A U.S. soldier's shooting of more than a dozen Afghan civilians deepened questions on Sunday about what the United States can accomplish in Afghanistan before it withdraws, as Washington rushed to contain the damage from the startling rogue attack.
Afghan officials and witnesses say a U.S. service member walked off his base and shot and killed at least 16 Afghan civilians in Kandahar province Sunday. The shooting is the latest in a string of incidents to further strain Washington and Kabul’s already tense relationship. Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Sunday’s shooting unforgivable. He demanded an explanation from the United States for what he called “intentional killings.” Karzai said in a statement that nine of the victims were ch...
This video demonstrates how to knit on large diameter circular needles. This method is great for a one piece sweater, It also works well for afghans, you just need to turn every row instead of connecting. Do large diameter circular knitting.
I learned to crochet over 30 years ago. My first afghan was a red and white ripple afghan with and F hook. It took me a year to make. Today, I could make that same afghan in 10 days with and H hook.
The Afghan Taliban vowed Monday to exact revenge for the killing of 16 civilians, allegedly by an American soldier who went on a house-to-house shooting rampage Sunday in two villages near his base.
This video demonstrates a basic knit bind-off in Continental knitting. This is one of the most used binding off methods. This method would be good for an afghan that you would add edgeing to. Do a basic knit bind-off in Continental knitting.
It can get annoying to always have to create new borders to fit around different sized images when working in Photoshop CS3 or Illustrator CS3. But, if you were to create border effects with smart objects, you wouldn't have that problem.
In this video tutorial you will about image blending and borders. Learn how to blend images through one another to create memorable effects with borders. Understanding layers will help you grasp the tutorial quicker. Blend images and add borders with Photoshop.
If you have old clothing that is going to be thrown away, check it thoroughly to see what you can recycle.
Want your photos to stand out from the rest in photo sharing sites like Flikr.com? In this video tutorial you will learn to add a decorative border to photos using Photoshop. Learn to personalize your photos by experimenting with the tools in Photoshop! Add decorative borders to images using Photoshop.
Boundary issues are complicated, and border disputes can cause unnecessary tension between neighbors. We'll show you how to resolve a border dispute with your neighbor. Resolve a border dispute with a neighbor.
I love circular needles! I use a circular most of the time, even when I am knitting straight. One of the reasons I love knitting on a circular is because with a circular needle, you don't have to worry about dropping a needle. You just have one. It's particularly good to knit straight on a circular needle when you're making a large project such as an afghan or blanket, but I use one even if I'm knitting a small project such as a scarf or wash rag. The photo below is of a scarf I'm making with...
There will be many times when you will want both sides of your work to look the same. One of those times, for instance, might be when you are making a scarf. Another time you might be making a shawl. Or it might be a baby blanket, an afghan or a throw. You'll see, as you're knitting, when you would want to use a "double sided" stitch. This is one of the best of those stitches and it is called THE SEED STITCH. It's very easy. All you need to know is the knit stitch and the purl stitch and you'...
There are different kinds of knitting needles to choose from for different projects. You will find wooden, plastic or aluminum in different lengths and shapes. There are straight, circular or double pointed.
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Here is the movie trailer for "Living in Emergency"
From time to time you may come across crochet instructions telling you to have the "right side of the work facing you." Right side means, the side facing out after your project is finished.
Sarah Raven demonstrates how to plant a bare-root tree or shrub in a pot, before planting out in its permanent border position.
This software tutorial shows you how to use masks in Flash CS3. Colin Smith explains what masks are and shows you how to open up creative possibilities by leveraging their power. Animate an image inside text and create a funky border with masks in Flash CS3. Use masks in Flash CS3.
In this Essentials iPhoto plug-in tutorial you will learn how to adjust the size, position and colors of your frames in the Frame It tool. The Frame It tool make it easy to choose and customize borders, or frames for all your iPhoto images. Adjust frames in Frame It in Essentials iPhoto plugin.
This tutorial gives tips on how to work with still images in Camtasia Studio 5. It covers importing images, adjusting the duration, and removing unwanted borders. Work with still images in Camtasia Studio 5.
This video shows you how to organize information in an InDesign table. You learn how to select parts of a table, control the table layout, select and format text in a table, and manage table options (such as borders, fills, headers, and footers). Check out this video by Anne-Marie Concepcion now! Create and format tables in InDesign CS3.
This video shows how to fit 12 photo's on one page with a flip and fold photo album. Using paper strips for borders and a few more embellishments you have your scrap booking page that is a flip and fold album. Make a flip and fold photo album.
Word's been out that there will be a new app coming from the people who brought us Hipstamatic. Well now, those rumours have been confirmed as Synthetic, the developers of Hipstamatic, have just announced a new social sharing app in the form of a disposable camera called D-Series. The D-Series iOS app is set to release tomorrow, December 15th. And the best part about it? It's free!
Immigration is a serious political issue in the United States, and those who oppose or support stricter immigration laws are often outspoken and candid about their beliefs, imposing their will on future legislation to not only politicians, but the general public—the voters. And what's the best way to reach the public? Entertainment.
Patrick Henningson interviews elected state officials in Arizona and provides a broad primer to the Fast and Furious scandal that has been going on under different names for decades
What part of this is a game anymore? You could have fooled me if you would have told me this was live footage. New game play showing off flying on jets and all around great trailer.
Figure it out. The "almost" part means their illegally riding in the back of a pick-up.Jam-pack it with white folk.Start driving away from the border.Try to get as many Hispanic-Americans to make a heinous face before you get pulled over.Read the rules again like I'm about to, jackasses. Stop it.
For an ivy league freshman in 1973, it was simply a rite of passage to take a date to a foreign film. I would pretend (oscar worthy effort by yours truly) to adore each film...for the simple purpose of maybe getting lucky with an ivy league female. By accident, I actually enjoyed this insane film. Border-line pornography, it made excess an art form.
Japan loves their pets. This dog owner loves his border collie, named Kirin. He loves Kirin enough to make sure he gets his exercise. All it takes is a little dog training after all. More squats in the park:
Do you like layer masks in Photoshop? If you do, then you'll love the new feature in PhotoFrame 3 that allows you to put the border or edge effect directly into a Layer Mask in Photoshop so you can edit it as you wish. Learn how to use layer mask mode in the PhotoFrame 3 plug-in for Photoshop to make your PhotoFrame frame it's own layer in Photoshop. Use layer mask mode in PhotoFrame 3 Photoshop plugin.
"The suspect is based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. He has been identified as a staff sergeant in the Stryker brigade who was taking part in a village stability operation in Afghanistan. He is a 38-year-old married father of two on his first deployment to Afghanistan after three previous deployments in Iraq.", reads an article from MSNBC.
I write this post as an afterthought on the recent mass burnings of the Quran by U.S troops. Let me lay down the facts first to clear any misunderstandings:
Beginners don't realize that they don't need to clobber every groundhog that shows up. The best strategy is to isolate the first one someplace out of the way and just leave him there indefinitely. Only one can be on your property at a time.
Want a sweet bread for a nice holiday treat? This Portuguese Sweet Bread will do the trick. Just watch the video recipe to learn how to make it, just like your grandmother used to make. A classic sweet bread treat. You can even use the dough to make Portuguese doughnuts.
The bamboo stitch is a beautiful, versatile stitch that can be used for lots of different kinds of projects. I especially love using it for baby blankets and scarves. It is an easy, reversible stitch. Both sides aren't the same, but both are very nice looking.
Julie provides a recreation of Lady Gaga's nails from her music video "Poker Face." Before the actual painting, use a clear base coat to protect the surface of your nails from the nail polish. Start off actually painting your nails with a black base and let it dry.
This video demonstrates how to create tables in Word 2007. From the people who brought you the Dummies instructional book series, brings you the same non-intimidating guides in video form. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to create tables in Word 2007, For Dummies.
This 3D software tutorial shows you how to use the flex tool in modo 302. The Flex tool combines the selection border action center with a selection falloff and the transform tool. This preset combination makes an incredibly efficient method for smoothly editing meshes. This tool is part of modo 302, a free service update for registered modo 301 users. Use the flex tool in modo 302.
When an app like Instagram won't let you save an image, your best bet is to take a screenshot. But then you're stuck with the rest of whatever was on your screen, so you have to go in and crop it down to just the image. Starting now, your Samsung device can do this for you automatically.
