneliness revels in the difficulties of maintaining two lovers and a large coterie of children in several locations. When all her children die in one tragic event, she does not crack up, but her situation is very sad all the same.
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There are many tales out in the world that depict women in a light that Disney has deemed unsavory for its young audience; the Rejected Princesses series imagines what it would look like if their stories were told by the iconic franchise. Illustrated in the style that has made the international company famous, these Rejected Princesses are hardcore heroines that teach different life lessons.
Created by illustrator, history/mythology buff and former DreamWorks animator Jason Porath, the Rejected Princesses series includes Mai Bhago, the Sikh warrior-saint who fought the Mughal army with forty fierce women, and Pasiphae, the immortal daughter of Helios and mother of the Minotaur cursed with desires to couple with a bull. Each character is accompanied by a comprehensive back story, which shows why they were not chosen by Disney.
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Rejected Princesses by Jason Porath Have Unsavory Back Stories
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References: rejectedprincesses & neatorama
References: rejectedprincesses & neatorama


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Jeffrey Westhoff is the author of the young adult spy thriller, The Boy Who Knew Too Much, just out from Intrigue Publishing.
The Boy Who Knew Too Much got its spark from a trip to Europe that Jeffrey took while in high school.
"What if," he asked himself, "that man in Lucerne who I thought was a spy really was a spy? And what if I found him dying in an alley five minutes later?"
That question became Chapter One.


text: Hello Steve Thanks for your useful reply. I was about to post a re-statement of my question, in the light of further pondering. This would have asked something like: "Given the dynamic typing nature of Python, why is it that I have to know whether or not to create a tuple of an object, when trying to print it using the '%s' format specifier, depending on whether or not it is (or might be) already a tuple"? "is it, for instance, the case that I should always use the tuple form, and the without-parentheses form is a degenerate case" Which is pretty much what you're saying. I wasn't particularly expecting any behaviour BTW, just trying to maximise my understanding of what seemed to be an inconsistancy in behaviour. Thanks for clarifying the use of 'singleton' in this context, BTW. I might suggest a change in wording to Fred Drake - I came across this in code I was writing and the manual didn't help me too much. Best Regards Jon N Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.


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- On 5 Feb | '2009
With my new visitors from Sew, Mama, Sew! I have been getting the same question quite a bit: How do you do that "all over squiggly" quilting? I do it on my normal little sewing machine, and you can do it too! It's called free motion quilting – and that pattern is called stippling. I'm certainly no expert, and there's lots of other info out there about free motion quilting, but I thought I'd type up a post, with all my thoughts and tips, to direct people to.
First off, I want to mention that it's not that hard. I feel like before I did any free motion quilting, everything I read about it scared me off. People made it sound like it was incredibly tough to master. But it's not. It takes practice, but beyond that, it's something that anyone can do.
The nuts and bolts: you use a darning foot on your machine, and you put your feed dogs down. From there, practice lots on quilt sandwich scraps before diving into your first quilt top.
Other things that help:
– Always set your needle to stop in the down position so that you can stop and start as much as you need to.
-The key to even stitches is to find the balance between the speed you move the quilt and the speed of your needle.
– For me, going fast makes my stitches more even – but from what I've read that's not the case for everyone.
– If you run out of thread in your bobbin in the middle of your quilt, just keep going from the same spot, making sure to sew a few locking stitches over where you left off.
– I check that the back of the quilt looks right A LOT. Tension problems often don't show on the front.
– If you're quilting a big quilt, having a table to your left to hold the weight of the quilt is incredibly helpful. You can see what I mean in this photo.
Beyond all that I've mentioned, there is an amazing flickr discussion here that gives you all the tips and tricks you could ever need. And Amanda Jean put up a GREAT video tutorial here. Both of those helped me a lot.
The other question that I'm often asked is how I organize my quilting… meaning, where on the quilt do I start and how do I work my way through the quilt. I have an incredibly tough time explaining it in words, so I did a drawing for you! Here it is:
I hope that's clear! I don't start in the middle as is often suggested, but this seems to work for me. The first couple of quilts I stippled would get some yucky puckering in the back but now I pin LIKE CRAZY (I mean, I think I might OVER pin!) when I'm basting and that problem has stopped.
Quilting has come to be my favorite step of quilt making. I still get a thrill every time I sew over a seam and "unite" the quilt top a bit more. I love watching it all come together. It's so much fun!
February 5, 2009 at 6:16 pm |
Oh my gosh – I can"t believe you are sewing that huge one! Can't wait to see it finished!
February 5, 2009 at 6:55 pm |
Thanks so much for writing all of these quilting tips! I'm wary about trying out free motion quilting on my very very basic machine, but your tips have given me more confidence. We'll see if I manage to work up the courage… =)
February 5, 2009 at 7:04 pm |
Thanks for the info!
February 5, 2009 at 7:33 pm |
Thanks for showing the "big" quilt in the sewing machine. I can hardly wait to see it finished.
February 5, 2009 at 7:40 pm |
thanks for the tips! I still haven't mastered the free motion quilting. I think I need more practice 😉
February 5, 2009 at 7:48 pm |
Thanks for sharing pictures of your quilting space, it is nice to see that you are doing a big quilt without a fancy quilting machine. I was debating on attempting to quilt my girls twin sizes, (when I get them together) now I am motivated! I did a freemotion on a doll quilt and loved the results.
February 5, 2009 at 8:54 pm |
Excellent – thanks for your tips on this previously, i didn't even know what the darning foot was for! Going to give this a shot on the weekend, and also see if i can create pictures to using the same method.
February 6, 2009 at 2:23 am |
Hi Alyssa,
eventually I want to stipple a twin sized quilt with my bernina. I already tried to meander by machine with various little project.
One question regarding to quilt a big quilt with free motion quilting is, how to "organzize" it {sorry, can't find a better expression}: I was told it's better to start in the middle (quilting generally) because of shifting fabrics and then to work to the sides. So when stitching in the ditch I first make a "scaffold" and then fill the smaller areas created…
From what I can see in the picture, you started at the sides of the quilt and then work to the other side when the whole area in height of the quilt is done ????
Sorry if these are stupid questions…I couldn't answers on any site I looked for…
Have a great weekend,
February 6, 2009 at 5:26 am |
good tips! I agree, not hard to do, just takes some practice.
February 6, 2009 at 5:28 am |
I haven't tried stippling yet, but I want to. I've just been very timid about it because I don't want to mess up. I think I'll try it on a few pot holders that I want to make and see what happens…
February 6, 2009 at 6:24 am |
The best tip anyone ever gave me was to use quilting gloves. I love them! they help to grip the fabric and move it around more smoothly. They don't cost much and the benefit they provide is worth it (to me!)
February 6, 2009 at 8:25 am |
Thanks for posting this! I am wanting to start quilting my own quilts-I am really excited to do it now!
February 6, 2009 at 12:07 pm |
Brilliant post! I love the diagram about how you maneuver your quilt and the tip about pinning loads…I'm going to try that!
February 6, 2009 at 2:18 pm |
alissa, you are sooooooo good at stippling. you amaze me!!! thanks so much for the link. i do the same type of maneuvering around the quilt, except i start at the middle of one of the long sides and work my way around. i had to chuckle at our similar approach. 🙂
February 6, 2009 at 5:29 pm |
Thank you, Thank you. Have several times been looking at how you do this. I am going to do this to my quilt when its done. The only problem I don't understand is how do you put your feed dogs down? I don't think my machine does that…its a bit older one.
February 6, 2009 at 6:49 pm |
Thanks so much for the sew along on sewmamasew! I'm starting the sew along tonight (yes I'm a bit behind). This will be my very first quilt, I'm really looking forward to it. I love that I can use fabric that I already have for the entire project because of the scale. So great! Thanks again.
February 7, 2009 at 3:46 am |
Thank you for the info! Quilting is the least favorite part for me, I usually just quilt in the ditch or outline quilt, I'm going to study up with the links you provided and see if I can improve that!
February 7, 2009 at 8:37 am |
Thanks for the advice. Stippling is something that I have always wanted to do. I just need to figure out the corect speed and tension because mine always seems loose. I'll try again!
February 7, 2009 at 9:08 am |
Hi Alissa!
I found your blog checking out quilting pictures on flikr! I am just getting into quilting and taking my first class next month. I have to buy a new machine and can't invest a lot right now, but was wondering if you have any tips? I would like to find one I can buy a free motion foot for as well and that has plenty of room so I can eventually make larger quilts. What make and model is yours? Would you recommend?
Thanks for your time! I love your quilts!
February 8, 2009 at 3:23 pm |
Thanks Alissa, the drawing made a lot of sense…. I am practising like a mad woman! Love your blog!
February 25, 2009 at 6:08 am |
Thank you so much for this clear explanation! I just got a darning foot last week and practiced a bit, and it is much easier than I thought it would be. I LOVE your diagram…. that will be a huge help!
February 25, 2009 at 7:50 am |
You don't know how happy I am to stumble on your site and seeing your quilting habits! I'm a new to free motion quilting (I've made 4 quilts free motion). So this is a HUGE help!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
February 26, 2009 at 1:20 pm |
I know it's possible to quilt a large quilt like the one you have here, but I get so nervous and don't think I have enough practice on the smaller sizes yet. You're little drawing with the directions you go in is very helpful for me to get an idea at attempting it (some day:). I just discovered your blog and I am hooked. It is definitely one I will be referring back to for my beginning quilting q's. Thanks for sharing through your blog!!
March 3, 2009 at 3:17 pm |
Thank you so much for all these really helpful tips, I'm stippling for the first time and this is just what I needed! Thank you thank you thank you! If you don't mind I have posted a link to here from my blog. Hope you're having a great day, I am so inspired by your beautiful work! love nova x
February 14, 2010 at 7:50 am |
Thanks for the diagram, I was working on a quilt yesterday and wondering how people handled it.
August 30, 2010 at 4:08 pm |
Hi I love your tutorial, so far all i have done on my sewing machine are kids qults, single size, and wall hangings. But after seeing that huge qult being done on your machine i am inspired to tackle the huge ones that i have made as well, on my machine. However on my smaller projects i use 505 basting spray works like a champion and no pins to fuss with and it washes off with water. Thank you for you wonderful tutorial. Maybe we wont be paying the long armers the money we could be spending on fabric. I agree with practice practice practice. If you remember back you practiced your writing skills as a child, over and over again, same thing with this, PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT, Well almost mine will never be perfect, i dont seek perfection just pretty!!!
October 24, 2012 at 1:54 pm |
Hi Alissa, I just ran across your website for the first time b/c of your demo on pebble quilting, which I plan to try. Your quilts are incredibly beautiful and inspiring. I am wondering … when you quilt in strait lines, do you use a free motion approach, keep your machine on straight stitch, or something different? I'm in a quilting storm for the arrival of my first baby! Thanks a lot. -Melanie
November 11, 2012 at 4:30 pm |
Just came across your blog. I am loving it. I am on my second quilt and have been searching for information about the actual quilting portion of making quilts. My first one I mostly stitched in the ditch. I really don't want to on this next one. It is a basic yellow brick road pattern, but I would like something more on it. I need to find out if I can get the darning foot for my machine? I can't wait to read more! Thanks for being here!


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Positive Expectation, Scenario Gaming, and Moving Beyond Certainty from Jack Sparrow at Mercenary Trader is one of the best posts about trading ever. It touches on many very important parts of trading and building the correct mindset in an efficient way. Mainly it talks about getting rid of the bullshit, removing (yes removing) certainty.
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One of the most important parts of learning a new skill is to be able to take a "fundamental" skill from something previously mastered and translate it to whatever new skill you are working on. The path to failure is more varied than the path to success. Because you are a master in one skill you can understand the different context. By contrasting two things you can see a pattern. Remember: Trading is like poker, trading is not poker.
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First of all: I haven't had a snow day in AGES. How frenching amazing was it to wake up at 2pm yesterday and just sit around in your Costco sweatpants and rec league t-shirt? Loved it.
Anyway, the top 3 today will be in tribute to the snow day.
I really shouldn't find this funny because just about a week ago I was rear-ended into an intersection with oncoming cars because a guy was skidding like Bambi all over the snow. Fail. Buuuuuut, it's still kinda funny.
(651): the line at the liquor store is out the door, and students in line are high-fiving like crazy…i love college snow days
What'd you do on your snow day?


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The Memory Palace
Gill Alderman
In the vast library of the Palace there are many books about the fabulous land of Malthassa and its Archmage Koschei – books written by Guy Parados. Fantasy novels that have brought Parados fame and wealth in his own world.
Guy Parados believes that he invented the Archmage. He thinks he alone built the Memory palace and that it contains his memories. Instead, it contains his soul, and the Archmage Koschei has need of it.
In Gill Alderman's powerful novel, magic crosses over from the realm of fantasy to the present day, and it is strange, beautiful and deadly.


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The Nashville Predators managed to pull even twice, but then surrendered a pair of goals while they were a man short and lost 4-3 to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday in Ottawa.
Martin Erat scored with 8.6 seconds left but the Predators never led and lost for the second time in three days. They had not dropped consecutive contests since Dec. 23 and 26 against Dallas and Detroit, respectively.
Patric Hornqvist's power-play goal made it 2-2 at 12:40 of the second period, but Jason Spezza put the Senators ahead to stay with 1:05 to play in the period. Chris Phillips, playing in his 1,000th career game, provided some much-needed insurance at 13:35 of the third.
Spezza scored six seconds after Erat went off for hooking. Phillips' goal, his second of the game, came with 20 seconds to go on a slashing call against David Legwand.
Phillips' goals were his first two of the season. Spezza also scored twice.
It was the first time in 21 games a Nashville opponent scored more than one power play goal. In fact, the Predators allowed a total of six power play goals since they gave up four in a 6-5 victory over Columbus on Dec. 22.
With his goal, Hornqvist tied Mike Fisher for the team lead with 16 each. It was Fisher's first game in Ottawa since the Senators traded him to Nashville almost exactly one year to the day earlier. Fisher did not have a point or a shot against the team for which he played 675 games from 1999 through Feb. 10, 2010.
Defenseman Ryan Suter had two assists, and Erat added to his team-leading assist (29) and point totals (42). In addition to his goal, he had the secondary assist when Hornqvist scored.
Nashville plays an afternoon game (noon, CST) Saturday at Boston, the reigning Stanley Cup champion.


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"When you take a step of faith, obstacles are removed and doors are opened. Do not stand there wondering if you made the right choice, but keep on moving as your destiny lies ahead."
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For weeks, the headlines regarding the investigation into Bollywood actress Jiah Khan's suicide have revolved around whether her ex-boyfriend Suraj Pancholi was guilty of abetting her suicide. However shocking rumors came to light on Monday that suggest the actress may have been intoxicated when she took her own life.
It must be clarified that all of these reports are at best rumors. MK Malve, the director of the Kalina Forensics Laboratory, has refused to give any details from the report he submitted regarding Khan's death. However, inside sources have told the Times of India that some percentage of alcohol was found in her blood at the time of death.
If the rumor were to prove true, it could cast a shadow on the character of Khan, which would take away from the argument her family is making against Pancholi. Khan left a lengthy suicide note addressed to an unnamed subject, that accuses said subject of abuse, rape, and also alleges that Khan received an abortion. Khan's mother Rabia told police that the actress had complained to her of abuse and that she had signs of abuse on her face at the time of her death. The autopsy released nearly a month ago established that Khan showed no sign of physical abuse, but police did obtain records from a Mumbai hospital that confirmed the actress did undergo an abortion procedure.
Pancholi was held in prison for nearly a month without bail because police believed his freedom would endanger the investigation. A Mumbai court struck down the arguments of the police and allowed Pancholi to be freed on bail.© 2018 Mstars News, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.


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Jetsonorama's Trailer Wheat Paste on the Navajo Nation, Tuba City
Artist and physician Chip Thomas, a.k.a. Jetsonorama pasted this work a few months ago on a friend's trailer in Tuba City, located in Northeastern Arizona on Navajo Nation.
Jetsonorama has been featured on this site many times before, especially for the ongoing Painted Desert Project.
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Although I prefer the ocean, I enjoy being in the mountains, too. Mountains show us the grandeur and timelessness of the earth.
We may know that the mountains rose eons ago from the boiling lava of volcanoes or from the shifting crusts of tectonic plates. We may see the surfaces of mountains sculpted by fires and floods and new eruptions. But in the moment we gaze on them, mountains are unchanging and enduring. They are as solid and comforting in their cragginess as an old grandfather who says little but offers peppermints from his pocket.
I recently saw the Olympic Mountains from Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park. In the picture above, note the backbone ridges that ran from where I stood out to the peaks, still snow-covered in mid-August.
And in the closer view to the right, see how the sun glints off the glaciers, turning them into sugar-dusted confectioner's treats. The mountains seem almost dainty, last winter's snow still whimsically scattered in valleys between their crests.
As we drove down from Hurricane Ridge, we stopped at a lookout point. From here, we looked out from the mountains to the sea.
We stood on a mountain within the Olympic National Park and saw Mt. Baker to the northeast near the North Cascades National Park on the far horizon. (In the picture on the left, Mt. Baker is suspended just to the right of the evergreen, hardly distinguishable from the clouds that hovered beneath its peak.)
Then we turned slightly to see Victoria, Canada, north across the Strait of Juan de Fuco. The strait seemed hardly any boundary at all, an arbitrary division of the earth. Yet without a passport we could not cross the water.
As we stood breathing in the beauty, the sun shone on my back, the leaves were just starting to turn, and the snow gleamed in the distance. A seasonless day.
The world seemed large and small, near and far, old and new, familiar and foreign, all at once. The mountains were everything. And they were magnificent.


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We care about the quality of your stay with us. Below are nearby attractions, shopping and restaurants that are popular with our guests. Listed locations are nearby with approximate distance listed where available.
Most Popular Area Attractions
Burlington Athletic Stadium
Adjacent to Fairchild Park, in the heart of Burlington, you'll discover the Burlington Athletic Stadium, home of the Burlington Royals. As the Rookie-level minor league affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, the Burlington Royals provide a wealth of entertainment for the local baseball fans – drive in from nearby Greensboro and check out a game.
Seating 3,500 fans, the Burlington Athletic Stadium was originally built in Danville, VA and subsequently dismantled and reconstructed in Burlington in 1958. Burlington Athletic Field is well known for hosting one of the longest minor league games in history, the 27-inning behemoth between the Bluefield Orioles and the Burlington Indians in 1988.
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Cameron Indoor Stadium
On the campus of Duke University you'll find Cameron Indoor Stadium, home of the Duke basketball since 1940.
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Cameron Indoor Stadium is a legendary arena on the college sports landscape. Named for former coach Eddie Cameron, Cameron Indoor Stadium seats 9,314 fans (the "Cameron Crazies," as they are called), and plays host to men's and women's basketball, along with men's and women's volleyball.
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Explore the Duke University Campus
Established in 1838 by Quakers and Methodists, Duke University is a top, private institution in the state of North Carolina.
Duke was known originally as the Brown School, then the Union Institute, the Normal College, and then Trinity College – all of those name changes occurred from 1838 to 1924, when the school officially became Duke.
Today, Duke is found in Durham, a pleasant city within the Piedmont region of NC, not far from Raleigh and Creedmor.
When you explore Duke, be sure to visit Duke Chapel, one of the most iconic buildings on campus, seating almost 1,600 people. The Levine Science Research Center is one of the largest buildings on campus, and the Sarah P. Duke Gardens are an ideal destination for a relaxing walk or bird watching.
Duke is well known national for it's sports programs – the Blue Devils cary a large following thanks, in part, to their basketball team. Make your way to Cameron Indoor Stadium in the fall or winter for an exciting college basketball game.
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Opened in 1995, Durham Bulls Athletic Park is a minor league baseball stadium set in the city of Durham in North Carolina's Piedmont region. Home field to the Durham Balls, the AAA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, the park comfortably seats 10,000 fans on game day.
The ballpark is also known as a collegiate ballpark, serving as home field for the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Central Eagles. Be on the look out for the Durham Bull sign, modeled after a prop from the movie "Bull Durham."
Elon University
Established in 1889, Elon University is located in the Piedmont-area community of Elon, near Burlington.
University of North Carolina
The Dean Smith Center at UNC
When you visit Chapel Hill in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, make sure you set aside time to explore the University of North Carolina.
A public university and the flagship of the entire University of North Carolina System (17 total schools), UNC was established in 1789 and began enrolling students in 1795.
Some of the campus highlights include the statue of Silent Sam, a confederate soldier, the Morehead Planetarium, which first opened in 1949, and the Old Well.
UNC carries a large fan base when it comes to its sports teams. The UNC Tar Heels feature 27 varsity level teams competing across major sports like football, basketball, baseball, and soccer.
During the fall, make your way to Kenan Memorial Stadium and check out an exciting Tar Heels football game.
On a winter or early spring visit to Chapel Hill, head for Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center for Tar Heels hoops. Drive in from Creedmor and check out UNC.
More Area Attractions & Services
- 3.00 mile(s) from Lake Macintosh Park and Marina
- 10.00 mile(s) from Alamance Battle Ground
- 15.00 mile(s) from Alamance County Historical Museum and Quaker Lake
- 20.00 mile(s) from Lake Cammack Park and Marina
- 35.00 mile(s) from North Carolina Zoo
- 0.50 mile(s) from shopping
- 3.00 mile(s) from Alamance Crossing
- 15 mile(s) from Four Seasons Town Center
- 15 mile(s) from Tanger Outlets
Local Area Recreation Opportunities
- Outdoor pool
- 3.00 mile(s) from Burlington City Park and Recreation
- 3.00 mile(s) from Roll About Skating Center
- 5.00 mile(s) from Golf Courses
- 7.50 mile(s) from All American Amusements
Nearby Restaurants
- Grill 5*8*4, on premises, bar/lounge, American, open for: breakfast, lunch, dinner, a casual fine dining experience.
- Across the street from Mellow Mushroom, bar/lounge, American, open for: lunch, dinner
- 0.02 mile(s) from Applebee's, bar/lounge, American, open for: lunch, dinner
- 0.02 mile(s) from McDonald's®, fast food, American, open for: breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 0.03 mile(s) from Mayflower Seafood, bar/lounge, Seafood, open for: lunch, dinner
- 0.04 mile(s) from Cracker Barrel®, bar/lounge, American, open for: breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 0.05 mile(s) from O'Charley's, bar/lounge, American, open for: lunch, dinner
- 0.05 mile(s) from Sal's Italian Restaurant, bar/lounge, Italian, open for: lunch, dinner
- 0.05 mile(s) from Cancun Mexican Restaurant, bar/lounge, Mexican, open for: lunch, dinner
- 0.13 mile(s) from LongHorn® Steakhouse, bar/lounge, Steak House, open for: lunch, dinner
- 0.50 mile(s) from Starbucks®, bar/lounge, American, open for: breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 0.50 mile(s) from Village Grille, bar/lounge, American, open for: lunch, dinner
- 0.75 mile(s) from Subway®, bar/lounge, American, open for: breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 1.00 mile(s) from Golden Corral®, bar/lounge, American, open for: breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 1.20 mile(s) from Red Bowl, bar/lounge, Chinese, open for: lunch, dinner
- 1.20 mile(s) from Buffalo Wild Wings, bar/lounge, American, open for: lunch, dinner
- 0.75 mile(s) from Krispy Kreme, ice Cream/dessert, American, open for: breakfast, lunch, dinner
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Timely weekend to revisit an era when 'We Got Game'
BASKETBALL:Documentary recalls a strange and wonderful period for Irish basketball
One incident above all confirmed for Terry Strickland that he was a black man in a very, very white country. This was in 1983 and the North Carolinian was still settling into life in Cork city, where he had come to play basketball with Neptune. He was walking down the street with his team-mate Ray Smith. Both were used to the open curiosity of Irish people towards their skin colour but when a dog on the street stopped stone dead, gave them a long stare and then started barking, the two men cracked up laughing. "Even the dogs . . ." Smith said.
Strickland recalled the moment during his contribution to We Got Game: The Golden Age of Irish Basketball, which airs tonight on Setanta.
The timing is significant – the last weekend in January has always been to Irish basketball what September is to the GAA. The women's and men's national cup finals take place tonight at the Arena in Tallaght. The men's final, coincidentally, will feature UL Eagles, the reigning champions, against Strickland's old team. Neptune were the bluebloods of Irish basketball during Strickland's time but haven't won the National Cup since 1992.
Neptune coach Mark Scannell was a player during the strange and wonderful epoch which is covered in We Got Game. Directed by Garry Keane, the documentary was inspired by Kieran Shannon's book Hanging From the Rafters, which examined the 10-year period when clubs like Neptune and North Mon and Ballina and Killester "imported" a generation of exceptional American players like Strickland, Kelvin Troy and Mario Elie, whose CV boasts a National Cup with Killester and three NBA titles with the Houston Rockets.
The sheer novelty of having two Americans per team and the transformative effect they had on the speed and pattern of the Irish game led to an unprecedented surge in the popularity of the sport. Killarney's Paudie O'Connor was the first to sign Americans and other clubs felt they could either follow suit or allow the Kerry men to dominate.
"And that wasn't going to happen," reasons Neptune's Tom O'Sullivan in the documentary. What nobody could anticipate was the quality of the US players who came to Ireland in that period. Kelvin Troy was one of the top-rated defensive players in college basketball and played against Larry Bird and Michael Jordan.
Jasper McElroy remains a legend in Chicago basketball circles. By 1984, eight of the 20 Americans playing in Ireland had been drafted (but not signed) by NBA teams. They narrowly missed out on Madison Square Garden and so ended up in Inchicore's Oblate Hall. For most, that was fine.
Several Americans, like Ballina's Deora Marsh and Troy, made their lives in Ireland. "The one thing I'm grateful for is that my kids are Irish because everyone loves the Irish," Troy says. "It's the one place I feel blessed."
Elie moved on after one season and after a glittering NBA career now works as an assistant coach with the Brooklyn Nets. Dave Hopla, a white guard with a sensational shot, played with St Gall's in Belfast in the mid 1980s. He now works as a shooting coach with the New York Knicks. All have warm and vivid memories of the camaraderie and the sheer strangeness of the Irish basketball scene in the 1980s. It is arguable the vivid hold which the game had on the public imagination would have waned with time. But the Irish basketball association's decision to limit each club to one American seemed to stall the momentum that the national league built up throughout the 1980s. Attendances dipped in the 1990s and US players seeking to play in Europe were snapped up by continental teams.
But the national cup remains the marquee weekend. Tickets for tonight's finals have sold out. For Neptune fans of a certain vintage it will feel like a return to halcyon nights. With Montenotte featuring in the women's game – also against University of Limerick – it feels like a big night for Cork basketball. When Neptune won the title in 1992, it was their third cup in five years.
"We've just been trying to keep a lid on all the ancillary stuff and keep the team in a bubble somewhat. It's not easy on a week like this," Scannell says. "But it's brilliant for all the kids in the club, all the coaches and people on committees who have been putting in the work to get us to a position where we are back in a cup final. My job, and the team's job, is to put in a performance all those people can be proud of and hopefully we perform to our ability Friday night."
Cup weekend
UL coach Mark Keenan played point guard for Killester during the Troy-Elie era and reckons the atmosphere on cup weekend is reminiscent of the brightest years in Irish basketball. "No matter how many times you have been there you get the nerves."
Anyone who experienced the nights Keenan did as a player can't help but feel Irish basketball had possession of something magical and let it slip. The energy and interest may not have been possible to sustain but the footage in We Got Game is a terrific salute to the fact the revolution, brief as it was, did happen.


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Changing the Conversation on Marijuana
On December 11, I was proud to stand with Senator Liz Krueger as she announced her legislation to legalize marijuana in New York State. Senator Krueger's bill is a courageous step towards an open and honest debate about the criminalization of marijuana, which disproportionately impacts people of color, young, and low-income New Yorkers. Legalizing possession and personal use of small amounts of marijuana would eliminate disparities in marijuana arrests and permit our criminal justice system to more effectively deploy scarce resources.


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Last day of the year! It is amazing how the year went so fast! but I am so excited for the one that is coming! I hope all of you have a great starting of the year and spend a great night! Did you read my How to Dress for NYE ? if not be sure to check that out!!
December 31, 2011
December 30, 2011
How to dress this NYE!
I know maybe is too late to tell you how to dress for NYE! But maybe you can change a few things from your outfit after you hear this ...
Etiquetas: Dress , How to , New Year , New Year's Eve , White
December 29, 2011
Launching my Youtube Channel!
The picture says it all! I am launching my new youtube channel.. I am learning but that doesn't mean it is bad.. totally the opposite I am with the energy 110% and ready to take The Style Stash to the next level, are you sure you can handle it? I invite you to this adventure I am taking and to enjoy the benefits of it!
Etiquetas: Fashion , make up , Style , Youtube Channel
December 28, 2011
December 26, 2011
Super cozy!
How was your Christmas!? I hope you guys received a lot of presents but of course the most important thing.. spending time with your loved ones and celebrate the birth of Jesus! I decided it was too much summer ish in my blog and since the most part who reads it is in the middle of the winter I decided to go with my top big sweaters!
December 24, 2011
Happy Christmas Eve!
Happy Christmas Eve everyone! this posts counts as a Happy Christmas and Happy Christmas Eve since tomorrow I will not be posting anything!
December 21, 2011
Maxi Skirts&Pants
Lately I've been so much into maxi skirts and pants! They are perfect for the summer weather and they are super fun to wear! Plus they are super comfy and create a great stylish combo!
Etiquetas: Maxi Pants , Maxi Skirts , Pants
December 20, 2011
Fav Polyvore Sets!
Since I haven't been very daily with my posts as I promised... I wanted to share my fav polyvore sets I've been showing you guys over the year!!! A little of them .. but my favorites! If you want more just comment below and let me know what you think :) !
Etiquetas: Clothing set of the Day , CSOTD , Polyvore , The Style Stash
December 18, 2011
Blue is the new Black?
I'm not very sure. But what I am sure about is the blue is definitely in my closet this summer and the rest of the year! It is such a vibrant color and let me tell you, nail polish... the blue is the right shade this time! so what are you waiting for?
Etiquetas: Blue , Bright Colors , Colorful , Royal Blue , Statement Piece , Trends
December 16, 2011
Carnival Color!
Since my vacations to Brazil are around the corner and I was listening to Brazilian music, I figured out why not posting something colorful and full of joy and life? ...Carnival Colors!!!
Etiquetas: Brazil , Bright Colors , Carnival , Color Blocking , Rio do Janeiro
December 15, 2011
December 12, 2011
Feeling Cat...
One of the latest trends that I've already talked about! Faux fur!... of course the monochromatic looks are perfect, but the one that is stealing the scene is the leopard print !
Etiquetas: Animal Print , Coat , Faux Fur , Leopard Print
December 11, 2011
Sexy and Joyful !
I thought I needed to share this amazing picture with you guys! I absolutely love it .. the whole composition brings me such joyful and it is so sexy at the same time ! I love the bright colors and that's why I am sharing this two pictures!
Etiquetas: Bright Colors , Magazine , Photoshoot , pink
December 9, 2011
December 8, 2011
Like the Merry Christmas banner?
In the midst of war, our human nature to love, even the descendants of our enemies, still prevails in one way or another.
As you can see the Holidays have invaded TheStyleStash.com! and I am so glad because this is one of my favorite holidays... it is about spending time with your family, give love, spread love and peace to everyone... in one day we all feel like one family!
Did you know that at a war both armies that were fighting against each other established that the 24th December they all would hang out and have a special Christmas dinner, ALL TOGETHER!? Yes.. we can fight violence with love and peace... we just need to be ourselves and be more conscious about what we do, think and say. Remember actions speak louder than words!
Etiquetas: Christmas , Festivities , Fight against Violence , Happy Holidays , Holidays , Love , Peace
Rock and Edgy?
The rocker kind of accessory, Studs, they come in every color, shape and size. They give you an edgy look and the rocker style too! They are fun to accessorize with jackets, shoes and bags, but when you are loaded... is not that great!
December 6, 2011
Wedges Summer/Winter Style.
Hello lovelies! I am definitely a little bit busy these couple of days so I am sorry if I am going to post entries with little text on, but of course the pictures will keep on coming !
What I am really loving are the fab wedges, perfect for winter and summer!
December 5, 2011
Street style someone?
I've posted an entry before about Streetstyle and how much I love this photos to inspire my day to day outfits! Here I will let you enjoy some of my fav styles!
Etiquetas: facehunter , Street , Style , Style Folder , Style Street
December 4, 2011
Crazy prints!
Life is all about crazy prints and here I just filed my beloved ones that I want to share with you! Sometimes can be easy to pull out a crazy print... but sometimes can be totally otherwise!
Etiquetas: Animal Print , Crazy Prints , Ferragamo , Houndstooth , Prints , Trends
December 2, 2011
Don't know how to dress for Christmas?
It is the second day of one of my favorites months! and I made a promise to myself to try to post every day of this beautiful month... I will start thinking about what to write for 31 posts! hahaha. And that will include 2 Nail Tutorials, and 2 Make up Tutorials (SPECIALS!) .
December 1, 2011
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show!
Hey everyone! Happy 1st December, the last first day of a month of this year! I can't believe how the time went so fast ! every year now it seems to go faster and I seriously can't wait to be finally in my vk's worrying about nothing ! Did you guys watched the Victoria's Secret Runway show this past 29th November ?
Etiquetas: Lingerie , Runway , Runway Show , Swimwear , Victoria's Secret , VS
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Haleakala Summit
Haleakala Volcano Summit, Maui
This is a forgotten image from our trip to Maui and Haleakala Summit back in 2011.
The visit to Haleakala National Park was a highlight of our trip to the island, and, as with all amazing places I visit, I've wanted to see it again ever since. This was not our first Maui visit, but we never made it to Haleakala the first time, we were too busy watching the turtles and basking in the sun. Second time around we finally got more adventurous and made our way through the clouds and to the top of Haleakala summit; the view was breathtaking!
I strongly recommend for anyone visiting Maui to make the trip to the top of the volcano their top priority. The drive is unlike any other we have ever experienced: you start off on a regular road but soon end up driving through a thick layer of clouds on a winding serpentine up, up and up. Then, just as suddenly, the clouds fall back and you're suddenly above them, viewing the island as if you're in an airplane. It gets even better, because what waits at the Haleakala Summit is view unlike any other I have ever seen. Hundreds of craters and a landscape that simply takes your breath away (the elevation helps with that too).
We all have one regret about the trip still; because it was our last day and we did not know what to expect, we were not prepared for hiking. Bring a backpack with you if planning to go up, there are miles and miles of hiking trails at the top. All we could do that day was watch and envy hikers in all directions. The great thing, is that I'll be ready for next time, and finding this image in my working files, all lonely and forgotten, just reminded me why we should go back to Haleakala summit sooner, rather than later.
Location: Haleakala Summit, Maui, Hawaii
Exposure: 1/160 sec f/7.1
Camera: Cannon 50D
Lens: EF 24-105


text: On Tue, 2009-03-03 at 22:44 +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:> * James Bottomley <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:> > > > So the real question is why does the -rt tree even have > > > > patches not in the vanilla SCSI tree? This type of cockup > > > > clearly demonstrates why it's a bad idea.> > > > > > Believe me, i have better things to do than to track down your > > > regressions. I applied a fix/test patch sent to me by SCSI > > > folks.> > > > Look, I've no problem with you collecting random patches. I > > have a problem when you start pushing random SCSI patches into > > other trees. [...]> > Both -tip and -rt are generic trees and there's a connection > between them that the maintainers of both are one and the same > set of people.> > So i'm not sure on what grounds you purport to be able to > prevent fixes from flowing from -tip into -rt and vice versa.> > You have no monopoly on the propagation and testing of SCSI > fixes. We picked up a v1 patch from the SCSI list and did not > add nor remove anything from it.OK, let me try and make the problem simpler for you: If you pick uprandom patches outside of your area and apply them without any qualitycontrol (like code inspections, or even understanding how the patcheswork) you've created a suspect and quality compromised tree. This isfine for your own work and others to test and report back (although thelist will start to see your bug reports as correspondingly lower qualityif you have a high proportion of self induced failures like this one).However, if you base a feature tree off this compromised tree, nowyou're causing extra work for other maintainers who see problemsreported with this tree, and have to take the time to investigate what'sgoing on.Worse, supposing there is a genuine SCSI bug exposed by the -rt tree(say something timing or interrupt related). So I ask the reporter toretry with the regular kernel tree and the bug goes away. Now everyonewill think "Oh, it's just because of some SCSI crap Ingo put in histree". Result: the bug goes undiagnosed until it bites several peoplein the field, which is an avoidable result.The executive summary is that your "it works for me, so I'm putting itin my tree" attitude is damaging our quality process.James


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Congressional delegation critical of policy on Syria
Updated 10:56 pm, Wednesday, September 30, 2015
WASHINGTON — Connecticut's congressional delegation is all-Democrat all the time and usually supports President Barack Obama's policy objectives.
But Rep. Jim Himes and Sen. Chris Murphy are among those in Congress openly questioning White House policy in Syria — and asking whether in its haste to do the right thing, the U.S. has actually made the deadly conflict in Syria worse.
"The belief that the president could solve the problems in Syria was an insane idea,'' Himes said. "We can't.''
With 54 other House Democrats, including Rep. Elizabeth Esty, who is also from Connecticut, Himes signed a letter Tuesday to Obama calling for calling for international negotiations to end the conflict. Civil war has left Syria in ruins and prompted millions to seek refuge in Europe and elsewhere.
The letter was written with the UN General Assembly in session and Russia deploying military aircraft to bomb reputed Islamic State targets in Syria.
Murphy, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a longtime critic of U.S. policy to overthrow Syria's Bashar al-Assad, called on the Obama administration to cancel its train-and-equip aid program for Syrian rebels after reports that equipment fell into the hands of an al-Qaida affiliate, the Nusra Front.
"Two or three years ago there was an independent Syrian opposition, but today there is not,'' said Murphy, who won his initial congressional race in 2006 on the basis of opposition to the Iraq war. "Syrian opposition is interdependently woven into al-Qaida. Like it or not, there are no pure good guys in Syria.''
Both Himes and Murphy believe the U.S. has perhaps inadvertently painted itself into a corner by demanding that Assad leave office. Accusations of massive human rights violations led the Obama administration to back rebel groups, while Russia and Iran have argued the Assad regime is a bulwark of the fight against Islamic State fighters —ISIS — and must be maintained.
With events in Syria spinning out of control and no signs that the refugee crisis is going to crest anytime soon, the U.S. may have little choice other than to tolerate Assad's continuing in office — for now.
"Assad is a murderous tyrant, but we have to be realistic about what the U.S. can and cannot accomplish there,'' said Murphy. "We should keep our eye on the ball, which is keeping ISIS on its heels so it cannot attack us.''
Tolerating Assad, even temporarily, would be a "tough pill to swallow,'' Himes said.
"The White House made a mistake that you can't take on ISIS until Assad is gone,'' Himes said. "He needs to be gone, but the first priority must be to stop the growing cancer which is ISIS. Then transition Assad out.''
Esty said the bottom line is that it's time to try something new.
"I think Assad is completely unacceptable but we're kind of stuck in the escalating carnage, so maybe we have to step back and rethink how we're approaching this,'' she said. "I think Washington spends way too much time assessing blame and too little moving forward to something that's more productive. What we're trying right now is not working.''


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Here's an ad campaign you'll want to see.
Crass and expensively shameless pimping of baby carrots as overtly sexual, extreme and futuristic pop culture. Not to mention "chic" repackaging to make them look like junk food. Hardly a Focus-On-The-Family kind of pitch.
We're talking BABY carrots here — not jumbo sized — like the ones in little lunchette packets my kids take to school. Whenever I buy a big package of them, with the best intentions, most of it ends up dried up and dead, fatally passed over for Graham Crackers, frozen yogurt or even celery.
But this is nervy coming from "A Bunch of Carrot Farmers" at Bakersfield-based Bolthouse Farms.
"We feel that with the cultural climate around healthy snacking right now, there's a unique and timely oportunity to do the first ever consumer-based advertising for carrots," Bolthouse CEO Jeff Dunn told This Dish Vegetarian. At least since Bugs Bunny.
The head of the ad agency that aided and abetted Bolthouse decided baby carrots needed "a bit of attitude" to join the ranks of snacks. "Mocking modern snack marketing is a strategic way of creating that attitude," he said. That includes a video game, "Xtreme Xrunch Kart."
Bugs had lots of attitude and always mocked Elmer Fudd. But we're in an MMA-kind of era right now.
Boom! Pow! Baby carrots!
Apple tooks its first big step as a company with a bold TV ad. Then there was Got Milk? These spots can be transformative.
Will this work and make baby carrots the new "it" food? Can the healthiest of vegetables knock Doritos off the shelf?
What other foods, or any other hard-to-sell items could use this kind of extreme makeover? Let us know in the comments, and we'll post the best marketing ideas.


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The contenders: Brazil has won all its matches yet still has been under fire for not playing as well as expected. But, the Brazilians are winning and if they hit on all cylinders, they'll be tough to knock off.
Mardi Gras in Dortmund: Brazilian fans make some music.
Probably the most impressive team has been Germany.
Not your typical German side. This squad has conceded a few more goals than teams of yesteryear (one goal in first round play in 2002 versus three goals this time). The Germans were written off the last time as well — and they made the final.
In 2006, Jurgen Klinsmann has these guys believing. Klinsmann, based in California, obviously would be an intriguing choice for U.S. coach, if/when Bruce Arena makes an exit. But, I digress.
The World Cup still has plenty of contenders: The feisty Portuguese, the impressive Spaniards, the France are finally looking good … England wins (ugly, but winning nonetheless). Oh, and yes, Argentina should have been on my original list. Maxi Rodriguez has the goal of the tournament … So it's still wide open.
The pretenders: Of the remainders, Italy was gifted a victory on a bad penalty kick call against Australia and the Ukraine could only win on penalties against Switzerland.
Undecideds: Today's round of 16 matchup in Dortmund against Ghana, should make for some entertaining football as the upstart Ghanians look to pull a major upset. Ghana is a tough, physical but skillful team. They are no pushover as the U.S. and the Czech Republic found out in the toughest first round group of the World Cup. Yeah, we all thought the Czech Republic would walk through the first round after the dismantling of the U.S., but not so.
Ref watch: The referees have gotten hammered the last couple of days for the Portugal-Netherlands debacle and the penalty call against Australia which gift-wrapped a win for the Italians. However, the ref was impressive in the Ukraine-Switzerland match. Maybe he got the FIFA memo because only one yellow card was issued in that match.
Your call: Who's a contender … and who's a pretender?