Quilt

A quilt is a type of bed cover, traditionally composed of three layers of fiber: a woven cloth top, a layer of batting or wadding and a woven back, combined using the technique of quilting. A quilt is distinguishable from other types of blankets because it is pieced together with several pieces of cloth. “Quilting” refers to the technique of joining at least two fabric layers by stitches or ties. In most cases, two fabric layers surround a middle layer of batting (cotton, polyester, silk, wool or combinations of fibers) which is a lighter, insulating layer. Batting is often referred to as “wadding” in Britain. Some modern quilts are made with an upper fabric layer, quilted to a layer of microfleece, perhaps without a fabric backing. The most decorative fabric surface is called the “top”, and is the design focus. A single piece of fabric (a “wholecloth quilt”) may be used as the top, or the top may be “pieced” from smaller fabric pieces. Sewing together smaller pieces of fabric into a larger patchwork "block" of fabric creates the basic unit. The “patchwork” of the top is typically made of a series of blocks (all identical, or of diverse design), which are made sequentially and then assembled. The blocks may be separated by plain fabric strips, called “sashing”. The central design space may be small (a “medallion”) or dominate the top of the quilt. Many tops have decorative "borders", of plainer design, surrounding the central panel of the top and enlarging the quilt. The "binding" is the final edge of fabric that covers the entire edge, and seals the batting. Most modern quilts are made of 100% cotton fabric in a light weight. Early quilts were often made of "calico," which is a cotton fabric in a small, repeating print. “Muslin” is a similar fabric (the name derived from Mosul, where quality cotton fabrics were produced in the Middle Ages), of lower quality on average. Silk and lightweight wool are also used, but less commonly than in the past.

Why isn't the killing of 1.5 million Armenians officially called a 'genocide'?

Edit The Independent 25 Apr 2016

Why are we talking about this now? ... Among them was George Clooney, who called on the world to recognise the mass killings as genocide during a humanitarian prize ceremony in the country ... Read more ....

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at an event hosted by the Center for American Progress (CAP) and the America Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Monday, March 23, 2015, in Washington.

Koch: Clinton May Be Better Candidate Than Current GOP

Edit WorldNews.com 25 Apr 2016

Bush."It's possible," Koch said.ABC’s Jonathan Karl followed up asking, “You couldn't see yourself supporting Hillary Clinton, could you?". "We would have to believe her actions would be quite different than her rhetoric. Let me put it that way ... "More of these personal attacks and pitting one person against the other, that's the message you're sending the country,” CBS News reported....

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In this April 11, 2007 file photo, Egyptian cleric Osama Hassan Mustafa Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, who was allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents off the streets of an Italiancity and taken to Egypt where he said he was tortured, talks on his mobile phone as he walks in a Cairo street after attending an Amnesty International press conference in Cairo, Egypt. On Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Italy abused state secrecy to provide impunity in the 2003 abduction of the Egyptian cleric, who was spirited out of Italy for interrogation and torture in his homeland under the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Former CIA Operative Faces Extradition To Italy For 2003 Extraordinary Rendition

Edit WorldNews.com 25 Apr 2016

A former undercover CIA officer will be extradited to Italy to face charges over the 2003 extraordinary rendition of a terror suspect to Egypt, according to Raw Story quoting a UK Guardian story.Sabrina De Sousa, who holds US and Portuguese citizenship, was arrested in Portugal last October and has lost three appeals against being handed over to Italian authorities, the report said. Her extradition is scheduled for May 4....

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File - Ring shadows line the face of distant Saturn, providing a backdrop for the brilliant, white sphere of Enceladus.

Scientists To Look For Aliens On Jupiter And Saturn's Icy Moons

Edit NDTV 25 Apr 2016

In one of its most ambitious projects in deep space, a team of NASA researchers are proposing to send robots at the centre of icy moons to explore the subsurface ocean for presence of life. ....

photo: US Navy file/Photographers Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson

New York, N.Y. (Sept. 14, 2001) -- Days after a Sep. 11 terrorist attack, fires still burn amidst the rubble of the World Trade Center.

Saudi link? White House set to release secret pages from 9/11 probe

Edit Indiatoday 25 Apr 2016

The disclosure would come at a time of strained US relations with Saudi Arabia, a long-time American ally ... ....

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Quilters provide comfort to 50,000 people with cancer

Edit Canada Dot Com 26 Apr 2016

She’ll have with her a handmade quilt to give to the woman who lives there. The woman has cancer, as does everyone who receives one of the quilts from Giffin's organization. This particular quilt, however, marks a symbolic milestone. it is the 50,000th that Victoria’s Quilts Canada, which Giffin founded in 1999, has delivered ... “We only have to be told they have cancer.” The quilts are practical....

The Complete Chris Metzen Interview

Edit Gamespot 26 Apr 2016

GameSpot ... Chris Metzen ... Absolutely ... "So, who's this character from Russia? Who's this character from China?" And there, the specificity of their personality, their abilities, their power set, the weapons they use, and their function within the world--it creates this lattice work, almost like a quilt of disparate ideas that can breathe on their own but also click into this big growing metashape that, so far, doesn't feel too top-heavy ... ....