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Integrated Enterprise Approach to IT GRC: OCEG GRC-XML Initiative
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Integrated Enterprise Approach to IT GRC: OCEG GRC-XML Initiative
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Said Tabet, OCEG Technology Council Co-Chair
Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) is re-emerging as one of the most important components in the success of any company, the key to the integration of silos and the glue between the business and IT. Corporations, particularly those dealing with multiple jurisdictions, are facing an increasing number of regulations and internal policy requirements. To deliver a holistic view and manage performance, integrate departmental risk models and compliance needs, and understand the impact on company goals and strategy, a standards-based approach is a must-have.
The GRC-XML working group is developing a standard and common language for the representation, sharing, and processing of governance, risk, and compliance information through the establishment of GRC Taxonomy based on XBRL and XBRL GL. The need for a common controls and risk language is present within a single organization as well as between an organization and its external auditors, government regulators, industry associations, and business partners. The market encompasses a broad spectrum of unique systems and solutions to address all aspects of an organization including its people, facilities, IT infrastructure, business applications, corporate responsibilities, legal, regulatory and financial obligations. One of the goals of the GRC-XML program is to enable these disparate systems to share and leverage information efficiently without compromising accuracy and functionality.
In this webinar, we will address the issue of GRC and current trends and developments in the marketplace. We will provide an overview of GRC-XML and introduce some key use case scenarios to address GRC challenges, particularly in information technology (IT GRC) and enterprise integration. We will discuss the use of GRC-XML in Cloud Computing and the current effort extending GRC-XML to support Solvency II.
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Dave Shackleford, IANS Lead Faculty and Tom Bienkowski, Director of Product Marketing
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Join threat experts from AlienVault and Fortinet for this webcast to learn how this integrated solution will provide:
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48 mins
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48 mins
Todd Harris, Director of Product Marketing; Ray Suarez, Director of Product Management, Core Security
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Already announced as a producer on the project, it looks like Tom Hanks will reunite on screen—briefly—with Meg Ryan. The actor is set to make a cameo appearance in "Ithaca," which follows 14-year-old Homer Macauley, who is determined to be the best and fastest bicycle telegraph messenger anyone has...Read More »
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My plant was established five years ago and spreading. Last summer leaves on some plants wilted, turned black, then the entire stem died. This year the problem is continuing, but even worse. Whatever it is, its spreading from plant to plant. Any ideas? At first it looks like wilt, but watering doesn't really help.
1. Root rot perhaps? When the roots get too much moisture, they can develop this fungal infection. Its symptoms are almost identical to that of lack of water (wilting) because the roots are not able to supply the leaves with the necessary moisture. Additional watering, in this case, does not cure the problem.
You can try to water only when soil feels almost dry. What is difficult in this case is that there is no way to tell if the plants will make it.
2. Some forms of anthracnose, another fungal infection, can cause the leaves to darken. It starts with dark brown to black circles that spread on the leaf. The leaf looks wilted and eventually falls off. The blotches can spread to the blooms as well.
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Hollande, François Gérard Georges, 1954–, French lawyer and politician, president of France (2012–), b. Rouen. He attended the elite National School of Administration (ENA) and Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po). Joining the Socialist party in 1979, he was an economic adviser in President Mitterrand's administration. Hollande was elected to the National Assembly in 1988, served there until 1993, was reelected in 1997, and from then on served in the parliament. An affable and witty centrist, he was Socialist party leader from 1997 to 2008, and also was mayor of Tulle (2001–8) and council president of Corrèze dept. (2008–12). In 2011, after Dominique Strauss-Kahn did not run, Hollande won his party's presidential nomination. In 2012, in the runoff election, he defeated the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, and became France's first Socialist president since Mitterrand retired (1995).
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Mark Carney's comments will not be welcomed in Germany, where there are fears that taxing one part of the Eurozone to pay for another could leave them footing the bill.
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Anti-Islam protest in Leipzig smaller than expected
Supporters of the anti-Islam movement Pegida took to the streets in the German cities of Leipzip and Cologne on Wednesday night.
The movement has attracted tens of thousands of people onto the streets each week in Dresden, where it started out, but tonight's gatherings were smaller than expected.
The anti-immigration protesters were outnumbered by a counter-demonstration in Leipzig.
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Police in Germany say they have arrested two men on suspicion of recruiting fighters and obtaining equipment and funding for the so-called Islamic State group in Syria.
The two men, aged 41 and 43, were detained in a series of raids on 11 residences in the German capital Berlin.
Police said there is no evidence they were planning attacks in Germany.
The arrests come amid heightened security across Europe following the Paris terror atrocities last week.
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Germany celebrated the new year with a dazzling fireworks display over the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
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A 93-year-old man charged with 300,000 counts of accessory to murder for serving as an SS guard at the Nazis' Auschwitz death camp will go on trial early next year, a court in Germany has decided.
The Lueneburg state court said its review of the prosecution's case against Oskar Groening determined there was enough evidence to proceed with the trial.
Groening has openly spoken in interviews about his time as an Auschwitz guard and said he witnessed atrocities but did not commit any crimes himself.
Prosecutors claim Groening helped the Nazi regime benefit economically and supported systematic killings in his job by dealing with the belongings stolen from camp victims.
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Hitler watercolour sells for 130,000 Euros at auction
A 1914 watercolour by Adolf Hitler has sold for 130,000 euros (£102,870) at auction in the German city of Nuremberg.
The private buyer, who is from the Middle East, attended the sale in person according to Kathrin Weidler, head of the auction house. She said there had also been inquiries from Asia and America.
The painting, entitled 'Standesamt und Altes Rathaus Muenchen' or 'Civil Registry Office and Old Town Hall of Munich', is one of about 2,000 works that Hitler painted between about 1905 and 1920 as a struggling young artist.
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Method for cleaning generally cylindrical articles of irregular configuration and, particularly, for cleaning straps of the type used to hold magnetic tape and supplied by manufacturers for use with magnetic tapes. The method is performed by an apparatus which comprises exterior and interior nozzles resiliently mounted along the inside and outside of the cylinder, or ring, and form means to blow and suck dirt from the article being cleaned.
1. A process for cleaning interior walls of a ring-like strap of the type used to hold and release magnetic tape for fluidic feeding in tape-reading apparatus, the strap comprising an annular conduit between interior and exterior walls of said strap, said conduit terminating in spaced apertures in said interior wall thereof, said process comprising the steps of
(a) supplying the air through said exterior wall under pressure into said annular conduit to maintain positive air-streams coming out of said apertures in said interior wall and, thereby, preventing dirt in interior walls from being forced into said apertures while
(b) carrying out a relative rotation between (1) a suction-cleaning means mounted in biased contact with said interior wall and (2) the interior wall of said strap.
2. A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said relative rotation is carried out at about 10 to 30 revolutions per minute.
3. A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said cleaning means is a brush held in biased contact with said interior wall of said strap.
4. A process as defined in claim 1 or 2 wherein said air is recirculated in a closed air circulation system and is filtered both when it is under pressure before it is supplied into said passage and when it is being sucked from the interior wall of said strap.
This is a division, of application Ser. No. 948,704 filed Oct. 5, 1978 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,123,223.
This invention relates to an apparatus for dry cleaning of generally cylindrical articles of irregular configuration. The invention particularly relates to a means to clean so-called "easy load straps" which are used in conjunction with magnetic tapes to facilitate their handling and loading in read/write equipment. Such straps are ring shaped, normally comprise a channel and apertures therein to facilitate fluidic manipulation of the tape when it is mounted on, e.g., tape reading apparatus.
In the past, it has been generally known that it is desirable to clean magnetic tape from time to time and thereby to remove debris which can tend to accumulate thereon. Such debris, for example, can be dust or the result of buildup of abraded coatings on tape processing equipment. The buildup will, from time to time, fall onto the tape. Such cleaning is important where computerized records are stored on the tape. Very often, too, the cleaning is done contemporaneously with the inspection or recertification of second-hand tape.
Despite periodic cleaning and despite great care to avoid dust and other contamination on tape, there have been a number of sources of contamination that have remained substantial problems, albeit they may have not been so recognized in the prior art.
Among such sources of tape contamination have been the so-called easy-load straps, e.g., that sold under "Easyload I," by IBM. Some refer to such a strap as a "cartridge". Such straps are of molded plastic construction and handling and loading of reels of magnetic tape and have gained wide acceptance in the computer industry. However, debris from such straps is now believed to be a significant source of tape contamination and the inventor has set out to devise a practical means to free the straps of such contamination despite their complex shape and the number of orifices which provide potential sites for debris to become situated during a clearing operation.
It is a principle object of the invention to provide a process and means to clean articles which are generally cylindrical in shape but have irregular configurations along the generally cylindrical wall.
A further object of the invention is to provide a process and means to quickly and economically remove debris from apertured loading straps of the type used in handling and fluidic processing of magnetic tape.
Still another object of the invention will be obvious to those skilled in the art of their reading of this disclosure.
The above objects have been achieved by construction of apparatus that comprises a means to mount an empty easy-load tape strap, positive air supply means mounted for blowing air into one side of the strap, e.g., the exterior of a ring-shaped strap, and, at the same time, suction means for sucking the air from the interior side of the strap ring.
The suction means comprises a nozzle which advantageously rotates while the strap and external air nozzle are in fixed position.
In order to describe the invention as it relates to cleaning easy-load straps of the type used with magnetic tape, it is desirable to understand that such straps comprise an air channel whereby air is supplied to various apertures which are carefully positioned around the inside of the strap. This air is used to pick up the end of a magnetic tape and feed it to, for example, the magnetic reading equipment. It is not only important to keep this channel and these holes free of dirt, but it is important to keep fugitive dirt from being forced back into the channel through the holes by the cleaning implement during the cleaning operation. As will be seen, applicant not only keeps the requisite areas clean but advantageously utilizes the holes and channels in his cleaning process.
In this application and accompanying drawings there is shown and described a perferred embodiment of the invention and suggested various alternatives and modifications thereof, but it is to be understood that these are not intended to be exhaustive and that other changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the invention. These suggestions herein are selected and included for purposes of illustration in order that others skilled in the art will more fully understand the invention and the principles thereof and will be able to modify it and embody it in a variety of forms, each as may be best suited in the condition of a particular case.
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FIG. 1 is an elevation, from the front of an apparatus of the invention showing the general construction of the ring-cleaning apparatus.
FIG. 2 is a somewhat schematic diagram showing the pneumatic flow-scheme associated with the ring-cleaning apparatus.
FIG. 3 illustrates a segment of a typical object to be cleaned indicating the air-accommodating passages therein.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaning brush construction of particular value in operating the apparatus of the invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an air-supplying nozzle useful in construction of the apparatus of the invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, it is seen that cleaning apparatus 10 comprises a cleaning section 12 and a storage cabinet section 14 in easy-load strap 16 of the type used in the magnetic tape industry is shown mounted on a frame whereby it is positioned by 18 and, in part, an air-supply nozzle 20.
FIG. 3 illustrates a segment 30 of the strap 16 showing a grid of external apertures 32 into which nozzle 20 is to supply air under pressure when the strap is mounted as is shown in FIG. 1. The air so supplied goes through a channel, the external configuration of which is shown at 34 within strap 16 and comes out of all of a series of apertures 36 internally spaced around the inner periphery of strap 16.
As is shown in FIG. 2, channel 34 is represented by an annular conduit 23 which is integrally molded into strap 16.
Both air-supply nozzle 20 and the strap 16 are in fixed position during the illustrated cleaning operation. However, an internally-mounted suction cleaner 22 comprising a brush 19 and a suction conduit 24 is rotated at about 18 rpm within the ring formed by strap 16. The brush-bearing vacuum head of cleaner 22 is mounted for biased contact with the interior wall of the ring even at those irregularities and discontinuities as shown in FIG. 3 at 38.
FIG. 2 further illustrates how air sucked through suction-cleaning means 8 is carried via conduit 20 and conduit 21 through a filter 26 back to the intake of a fan 28. Hence, the air moves through the fan 28 back into a pre-filter 40 in conduit 42 and thence to air-supply nozzle which acts as the positive pressure supply means to apertures 32.
Referring to FIG. 4, it will be seen that a suction nozzle according to the invention will comprise a cleaner head 50 comprising a brush 52 and suction nozzle slot 54. Head 50 is biased for reciprocal movement over an integral sleeve and vacuum conduit member 56 by a spring member 58 positioned between members 50 and 56 and bearing against each of them. The brush is preferably contoured, as shown in 60, to allow for less wear and friction on channel 34. Extending from member 56 is an air conduit extension arm 62 which directs the suction through the face plate of apparatus 10 and thence to the vacuum pump.
FIG. 5 illustrates a typical pressure supply nozzle 70 which comprises a series of air-outlet apertures 72 and a nozzle head member 74. Head 74 is mounted for rotation on a shaft 76 which extends from below the faceplate of the apparatus and is held by a spring means 78 which normally pulls the head member 74 into air-supply position with the aperture 32 shown in FIG. 3, but is readily extended to facilitate positioning of the strap.
A dual purpose vacuum motor blower such as that sold under the trade designation Model 115250 by Lamb Electric Division of AMETEK is suitable for use.
A door 17 is adapted to slide over the strap thereby forming a closed cleaning chamber through which the cleaning air may be circulated with relatively little contamination of, or leakage into, the environment of the strap cleaning apparatus.
It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention which might be said to fall therebetween.
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So, i've got a saison going. ...and midway through fermentation I kind of went "i've been really big into sour beers lately...can I sour a saison and how will it taste"
Well, WLP650 has some comments about it being used to sour a saison, so I decided to pick up a vial and give it a shot. But, I realized, I have no clue how long to let it sit in secondary
I know Brett can take a bit longer...so I was thinking 10-12 weeks. Is that long enough?
This is my beer, go brew your own
10-12 weeks is enough to get some brett character. If you're kegging don;t wory about hitting terminal gravity, but if you're bottling, make sure you're at TG before you do!
Time to have some fun
Damn that is a lot of homebrew that you got going on over there! Looks like a ton of Belgians too...good stuff
Is there usually a rule of thumb about adding brett to a belgian? Not all belgians get that sour brett tang...so, when do, and when NOT to add brett? Any good advice let me know. I'm really starting to enjoy some of that sourness to my beers
Yeah all I do is Belgians, they are my absolute favorite, really don't want to have 5 gallons to drink of anything else!
You mention sourness and tartness. Brett does make some sourness but the main thing it adds is a "barnyard", musty, type flavor. You'll hear "sweaty horse blanket" used a lot of describe its flavors. When you say sourness, you may be thinking of Lactobacillus, which produces lactic acid, and the classic sour character in sour beers.
Is it barnyard or the acidity you are after?
Hhmmmm I actually think that musty would be a really good characteristic for a Saison. So, I think I'm going to stick with it.
However, going forward, I'm going to keep it in mind so that when I want to sour a beer I'll make sure I use something with lacto in it.
white labs brux is very very funky, your beer will have a ton of horse blanket and some beers Ive tried are a tad fecal
If you can I would suggest using WY brux, its more subtle funk with hints of fruit
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Planting new trees next to fallen tree
Hi all. I have two apricot trees arriving in late April. I lost my 'Harglow' in Hurricane Sandy it snapped off at the union graft. The trunk was 4-5" in diameter. I will have to dig up the trunk and most of the roots. The tree was on Lovell and suckered horribly. I will not put a new apricot tree in the same hole, but is it all right to plant the new trees on either side of the hole where the old 'harglow' lived? Many thanks Mrs. G
Maybe a bad idea, but I wouldn't be able to resist grafting something onto one of the more vigorous suckers. Why let a huge root system go to waste? The new tree would be in a real hurry to replace the canopy to match the root system below. But I'm kind of a grafting addict...so ignore me and let wiser minds weigh in.
Yukkuri, Maybe its now or never, but what a great idea. The trunk is sticking up about three inches above the ground and is still bright orange. (the tree snapped in Oct. Can I graft part a branch from one of my new apricot trees into the stump? Mrs. G


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November is here and it's time to switch modes … out of spooky, Halloween decor and back into fall and Thanksgiving mode!
BUT just before we do, we want to share some news! The Crochet Crowd's Grim Wreath Challenge has just ended and the randomly-chosen, lucky winner of the $150 yarn prize goes to Crissi C. from New Hampshire! Congratulations and thank you for your entry Crissi!
There were so many great entries, we just have to share a few other great wreaths from the Grim Wreath Challenge submissions, so please take a look below!
Fun colors, pumpkins, and other Halloween amigurumi adorn this wreath by Cristina Nelson
This is a great Autumn wreath to keep up until the holiday season starts, by Nicole Bergen
Love the skull couple and color combinations in this wreath by Addie Austin
An adorable family of creepy spiders by Michele Cook
Adorable ghostly characters in this lively wreath by Stephaney Williams
Of course, what's Halloween without an ode to A Nightmare Before Christmas, by Crissi Leigh Coko
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Featured in the New York Times and around the world, David Babcock is the Guinness World Record holder for knitting the longest scarf (12 feet!) while running a marathon, which he did in Kansas City last October. Coupled with a great deal of skill and endurance, David credits his choice in using Lion Brand's Hometown USA as a factor in his amazing accomplishment! Lion Brand is sponsoring David in the New York City Marathon on November 2nd, 2014 and lucky for us, he's agreed to write for us leading up to race day! Plus, you can meet David while he's in New York City!
This Sunday, I'll be running the New York City Marathon while knitting a scarf. I'm doing it to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer's. While training for the New York City Marathon, I was faced with a problem. Due to security concerns I was told that I would not be allowed to bring knitting needles or a crochet hook with me on the run. I respect the great service that the New York Police Department provides and want to support their efforts. So I had to come up with a way to knit on the run without needles.
I tried arm knitting, but a 15 minute scarf doesn't fill my target 4 hour finish time and the giant loose gauge would not hold up well on the run. I was aware of what is commonly called finger knitting but I didn't feel that a 4 stitch stockinette would work well either. So I did a little experimentation of my own and in the process I learned more about knitting.
Knitting at its simplest level is just a series of loops inside of loops. Knitting needles are a very helpful tool for holding stitches and picking up and pulling loops through, but learning where to insert them and how to twist them was quite a challenge for me as a beginner.
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"… Go to the Fair, Templeton. You will find that the conditions at a fair will surpass
your wildest dreams. Buckets with sour mash sticking to them, tin cans
containing particles of tuna fish, greasy paper bags stuffed with rotten …"
"That's enough!" cried Templeton. "Don't tell me anymore. I'm going."
E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
Convincing my cousin Janet to go to The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival wasn't hard. Unlike Templeton the rat in Charlotte's Web, she didn't need the lure of sour mash, stray particles of tuna fish, or even greasy paper bags. The mere mention of sheep and wool and she was on board.
I had been to Rhinebeck, as the event is known in the fiber world, when I was promoting my knitting book, A Knitter's Home Companion. My fair days back then were spent almost entirely signing books. This summer, after attending a small Iowa sheep and wool festival, I got the itch to go back to the big one, to Rhinebeck, to see what I had missed.
Rhinebeck is not only about wool. Among the offerings there were a bred ewe auction, an angora goat show, and an exotic breeds parade. In addition, there were demos of "blue ribbon hearth" cooking, canine Frisbee, sheepdog herding and more. Not to mention classes like Weave a Williamsburg Basket, Art and Science of Natural Dyeing, Needle Felting in 2-D and 3-D, Made in the Moment Jewelry, Double Knitting, Beginning Rug Hooking and Spinning for Socks.
Of course, Janet and I went straight for the wool. We cruised booth after booth, discussed the merits of projects and yarns on display. Often our eyes were drawn to the handwork worn by other fair attendees. We admired lacy shawls, cabled sweaters and the stunning green baby blankets covering a pair of adorable twins in their side-by-side stroller.
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Today, we've got a great tutorial for you by Vanessa from the Crafty Gemini! Vanessa will show you how to create a simple cowl in our beautiful, self-striping yarn, Amazing. This cowl works up extremely fast and will make a great gift for the upcoming holidays. Watch Vanessa's tutorial below, and check out the link for her Amazing giveaway!
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We invited a few awesomely creative knit and crochet bloggers to participate in a #scarfie challenge! We asked them to design a scarf or cowl with two skeins of one of our most popular yarns, Wool-Ease Thick & Quick. The #scarfies are making the rounds on blogs and social media, and we're so excited to share them with you. Today, we're featuring a cute crochet scalloped edge cowl from Rachel at Maybe Matilda.
Rachel's pattern is easy and fast, so get your balls of Wool-Ease Thick & Quick and start crocheting!
Find Rachel's pattern here: Chunky Scalloped Cowl
P.S: We encourage all of you to tweet us your #scarfie (@lionbrandyarn), or share them on our Facebook wall – hashtag #scarfie! Read more about our #scarfie campaign here.
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In 2012, Lion Brand sponsored a design contest to use Vanna's Choice® yarn and create an original design. The winner was "Gramma" Nancy Nielsen, who we flew out to California to meet Vanna White as part of her prize. Nancy's design was an irresistible baby hat that looked like an elephant head and booties that looked like elephant feet. As you can see, Vanna was charmed by the whimsy and creativity of these designs.
It turned out that Nancy also had a whole range of animal hats and matching booties that she had designed as baby gifts. There was a Lion set (and of course we looove lions!) and sets that recreated a duck, lamb, monkey, dig, rabbit and more.
We were so taken with the wealth of designs that we spoke to a friend who edits pattern books at Random House about doing a pattern book of animal hat and bootie sets and today, the book is a reality and Nancy Nielsen is an author.
Gramma Nancy's Animal Hats (And Booties Too!) was just released. It includes 19 animal hat patterns with many including matching booties and mittens sized for newborns to bigger kids. In the foreword Vanna White wrote for the book she talks about the interesting reason that Nancy was inspired to have this burst of creativity. I'd like to share a quote from that foreword that we can all relate to:
"As all of us who knit or crochet know, there is nothing more special, and more appreciated than giving something handmade that comes from the heart. . . she has touched the hearts of hundreds of people at a special time in their lives. . . "
If you're a knitter, looking for ideas for your next baby gift or for a birthday gift, you'll find years' worth of affordable ideas in this book. It includes patterns, charming photographs and the amazing stories of generosity that inspired these patterns.
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My First #Scarfie
Practice Makes Perfect Circle #Scarfie
I'm A Star #Scarfie
Out On The Town Circle #Scarfie
Do you or your friends love taking selfies?
The "selfie" is a viral phenomenon. Who knew that with camera phone in hand, people would turn the social media spotlight on themselves? It does make sense, though. It's an age in which we share what we're doing 24/7 and what better way to tell that story than to show our selves in the act?
But for those of us who knit and crochet, it's not just about us. It's also about what we make, how it looks on us, who we make things for and how it feels to wear something of our own creation.
So we're asking knitters and crocheters everywhere to photograph that experience. Make a scarf and show us your work. Share it on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, your blog, or any other social site – tag your post with @LionBrandYarn and remember to use the hashtag #scarfie.
We'll share your #scarfie on our site in a beautiful mosaic along with #scarfies shared by other members of the knit and crochet community.
What you make is one-of-a-kind. Started from a simple strand of yarn, your creation is a reflection of you in color, style, and literally in the shape and size of every single stitch.
If you'd like some inspiration for your #scarfie (see some examples above or on Pattern Finder), we'll be sharing pattern ideas and themes over the coming weeks and months. Stay close and keep a look out for your fellow knitters and crocheters by searching for #scarfie on your favorite social networks.
Can #scarfie become a trending topic?
Find more inspiration, try Lion Brand's free Pattern Finder and find the perfect #scarfie pattern just for you.
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Featured in the New York Times and around the world, David Babcock is the Guinness World Record holder for knitting the longest scarf (12 feet!) while running a marathon, which he did in Kansas City last October. Coupled with a great deal of skill and endurance, David credits his choice in using Lion Brand's Hometown USA as a factor in his amazing accomplishment! Lion Brand is sponsoring David in the New York City Marathon on November 2nd, 2014 and lucky for us, he's agreed to write for us leading up to race day!
When someone discovers a person who knits or crochets while running, they're understandably surprised by the incongruous pairing, even more surprised when they learn that it's a phenomenon not limited to one person AND even has a bit of a history!
David Babcock interviews the pioneer of yarn-on-the-run, the original knitting runner, Susie Hewer. Susie held David's record previously and currently she is the Guinness World Record holder for the longest crochet chain made while running a marathon, achieved at the 2014 London Marathon in London, UK, on April 13, 2014.
David: On your blog you share the story of wanting to do something special for the 2005 London Marathon while running for the charity Alzheimer's Research UK when a friend said that you should 'act your age and stay at home with your knitting!'. Did you take this as a challenge? What was your process in figuring out how you would use your knitting with the marathon? Had you heard of anyone else that had tried anything like it?
Susie: I most certainly did take it as a challenge! I didn't act upon it immediately but I turned the thought over and over in my mind, thinking perhaps I'd run in fancy dress as a ball of yarn or a giant knitting needle or even running it dressed entirely in knitted garments, until the idea of actually taking my knitting with me on the run popped into my head. Of course I dismissed that idea straight away as that would be plain silly now wouldn't it! But the idea festered away in the back of my mind until I decided that I would in fact take my knitting with me with the intention of running for a bit and then stopping to chat to the crowd whilst knitting.
This concept caught the attention of the media and I was featured in a few articles in the Press which was spotted by the people from Guinness World Records who contacted me to suggest that I could turn it into a record attempt. After much tooing and frooing of ideas we came up with the concept of me knitting a scarf whilst running. This of course meant that I would actually have to knit whilst running. Oh my!
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Sample Wreath by Diva Dan of the Crochet Crowd
We've partnered with The Crochet Crowd to bring you a super fun Halloween Challenge in which you use your crafting and crochet skills (or knitting) to create a spooky or fall themed wreath to adorn your door, and celebrate the season!
If you'd like to participate in this fun challenge, check out the Crochet Crowd's Grim Wreath Challenge page to find out more details.
The challenge ends on Halloween night, October 31st, and the winner will receive $150 worth of yarn from us – Lion Brand! The Crochet Crowd has created a Grim Wreather Flickr page to display the current wreath submissions, so be sure to take a look at the full collection for even more inspiration. I've selected a few images below to get you started!
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Are you in the spooky spirit? How do you like to decorate for Halloween? Share with us in the comments!
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Featured in the New York Times and around the world, David Babcock is the Guinness World Record holder for knitting the longest scarf (12 feet!) while running a marathon, which he did in Kansas City last October. Coupled with a great deal of skill and endurance, David credits his choice in using Lion Brand's Hometown USA as a factor in his amazing accomplishment! Lion Brand is sponsoring David in the New York City Marathon on November 2nd, 2014 and lucky for us, he's agreed to write for us leading up to race day!
Greetings from the Knitting Runner. I have some knit-while-running scarves I want to give away, keep reading …
It's hard to believe that the fall marathons are nearly here — it's just starting to get cool enough that I'm thinking about knitting some new hats. I'll be running the Kansas City Half Marathon on October 18th and the New York City Full Marathon on November 2nd. And yes, I'll be knitting as I run! I'm deep into my training runs and testing my multi-tasking dexterity.
I've also joined the NYC Athletes To End Alzheimer's team and am actively fundraising – please donate!
So, about those scarves I mentioned …
I want to hear your stories about Alzheimer's and knitting. Are you a knitter or crocheter who has Alzheimer's? Do you care for someone with Alzheimer's and still find the time to knit or crochet? Please share your story in the comments below. If I have your stories in my head and heart as I run/knit, they will lend me more strength and purpose.
On October 30th, Lion Brand will randomly select five people who have shared stories to receive one of my scarves. At least once a week I knit a scarf while on the run and they're stacking up!
I really want to get connected with my Alzheimer's community. I know you're out there and that, like me, knitting (or crocheting) is something you do while doing other hard things too. I am cheering for you!
David Babcock
Since its creation in 2009, the Alzheimer's Association's NYC Marathon teams have raised well over $2 million. The Chapter offers free support and education to the more than half a million New York City residents who either have Alzheimer's or a related dementia or are caring for someone who does.
Photo: David with a recently-made scarf, finger-knit with Hometown USA while running 10 miles in 80 minutes on September 10th!
Congratulations to the following: Susan S., Judy N., Lola E., Jean L., and Margaret B.! Thank you for sharing your stories!
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I have had Mirena since July of 2007, and I no longer have periods at all. I've been told that is completely normal. I will occasionally have spotting, which normally only requires a pantyliner to control. Nothing remotely like a "normal" period. That is one of the BIGGEST PERKS to this birth control, in my opinion:-) I love it! I don't gain weight on it, I don't have mood swings, nor appetite issues. No acne problems like the pill can cause. Its just all around the greatest thing I can think of for birth control. I've heard some people DO have bad side effects, but for me, its just worked out incredibly well. I love it.
23 Jan 2010
i have been on Mirena since June of 2008 and i always have a period on the 1st of every month that last for a day. i have missed my period this month, i have dizzy spells atleast 2 times a day, headaches, bloating, cramps and a pain in my breast. So i went to the doctor this week and i'm not pregnant however the hormones that mirena send off doesn't work good with a large amount of caffeine. Yes caffeine so if you are having problems like this you may want to cut caffeine out of your routine and see if something changes.
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risk of frost tonight
Low of 3! GRRR.
What a summer. I haven't decided whether I'll attempt to cover anything. It is too early to be thinking of this. I want to swear.
Well I can't really believe it might freeze, but I took NAF's advice. It didn't really take that long to shove a few containers into the shed and cover the tomatoes.
I usually have a pretty good sense of when a frost is in the air, and honestly this doesn't feel like it. We'll see.
This cold in August ?
Global warming, maybe, but not where I sit.
Climate change without a doubt.
Has anyone ever experienced years of crappy growing seasons like we have lately?
When I was younger, planting was May 22 long weekend, it was always warm enough, and I never had a problem with most of my tomatoes being green by the time the season was over.
This year I'll be lucky if I get to eat 10 tomato sandwiches! :(
Well, last year's season was fabulous from end to end. I knew we would pay for it, but I wasn't expecting we would pay for it so soon :(
I did notice a sort of pattern in the last decade at least here in Saskatoon:
2004 and 2009 - very cold summers with frost in every month
2005 and 2010 - cool summers with lots of rain
2006 and 2011 - warm and dry summers
2007 and 2012 - warm and wet summers
2008 and 2013 - slightly cool summers although 2008 was very dry and 2013 has been neither wet nor dry, on average.
"Summer" being the months of June through August.
If the pattern is to repeat, we are due for a cold, frosty summer next year. Here's hoping I'm wrong!!! In 2004, we had frost on June 26, July 30 and August 20. Yes, I can remember the dates off the top of my head :)
This post was edited by Slimy_Okra on Thu, Aug 8, 13 at 0:41
If frost threatened now, I would definitely cover frost-sensitive plants, as you've probably got another 4-6 weeks of growing season ahead of you. It becomes questionable in September when frost threatens, and really why bother covering for another cold week at the end of the season?
But early-August frost? Yes, definitely protect.
So Slimy, according to your information we've only had two summers since 2004 that were ideal for gardening, especially for tomatoes. 2006 and 2011. Yikes! Your prediction for next year better be wrong.....
Thanks for the yearly tally :)
I had frost July 31 this year. I would cover anything sensitive. I think this is the wettest year I have ever had gardening. We only have half our hay done and it would be considered cow feed. I better get a great September, October. This is crazy. Cheryl
Well it didn't freeze. Didn't even come close. They said it would clear up and drop to 3. It rained and got down to about 9.
Today it is cloudy with wind and misty rain every now and then. So far the temp has managed to get up to 15. But the forecast is better for the next few days. We MIGHT get some summer yet!
Is everyone using Enviro Canada's Weather? I find that other sources vary. I don't remember the really early frosts from other years, but I do know that if I had covered my plants one night in the Fall, I could have kept my garden going for another month afterwards. By that time, I was sick of tending it, so I was glad to see the dreaded F word! We all have microclimates in our yards, I know I hear other people in town or just outside of town comment about getting frost while others aren't hit at all.
I don't know what NAM and GFS and NOAA are, but I use TWN on the PC and the TV :)
Sorry, just had to throw that in there :)
I listen to them half the time and a friend the other. His forecast is always "we're going to have weather" and he's as accurate as anybody, LOL!


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Dell Shows Off Its Eee PC Rival 250
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Well considering that "small-size" used to be a high-priced premium, I think that a small but cheap laptop is probably the better choice for the mobile individual. The 300$ models you speak of are usually 15.4" models and those aren't exactly small or lightweight.
Some of these specs, like the 1280x800 resolution screen look beyond the M$ limits for such devices [slashdot.org]. Good for Dell, they know what the market really looks like [slashdot.org].
I disagree. Most modern web pages need at least 1024 pixels wide. You can always make things bigger if a certain app hurts your eyes, but you can never get back resolution that the panel doesn't have. Thus, it is always better to go with a higher resolution than a lower one.
I'm really surprised, however, that nobody has criticized the fact that all these machines use legacy VGA. I mean, is it really too much to ask for them to use DVI? It already costs more money to buy a panel that still supports VGA even today. VGA is on its way out and the only computers I see that still use it are cheap PC laptops. Why!?! Why would anyone build a computer with only analog video output these days? It's not like it is that much more expensive to provide DVI, and I consider any machine that doesn't do so to be very non-future-proof, i.e. a dubious proposition.
These days, the only thing keeping me from buying any of the ultra-mobile machines is the lack of DVI in any machine with a small enough footprint to safely use on an airplane tray table. Netcraft confirmed VGA was dying five years ago. At this point, the only thing left to do is go through its pockets and look for loose change....
can this new dell fit in my jacket pocket? by far, the most excellent thing about the eee pc is that it is so incredibly portable without making significant sacrifices. furthermore, with 4gb of space, there are many choices for an os.
my hands aren't small, but i can manage to touch-type reasonably well on it. frankly, i don't think anyone should be alloted any credence when complaining about the keyboard size on such a small system. it's much like griping about the lack of luggage-space on a motorcycle. if your major complaints are about the keyboard, you must not be the target market.
my only complaints are about the cpu, which seems to be underclocked to 630mhz, and the difficulty in booting from an sd card (i'm sure i'll figure it out).
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