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These patterns and designs are used to personalize needlepoint projects by working initials and fancy monograms as well as letters and numbers that spell out a slogan or message. Things You Should Know About Needlepoint Lettering Needlepoint letters and numbers, regardless of style, should always be worked in the continental tent stitch. This stitch keeps the canvas mesh threads from shifting as you work other techniques in between and around the alphabets....

And the Nominees for Best Actor Are: Demián Bichir, A Better Life George Clooney, The Descendants Jean Dujardin, The Artist Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Brad Pitt, Moneyball

GIMP: Free Photoshop Alternative for Linux Users GIMP (the GNU Image Manipulation Program) is the first tool that comes to mind because I used it for years on Linux. It is definitely one of the best free alternative to Adobe Photoshop and is bundled with amazing professional quality functions. It is so good that sometimes one tends to forget the existence of Photoshop! Whether you are a professional who needs to fine-tune photos and other images or just someone who loves to enhance photos before sharing, GIMP can do almost everything that you want to do with your photos....

Sprinkle a pinch of ground cayenne pepper into your socks. It will warm your feet without burning them. Be very careful not to allow the pepper to touch eyes, nose or other mucous membranes, as it will feel uncomfortably hot there. A 4,000-year-old remedy for minor cuts, scrapes, and burns is sugar. Use a paste of white granulated sugar and water on nonbleeding cuts. The sugar cleanses, speeds healing, and reduces scarring....

See the list of British Prime Ministers. Rulers of Scotland Kenneth I, traditional founder of the kingdom of Scotland (c. 843–858)Kenneth II, Scottish king (971–995)Macbeth, king of Scotland (1040–57)Malcolm III, king of Scotland (1057–93)Alexander I, king of Scotland (1107–24)David I, king of Scotland (1124–53)Malcolm IV, king of Scotland (1153–65)William the Lion, king of Scotland (1165–1214)Alexander II, king of Scotland (1214–49)Alexander III, king of Scotland (1249–86)Margaret Maid of Norway, queen of Scotland (1286–90)John de Baliol, king of Scotland (1292–96)Robert I, king of Scotland (1306–29)David II, king of Scotland (1329–34, 1341–71)Edward de Baliol, English-supported king of Scotland (1332–41)Robert II, king of Scotland (1371–90)Robert Stuart, regent of Scotland (1389–1399)Robert III, king of Scotland (1390–1406)David Stuart, regent of Scotland (1399–1402)James I, king of Scotland (1406–37)James II, king of Scotland (1437–60)James III, king of Scotland (1460–88)James IV, king of Scotland (1488–1513)James V, king of Scotland (1513–42)John Stuart, regent of Scotland (1515–1524)Mary Queen of Scots (1542–67)James VI, king of Scotland (1567–1625), and as James I, king of England (1603–25)John Erskine Mar, regent of Scotland....

Your search queries and app preferences are saved in your Gmail account. Thus you can use the same preferences on all your Android devices. If you change your preferences on one device, it automatically changes on the other devices as well. However, you can always change the primary or the default Gmail account on your mobile phone. Most folks advise that on an Android device, one should have only one Gmail account....

Best Adhesives for Scrapbooking When choosing an adhesive for scrapbooking, the key is to find something that is acid-free. If you’ve ever thumbed through a decades-old scrapbook and noticed yellowed tape and brittle pages, you’ve seen the effects of acid. By using acid-free materials, including adhesives, your scrapbook will stand the test of time. Photo Corners If there is any chance that you may need to remove photos from your album in the future, use an adhesive that allows you to pop the photos off of the page....

Since long web developers have been using underlying shadows to make text and DIV element look as though they are embossed or lifted from the surface. In olden times, images and transparent images were used to create the shadow effect. Developers would layer shadow image under the text or DIV to achieve the desired effect of a shadow. But with the arrival of CSS 3 –it is now very simple to add shadow –and that too in a fully customizable way!...

Traditionally, blogging was not really a profession. It was seen more as a way to keep record of information and share it easily with colleagues. But soon, as information revolution began to unfold, bloggers sensed an opportunity of making money by sharing the information that they had through their blogs. As more and more people got connected to Internet and search engines like Google, Yahoo!, Bing and more began to answer billions of queries every day, blogs became an important source of getting information....

Continuous vs. Periodic Kilns Before delving into specifics, it’s important to recognize that there are two basic types of kilns: continuous (tunnel) kilns and periodic (intermittent) kilns. Continuous kilns are always firing, so they never cool. The ware to be fired is loaded into cars and slowly goes through the kiln on a track or rail. After cooling, the still-moving cars are unloaded and reloaded to begin the circuit again. These kilns are used for industrial manufacturing....

Gather Materials Start with a bowl of clean, room temperature water. Gather your supplies and have all of your ​nail polish nearby and open. Once you start, you’ll need to work fast so that the nail polish doesn’t dry out too soon. It is recommended to read thoroughly through all the steps before beginning the project. Supplies Needed Clear plastic cell phone caseNail polish in three different shadesA large bowl filled with waterToothpick or paintbrush...

A Morass of Movable FeastsA quick guide to the dates of Passover and Easter Easter Origins of EasterBrief history of the spring holiday A Tale of Two EastersWhy one faith and two celebrations? Easter Around the WorldFrom witches to detectives, Easter traditions vary Encyclopedia: EasterThe chief Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Sweet Easter FactsDo we really consume 7.1 billion pounds of Easter candy? Easter Treats QuizWhat were one of the earliest Easter treats, made by European monks and given to the poor during Lent?...

If you’re a total beginner, be sure to check out our tips for learning how to crochet for newbies. For your very first crochet project, starting off with the granny square is a recommended first step, although there are plenty of good alternatives if you’d rather try something else. Want to see the easiest of the easy patterns featured on our site? If so, check out these free crochet patterns for beginners....

Basic Pom-Pom Making Supplies Here’s what you need for a custom wreath; the choice of yarn, thread, and wreath frame are up to you: Pom-pom maker tool (available at any major outlet such as Walmart or Michael’s) Yarn Sharp scissors Fabric glue Crochet thread size 10 (pick a color that works with your yarn) Embroidery needle for crochet thread Wreath frame (12-inch extruded foam floral wreath frame shown here) Tips for Choosing Yarn Two factors affect the look and feel of yarn pom-poms:...

Common Chess Tactics Tactics are short-term calculated sequences of moves resulting in checkmate, the win of material, or some other gain. An understanding of tactics is crucial to playing good chess. Most games, especially at the club level, are decided by tactical mistakes. Learning the basic tactics in chess will help you in two ways. It will let you take advantage of your opponent’s mistakes while avoiding your own. There are four basic tactics that every chess player should know....

If you use MS-Word a lot, sometimes you also must have wished if you could find a particular type of formatting in a long document and then replace it with some other sort of formatting. For example, you may wish to find all the portions of text with bold typeface and change these pieces to italic typeface. Let’s learn how to do it. People who are used to with find and replace facility in MS-Word know how to find text and replace it with some other text....

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The most basic four patch quilt block is just what its name implies, a quilt block made with four patches of fabric, all squares, and arranged in two rows of two squares each. When you begin to examine four patch patterns, you’ll discover that those four simple patches are very often subdivided, sometimes more than one time, to create intricate designs. Take a look at my tutorial to learn how to identify four patch quilt blocks and other patchwork arrangements....

Teacher working with a student Related Links Race to the Top Official SiteNational Education AssociationEducation Action Group FoundationTools for School Encouraged by President Obama’s Race to the Top grant competition, 20 states and thousands of school districts are changing the way they evaluate teachers. Introduced in the summer of 2009, Race to the Top is a $4.35 billion dollar competition that awards points to states based on how well teachers and principals comply with nationwide standards....