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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Dec 15, 1998
|Filing date
|Apr 10, 1997
|Priority date
|Mar 17, 1995
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|William Lo, Ian S. Crayford
|Original Assignee
|Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
|Export Citation
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|Patent Citations (7), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (50), Classifications (12), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/630,732 filed on Apr. 2, 1996, now abandoned, Which is a File-Wrapper Continuation of Ser. No. 08/405,686 filed on Mar. 17, 1995, now abandoned.
The present invention relates generally to intrusion control within a local area network and more particularly to intrusion control within a network that utilizes Multiport Repeaters.
"Expandable Repeater" (Vijeh, Staab), U.S. Pat. No. 5,265,123.
"Address Tracking over Repeater Based Networks" (Crayford, Vijeh, Lo), U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/019,926 filed Feb. 19, 1993.
"Repeater Security System" (Vijeh, Lo), U.S. Pat. No. 5,353,353 issued Oct. 4, 1994.
"Programmable Address Mapping Matrix for Secure Networks" (Lo, Crayford), U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/366,809 filed Dec. 30, 1994.
"Programmable Delay of Disrupt for Secure Networks" (Lo, Crayford), U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/366,808 filed Dec. 30, 1994.
"Programmable Disrupt of Multicast Packets for Secure Networks" (Lo, Crayford), U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/366,806 filed Dec. 30, 1994.
"Multiple Address Security Architecture" (Lo, Crayford), Ser. No. 08/460,319, filed Jun. 2, 1995.
"Inverse Packet Disrupt for Secure Networks" (Crayford, Lo), Ser. No. 08/406,082, filed on even date herewith.
In traditional Ethernet (802.3 10BASE5) and Cheapernet (802.3 10BASE2) a coaxial cable provides the linear bus to which all nodes are connected. Signalling is achieved using a current sink technique with a center conductor used for the signal and a shield used as a ground reference. All devices are connected to the coaxial bus, and therefore all devices will receive the transmission of a single device. Twisted pair Ethernet (802.3 10BASE-T) utilizes standard voice grade telephone cable, employing differential signalling on separate transmit and receive pairs of the cables. 10BASE-T provides only a point-to-point communication capability and requires additional active elements, e.g., a repeater, to provide a point-to-multipoint local area network (LAN) capability. An Ethernet network system typically includes a number of interconnected cable segments. A repeater is used to interconnect two or more cable segments. Each cable segment may be one of a variety of cable types, for example, coaxial or twisted pair. The repeater performs signal amplitude and timing restoration on an incoming bitstream and repeats the bitstream to all of the ports connected to the repeater. By repeating data to all ports, the repeater acts as a logical coaxial cable so that any node connected to the network will see another node's transmission.
Traditionally, repeaters allow wired coaxial Ethernet to extend a network's physical distance limit. For twisted pair Ethernet, if more than two nodes are required to provide connectivity, the IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Standard mandates the use of a repeater. Although the physical signalling on the coaxial and twisted pair cabling differs, the functionality of the repeater for either is identical as is the frame or packet format used to pass messages through the repeater between the participating nodes on the network.
FIGS. 1 and 2 show the format for an IEEE 802.3 Standard compliant packet and an Ethernet packet, respectively. The packet commences with a preamble sequence which is an alternating (1,0) pattern. The preamble provides a single frequency on the network, in this case 5 Mega Hertz (MHz) at the start of each frame, which allows a receiver to lock to the incoming bitstream. The preamble sequence is then followed by a start of frame indicating that the data portion of the message will follow. Either a start of frame delimiter (802.3) or synch sequence (Ethernet) is used to delineate the start of the data portion of the message. A primary difference as shown is the start of frame delimiter (SFD). For 802.3, the SFD is defined as a byte that has a "1,0, 1,0, 1,0, 1,1" pattern whereas the start frame (synch) of Ethernet is a "1,1" sequence. However, in both cases the preamble plus the start of frame indication is a total of 64 bits long.
Regarding packet size, both 802.3 and Ethernet standards specify that a packet must be in the range of 64-1518 bytes. However, the actual data field in the 802.3 system is permitted to be smaller than the 46 byte value that ensures a minimum packet size. The Media Access Control sub-layer appends pad characters to a Logical Link Control (LLC) data field before sending data over the network to compensate for a smaller data field. The Ethernet standard assumes that the upper layer ensures that the minimum data field is 46 bytes before passing data to a Media Access Control (MAC) sublayer and the existence of these appended characters is unknown to the MAC device.
The 802.3 standard also uses a length field which indicates the number of data bytes that are in the LLC data and pad fields only. The high order byte of the length field is transmitted first with the least significant bit (LSB) of each byte transmitted first. Ethernet, on the other hand, uses a type field in the same two bytes of the frame to identify the message protocol type.
The data field contains the actual packet data that is being transferred and is between 46 to 1500 bytes in length. Since valid Ethernet type fields are always assigned outside of the valid maximum 802.3 packet length size, both 802.3 and Ethernet packets can coexist on the same network.
The LLC function fragments data into block sizes suitable for transmission over the network. Data bytes are transmitted sequentially with the LSB of each byte transmitted first. Following the LLC data/pad fields, the frame check sequence (FCS) is a four-byte field that contains the cyclic redundancy check (CRC) for the entire frame. The CRC is computed by the transmitting station on the destination address, source address, length/type, and data field and is appended as the last four bytes of the frame. The same CRC algorithm is used by the receiving station to compute the CRC value for the frame as it is received. The value computed at the receiver is compared with the value appended by the transmit station to provide an error detection mechanism for corrupted data. The CRC bits within the FCS are transmitted in the order most significant bit to least significant bit.
Two other fields of the frame are the destination address (DA) and the source address (SA) for the frame. Both addresses are 48 bit values transmitted LSB first. A receiving MAC determines if a match exists between the receiver's node address and the address within the DA field. Only a node indicated as matching should attempt to receive the remainder of the packet.
Three types of destination addressing are supported by the 802.3 and Ethernet standards.
1. Individual. The DA field contains an individual and unique address assigned to one node on the network.
2. Multicast. If the first bit of the DA field is set this indicates that the group address is being used. The group of nodes that will be addressed is determined by a higher layer function but in general the intent is to transmit a message between a logically similar subset of nodes on the network.
3. Broadcast. The broadcast is a special form of multicast address where the DA field is set to all is. The address is reserved, and all nodes on the network must be capable of receiving a broadcast message.
The source address field is supplied by the transmitting MAC. The transmitting MAC inserts a sender's node address into the SA field as the frame is transmitted to indicate the node as the originating station of the packet. The receiving MAC is not required to take action based on the SA field.
As mentioned above, the repeater in a network repeats data to all nodes on a network. Although data should only be received by the individual destination node addressed in the data packet, unauthorized end stations can imitate a node on a network to receive data subversively. Imitating a node can be accomplished by connecting an unauthorized end station onto a network, listening to data traffic to determine valid node addresses, and pretending to be a valid address on the network. There exists a need to ensure that an unauthorized end station in a multiport repeater-based network does not connect onto the network. Accordingly, a further need exists to prevent reception of data transmitted from an unauthorized end station by an authorized end station. The present invention addresses these needs.
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting and preventing intrusion of unauthorized end stations on a network. The present invention utilizes a comparison between a source address of an incoming data packet and stored end station addresses for the network to disable an unauthorized end station from participating in the network.
In one aspect of the present invention, a method for securing a local area network includes the steps of receiving a data packet including a source address, comparing the source address to one or more end station addresses, and disabling a receive port based on the comparison between the source address and the end station addresses for the node.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the port is disabled during the re-transmission of the data packet upon the determination of a mismatch between the source address and all valid end station addresses for the receive port. In another embodiment, the disabling of a port occurs after determining of a mismatch and a predetermined number of packets have been transmitted from the source node. In a further embodiment, the disabling of a port occurs after determination of a mismatch and the integrity or validity of the packet is verified.
In another aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for controlling intrusion of a network includes a controller. The apparatus further includes a memory comparison circuit. The memory comparison circuit operates to store end station addresses for each node and compare these stored addresses to a source address of a received data packet. An intrusion control unit coupled to the memory comparator disables a receive port when the source address received and all of the valid end station addresses for the receive port do not match.
In a further aspect of the present invention, the intrusion control unit includes an address control unit. The address control unit is configured to output a signal indicative of the end station addresses that are used for comparison purposes to disable a port.
With the method and apparatus of the present invention, a network can be secured from unauthorized end stations. A port in a multiport repeater can be disabled automatically upon detection of an unknown source address in a data packet. In addition, an interrupt signal is provided upon detection of an intruder.
Further, the disabling of the port can be done during the transmission of a single packet or any other predetermined delay into the packet. Also, the packet could be corrupted at the input port so it is re-transmitted incorrectly. Alternatively, the disabling of a port can be done programmably after a predetermined number of intruder packets have been detected. Also, the present invention provides the ability to control the disabling of the ports on a port-by-port basis. Controlling the disablement of the ports on a port-by-port basis allows data to be transmitted uninterrupted when necessary, such as when one port is linked directly to another port on a second repeater.
In addition, the present invention allows an intruder source address to be saved. Saving the intruder source address can provide the opportunity to perform higher level system monitoring to determine more sophisticated intrusion techniques, for example.
These and other advantage of the present invention will be readily apparent from the following discussion of the present invention.
FIG. 1 shows the format for an 802.3 packet.
FIG. 2 is a frame format for an Ethernet packet.
FIG. 3 is a simplified block diagram of an Integrated Multiport Repeater (IMR2) in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a network security circuit in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram for one embodiment of the intrusion control circuit of FIG. 4 in accordance with the present invention.
The present invention is directed toward a system for performing comparisons with node addresses connected to repeater ports. The following description is presented to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention and is provided in the context of a patent application and its requirements. Various modifications to the preferred embodiment and the generic principles and features described herein will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.
The system as described allows the source address of an incoming packet to be monitored and compared with an internally stored value. The internal value is either programmed by the user through a microprocessor interface or by simply learning and storing the source address of the previous packet transmitted from the node. The present invention takes to advantage that the last source address indicates the source address of the last packet received on the port. If the source address changes, this indicates the sending station connected to the port either changed or that multiple nodes are connected to that port. For a multi-drop segment, the source address may change many times as different stations transmit over the network. Accordingly, the present invention provides storage for both a last source address and a preferred source address for a node to better accommodate stations that have multiple addresses. In an additional embodiment, preferred source addresses are suitably added to better support multi-drop segments having several addresses.
Using a last source address and a preferred source address, the present invention determines if a mismatch occurs between the stored addresses and a source address for a current packet. For example, a mismatch could occur due to an unauthorized attempt to access the network. Consequently, the present invention provides a control circuit that can isolate a port from the network to disable receipt and retransmission of the packet and also can provide an interrupt that informs the host processor that the source address on the port is invalid.
Referring now to FIG. 3, the present invention comprises an Integrated Multiport Repeater (IMR2) device 12 in a preferred embodiment. The IMR2 device provides the basic repeater function, performing signal amplitude and timing restoration, incorporating individual 10BASE-T ports, and Attachment Unit Interface (AUI) ports. The AUI ports allow connection of the 10BASE-T ports to an existing coaxial wired Ethernet/Cheapernet network. The IMR2 device also provides an inter-module expansion bus 11, which allows multiple IMR2 devices to be cascaded together, and still be treated as a single repeater.
The inter-module expansion bus 11 comprises the signals RST (Reset), 20 MHz clk (20 MHz clock), REQ (Request), ACK (Acknowledge), COL (Collision), DAT (Data) and JAM (Jam). The operation of this type of expansion scheme is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,265,123, entitled Expandable Repeater and assigned to the assignee of the present application.
Note that the data passed across this expansion bus on the DAT line is a restored version of the incoming packet data received when a single port of the IMR2 device (or group of devices) is active. This means that the preamble field of the packet which is passed across the DAT pin is restored, substantially reducing or eliminating preamble shrinkage effects due to the start up delays of the receive circuits.
In addition, the IMR2 device 12 also has a management port, to allow configuration and monitoring of the operational state of the repeater.
The IMR2 12 device further provides monitoring for all network activity detected by the IMR2 device. The IMR2 12 collects statistics based on the type of network activity, and stores this information internally as registers which can be accessed by an external host device, such as a microprocessor using the management port. The host typically uses the data collected and stored by the IMR2 12 device to provide network management information, in order to more easily administer the operation and/or fault diagnosis of the network.
The IMR2 12 provides the advantages above described. The following discussion more fully presents the operation of the device. The sizes of the various devices and signals in the following are arbitrary and one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that many other combinations could be used and still be within the spirit and scope of the present invention. For purposes of illustration, the device sizes discussed throughout are based on an IMR2 having 16 repeater ports with each port having up to two end station addresses associated with it.
FIG. 4 is an overall block diagram of a network security circuit 100 in the IMR2 device 12 in accordance with the present invention. The circuit 100 comprises a memory comparator circuit (CAM) 102 coupled to a controller 104, a shift register 106, and a plurality of intrusion control circuits 108 (one intrusion control circuit per repeater port). The CAM 102 preferably includes at least 32 storage locations, e.g., two locations for each port, with each storage location at least 48 bits wide. The CAM 102 also preferably includes a typical comparator circuit for comparing the data stored with the source address in the shift register.
The shift register 106 receives a DATA IN signal with the source address received in a data packet at any one of the repeater ports. The source address is shifted into the shift register 106 one bit at a time upon assertion of the SHIFT control signal into the shift register 106 by the controller 104. When the 48 bit source address has been fully shifted in, the controller 104 asserts a COMPARE signal into the CAM 102. The source address in the shift register 106 is then compared in the comparator circuit with the end station addresses stored in the CAM, as will be well understood by those skilled in the art.
The use of a memory circuit in size large enough to hold two end station addresses allows a last source address and a preferred source address to be stored for each port. In this way, even if the last source address changes for a node, a comparison match with a preferred source address will maintain enablement of the port. For example, if a port is connected to a node on a network having both a printer and a workstation, the last source address will change every time the printer and workstation exchange information. However, the port should not be disabled under these circumstances, and additional programming restrictions on the stored addresses may be required as explained below.
With the use of two registers in the CAM 102 in accordance with the present invention to store a last source address and a preferred source address, a last source address could change on a port without causing the port to be disabled. The change of address will still be identified by a mismatch signal from the comparator, but the intrusion control circuitry of the present invention prevents the port from being disabled by the mismatch only. Of course, in the above example having a printer and a workstation connected to a single node, the possibility exists that the preferred source address and last source address may be equal. For example, when the preferred source address is the workstation address, and the source address in the last sent data packet, i.e., the last source address, is the workstation address, the source address for the printer would no longer be valid for that node and incorrectly cause the port to be disabled. Preferably, the last source address and preferred source address can be "learned" or programmed by the controller 104 for the CAM 102. Of course, programming of the memory can be enabled permanently, on a one-time basis, or never, depending on the needs of the system.
Further, providing registers for a last source address and a preferred source address allows the source address of an intruder packet to be stored in the last source address without losing a preferred source address for a node. Storing the intruder packet source address further allows possible analysis routines to be performed to determine if a same source address is transmitting more than one intruder packet. Storing the intruder packet source address also allows a node with two addresses to be used. For instance, in some network systems, an initial address is used during "boot" time (stored in preferred address), then the station is given another network address, which is then programmed into the LSA.
Once the comparison is completed, the CAM 102 outputs an EQUAL signal. A 32 bit EQUAL signal has been found by the inventors to be suitable for a 16 port repeater having up to two end stations addresses associated with each port in accordance with the present invention. Each set of two bits in the EQUAL signal suitably represents the results of the address comparisons for each port in the repeater. For example, the lowest bit pair of the signal, bits 0 and 1, would represent the results of the address comparison for the first port, port 0. With this example, bit 0 represents the results of the comparison between a first stored address of the source node and the current source address in the packet, while bit 1 represents the results of the comparison between a second stored source address and the current source address. The successive bit pairs in the signal would represent the results for the successive ports up to the highest bit pair, bits 30 and 31, which would represent the results for the last port, port 15, of the repeater.
Accordingly, each bit in the EQUAL signal represents a match or mismatch between the source address in a current packet to the end station addresses stored for the source node. A `1` or high bit in the EQUAL signal represents a match between the current source address and a stored address, while a `0` or low bit represents a mismatch between the addresses. The EQUAL signal is then preferably output to the intrusion control circuits 108 to enable or disable a receive port in accordance with the results of the comparison and disable retransmission from any other ports.
In addition to the two bits from the EQUAL signal, the intrusion control circuits 108 also preferably receive an individual one-bit enable (ENA) signal and a global one-bit LATCH signal from the controller 104. One intrusion control circuit 108 is preferably used for each port in the IMR2. The intrusion control circuits 108 function to output a one-bit port enable signal (PORT-- ENA) to enable or disable the operation of the port corresponding to each control circuit. The details of intrusion control circuits 108 are presented in greater detail in FIG. 5, in which the (X) designation in the signal references in the circuit represents a port number, e.g. 0-15.
As shown in FIG. 5, the intrusion control circuit 108 includes latches 110, 112, 114, and 116. The outputs of latches 110 and 112 are coupled to the inputs of OR gate 118. The output of latch 110 is further coupled to one input of NAND gate 120, while the output of latch 112 is further coupled to one input of NAND gate 122. A second input of NAND gate 120 is coupled to an output of latch 114, while a second input of NAND gate 122 is coupled to an output of latch 116.
The output of OR gate 118, NAND gate 120, and NAND gate 122 are coupled to the inputs of a NAND gate 124. The NAND gate 124 also receives a CARRIER signal from the controller on a fourth input. The NAND gate 124 outputs a signal IC that is coupled to one input of AND gate 126 while the PORT-- ENA signal is coupled to a second input of AND gate 126. The output of AND gate 126 and an ENA signal from the controller are input to the inputs of an OR gate 128. The output of OR gate 128 is input to a flip-flop 130, and the flip-flop outputs the PORT-- ENA signal.
Each latch 114 and 116 receives one of the two bits output for the port on the EQUAL signal from the CAM 102. A first bit, e.g. bit 0, of the EQUAL signal, is latched into the latch 114, while a second bit, e.g. bit 1, of the EQUAL signal is latched into latch 116 when the LATCH signal from the controller is asserted. The LATCH signal is preferably asserted once the comparison is completed in the CAM 102.
Latches 110 and 112 provide a suitable address control mechanism or circuit for disabling ports on a port-by-port basis. Each latch 110 and 112 preferably receives a low or high bit as a signal from the controller to indicate which of the addresses associated with the port are to be used to control port disablement by the intrusion control circuit 108. Two low bits into latches 110 and 112 indicate that a port should not be disabled. A high bit in latch 110 with a low bit in latch 112 indicates that the port should be disabled only when the current source address does not match a first address associated with the port stored in CAM 102. A low bit in latch 110 with a high bit in latch 112 indicates that the port should only be disabled when the current source address does not match a second address associated with the port in the CAM 102. A high bit in both latches 110 and 112 indicates that the port should be disabled when the current source address does not match both the first and second addresses associated with the port.
The ability to isolate specific addresses within a port allows greater network control. As an example, a port on one multiport repeater which is connected to a port on another multiport repeater would observe many changes in a source address of the receive port and would preferably not be isolated at any time, so that network traffic between the repeaters would be uninterrupted. As described above, the latches 110 and 112 would suitably receive the two low bits to keep the port enabled. The use of latches 110 and 112 thus allows the intrusion control circuit to be enabled on a port-by-port basis for each port in the multiport repeater. Clearly, additional stored address locations and enable/disable latches can be added to the preferred embodiment in order to allow multiple source addresses to be compared with the received source address, dependent on the preferred circuit density.
With regard to the CARRIER signal, the CARRIER signal is normally low and is asserted high for one cycle when the packet is received on the port. Preferably, the earliest the CARRIER signal pulses high is immediately after the source address is loaded into the shift register 106, the comparison is done in the CAM 102, and the EQUAL signal is latched into latches 114 and 116. The assertion of the CARRIER signal should occur only for the port receiving the packet. The CARRIER signal for all other ports should remain low. By keeping the signal on CARRIER low until the comparison is completed, the IC signal is forced high until the comparison is completed, thus assuring that port disablement occurs after the comparison is completed.
Once the CARRIER signal asserts high, the IC signal is pulled low if there are also high signals transmitted from OR gate 118 and NAND gates 120 and 122. The high signals from OR gate 118 and NAND gates 120 and 122 indicate that the port can be disabled and that there is a mismatch between the current source address and at least one of the stored end station addresses for the port. The deassertion or pulling low of the IC signal causes the port to be disabled or shut off in the middle of the unauthorized packet. Optionally, it may be considered desirable to merely corrupt the data from the received port, as it is forwarded to the internals of the repeater, such that all output ports retransmit a corrupted packet. In this case, the PORT-- ENA signal can be used to merely select the normal received packet, or select a modified (corrupted) packet in its place.
Alternatively, the controller can be implemented to delay assertion of the CARRIER signal until the end of the packet. Although delaying the assertion delays the disabling of the port and allows one packet to be received from the port, the delay allows the packet to be analyzed to determine whether the packet is a good packet, i.e., whether the packet is uncorrupted. The analysis prevents false shut offs for situations that could cause the source address to be corrupted, e.g. in the case of a noise hit on the data in the source address field. If the data is uncorrupted, as can be verified by the received FCS field, the port is shut off after the one packet. Alternatively, a predetermined number of packets can be analyzed before shutting off a port. For example, it may be advisable to determine if a mismatch for multiple packets is being caused by the same source address or if the source address is changing to cause the mismatches. By way of example, a source address may continually change when a more sophisticated attempt is being made by an unauthorized source to enter a network. Allowing analysis of multiple packets better assists in identifying such situations.
The port shut off occurs as PORT-- ENA goes low following the setting of the flip-flop 130 to a low level when the signal IC pulses low. The ENA signal, a normally low signal, should be pulsed high to re-enable the port. Circumstances for re-enabling a port are user dependent.
The deassertion of the IC signal is further suitable for use as an interrupt signal. Software control upon receipt of the interrupt signal is typically dependent on individual design needs. As an example, a control sequence executed upon receipt of an interrupt signal could be used in a count circuit until a predetermined number of mismatches have occurred. As mentioned above, using an extended count mechanism allows a determination to be made as to whether the same source address is causing the mismatch or if the source address is continuously changing to cause the mismatch. Such interrupt control circuitry will be well understood by those skilled in the art.
Although the present invention has been described in accordance with the embodiments shown in the figures, one of ordinary skill in the art recognizes there could be variations to the embodiments and those variations would be within the spirit and scope of the present invention.
For example, a plurality of stored addresses may be added to one or more of the repeater ports, each of the stored addresses representing a permitted/authorized address. An incoming source address could then be compared with the plurality of stored addresses. When a received source address fails to match any of the authorized addresses, the port would be disabled. A suitable system for mapping multiple addresses is described in co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/366,809, entitled "Programmable Source Address Mapping Matrix for Secure Repeaters", filed Dec. 30, 1994, and assigned to the assignee of the present invention.
Accordingly, many modifications may be made by one of ordinary skills in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of present invention, the scope of which is defined solely by the appended claims.
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Yes! Finally spring has sprung and I'm excited to be able to share with you, the first of many spring trends and looks I've been working on with my new photographer Jade of JKG Photography.
As with many bloggers and women in general, my style fluctuates between what I have going on (practicality), as well as the season, but right now it's spring and we are going to wear exactly what we want, when we want...
And what do we do with our winter-esque clothing? Pack it away of course!
Luckily for me, I have invested a lot of time, money and energy in creating storage for my small-ish apartment, starting with a large under bed storage space, but for those of you without this option, it may be worth looking into MakeSpace - an on-demand storage service that picks up, stores, and delivers your stuff, all through the use of the brand's easily downloadable app!
Unfortunately MakeSpace isn't available in the UK yet - just the USA, but if you want them to cross the seas and help you find somewhere for out of season clothes, tweet them using the hashtag #MakeSpaceUK
Don't forget to tag me in your tweet too! @chloepierreldn
Starting with this Tutu Skirt by Gingham Doll London, just because! I love that this is not just any ordinary Tutu skirt - Gingham Doll London Skirt come with beautiful material underneath which really adds to the overall look as well as the tulle materials overall layered look and come complete with back fastening and extra material by the zip to avoid those embarrassing moments, we have all experienced before.
The Gingham Doll London collection is now available here
Love this post and my outfit styling? Let me know by dropping me a comment below or give me a 'shout out' on Instagram & Twitter! I cant wait to hear your thoughts!
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Australia's Fury as U.S. Website Mocks New Ad Campaign, Australia's new tourism advertisement aimed at boosting falling numbers of overseas visitors has been mocked by a 'look-alike' website drawing attention to events that shocked the nation.
Tourism chiefs came up with the idea of the simple slogan 'There's Nothing Like Australia' - but a spoof website designed by pranksters in the U.S. features events such as the disappearance of baby Azaria Chamberlain and the moment that the late Steve Irwin held his baby son while he fed a crocodile.
Furious officials at Tourism Australia are now trying to track down the creator of the nothinglikeaustralia.net website with a view to taking legal action.
The images emerged just a few days after comedian Robin Williams joked that Australians were just 'English rednecks' during an appearance on the Dave Letterman show in the U.S.
Though many Australians found his comments amusing, prime minister Kevin Rudd was less than impressed. It is likely he will not be impressed by these images either.
Making a joke of the Azaria case - which hit the headlines in 1980 when the baby's mother cried out that a dingo had taken her child from the family holiday tent near Ayers Rock - the spoof website declares: 'There's nothing like a dingo taking your baby.'
Referring to the time when Steve Irwin clutched his baby son Bob in a crocodile enclosure at the Australia Zoo, the website states: 'There's nothing like taking your child to work'.Even the racial riots in the Sydney seaside suburb of Cronulla five years ago get a mention, a picture of a mob beating up a man being shown alongside the slogan: 'There's nothing like welcoming the new guy.'
A photo of a man surfing near an enormous shark is accompanied by the caption: 'There's nothing like surfing with your mates.'A frightening photo of a deadly funnel web spider receives the caption: 'There's nothing like giant f-----g spiders'.
The spoof website is the last thing Tourism Australia wants following the failure of the last slogan, featuring model Lara Bingle, who asked 'So where the bloody hell are you?'That advert ran into legal trouble in Britain, while the Japanese couldn't understand it.
The most popular campaign was led by actor and comedian Paul Hogan in the late 1980s when, standing beside a barbecue, he looked into the camera and said: 'I'll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you.'A slogan accompanying the advert said: 'Come and say 'G'day.'


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Q. I've been using a Grecian Formula for my graying hair for years. It has lead acetate in it. I checked the FDA website. They say they tested it and approved it. The lead has me a bit concerned. Any thoughts?
A. The FDA does no testing of its own but did approve lead acetate as a "progressive" hair dye. That means it gradually darkens hair with repeated use.
The FDA concluded in 2002 that according to safety tests it received, "No significant increase in blood levels of lead was seen in the trial subjects and the lead was not shown to be absorbed into the body through such use."
Despite this reassurance, questions remain about the safety of lead-containing hair dyes. Canadian and European Union health authorities have banned lead from hair dyes and personal care products.
A study published in the Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Jan/Feb, 1997) revealed that some lead residue is left on hands even after washing. Rubbing hands through hair may contaminate hands again.
The researchers noted that, "Given the requirement to continually reapply these hair coloring agents, the user becomes a living purveyor of lead contamination."


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"Where there is desire there's gonna be a flame. Where there is a flame someone's bound to get burned. Just because it burns doesn't mean you're gonna die. You gotta get up and try."
The one where Niall ends up burned by the flame he never thought would burn him, and the road it takes to starting the right kind of fire.
- horan
- liam
- mpreg
- niall
- niam
- payne
chastityreso Apr 30, 2016
Also when I had envisioned this. I was gonna have Niall have a little boy named Colter James. Because I am in love with the name Colter and James as a middle just sounds perfect. However you choose what you want haha.
Little-mix-lover Aug 14, 2016
Not Zayn i can't stand ziam it's gross. Poor Nialler he didn't deserve that😔😫
NiamsPotato Apr 30, 2016
Omg.. I'm really excited for this ♥ So angsty and heartbreaking and hopefully with a little bit of fluff down the road too ... Take your sweet time babe - because all good things are totally worth waiting for ♥ Much love xx
chastityreso Apr 30, 2016
Omg I'm sooooooo excited for this! Niall doesn't need a douchebag like Liam(jk he does but for now he doesn't). I can't wait to read more of this! I love you! ❤
Little-mix-lover Aug 14, 2016
Awesome Intro loved it your a very talent thank you soo much for writing and sharing your amazing gift with us. 💕🙈🙈
- May 02, 2016
I'm excited to start this!!! Really want to know what happened to make Liam do what he did!!!


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Johnny Miller was at his best Sunday when Phil Mickelson was at his worst.
NBC�s candid golf analyst ripped into Mickelson for handing Geoff Oglivie the U.S. Open championship with a foolish double bogey on the final hole.
As Mickelson stepped to the 18th tee with a one-shot lead, Miller told the NBC audience that Mickelson, who had hit only two fairways all day, had better have a 4-wood in his hands. Instead, Lefty sprayed a driver well left and off a hospitality tent. Mickelson chose not to punch out into the fairway and try to get up and down for par. Instead, he tried to hit over trees and onto the green, but he ended up hitting a tree.
�He�s taking a chance of losing the Open,� Miller said. �He could play for a playoff.�
Mickelson then hit into a greenside bunker.
�You couldn�t have worse decisions than he�s had on this hole,� Miller said. �You don�t have to ride down the stretch on a white stallion. You can limp in. Just crazy shot selection.�
Unfortunately, NBC was late in showing replays of Mickelson�s poor drive and second shot on 18 � shots puzzled viewers would loved to have seen.
Mickelson blasted out of the bunker, but through the green and into the rough and missed his bogey chip that would have forced a playoff. Miller called it �one of the worst collapses in U.S. Open history.�
When NBC finally replayed Mickelson�s drive on 18 after the Open had ended, Miller called his tee ball �a horrendous shot and an even worse club selection.�
Harsh words for sure, but not as harsh as Mickelson was when he later called himself an �idiot� for double bogeying the hole. Mickelson also said he wasn�t convinced he could reach the green in two if he hit 4-wood off the tee.
After Mickelson�s collapse, NBC showed Oglivie embracing his wife. �He can�t believe he won,� Miller said.
No other network golf analyst speaks his mind like Miller. He was just as brutally candid about Colin Montgomerie�s double bogey on 18 minutes earlier that cost him a chance at winning his first major.
After driving safely into the fairway with a share of the lead, Montgomerie�s approach ended up well short and in the deep rough to the right of the green. Montgomerie had to wait quite a while before hitting his approach and he switched clubs at the last second. Just before Montgomerie hit his approach, Miller said he couldn�t believe he switched clubs so late. After Monty three-putted, Miller said, �Boy, this is sad. This will haunt him for a while.�
At least Mickelson and Montgomerie provided drama to an otherwise dull U.S. Open. It�s no fun watching the world�s best golfers putt no better than the viewers. Golf is the only sport which makes its conditions more difficult for its major events. Baseball doesn�t push the fences back for the World Series. Basketball doesn�t raise the baskets for the NBA Finals. Golf ought to ease up on the rough and the lightning-fast greens.
Another Miller, ESPN�s Jon Miller, didn�t enjoy as good a day on Sunday. While calling the Red Sox-Braves game that night on ESPN, Miller misidentified Red Sox pitching coach Al Nipper as last year�s pitching coach, Dave Wallace. Miller corrected himself a little while later, obviously after someone behind the scenes at ESPN told him of his mistake.
Miller did ask a good question, wondering if the Red Sox had ever scored six runs in an inning after David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez had struck out as they did in the eighth Sunday night. With all the staffers at ESPN, you�d think they could have come up with the answer before the game ended.
In-game interviews are gimmicks that reveal little, if anything at all. When ESPN interviewed Sox manager Terry Francona during Sunday night�s game, Miller and Morgan asked him if Ramirez was a different person this year, something Peter Gammons had said the previous inning. Francona could have been asked that before the game. If he�s going to be interviewed during a game, he should be asked about something that happened during it, something timely, like Curt Schilling allowing six hits in the first three innings, or how he thought the slider of Atlanta�s John Smoltz was working.
Morgan repeatedly claimed the Red Sox hadn�t seen a slider like Smoltz�s in the American League this year, but both times Kevin Youkilis took a called third strike from Smoltz on a slider, the pitch sailed outside of ESPN�s �K Zone� and Morgan never mentioned it.
Here was another head-scratcher from Morgan. Of Atlanta�s Jeff Francoeur, he said: �Francoeur usually puts the ball in play, but he strikes out a lot as well.�
Morgan told Red Sox viewers nothing they didn�t already know. The next night, Jerry Remy did. After Mark Loretta was thrown out at the plate against Washington, Remy pointed out during the replay that on-deck batter Ramirez neglected to tell Loretta to slide.


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|01 Sep 2011
My computer is lagging. How do I optimize the memory/ram?
For example, I used to be able to have two different web browsers open at the same time, with no problem. But now, whenever I do that, both browsers run slow. Is there a way to optimize the memory/ram in windows 7? There was a way to do that in windows xp involving something called the page file. But I have no idea how to do it in windows 7.
|My System Specs
|01 Sep 2011
Hello. You want to increase you're page file or?
Also it's not same with XP and 7. Win7 uses more ram memory that XP. I'm also runing with 2GB of ram and don't have any problems up to 60% of ram usage.
Can you post Screenshot from Task Manager while you're running 2 browsers,I mean when you feel lag in pc?
|My System Specs
|01 Sep 2011
I currently have two browsers open, as well as windows media player running. I haven't particularly noticed a lag during the last several minutes. However, looking at these settings in the following screenshot, is there anything that I can adjust?
|My System Specs
|01 Sep 2011
You are far too short in memory. Adjusting the page file in either XP or win 7 will have little if any effect on that in either OS.
Win 7 is far more adept at handling memory than XP. Your best best is to upgrade the memory.
|My System Specs
|01 Sep 2011
Windows 7 Pro. 64/SP-1
I agree with zigzag. Let Windows 7 take care of the page filing and ram usage. I would add more ram that is matched and of quality. If your motherboard will allow it I would install 4 gigs of ram according to the motherboards specs.
|My System Specs
|01 Sep 2011
Thanks for the backup
Windows requires a minimum of 1gig for 32bit and 2 gigs for 64bit. That is before any apps, or other things are run.
You can see that you are very close to the minimum.
|My System Specs
|02 Sep 2011
Windows 10 Pro (x64)
I do not see a problem with your memory and I seriously doubt it is the cause of the lag. I would say it is either the CPU or I/O with the hard drive.
|My System Specs
|02 Sep 2011
There is nothing wrong with the ram memory. I just can notice a bit high cpu usage.
If you're planing to use 64bit os,then upgrate your ram memory. Install 32bit on that system. You have just 2GB of ram and all 2Gb(I mean 1.97GB) is readed,so you don't need 64bit.
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Arab leaders rebuked the United States yesterday for its policy toward Israel, saying U.S. efforts to curb Islamic extremism and promote democracy in the Middle East could not...
RABAT, Morocco Arab leaders rebuked the United States yesterday for its policy toward Israel, saying U.S. efforts to curb Islamic extremism and promote democracy in the Middle East could not be taken seriously because of its one-sided stand in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
"Let us face it … the real bone of contention is the longest conflict in modern history. For too long, the Arabs have witnessed the Western bias toward Israel," Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister, told a U.S.-sponsored conference here on political and economic reform.
The Bush administration wanted to keep the Israeli-Palestinian dispute from clouding the "Forum for the Future," contending countries could modernize and fight terrorism independently of whether there was progress toward a settlement.
But the issue came up in speech after speech, underscoring the deep differences between Arab governments and the Bush administration over the causes of the region's problems, especially growing Islamic extremism.
Afterward, Secretary of State Colin Powell said that the United States was using the "opportunity" created by the recent death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to re-energize the moribund peace process.
But a final communique, accepted by Powell as co-chair of the session, said that participants' support for regional reform "will go hand in hand with their support for a just, comprehensive and lasting settlement to the Arab-Israeli conflict."
The communique made clear participants would not rush into overhauling systems that sustain many autocratic Arab regimes, reaffirming that it is "the sovereign right of each country … to freely develop its own democratic political and socio-cultural system," free from "interference … from outside."
Iran, a key regional power and backer of extremist Palestinian groups, boycotted the conference. Not invited were Israel, one of the region's few democracies, and Sudan, accused by Washington of committing genocide in the Darfur region.
The session was part of a broader Middle East and North Africa initiative launched by President Bush in June at a summit of the world's wealthiest nations to find ways in which wealthier nations and international institutions can promote change as a way of attacking problems that breed Islamic extremism.
The conference was attended by some 20 Arab countries, the world's eight leading industrialized countries, the European Union, Pakistan, Turkey and Afghanistan.
Bringing governments from across the Muslim world to the same table was a significant achievement at a time of widespread hostility toward the Bush administration for its policy toward Israel and its invasion of Iraq.
But the decisions aid for literacy programs, a $100 million initiative to support small businesses and a dialogue with civic groups were vastly scaled back from Bush's original goal of using the overthrow of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to promote sweeping democratic change in the region.
Opening the session, Powell sought to ease widespread concerns that the U.S. initiative was really an attempt to promote U.S. political ideas and interests.
"We all agree that effective and sustainable change can only come from within," he said.
But he exhorted Arab countries to stop stalling reforms. "Political and economic freedom go hand in hand," he said. "All of us confront the daily threat of terrorism. To defeat the murderous extremists in our midst, we must work together to address the causes of despair and frustration that extremists exploit for their own use."
Prince Saud al-Faisal, the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, while saying that extremism must be fought, linked reforms to a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Arabs understand U.S. security guarantees for Israel, he said. "What the Arab peoples cannot fathom is why these guarantees are transformed into unrestricted backing of unrestrained Israeli policies contrary to international legality," he said.
He said that the "beast of extremism, terrorism and hatred remains with us because we are not true to our commitments. It remains to be seen whether we can for the first time be honest with each other and commit ourselves to settling the Arab-Israeli conflict."


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The Big Race was on. . . . Fox didn't think Carmen had a chance. Her race car didn't have an engine. Carmen had to pedal. Fox was really moving, flying toward the finish line. And though his snazzy red racer had no engine or pedals, it did have a secret weapon . . . and everyone was in for a big surprise! 36 full-color illustrations.
K-Gr 3-- Fox is lightning quick and mighty clever at attempting to make things turn out in his favor. Here he is foiled three times when his attempts to come out on top backfire, and he's never been funnier. There will be no sympathy for him when he tries to win a race illegally; when he's wooed into giving away his ten best comics; and when he is tricked into believing in Halloween magic. With its straightforward plot and dialogue, Marshall's text is just right for new readers. Most of the humor comes from the delightful pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations--great facial expressions (appearing so simply created with lines and dots) and often funny poses of characters. Fox (is) Outfoxed again, and beginning readers are the big winners. --Gale W. Sherman, Pocatello Public Library, ID


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Pressure outlet condition
I am using sparger as velocity inlet of air. Now I am facing problem in gas holdup diagram. It shows that the whole container is filled with gas. Please suggest me how to set gas outlet condition in fluent (I have tried with top level with pressure outlet). Please suggest me.
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Happy Valentine's weekend and here in Ontario it's our Family Day long weekend, hope everyone has the best time possible. Be safe and be happy.
Ever curious how all those Valentine movies, TV shows, or books are set up just in time for the holiday/celebration? It's takes planning to have everything done in time. Right now in town a TV show is filming a Christmas episode. We've had winter movies filming in summer and summer movies filming in winter.
Have I given enough clues to this week's Saturday Morning Musings? :)
Let's see how some of our authors feel about holiday writing/planning.
KURT DYSAN, Muse author
This one is easy for me, because I'd never do it. My intent is to write meaningful stories, and writing a story to match a specific occasion strikes me as artificial and inorganic. I don't see how anything truly good can come of the practice. Trying to come up with a story about a holiday just because the date is approaching strikes me as no different than trying to write an uplifting story about some political agenda because it's election time. The holiday, or the political cause, becomes more important than the story. That's not fiction, but propaganda.
That doesn't mean holidays aren't useful or important in fiction. If I am writing a story that takes place when a family comes together, then Christmas or Thanksgiving provides a perfect conceit. And some stories do revolve around holidays—the holiday, the celebration is integral to the story, just as some people make those days a big part of their life. My issue is simply with writing a story because the writer thinks there is a window of opportunity for selling it. If I thought that was an important factor, I'd write the story when it is there, in my head and heart, and not publish it until the holiday.
Plan a year in advance if you have some sort of target—immediately following a season or holiday. A publisher should put a call out no sooner than that anyway. If I'm pitching an article, I'll collect ideas and make contacts as soon as possible and write for that market. If it's a short story, I'll work at it around the edges. Pretending to be on opposite sides of the world seasonally can help. Close the shades and put up pictures of the holiday or season I'm writing for can help with the mood. Or write during the holiday, knowing the work won't be published until the next one comes around.
I don't usually write holidays into my work, but if I were to do that I would make sure that the activities of the holidays season coincided with something in my characters' lives. For instance, if I were to write about a holiday involving one of my characters, maybe it would be a turning point in their lives. I always liked the love stories where the man who the main character had been falling in love with suddenly shows how much he loves her. Occasionally the man will propose and give the character a ring. I'm a sap for this kind of stuff. On the opposite side of this, maybe you might want to show how a family can't get along and you put them into a big holiday dinner. Perhaps it is Thanksgiving or Christmas and they have to deal with each other. In that case, I might introduce each character separately and then bring them together for the big holiday dinner. Then let the sparks fly. Or maybe one family member has a terrible secret and it is revealed accidentally at a big dinner. What is the reaction of the other family members? What if an undiscovered biological child suddenly appears at a holiday dinner? Who invited them? All of this might be interesting to examine.
The writing prompts which are given out at my writers' group are often seasonal and are themed according to the various holidays. I always try to write a story in response to each prompt because they stretch me as a writer and encourage me to go in directions I wouldn't normally go. So, if I produce a story with a holiday theme, it's probably not because I decided to write about the holiday, but more likely because I've been trying to meet the challenges set by a writing prompt. And interestingly, some of the pieces I've most enjoyed writing have resulted from writing prompts which at first glance didn't suggest any ideas for a story at all.
My annual holiday, which I usually enjoy with my daughter and her three children, is planned well in advance. We go during the summer holidays when the children are on vacation. For the last three years we have stayed in a luxurious self-catering house at Golden Sands, a holiday centre, in Woolacombe Bay in Devonshire. We book our a fortnight there because it has easy access to blue flag beaches, several swimming pools and much more which the children enjoy.
While there, I don't write fiction, but I do check my e-mails and make entries in my notebook. This is one from last year:-
"Sunny Day. Green sea frothing with foam. Golden sand strewn with shells and pieces of slate worn smooth by the sea.
Caves and rocks at the base of towering cliffs in front of which are rock pools teaming with starfish, anemones, crabs, prawns and small fish."
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Dear Team,
I recently purchased a finished flat for 28 lakhs in Hyderabad in which bank has funded 24 lakhs. Now, builder is insisting me to pay 1,80,000 towards service tax and VAT for which I am clueless as why builder is imposing the charges on customer, do we need to pay service tax to buy a apartment? please help me with your inputs.
Appreciate your help.
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If you are buying a ready to occupy flat; in case the builder has developed the project to 100% & obtained the occupancy certificate for the same before selling it to you – it's a product being sold. There is no service component involved in this and hence you don't have to pay any service charges.
Note: Ancillary services provided by the builder, even if the property is ready to move in, will attract service tax – but only on the service charge, not on property value. Ex. service tax will be payable on property maintenance charges.


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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 3958
/etc/nsswitch.conf broken for "services"
Last modified: 2008-05-01 11:37:51 EDT
The default configuration for "services" in
/etc/nsswitch.conf is:
services: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
Obviously, this breaks any program that wants to use
getservbyname() if you are not running NIS.
Kerberos 4 in particular generates annoying error messages
with this configuration.
You should ship /etc/nsswitch.conf with the following
default, or something similar:
services: files
Chris Wing
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Unanswered: How to return current status from a stored procedure to my Vb.Net program?
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I have a stored procedure which I call from my Asp/Vb prog.
In that stored proc. I have written Insert,Update and many operations.I want my SP to return the status i.e Insert successfull etc. so that I can show it in a progress bar(or Label).I dont want to print msgs using PRINT in SP.Bcoz it prints after the SP is fully executed...
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I am not sure about VB.Net, but in the OLEDB days, you defined a command object for the procedure, and a parameter object to accept the return code.
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He's looking for a stream of information from the procky wock.
I think the only way to do that is with multiple dataset returns but I'm not even certain that is possible.
Me - I would time the sproc to get an average completion time, multiply by 1.5 and hard code my progress bar to that.Testimonial:
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The easiest answer is to break the procedure into multiple sub-procedures, and report progress as each part is completed. This does incurr some overhead, since multiple "round trips" to the server occur so it might not be a good solution over a very slow data like like a cellular connection.
Transact SQL PRINT statements do return results asynchronously, but ADO.NET buffers and processes them synchronously. There is a way to disable that buffering, but I'm not sure how to do it.
RAISERROR always returns results asynchronously. Severity levels of 1-9 are informational, and do not usually cause the procdure to abort. I have seen considerable variation in how this is processed, so you need to test this carefully in your environment.
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Louisiana Sweet Southern Greens
Serves 8. Recipe from Wendy Brogdon, of Port Allen, is a finalist in the side dish category of The Advocate's Thanksgiving Recipe Contest sponsored by Calandro's Supermarket.
1 lb. bacon, chopped
4 cups chopped yellow onions
13/4 tsps. salt
11/2 tsps. freshly ground pepper
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 tbls. minced shallots
3 tbls. minced garlic
21/2 tbls. Steen's Southernmade Syrup
3/4 cup rice wine vinegar
6 cups water
4 lbs. cleaned greens (mustard or collard)
1. Fry the bacon in a heavy pot over medium heat until crisp.
2. Add the onions, salt, black pepper and cayenne. Cook until the onions are wilted, about 10 minutes. Add the brown sugar and stir until dissolved. Add the shallots and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes. Add syrup, vinegar and water and mix well.
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Teach Me That is a new series from the Technique Design Team. I am LOVING being a part of this group of demonstrators and having the opportunity to share some fun techniques with you each Thursday. Today, let's dive into the Torn Edge Technique.
For some paper crafters, this technique is super easy, for others, it's a mystery. The question is always, "How do I get a nice torn edge?"
Today in Teach Me That, I will be showing you three different methods to achieving a nice torn edge.
Are you ready to learn how? Here we go!
- No special tools needed for this technique. Simply tear TOWARDS you in little segments, about ½" to ¾" per segment.
- This will give you that jagged edge. You can use this side for a rougher texture or turn it over for a little softer look.
- Another way to get a straight torn edge is to use a ruler.
- Place the ruler along the side of the cardstock and pull towards you.
- This will give you a less jagged look and also help you keep the torn edge perfectly straight.
- This technique works well when you want to layer torn edges of cardstock as well.
What if you want to layer 2 pieces together and have the torn edges be the same?
- Cut the cardstock to size leaving yourself about 1″ to tear.
- Add a small dot of SNAIL adhesive to the back of the cardstock and layer so that the ends are lined up with each other. This will help hold the cardstock together as you tear.
- Tear the cardstock in small segments
- Now when you layer them together, the torn edges are the same. This technique is great when you want to tear at an angle and have the torn areas look the same.
Now you're ready to create a card using the Torn Edge technique? Check out this masculine sympathy card using the Lovely as a Tree stamp set.
Here are the measurements for my card but get creative with your project:
- Pear Pizzazz – 8 ½" x 5 ½", score and fold at 4 ¼"
- Always Artichoke – 4″ x 5 ½"
- Very Vanilla – 4″ x 5 ½"
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Here's another version of the Torn Edge technique. This one features the Artistically Asian stamp set.
Here are the measurements for my second card:
- Sahara Sand – 11" x 4 ¼", score and fold at 5 ½"
- Sahara Sand – 5 ¼" x 4″ (run through Embossing Folder)
- Basic Black – 3 ½" x 4″
- Cherry Cobbler – 3 ⅜" x 3 ¾"
- Whisper White – 3 ¼" x 2 ¾"
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Asleep after the princess party (notice the pink hair and eye makeup)
An outfit Poppy brought back from Hong Kong that says "Elle"(E said he was in Honk Honk!)
How we spent our Saturday - upset tummy and watching Charlotte's Web
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Some pictures
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such a sweet family! Kristen, I am so excited for you and your
2nd.. I found your blog on kt's and have to admit that I have been a blog stalker. hope all is well. miss you. love, d
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Harper has the same lovey!
I think my mom said you were getting induced tomorrow--or maybe it's next Friday. In either case, good luck! We'll be thinking about you.
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"Our contacts don't want to commit that the rebound is here…but they all say conditions are better than they were at the beginning of the year." Comparisons with other states in far worse economic shape, including California and Florida, are a recurring theme. "There is no question that Texas as a state has held up better than the rest of the country," said Karen Katz, president and chief executive officer of Dallas-based Neiman Marcus Stores and executive vice president of Neiman Marcus Group. "I always tell people, 'You think it's tough [here], but it's so much tougher in other parts of the country.'" Neiman's, which reported revenue fell by $907 million to $3.64 billion for the year ended in July, has cut 956 employes this year, reduced salaries and shortened hours at some of its 41 stores. The consumer spending decline also curtailed expansion and capital spending at J.C. Penney Co. Inc., which is headquartered in Plano, Tex., a Dallas suburb. The company had been opening about 50 stores a year but scaled back to 36 in 2008 and will launch 17 this year, with fewer than five expected next year. "I keep hearing we're better than the rest of the country, but I'm not feeling that," said Crawford Brock, owner of Stanley Korshak, the Dallas luxury emporium that offers contemporary and designer fashions in 65,000 square feet of space near downtown. "We ran down 20 percent last fall in total [sales], so we have a chance of running flat in the fourth quarter. Next year we will start seeing some increases on [comparable sales of] 30 and 40 percent down." Brock has beefed up affordable lines while maintaining the core of luxury labels for which Korshak is known. "The moderate business is not as hard, but you have to sell a whole lot of it to equal one Kiton jacket," he said. Terry Clower, director of the Center for Economic Development and Research and the University of North Texas, said shoppers will continue to be "very, very cautious" during the holiday season. "Folks are going to buy their children clothes but instead of four new outfits or pairs of jeans maybe they get two," he said. "And maybe it will be Wrangler versus whoever is the hot designer." Many of North Texas' big employers, including American Airlines Inc., AT&T Inc., Texas Instruments Inc. and A.H. Belo Corp., among others, have furloughed thousands of workers. In the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, which has 6.3 million people and recorded the biggest population gains of any metropolitan area in the last two years, the unemployment rate didn't begin to rise until January. It now stands at 8.3 percent, compared with 5.3 percent in the year-ago period and 9.8 percent nationally.Part of its resilience is because of the area's Barnett Shale natural gas field, one of the largest in the U.S., which was pumping royalty payments to landowners, especially in Fort Worth. But that income — along with jobs in drilling and production — has dried up with the erosion of natural gas prices over the past year, Clower said. Despite economic challenges, Dallas is pushing ahead with ambitious redevelopment. The linchpin is the $354 million AT&T Performing Arts Center, which opened Monday in the Arts District on the north edge of downtown. A few blocks away, construction is to begin this month on a five-acre park, which will cover a recessed freeway and create a pedestrian link between the downtown and uptown sections of the city. On the southwest side of downtown, workers broke ground in September on a city-owned $550 million convention center hotel to open in 2012 that will be operated by Omni Hotels. The project is part of an effort to attract more convention business.A $115 million bridge designed by famed Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava is being built across the Trinity River, and plans are under way for a $185 million Perot Museum of Nature and Science supported by a $50 million gift by the children of data services magnate H. Ross Perot, a Texas native son.In addition, the Dallas Cowboys last month opened the biggest football venue in the NFL — the $1.15 billion Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, located between Dallas and Fort Worth. Texas consistently ranks at the top of surveys of economic indicators. Six Texas cities, including Dallas, Austin and Houston, were in the top 20 in second-quarter economic performance of the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, according to a Brookings Institution study. Housing prices in the state have fallen, but less than in other places. For example, Dallas area home prices slipped 1.6 percent for the year ended in July, compared with an average 13.3 percent drop in the nation's 20 top metro areas, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. However, fashion retailers are hardly unscathed by the downturn. Sales have slipped during a year that merchants describe as uneven and unpredictable. Joanne Teichman, owner of Ylang 23 designer jewelry store at Galleria Dallas, said business softened last year after a record 2007 and has been up and down this year. She expects December sales will match last year's. "If it's beautiful, unique and irresistible, it will attract the buyers who are in the market," Teichman said. One cause for concern is the Dallas-Fort Worth retail vacancy rate, which was 9.5 percent in the second quarter — one of the highest in the U.S., according to CoStar Group Inc., a research firm. That's partly because 978,000 square feet came onto the market, the most of any market nationwide. Dallas-Fort Worth is considered over-stored with 336.7 million square feet of total retail space — roughly 53.4 feet for each of the 6.3 million residents, according to figures from CoStar and the North Central Texas Council of Governments. The national average is 46.6 feet. "It is such a consuming market that it can support too much retail, frankly," said Alan Shor, president of The Retail Connection, a Dallas-based brokerage, consultant and developer. "But when the recession hit it was the perfect storm of too much retail, consumer spending decreasing and unemployment rising, and you see a bunch of empty space now. I think that will continue." Four major developments have had trouble filling storefronts and drawing traffic: Park Lane mixed-use center across from NorthPark Center mall in Dallas; Victory Park downtown and the suburban Village at Allen and Village at Fairview complexes about 35 miles north of downtown. Park Lane, which opened in March, features Nordstrom Rack, Dick's Sporting Goods and Aveda Institute as anchors and awaits Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, Old Navy and the Splitsville Lanes upscale bowling venue. But many of the smaller spaces are vacant, and observers criticize the center's unwelcoming concrete-canyon design. The Village at Allen, which opened last year, has big-box tenants such as SuperTarget and freestanding restaurants, but much of the space for smaller stores is empty. The situation is similar across Stacy Road at its sibling property in Fairview, where anchors J.C. Penney and Macy's opened in August. "Developers paid top dollar to buy and build a project and don't have retailers willing to pay the rent," Shor said. "It's a tough, tough situation, which is why we will see a lot of retail properties going back to the banks. That cycle [of commercial property defaults] hasn't even hit yet, and it will be even bigger than home mortgages." There also is the failure of retail at Victory Park, the ambitious $3 billion mixed-use project anchored by American Airlines Center and W Dallas Victory Hotel and Residences. Foot traffic has been scant, and many stores have closed, including J. Lindeberg, Quiksilver, Henry Beguelin, LFT and Jolie, plus several restaurants. Haven home furnishings and Noka Chocolate moved to centers with more traffic. But the market is not without positive retail indicators. Stephen Summers, a partner and director of leasing at the luxury Highland Park Village shopping center, said, "Our numbers are very good compared to the decline we have seen in the market. People like Hermès and Anne Fontaine are up." Tory Burch's store at the center, where tenants include Anthropologie, Polo Ralph Lauren, Chanel and Carolina Herrera, is flourishing. "Dallas has been one of our best stores because we have had a strong following in Texas from the beginning," Burch said. "Dallas has also been one of our top performing cities for our wholesale business. " Designer brands continue to set up shop at NorthPark Center. Louis Vuitton, Hervé Léger, Henri Bendel, Bulgari, Buckle and Betsy Johnson are all preparing to open this year at the mall, which draws 100,000 visitors on an average Saturday, said Chris Szalay, marketing director.Some independents also are optimistic. Laura Bartlett, owner of L. Bartlett at West Village mixed-use center, opened Uptown Makeup cosmetics shop in September directly across from her three-year-old fashion boutique. "It's funny because we really started dong well as the economy was turning down," Bartlett said. 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