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Welcome to my stamping blog! I am a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and I hope you enjoy the projects I share with you here. If you have any questions on any of the projects shown feel free to send me an email and I'll be happy to help you. I'd love to have you follow me too!
August 31, 2009
Happy Monday to you all! The weather here is just perfect and I'm planning on spending some time cleaning up the yard today. I love this time of year when it's not too hot or too cold and I can turn of the air conditioning and open the windows.
For my card today I decided to make another card for Today's (CAS) Clean & Simple Challenge splitcoast challenge. For today's challenge we were to make over one of our previous cards in our gallery.
I decided to make over this card from my gallery. I really wasn't happy with my earlier card, so I was glad to try and make it again. This time I only used the smaller flower, I eliminated one layer, I used white card stock, I used a different birthday sentiment, and a wider grosgrain ribbon. The ink pad colors I used were: Lavender Lace, Lovely Lilac, and Apricot Appeal.
To make my card all I did was stamp my flower image using the rock and roll technique and then I punched the flowers out using the coordinating SU Spring Bouquet flower punch. The flower stamp set I used is SU's Looks Like Spring (I always have a hard time using this set).
My sentiment is from SU's It's Your Birthday and my ribbon is from Offray. To create the score lines above and below my punched out flowers I used my scor-pal! Thanks so much for looking and have a great day!
August 30, 2009
I chose to redo this card from my splitcoast gallery. On this card I eliminated three layers, the sponging technique, and some of the dots. I always wanted to try and make that card again and this challenge was the perfect opportunity.
I stamped the flower images using Black Stazon and I colored it using my SU markers. I used white, black, and Barely Banana card stock and Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, and Apricot appeal markers.
Once my card was finished I felt that my background needed a little something, so I decided to use my Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing folder. My ribbon is from Offray! I'm going to try this challenge again tomorrow. I already have a card in mind, but it's getting late now and I'm off to bed!
August 29, 2009
All summer I wanted to take our son to the Crayola Factory in Easton, PA. It's only about an hour and 20 minutes from us and so we decided that today we would go.
My son had a good time, but it was very crowded and I was a bit disappointed that there were not Crayola employees guiding us or demonstrating what we were to do. I sort of felt that we were on our own and we had to constantly try and find an employee and ask questions about the craft stations and displays.
It cost us just under $30 for the entrance tickets for my husband, myself, and my son (the baby was free). To be quite honest I don't think that I would go back again, but it was a fun day for my son. In the first picture here he was making a sand art project, and of course that was an additional fee of $4.
In the second picture here my and my husband are drawing with side walk chalk on the floor in the side walk station.
My son loves to draw with his side walk chalk at home; it's one of his favorite outside activities.
In this picture my son is playing with the water table. This is a large table that you can move the yellow and blue plastic pieces to create sort of a pathway for the boats to float through.
My son loved doing this and we spent most of our time here, he just didn't want to leave.
That's the baby sitting in her stroller and playing with her toy phone. She was pretty good throughout the entire day and didn't fuss too much.
The last picture that I thought I would share with you all is a picture of my baby girl standing. Here she's only 6 1/2 months old and this is her first time standing.
I ran for the camera so fast in hopes that I could catch this moment. I love this picture, she's laughing at me as if to say...ha, ha...you can't stop me now....LOL
August 25, 2009
We were to pick from either shoes or bags from Anthropologie.com.
This is the purse/bag that I chose to use for my inspiration.
My sentiment is from SU's Thoughts & Prayers stamp set and my ribbon is from Offray. Thanks for looking and have a great day! I won't be around much this week because my sister will be visiting with me for a few days.
August 21, 2009
Here's my submission for today's limited supply challenge. For today's challenge we were to create a masculine teen or adult card, but we were not allowed to use any flowers, ribbon, or bling.
Believe it or not this is the first time that I've ever used this stamp set and I've had it for a few years now.
My card was pretty easy to make, all I did was stamp the image using Chocolate Chip ink. Then I stamped it again using Bashful Blue ink and I punched out the U using a 3/4" circle punch and placed it over top using a dimensional.
I added some faux stitching to my card base and I created a faux belt along the bottom of my Bashful Blue card stock. To the left side of my Bashful Blue card stock I also did some paper piercing.
After seeing several cards similar to the one I made here I decided to go ahead and give it a try.
I made this card yesterday, but then I tried making it again. You can see my first card here.
This time when I made my card I stamped the sentiment suing Chocolate Chip ink instead of the Black ink and I tried to stamp the background trees a little lighter.
I'm very pleased with this card, it really was quick and easy to make. I created an oval mask and used my stipple brush to make my background. I stamped the larger group of tree image using Old Olive ink. I inked up the stamp and then stamped off and then stamped my card stock.
For the larger single tree I used Old Olive ink, but this time I didn't stamp off first. Then using my Chocolate Chip marker I colored it a bit for the branches. I added some paper piercing (free handed) along the outside of my oval and I added some Old Olive color ribbon.
And finally I have one last card to share with you all today. I originally made this card for the CAS DT search, but I decided not to submit it because I felt that perhaps it wasn't clean and simple enough.
This image is from an older Stampin Up stamp set (from 1999) called 'Great Groupings'.
All I did to create my card was stamp my image and I colored it using SU Watercolor crayons and a blender pen.
I added some paper piercing along the outside edge of my Old Olive card stock and my ribbon is from Offray. My sentiment is from SU's Happy Fall Y'all.
Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend. I probably won't be able to post tomorrow because we are invited to a graduation party.
August 20, 2009
The first card that I made is a Christmas card. I used my SU Snow Swirled and Holiday & Whishes stamp sets to make my card.
For my background paper I just took the small snowflake stamp and stamped it randomly using Old Olive and Real Red ink. My tree image is stamped using Old Olive ink and then I added a few red bling gems.
I used my wide oval punch for my sentiment and my red ribbon is from Offray.
The next card that I made was another Christmas card and it even easier and quicker to make.
I used the poinsettia stamp from SU's Perfect Presentation stamp set. I colored the poinsettia using my Real Red SU marker because I didn't want to stamp the wording that is around the poinsettia image. Then I just stamped a few of them together in a row. I did end up using my stamp-a-ma-jig so that I could get them lined up nicely.
I then layered my stamped panel onto Real Red card stock and then I decided to add a gold brad to the center of each poinsettia.
I found the decorative paper in my scrap bin and I thought it would be perfect for my card. My sentiment is stamped using gold encore ink and my red ribbon is from Offray.
And this is the last Christmas card that I decided to make. I really like the way this card turned out, but my husband hated it, oh well! What do husbands know anyway, right? So, against his advice I've decided that I'm going to submit it for the Autumn CAS DT challenge.
I received this image through an image swap that I hosted this past summer. This was another pretty quick and easy card that I made. I used my SU watercolor crayons and blender pen to color the image and it really only took a few minutes to color.
In the upper right and lower left hand corners of my main image panel I decided to do some decorative paper piercing.
I wanted to add a touch of green card stock, so I decided to add a small piece using my SU Scallop border punch. My red ribbon is from Offray.
I ended up making an autumn themed card for this challenge as well.
I stamped my image using brown Stazon ink and again, I colored it using my SU watercolor crayons and blender pen. I used SU's Give Thanks stamp set to make this card.
I added some decorative paper piercing along the left side of my ruby red card stock and my green (Old Olive color) ribbon is from Offray.
Once I had my card finished I still felt like it needed a little something more, so I decided to add some faux stitching along the bottom of my More Mustard card stock.
August 19, 2009
I wanted to post the two cards that I made for the CAS DT search challenges. The second challenge was to create a Monochromatic brown card using just a touch of red. The red may be an embellishment, a small part of a colored image, a small piece of cardstock, etc. We had to keep the red to a minimum.
The idea for the first card that I made came to my mind right away. I stamped the reindeer and colored it using my SU Creamy Caramel marker. I added a red craft sequin and red bead for his nose. This image is from SU's Merry & Bright stamp set.
I made the decorative paper using the snow flake stamp (from the same stamp set) and then I added some white dots using a white gel pen. It's layered on Chocolate Chip card stock and then I added some paper piercing along the top and bottom portion.
My sentiment is from SU's Sincere Salutations and my ribbon is from Offray.
This is the second challenge card that I made. I used SU's Thoughts & Prayers stamp set. I inked the stamp using Close to Cocoa ink and then I wiped off some of the leaves and I colored some of them using Real Red and Chocolate Chip SU Markers.
My sentiment is from the same stamp set, I only used part of the image. On the right hand side of my card I added some decorative score lines using my Scor-pal.
In the lower left side of my stamped image I used my paper piercing tool and I pierced a tiny bit of the corner section. For my small bit of red, I used a tiny piece of Real Red card stock and a small bit of red ribbon.
Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!
August 18, 2009
The Autumn CAS DT (Clean & Simple Design Team) search is under way. Here is the link if you would like some more information on how you can participate in the design team challenge cards. Jen has listed three different challenges that we are to create cards for.
The first challenge is a sketch challenge. The sketch from this card (made by girlydecou) is the sketch that we were to follow.
For my first card I used my SU stamp set Baroque Motifs. I just stamped the flourish stamp in the lower right corner and then I added some glitter over the thicker black swirls using my versamark marker and iridescent ice embossing powder (it's really hard to see in the picture, but it looks really pretty in person).
I decided to add a few small punched butterflies and a dab of liquid pears in the center. My ribbon is from Offray. I was thinking that this would make a great wedding card and that's why I decided to use the word cherish for my sentiment.
I made a second card for this sketch challenge. I decided to use an older SU stamp set called Wishing Well.
This card that I made was a super easy one. All I did was stamp my image and colored it using my SU markers. The wishing you well sentiment is from the same stamp set and my ribbon is from Offray.
I'll be posting the rest of my cards for the Autumn CAS DT in the next few days. I have them finished, but I didn't want to post them all in one post. I made two cards for the color challenge and I made four cards for the theme challenge.
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!
August 17, 2009
Happy Monday!
Well, I'm exhausted from all of the work that we did yesterday, so I'm planning on taking it easy today. My husband's grandmother came over today to visit with the children. It was pretty hot outside so they ended up staying inside and playing.
My children loved the movie at the park last night. (They showed the movie called Bedtime Stories). The children were well behaved and the baby slept during the movie, it was some nice family time.
My card for today is for the clean & simple challenge. Today's challenge was to create a masculine card.
I decided to make a square card today and my card was really quick and easy. I just stamped my image, assembled my card, distress the Close to Cocoa card stock layer, and added my embellishments.
The image I used is from SU's Noble Deer stamp set. My decorative paper is also from SU, but I'm pretty sure that it's a retired pattern.
Well, I have to run, I have some housework to finish and it's almost lunch time. Have a great day and thanks for visiting!
August 16, 2009
This is the card that I made for today's featured stamper. Today's featured stamper is Stamp Muse. This is the card from her gallery that I chose to case. I really love all white cards especially for wedding cards.
I wanted to try using a few different Cuttlebug embossing folders on my card, but no matter which ones I picked it just didn't work for me, so I ended up using only one Cuttlebug folder. Also I didn't have a large butterfly like she used on her card, but I did end up adding some small punched butterflies.
Like her card, I used all white card stock, organdy ribbon, and the same sketch, but I turned the sketch sideways.
I made my card by using the Birds & Swirls embossing folder, my Martha Stewart 3 in 1 butterfly punch, SU's Sincere Salutations for the sentiment, organdy ribbon, and liquid pearls. My sentiment is punched using a wide oval punch.
August 14, 2009
My daughter and I were able to find some of the '$50 off $100 or more' coupons for Old Navy. If you would like more information on how you can find some Old Navy coupons here is a link from one of my previous posts. I have more information posted there.
I was talking to my brother in law just a few days ago and I told him that I would make Christmas cards for him this year. I loved the clean & simple challenge from this past Monday and I wanted to make some more cards using some form of bling. I also wanted to make some Cuttlebug cards and so these are the cards that I came up with. I was also trying to see if I could come up with some cards that my brother in law and his wife might like to use for their Christmas cards this year. (Hi Angie & Brian ;)
The first card that I made was really easy to make. I used the Winter House embossing folder and I just added some glitter to the roofs of the houses and on the snowflakes in the sky. I added the glitter using Iridescent Ice embossing powder and a versa mark marker.
The snowflakes are from a Cuttlebug die called Snowflake #2. I added a bling gem in the center of the snowflakes. The Season's Greetings sentiment is from SU's Snow Swirled and my organdy ribbon and silver cording are from SU.
The second card I made is embossed using the Cuttlebug embossing folder called 'Snow Dots'. To make this card I placed my card stock partially inside the embossing folder and then ran it through my Cuttlebug machine.
Right below the snow dots embossing I used my scor-pal to add three horizontal embossed lines (it's hard to see because my ribbon is placed over it, but I wanted to create some sort of separation from the embossed area to the non-embossed area).
Again the snowflakes on this card are from a Cuttlebug die called Snowflake #2. The Season's Greetings sentiment is from SU's Snow Swirled and my organdy ribbon is from Offray.
My next card is created using the Snow Dots and Swiss Dots embossing folder.
I partially embossed the top part of my card stock using the Snow Dots folder. Next, I used my Swiss Dots embossing folder on the other side of my card stock and I ran that through my cuttlebug machine. Then I added a decorative score line, using my scor-pal, below the Snow Dots embossed area, and above the Swiss Dots embossed area.
I decided to add some Liquid Pearls in the center of each embossed snowflake, but now I'm not quite sure that I like the way that it turned out. I think next time I'll skip the Liquid Pearls.
My organdy ribbon on this card and my silver cording are both from SU. Again, my Season's Greetings sentiment is from SU's Snow Swirled.
This is the last card that I made using my
cuttlebug folders. I think that I like this card the best. It's similar to the card that I made earlier this week for Monday's clean & simple challenge. You can see that card here.
I used my Cuttlebug Lace Tree embossing folder on this card. I placed the tree to the right side of my card and then I used my scor-pal to create the vertical score lines on the left side.
I added some red and clear bling gems to my embossed tree image.
My sentiment is from SU's Cute Converse stamp set and it is layered using Real Red cardstock.
I used my small and large oval punches for my sentiment and my ribbon is from Offray.
Well, that's about it for my Christmas themed Cuttlebug cards! I wish you all a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!
August 13, 2009
My card for today's is for the ways to use it challenge on splitcoast stampers. For today's challenge we were to find ways to use Variegated Color. It could be using some variegated ribbon, variegated thread, yarn, paper, etc.
I ended up using a Kaleidacolor spectrum ink pad for my main image. After I stamped my image with the spectrum ink pad I decided that I wanted to add some glitter over my image. So I used my VersaMark ink pad and iridescent Ice embossing powder and then I heat embossed the glitter. You can sort of see the glitter effect in my picture.
My Pink Passion paper is stamped using the small flower from the stamp set. Again, I used the Versa Mark ink pad, but I didn't emboss this time. I used my white gel pen for the center of the flowers. I used a small strip of Green Galore card stock along the background of my card. My variegated ribbon is from Offray. Thanks for stopping by!
August 12, 2009
Here's my card for today's sketch challenge (I had to make it a quick one today). I was going through some of my decorative paper that I have and I realized that this paper matches SU's Polka Dots & Paisley stamp set. I decided to use the colors of the decorative paper so the card stock that I used is: white, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, and Barely Banana.
This card was super easy to make (I just love quick and easy cards; especially when I have three kids and a husband ...LOL) All I did was cut my decorative paper and the Bashful Blue paper to fit into today's sketch. Then I stamped my flowers using my SU ink pads. The stems are Certainly Celery green and the flowers are stamped using Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, and Barely Banana ink.
I decided to use the sentiment that came with this stamp set. I figured the word Happy would be suitable for a birthday card. The ribbon I used is from Offray. I have to run, have a great day!
August 11, 2009
I made this card for Sunday's splitcoast featured stamper. This week's featured stamper is Sleepyinseattle. Her gallery is awesome and there are so many cards to choose from. I had a hard time picking one to case, but this is the one that I decided to go with.
I used almost the same colors as she did and I used the same background stamp, but I used my SU Garden Silhouettes stamp set, I changed the sentiment, and I didn't add the Hodge Podge hardware, or the decorative pin she used on her ribbon.
I stamped my background using pretty in pink ink and the large swirly stamp from SU's Baroque Motifs stamp set. My flower image is from SU's Garden Silhouettes stamp set. I colored the stamp using my SU markers and then I stamped my image.
My sentiment is from SU's Circle of Friendship. I just stamped it and punched it out using my circle punch. I ended up stamping one more flower and adding it to the center. I used my SU eyelet border punch on the Certainly Celery cardstock that is just to the right of my flower image. My ribbon is from Offray.
August 10, 2009
Happy Monday to you all! Well, it's that time again for this week's clean & simple challenge. For today's challenge we were to create CAS cards using some form of bling.
As soon as I read today's challenge I knew I wanted to create some sort of snowflake card and I decided to use my SU Snow Flurries stamp set.
My card is super quick and easy to make. All I did was stamp the snowflakes and my sentiment and then add my bling. I glued my bling gems using Crystal Effects.
My second Christmas card didn't start out as a Christmas card, but after I added my red bling and my red ribbon I thought it looked more like Christmas so I decided to add a Merry Christmas sentiment.
I just purchased some new Cuttlebug embossing folders last week and I wanted to try them out. The folders I purchased had 5 little strips instead of the one larger size A2 folder. What I great idea these strips are. Now I can add embossing to any portion of my card easily. I used my scor-pal for the decorative score lines above and below my embossed Cuttlebug area. The name of the folder that I used for this card is called 'Just My Type'.
I glued my bling gems using Crystal Effects. My sentiment is from SU's All Year Cheer.
August 8, 2009
This has to be one of the most time consuming cards that I've ever made. It literally took me about two hours to finish it. First, I stamped some ivy along the top of my white cardstock. Everything else is stamped and cut out. I stamped the monkeys, pineapples, banana, the truck, and graduation caps and then I cut them all out. For the pickup truck I used the paper piecing technique. To make the road I cut a piece of black cardstock and I added the yellow lines using my zig painty gold marker. The signs that the monkeys are holding are computer generated and they read 'Erin Graduated' and 'It's A Party We'll Be There'. I used my SU Word Window to punch them out.
Finally, I added some sponging along the edges of my white cardstock and the truck's tires, bumper, and door handle are colored using my zig painty silver marker.
August 7, 2009
Happy Friday to you all!!! Here's my card for today's limited supply challenge. For today's challenge we were to create a card using a food type image and using only colors with food type/edible names.
Well, I have to say that this really was a challenge for me. These colors are way out of my comfort zone and I'm still not sure if I like this card, my daughter was even helping me try and figure this one out.
I ended up using several different ink pads on my card. I used the rock and roll technique for the fruit and the colors I used were: Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Only Orange, Apricot Appeal, and So Saffron. My cardstock colors were: Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery, and So Saffron.
All I did to make my card was stamp and punch (using 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches). When my card was finished I felt that it still needed a little something so I decided to add some glitter along the outside of my fruit.
My sentiment is from SU's Crazy for Cupcakes and my ribbon is from Offray.
I'm not sure if I'll be able to post this weekend because we are going to be busy. We are planning on finishing staining our deck and I was hoping to take the kids swimming. Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!
August 6, 2009
August 5, 2009
To make my main image panel I just stamped the outline stamps and then using my stamp-a-ma-jig I stamped the solid image stamps. I used the following ink pad colors: Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Black Stazon.
I decided to go with faux stitching on my card. I used my SU mat pack to create the holes and using my Pixie Pink marker I drew in the stitch lines.
August 4, 2009
Since I had this flower stamp lying on my table I decided to make another card with it. I just colored my stamp with my SU markers and stamped it on my paper. Next, I assembled my card and added my ribbon treatment. My ribbon treatment is a bit different than from what I generally use, but as I was putting my card together I was going to tie my usually ribbon knot, but then I got to thinking about a thread I was reading on splitcoast. This thread was asking for different ways that you use your ribbons so I thought I should try something different and this is what I came up with.
I'm not sure how I came up with my layout, I was just digging through my paper scrap box and it sort of went from there. I tried to add some bit of Close to Cocoa paper without adding too much of it.
My sentiment is from SU's Warm Words. I've been using this set and Small Script more and more lately. I really like how well they both work with my small and large oval punches.


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Sergey Kasich and a group of students from Strelka are planning a visit of Shanghai and its hackerspace, XinCheJian, on December 17th from 19h00 to 21h00.
Each year Strelka brings its students to one of the metropolis of the world to do research on the theme of DiY technologies and creative communities. The students are all young (23-32 years old) active persons that have already done something in different spheres of urban culture.
They are looking forward to a lecture about the space, show & tell, Q&A session and a small discussion with residents of the XinCheJian space. Members with interesting projects are invited to join in to welcome our Russian guests.
About Strelka
Strelka Website, Strelka Flicker, Strelka Blog
Strelka is an interdisciplinary institution, founded in Moscow, Russia 3 years ago. Its main topic is Urbanism and everything related to big cities and people, living there.
Strelka Institute is a non-profit organization aimed at generating knowledge, producing new ideas and making them come true. Strelka lecture halls and studios provide free tuition for international young specialists with backgrounds in architecture, design, social sciences, etc. Strelka courtyard hosts open lectures, conferences and film screenings. Strelka bar provides both a place for the social networking of creative people from around the globe and a source of Strelka's financial backing: what the bar earns goes to support the institute.
Strelka is an educational centre that is open to the world and ready to share. What happens here spills out into social exchanges. The output of the institute is multidimensional: it includes graduates and their projects and involves a growing network of creativity. But, most importantly, it helps shape the reality of tomorrow.
About Sergey Kasich:
Sergey Kasich – experimental electronic musician, performer, sound artist, developer of interactive installations. Author of a number of Russian and Crimean festivals of experimental electronic music and technological arts. Initiator and principal curator for communities LoveLiveElectronic (LoLieL.tk) (2008-2011) and SoundArtist.ru (2011-present). From 2005 to 2010 he was resident at the Theremin Center of Moscow State Conservatory by name Tchaikovsky as a freelance composer-developer. Sergey graduatedthe psychological faculty of Moscow State University and has been pursuing a PhD study in fields of differential psychology and behavioral genetics from 2007 to 2010 (didn't finish). He now teaches "Technologies in Interactive contemporary Art basics" course at Rodchenko's school for Multimedia Arts and studies urbanistics in the Strelka Institute.

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The defender has a long history with new City manager Manuel Pellegrini, having played under the Chilean at River Plate and Malaga, and now appears to be edging towards another reunion in England.
According to the report, City have agreed a deal worth £3.5 million up front for the defender, with an additional £500,000 going Atletico's way in add-ons.
The report also indicated that Demichelis is yet to agree personal terms with the Citizens, but talks are expected to resume later today in a bid to finalize the deal.
Demichelis is unlikely to feature in this Saturday's match against Hull City, but if he agrees terms he may be in line to make his debut on the 14th of September against Stoke City.
1. Joe Hart
5. Pablo Zabaleta
14. Javi Garcia
6. Joleon Lescott
22. Gael Clichy
15. Jesus Navas 55'
42. Yaya Toure
25. Fernandinho 77'
21. David Silva
16. Sergio Aguero
10. Edin Dzeko 69'
7. James Milner 77'
8. Samir Nasri 55'
9. Alvaro Negredo 69'
13. Aleksandar Kolarov
17. Jack Rodwell
30. Costel Pantilimon
33. Matija Nastasic
Edin Dzeko appeared to have put Manuel Pellegrini's side on course for the three points when his superb strike gave City the lead early in the second half.
But Cardiff hit back when Aron Gunnarsson tucked home from close range just before the hour, before Campbell twice headed home from corners to spark scenes of delirium at Cardiff City Stadium.
Alvaro Negredo got his first goal for City in stoppage time, but it was too little, too late.
Few had given last season's Championship winners any hope of getting a result after City had opened their campaign so impressively against Newcastle.
But Malky Mackay's men worked tirelessly to deny their big-spending visitors the space to work their magic and they ended the game as deserving winners.
Prior to kick-off a section of the Welsh club's fans had walked through the city to express opposition to the changing of the club's kit from blue to red but, come the final whistle, fans wearing both colours joined in euphoric celebrations.
For Pellegrini, there was a reminder that his will not be an easy task, and this poor display means they remain without a win from three Premier League visits to south Wales.
Indeed, they never allowed their visitors to settle, with Joleon Lescott and Javi Garcia showing particular discomfort against Campbell's pace.
Cardiff could have led after just 30 seconds. David Silva and Gael Clichy stood off Craig Bellamy and Lescott missed the Welshman's ball into the box.
It eventually fell to Campbell, who went down as Fernandinho closed in, but the appeals were waved away by Lee Probert.
Lescott was all at see again a few minutes later. The defender was robbed off possession by Gary Medel and then needlessly fouled Kim Bo-kyung to give Peter Whittingham a free-kick which he fired just wide.
Whittingham then picked out Steven Caulker from a set-piece to force Joe Hart into a save, although the flag was up for offside.
Cardiff's tigerish snapping and harrying meant City could not find their stride and it took 20 minutes for them to unlock the home defence, but Andrew Taylor was on hand to clear from Silva's astute ball across the six-yard box.
Dzeko should have given them the lead just before the half hour but failed to control Yaya Toure's excellent threaded pass.
David Marshall held an ambitious effort from Silva, before Ben Turner blocked brilliantly as Toure fired at goal as City steadily assumed control.
But Pellegrini's men should have trailed at the interval.
Campbell escaped the attentions of Garcia and Lescott far too easily from Gunnarsson's lofted pass, but could not get a shot away cleanly, and seconds later Garcia's woeful header forced Hart to intervene.
Cardiff looked as though they would rue those missed opportunities when City took the lead just six minutes into the second half.
Toure found Aguero and the Argentinian's lovely lay-off set-up Dzeko to blast a strike beyond Marshall's despairing dive.
Cardiff refused to crumble and hit back eight minutes later. Clichy gave Kim far too much room on the right of the area and, although Hart saved from Campbell, he could do little to prevent Gunnarsson firing home the rebound.
City pressed and pressed in an effort to restore their advantage but were met by stern resistance as Silva was crowded out before firing over, and Caulker blocked an Aguero strike.
The rearguard effort gained its reward with 11 minutes to go, Whittingham swung over a pinpoint corner and Campbell snuck away from Pablo Zabaleta at the far post to nod in.
The former Manchester United and Sunderland striker then completed the job with five minutes to go as he again escaped Zabaleta to find the net and write his name into Cardiff history.
Negredo pulled one back but it was not enough.
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In Utah, the lack of budgetary support for teachers K-12 is sadly nothing new. Historically, teachers in the state are paid roughly 30 percent lower than professionals with comparable degrees, and the establishment of numerous standardized tests has taken away from authentic learning statewide. Yet, just as Utah's imprudent system of education seemingly couldn't get worse, the enlightened members of the State Board of Education intervened in June of this year.
In response to a severe shortage of teachers in Utah, the Board passed a resolution termed the "Academic Pathway To Teaching," that allows individuals to be hired without a traditional teaching license. There are stipulations, of course, including a bachelors degree and entry level subject tests. However, these regulations only mask the damage that has been done to teachers in Utah. Let's begin with the state's budget for education.
In the current fiscal year, public education spending in Utah amounts to nearly 30 percent of the total budget, sitting roughly at $3.9 billion dollars. Seems like quite a bit of money, doesn't it? Well, according to the Washington Post, Utah is actually ranked last in the United States for per-pupil spending. The implications of this extend far within the classroom, as each student is able to accrue less resources while trying to learn a truly vast amount of information. What arises is an innate sense of abandonment amongst students and educators alike, as the state clearly doesn't value the importance of K-12 education.
This is only the beginning of Utah's academic woes, however.
On average, teachers in the state of Utah earn a salary that is approximately $32,000 a year, a wage that many would understandably struggle to live on. This figure, in tandem with low per-pupil spending, contributes heavily to the nearly 42 percent attrition rate amongst Utah teachers every five years. Indeed, while progress nationally is being made towards improving national educational standards, Utah is lagging behind the pack. Instead of addressing these issues, the State Board of Education has made clear "its intention to analyze the causes of the profession's high turnover with the help of external researchers," as reported by the Nonprofit Quarterly. Are they being serious?
This brings us back to the ridiculous notion that anyone with a bachelors degree can become a teacher in the state of Utah.
The Academic Pathway To Teaching instills the belief that anyone can do the job of an educator. Traditionally, prospective teachers must undergo years of training within classrooms before they're granted their professional certification. Yet, those hired through this pathway needn't receive a degree in teaching, nor spend any time within a classroom working with students. While this should ideally lessen the strain put on existing teachers, the law is based upon the most contrived principles imaginable.
Under the system, every new teacher hired should hypothetically be supervised for three years by a veteran teacher — in this case, "veteran" refers to an educator who has actually received a license. However, if the state of Utah already has a major shortage of teachers, how do they ensure that each new employee is adequately overseen? What is the compensation for an already stressed employee to take on the role of "mentor," while at the same time being responsible for numerous children? Since when does spreading something thinner make the situation any better?
Indeed, it takes only a single ill-prepared teacher to permanently affect the lives of thirty students each year — why tempt fate?
Through passing this resolution, Utah provides absolutely no incentive for a private citizen to become a teacher, regardless of the fast track system. Aiming for those with "relevant professional experience," the State Board of Education is arguably begging for prospective employees to take a pay cut. In relation to a similar article published by the Deseret News, one commenter said, "If I were to quit my industry job and teach as the article suggests I can, my salary would be cut in more than half…" Thus, herein lies the problem with Utah's educational system: teachers aren't being paid enough.
Shocker, right?
If Utah wants to hire the best qualified candidates to educate students, it begins principally with fiscal appropriations. Rather than beg for citizens to take pay cuts, or provide students with unprofessional teachers, incentivize enrolling freshman to pursue an educational degree. Last year, the state of Utah had the fastest growth rate of payrolls in the nation at a rate of 4.3 percent, and the third lowest unemployment rate at 3.5 percent. Is there an actual reason that educators need to be paid such a tediously small salary?
My argument against the Academic Pathway to Teaching doesn't rest upon raising per-pupil spending exorbitantly or increasing teacher salaries astronomically. Yet, it doesn't take an outside research group to understand why Utah is suffering from a shortage of teachers; there is simply little support for public education. Rather than create a system that encourages the perception that anyone can teach, the State Board should rescind their June mandate, and work toward a greater allocation of funds for the coming fiscal year. If not, one can certainly expect irreparable harm done to students all across the state of Utah.


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Under Construction – check back later Agility is complex and most people massively over simplify it. Here is a progressive list of 100 concepts captured as one-pagers you can share with your team and utilize any which way you choose. Posters. Training Classes. E-mail-able artifacts. Whatever you choose. Enjoy! 1. Finding the Agile Middle Like a Jet Fighter Plane 2. Shrinking ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: January 2014
100 One Pagers
100 PPP (Personal Productivity Process) Ideas
under Construction – check back later Here is a progressive list of 100 ways and ideas for you to improve your personal productivity process (PPP). When I speak to groups of CEO and Executives, I challenge them with a hypothesis I have, with lots of empirical evidence, that the personal productivity process (system, software, tips, tricks and techniques etc) of ... Read More »
100 Books (Which Illuminate Agility)
under Construction – check back later Here is a progressive collection of 100 books which shine a light into our agility challenge. I have read them all and they a great perspectives and dimensions on agility. But none of them, at least for me, distill the whole challenge, the whole problem and the whole solution of agility. They should absolutely be on ... Read More »
100 Ways to Think About Luck
Under Construction – check back later. One of the 5 Roles of Everyday Agile Leaders is to take 100% responsibility to be the Chief Luck Consultant for your business. I want you to be a subject matter expert in luck! If you don't, no one else will! Here is a progressive list of 100 ways to think about luck to ... Read More »
100 Agility Jokes
Under Construction – check back later. This one is a little tougher. But I do like to have fun and inject humor into my keynote-speaking and workshops, so I game for the challenge. 1. I love this cartoon, as it reinforces the #1 thing I would do starting tomorrow in any business … start a daily scrum meeting to move ... Read More »
100 Metaphors for Journey Orientation
Under Construction – check back later. We are surrounded by metaphors for the journey-orientation dimension of agility, which is the 3rd and primary dimension of agility as a 3D challenge. We are so used to the acuteness of this 3rd dimension in so many walks (in fact, runs) of life, yet this acute journey orientation in business remains elusive. 1. ... Read More »
100 Examples of Everyday Agile Leaders (in Non-Business Settings)
Everyday Agile Leaders in non-business settings face an agility challenge everyday in which the consequences are acute, in many cases potentially life and death, depending upon whether their agility passes or fails the test. 1. Petroleum Engineer I am only starting with this one as it is how I started my career. I was a Petroleum Engineer for Shell International working on ... Read More »
100 Things (to Do to Develop Your Enterprise Agility)
Under Construction – check back later Agility is made up a large number of small things, as opposed to a small number of large things. Here is a progressive list of 100, starting with the first 5 I focus on when speaking to groups. 1. Business Model Migration 2. Declaring War on Excuses 3. Core-Values in 100 Places 4. Meetings Matrix ... Read More »
100 Places (in Which to Institutionalize Your Core Values for an Agile Culture)
Under Construction – check back later When working CEOs and Executives on a culture of agility, I challenge them to define, design and institutionalize their core values in "100 Places" around the business. Most people look at me like I'm crazy, with their jaws dropping and mouthing silently to themselves, "100?". Yes. What do I mean by that? Read on. Define ... Read More »
100 Agility Quotations
Below I am progressively accumulating 100 of my favorite agility related quotations (including some which originate from me!). I am not including quotations about luck here, as I include these as a special category here: 100 Ways to Think About Luck. I hope you will find these useful to inspire you and your people and will provide you a place where ... Read More »


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A ski patrol team has come to the aid of a father and son who skied off a trail at the Killington Ski Resort and became lost.
State police said they took a call from 45-year-old Christopher Jablonski of Grafton, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon saying he and his 14-year-old son were skiing on the Power Line ski trail when they unintentionally skied off the trail.
With the assistance of the Killington Ski Patrol, Jablonski and his son were guided through the back country to Brewer Corners in Mendon where troopers were waiting.
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Some of my colleagues and friends, who are product managers, sometimes confide in me about the problems they have with the technology platform they need to use and the restrictions they are facing with the technology they have to rely on.
I understand their frustrations. Some of those problems are real and need to be addressed. However, a smart designer needs to design for the factory he or she has. She cannot keep wishing for a better factory.
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These biscuits are bursting with flavour! Great for your next brunch table or for a quick snack on the go!
|1 Pkg
|(375 g) Maple Leaf Prime® Bacon Style Turkey, small dice
|1 tbsp
|(15 mL) olive oil
|4 cups
|(1000 mL) flour
|2 cups
|(500 mL) swiss cheese, grated
|2 tbsp
|(30 mL) baking powder
|1 tsp
|(5 mL) onion powder
|1/2 tsp
|(2.5 mL) black pepper
|2 tbsp
|(30 mL) mustard powder
|2 tbsp
|(30 mL) paprika
|1 tbsp
|(15 mL) salt
|3 cups
|(750 mL) milk
|1/2 cup
|(125 mL) vegetable oil
|1/3 cup
|(75 mL) chives
|Cooking spray
|Butter, softened
PREHEAT oven to 400 degrees.
LINE a 12 slotted muffin tin with 12 muffin wrappers.
LIGHTLY spray with cooking oil.
IN a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder and seasonings.
SET aside.
HEAT oil in a large skillet.
COOK chopped turkey bacon stirring frequently until just started to crisp.
REMOVE onto a paper towel lined tray.
IN another bowl combine eggs, milk and oil.
WHISK to combine well.
ADD wet ingredients to dry ingredients.
STIR to combine.
BATTER will be thick.
GENTLY fold in bacon, cheese and chives.
SPOONS mixture in heaping spoon fulls into each muffin wrapper.
BAKE in oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until an inserted tooth pick comes out clean.
IF biscuits are browning to quickly cover loosely with tin foil.
SERVE warm with softened butter.
Great for a pot luck or shower.
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Let us give a standing ovation to the bold and stunning man of "Star Wars The Force Awakens", Harrison Ford aka Han Solo. The legendary series features his ever booming entrance, enough to send chills down the spine. One cannot imagine, how Star Wars The Force Awakens would have been without the character of Han Solo, to say the least.He was first introduced in the Star Wars series back in 1977, as a crime lord, who owes Jabba the Hutt. He and Chewbacca, his co-pilot,opposes the Galactic Empire by getting involved in the Rebel Alliance.Gradually, as the story progresses, Han Solo becomes the leader of the alliance abdsuccededgalactic governments.
Harrison Ford was always a perfect fit for the role and in fact no one could have done it any better than him.Over the years, the character of Han Solo has become more honorable and selfless than before with the looks to die for. Harrison Ford was able to bring his best performance till date as Han Solo in Star Wars The Force Awakens. Since the Return of the Jedi, the character of Han Solo was reintroduced as a smuggler after 30 long years. Though he and Chewbacca were unable to regain control of the Millenium Falcon from the thieves, yet they are able to get it back once it took of from the planet Jaiku.
Han Solo Costumes in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" are a pure fashion statement that you cannot afford to miss out. The all famous attire worn by Harrison Ford in his signature roll, has created a buzz throughout the world. The bold and stunning Han Solo's outlook is one thing that people cannot get enough of. Before the arrival of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", everyone was perplexed whether the character of Han Solo would ever come back, since he was frozen in carbonite in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
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Posted 3.25.2019 in Articles by Christopher
Watch this video to see what it's like to attend an Electric Car Guest Drive event.
This event was hosted in Glendale on March 24, 2018 and featured electric cars including the new Tesla Model 3, the Chevrolet Bolt and Volt, and electric cars manufactured by BMW, Nissan and others. The event sponsors were: Glendale Water & Power, Pasadena Water & Power, and Burbank Water & Power.
Conversations with electric car owners as well as educational displays allowed participants to learn more about different aspects of owning electric vehicles, from charging options, to driving range and rebates.
People who would like to drive the Tesla Model 3 and other electric cars at an upcoming event in 2018 may use the registration form to reserve a spot and to receive an invitation.
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Annual Events
The first Friday of every December, the District of New Hazelton hosts a winter festival in Allen Park. Council serves hot dogs and hot chocolate to the many residents and guests who attend the evening event. Please see our photo gallery for pictures of Winterfest.
Canada Day Celebrations
On July 1st each year, join the Mayor and Council of the District of New Hazelton in celebrating Canada Day. The morning begins with council serving up bacon, sausages, and pancakes to almost 1,000 people! The festivities continue into the afternoon with children and families enjoying exciting games and a couple large inflatable bouncy tents! Mayor Weeber describes the event as a great time for all and states "the real key to our success is the high quality bacon which brings folks from all over the Hazeltons to this wonderful event."


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Did you see the news story recently about the zoo worker in Knoxville, Tennessee who was accidentally killed by an African elephant? Apparently the elephant had not been aggressive and is not considered dangerous to other workers. It's just one of the risks zoo workers take working closely with animals that weigh tons, although the zoo has made some changes since the accident. This zoo is just down the street from one of our favorite places in Knoxville — Pizza Palace. My wife told on her blog about how we discovered it.
This story got me thinking not only about the potential dangers in the zoos of the world, but also about the pictures of some zoo signs that have been sitting patiently in a folder on my computer.
Zoos really do try to warn people of potential dangers and of uncomfortable situations. Some zoo signs sugar coat their warnings with a touch of humor.
I don't know what is written in the Asian language on this next sign, but the English seems to indicate that it may have something to do with reincarnation.
This sign was apparently written by someone who has dealt with enough people to know that some individuals look for any loophole in defending their misbehavior, as in "You didn't say we couldn't ... (you fill in the blank)."
Many signs are fairly straightforward, yet still can bring a smile.
Most zoos forbid the feeding of animals by visitors. Some have come up with creative ways of making visitors want to obey the prohibitions.
The welfare of children is always uppermost in the minds of zoo officials. Here are several signs that prove that.
Was this next one put up in case Michael Jackson took his kids to visit the zoo?
Visitors need to be warned that some of the animals in the zoo are carnivorous. Watching them eat could be disturbing.
And, of course, after animals eat, other warnings become necessary.
A picture can be worth a thousand foreign words....
Some animal warnings are just plain bizarre.
I found these directional signs hilarious.
I don't know of any sign that can warn zoo visitors where not to stand when posing for pictures.
Do you enjoy visiting zoos? What is your favorite zoo to visit?
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RENEWED INTEREST: Tucked away on a tiny side street off lower Henderson Avenue, Again & Again is a treasure trove of revamped vintage furniture. Rather than favor one period or style, owner Leslie Pritchard's eclectic collection features a variety of pieces with "good bone structure" that have been repainted, reupholstered or otherwise given a new lease on life. Stop in to the pink house at 5207 Bonita Ave. to see what's in store. And don't miss Again & Again's sister gallery up the road at 2003 Henderson for more finished pieces ready to take home.
COLORFUL CARAVAN: Just a few steps away, The Gypsy Wagon is a gift shop like few we've seen before. Clothing and jewelry, kids' stuff and shoes, antiques and curiosities are all packed into this wonderfully chaotic store. If you can't find something for that special someone here, you're just not going to find it. Visit The Gypsy Wagon at 5211 Bonita Ave.
ISLAND GIRL: Finally, Emeralds to Coconuts is an East Dallas classic. For going on 30 years, this boutique has captivated shoppers with its unique collection of beachy-keen imported clothing and jewelry. Right now, select summer dresses are 20-60% off and all jewelry is 30% off. Look for the bright green building set away from the street at 2730 N. Henderson Ave.


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Retail Futures: Browns Fashion heads to Berlin
Nov 13, 2019 | By Alice Gividen
Mar 07, 2017
By WGSN Insider
Kering's Yves Saint Laurent brand was in familiar territory this week after a series of complaints to French advertising authorities over its latest ad campaign. The brand has previously seen objections to over-sexualised advertising and use of very thin models and the latest furore further illustrates the the line brands have to walk around their marketing efforts.
A poster campaign running in Paris was a major talking point on social media with objectors saying that the ad visuals glorified excessively skinny models and featured degrading images.
The advertising watchdog, Autorité de Regulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (ARPP), said most of the 50 complaints it received were around the ads being seen as an "incitement to rape".
French advertising rules ban any "degrading and humiliating representations of people."
One image featured a black and white crotch shot while another was of a very tall thin young woman on stiletto roller skates bending over a stool.
The brand has seen protests in France before over too-sexualised imagery and an ad issued under previous creative chief Hedi Slimane in 2015 was banned in the UK on the grounds that the model looked unhealthily thin.
Stephane Martin, director of the ad standards body, said it looked like the brand had breached regulations. He added that the company had asked the company to modify the ads.
Martin also told news agencies that it was not desirable to revive the trend for "porno chic" that had been strong 10 years ago and that the use of very skinny models in this particular visuals could be a concern.
The watchdog is meeting Saint Laurent representatives on Friday and will decide what action to take.
From a world in which sexualised advertising was the norm, brands have had to learn to tread a much more careful line in recent years as countries tighten up regulations and social media allows protest to spread faster than ever.
In 2015, Protein World's Are you Beach Body Ready? ad garnered protest internationally over its body shaming impact. And only last month the company's 2017 version, featuring Khloe Kardashian, saw calls for its to be banned in London.
London mayor Sadiq Khan had said any ads that put pressure on consumers to conform to an unhealthy/unrealistic body image would be banned from the city's transport network as a direct reaction to the 2015 ad.
Calvin Klein also ran into trouble last year with a series of images shot by Tyrone Lebon that, like one of the Saint Laurent images, featured a crotch shot. There were protests via social media about the campaign.
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Educational Activities
For many community members, education is the first step toward engagement and participation in watershed issues. We host impactful educational events, such as panel discussions and community forums, in order to provide the background information people need to understand current water quality threats or concerns. We often partner with local or regional experts to provide the most in-depth and updated information we can on any particular issue. For upcoming educational activities, click here.


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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Thursday it has filed a lawsuit against a senior care company in Colorado, claiming it failed to investigate sexual harassment allegations by employees who say they were subjected to unwanted touching and derogatory sexual remarks by a client's son.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against JoyVida LLC, which does business as Amada Senior Care in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Monument and other communities. The EEOC said in a statement that the suit was filed after attempts to reach a voluntary settlement with the company, which provides in-home senior care services.
The EEOC alleges that JoyVida violated title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on sex, including sexual harassment.
When reached by a reporter Thursday, Ken Jenson, the owner of Amada Senior Care Colorado Springs, said he needed to speak with his lawyers before commenting on the case.
The commission claims that two female employees reported that a client's son touched their breasts and buttocks, exposed himself to them and touched the women with his genitals.
"Unfortunately, sexual harassment remains a problem affecting many employees in Colorado," said Mary Jo O'Neill, a regional attorney for the commission's Phoenix District Office, which has jurisdiction over Colorado, in a statement. "Workers in the caring professions, such as home care workers, are particularly vulnerable."
The EEOC alleges the women reported the behavior to Amada Senior Care, which failed to investigate the allegations and continued to assign the employees to the client.
The commission also alleges Amada Senior Care retaliated against the employees by cutting their work hours and eventually firing one of the women. The second woman quit after she was reassigned to work in the same home, the EEOC said.


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There couldn't be a more likable family of thieves.
The tightknit, affable and affectionate Grimjinx clan is trouble in Vengekeep. They steal (not from anyone poor or weak) and nimbly avoid prosecution. Ma's a master forger, Da an expert thief. Little sister Aubrin (terrific nickname: Jinxface) is an ace pickpocket. But 12-year-old Jaxter, the narrator, is clumsy. Lock-picking evades him. "Every year it became clearer: I really wasn't a very good thief." Jaxter excels at "beating magic with nonmagical means," though: His carefully mixed plant/herb pastes dissolve magical protections on locks and loot. When a tapestry meant to predict Vengekeep's future reveals, astonishingly, that the Grimjinxes are "saviors," readers will giggle as the con emerges. And then the con becomes deadly. The (faked) tapestry's fabric is "fateskein," which means its ominous images will come true. Woe is Ma, who unknowingly used fateskein in the weaving; woe is Vengekeep, now truly destined for lethal plagues. Can Jaxter traverse enough land beyond his familiar town-state to gather the plants and spiderbat milk that might dissolve the fateskein? He's no crackerjack thief, but he has heart and unflagging humor. This funny and serious series opener features action, twists and pleasingly original vocabulary, such as the swear "zoc" (as in "Zoc that") and the expression "bangers," which means, roughly, "awesome." Immediate danger is averted, intriguing questions hover for next time, and Jaxter's headed down a fresh path.
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* Longest boundary: 4096 km
1971 liberationa
- India provided haven to refugees
- Provided aid, training and shelter for the exiled govt of Bangladesh
1972: Treaty of friendship, cooperation and peace
- Aka Indira-Mujib treaty
1975: Assassination of Mujib
- Establishment of military regimes that sought to distance Bangladesh from India
* ULFA started operating its bases from the territory of Bangladesh
* Bangladesh alleged that India was supporting the Shanti Bahini insurgency in the Chittagong Hill tracts
Some points
- Our geographical proximity makes us natural partners
- Common cultural identity can promote this partnership
- After years of negotiation, recent reports suggest that India is close to resolving its border dispute with Bangladesh, now that the current Indian government supports a resolution. Territorial changes in India need to be approved via constitutional amendment which explains why it would be most difficult for India to make territorial swaps with China or Pakistan without the entire Indian establishment being on board. Previous attempts at exchanging territory with Bangladesh all ran into trouble because of whichever party was in opposition in the Indian Parliament at the time.
- The present agreement is known as the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) and was negotiated by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Bangladesh in 2011. The currently ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposed the agreement at the time and thus the agreement did not go through. This is the same agreement that the BJP is now supporting. The reason given for this U-turn was given by Prime Minister Modi on Sunday in a speech given in Assam, which borders Bangladesh to the north. Modi declared that his government would in fact ratify the agreement in order to improve India's security and curb illegal immigration from Bangladesh. With all major Indian parties now in favor of a border agreement with Bangladesh, an amendment to the Indian constitution is expected to pass quickly and without much political difficulty.
- Bangladesh's border with India is an interesting and unique case of a dispute – one that cannot be compared with India's border disputes with other countries. The nature of the Indo-Bangladeshi border makes a resolution involving a territorial swap all but necessary. Strewn along Bangladesh's northern border with India are hundreds of enclaves. There are 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh – Indian territory completely surrounded by Bangladesh, and 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in India. Some of these enclaves are second order enclaves. The result is an archipelago of enclaves along the Indo-Bangladeshi border.
- The Indo-Bangladesh border is also home to the world's only third order enclave, the Indian Dahala Khagrabari. To see just how crazy this is, understand that this means that it is a piece of India within Bangladesh, within India, within Bangladesh.
- India's strange boundary with Bangladesh came about because of pre-colonial politics during the Mughal Empire. While most of Bengal was a Mughal province, the state of Cooch Behar remained independent to its north. However, landowners from both Bengal and Cooch Behar owned properties and fiefs on both sides of the border, which resulted in the present situation. Sovereignty in this period in South Asia was not necessarily the result of straight territorial boundaries but a function of who paid taxes and was subordinate to whom. The current borders seem to be the "result of peace treaties in 1711 and 1713 between the kingdom of Cooch Behar and the Mughal Empire, ending a long series of wars in which the Mughals wrested several districts from Cooch Behar." A popular legend stating that the enclaves are the result of local rulers wagering villages in games of chess is anecdotal. Later on Cooch Behar became a princely state under British protection while Bengal was a province in British India. When Bengal was partitioned in 1947, a part of it became part of India and a part East Pakistan (later Bangladesh), while the princely state of Cooch Behar joined India. As a result, parts of it were surrounded by non-Indian territory and parts of East Pakistan were in India as a result of Cooch Behar joining India.
- When Bangladesh became independent in 1971, India and Bangladesh attempted to resolve the problem of their enclaves. A 1974 agreement signed between then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Bangladesh's leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was not ratified in India. The present treaty is broadly similar to the original one. India will acquire 51 enclaves and 2,777 acres of land and transfer 111 enclaves and 2,267 acres to Bangladesh. There is no doubt that this deal will be strongly beneficial for both India and Bangladesh by finally resolving a long standing cause of tension between both countries. It is also in the interests of the people of the enclaves, as it will finally give them access to the services of India and Bangladesh.
Everything you need to know: Land swap in offing with Bangladesh to end disputes :-
1. What is the genesis of the Land Boundary dispute?
- India and Bangladesh have a common land boundary of approximately 4,096.7 km. The India-East Pakistan land boundary was determined as per the Radcliffe Award of 1947. Disputes arose out of some provisions in the award.
2. What is the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) of 1974?
- It was an agreement signed on May 16, 1974, soon after the independence of Bangladesh, to find a solution to the complex nature of border demarcation. While Bangladesh ratified the agreement, India didn't as it involved seceding territory and indicating these precise areas on the ground. The 1974 agreement provided that India would retain half of Berubari Union No. 12 and in exchange Bangladesh would retain the Dahagram and Angarpota enclaves. The Agreement further provided that India would lease in perpetuity to Bangladesh a small area near Dahagram and Angarpota (the "Tin Bigha" corridor) for the purpose of connecting Dahagram and Angarpota with Bangladesh.
- Finally the agreement was implemented in entirety, though India did not ratify, with the exception of three issues pertaining to un-demarcated land boundary of approximately 6.1 km in three sectors — Daikhata-56 (West Bengal), Muhuri River-Belonia (Tripura) and Lathitila-Dumabari (Assam); exchange of enclaves; and adverse possessions.
3. What is the issue of enclaves?
- The flawed nature of the Partition left 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh (17,160.63 acres) and 51 Bangladesh enclaves in India (7,110.02 acres). Their inhabitants do not enjoy full legal rights as citizens of either country or proper facilities such as electricity, schools and health services. Even law and order agencies do not have proper access to these areas.A joint headcount estimates the population in the enclaves to be around 51,549 (37,334 of them in Indian enclaves within Bangladesh).
4. What does the LBA say on enclaves?
- It states that people in these areas have the right to stay where they are as nationals of the State to which the areas were transferred. But a joint India-Bangladesh delegation that visited these enclaves in May 2007 found that people residing in Indian enclaves in Bangladesh and Bangladeshi enclaves in India did not want to leave their land and would rather be in the country where they had lived all their lives. Movement of people, if any, is therefore expected to be minimum.
5. What about land 'in adverse possession'?
- 'An adverse possession' is territory that is contiguous to India's border and within Indian control, but which is legally part of Bangladesh. Residents of these adverse possessions are Indian citizens. The same applies to Bangladeshi adverse possessions. In respect of adverse possessions, India is to receive 2,777.038 acres of land and to transfer 2267.682 acres to Bangladesh.However, the reality is that the area to be transferred is already in the possession of Bangladesh and its handing over to Bangladesh is merely a procedural acceptance of the de facto situation on the ground.
6. What happened when the LBA was signed in 2011?
- The protocol was signed by the two countries on September 6, 2011, after written concurrence of the concerned state governments was obtained. People living in the border areas were not to be dislocated. The protocol only addresses the unresolved issues of the 1974 LBA. It does not depart from it on any point other than the maintenance of status quo on adverse possessions and only adds details on some other aspects of the 1974 LBA.
7. What about the concerns of Assam?
- Regarding adverse possessions of Pallathal and Nayagaon in Assam, the interests of tea and betel-leaf planters have been protected while finalising the border between India and Bangladesh in this sector. With regard to demarcation of the Lathitilla and Dumabari sector, the line drawn by Radcliff and actual position on the ground has been followed.
8. What about the people living in these areas?
- Over time, it became extremely difficult to implement the terms of 1974 LBA as it meant uprooting people living in adverse possessions from the land in which they had lived all their lives and to which they had developed sentimental and religious attachments. Both India and Bangladesh, therefore, agreed to maintain the status quo in addressing the issue of adverse possessions instead of exchanging them as was earlier required for in the LBA 1974.


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I'll get back to misconception Monday posts next week, but when Genie Scott sent me this idea for a post, I couldn't resist it. If you've been following the news, you may have seen reports that a potential Ebola therapy, cultured in tobacco plants, has been used on two Americans that contracted the disease. And chances are, you didn't think much of the fact that the drug is coming from a plant, after all, we get drugs from plants all the time. But the treatment in question is not a naturally occurring plant compound, or even a modified plant compound—it's a mammalian antibody. That's right—tobacco plants are producing mammalian antibodies. Weird, right?
Here's how it works: mice are exposed to an Ebola protein, which induces the mice's immune systems to produce Ebola antibodies. The mice antibodies are then harvested and slightly modified to make them more like human Ebola antibodies. The genes for these modified antibodies are then introduced into the cells of tobacco plants, which merrily churn out antibodies that can then be injected into humans to help fight off an Ebola infection. Isn't that crazy? My iPhone won't charge if I try to use a generic power cable, but a tobacco plant can produce an antibody that will work inside a human body?
In fact, this kind of genetic engineering, where one organism is used as a kind of factory for a product to be used in a different organism, is very common, and it's possible because all organisms share a nearly universal genetic code. From bacteria to tobacco plants to humans, ribosomes read C-A-C and tRNA brings over a histidine amino acid. G-C-G gets you glycine; AAA:lysine… and so on. Tobacco plants, mice, and humans are eukaryotes (or eucaryotes): organisms with nucleated cells. Eukaryotes include most of the organisms you're familiar with, from plants to fungi to animals.
Outwardly, a plant and an animal are very different, but if you think like a biochemist, they're really very similar. As NCSE member biochemist Bill Thwaites liked to say, "If you've seen one eukaryote, you've seen them all." The reason for these biochemical similarities is common descent. The more closely related two groups are, the more characteristics they share, which is why scientists tend to test drug efficacy in mammals such as mice, rather than in more distantly related organisms, such as goldfish or flies. It's also why we can grow ears on rats. Human ears. On rats. You can't make this stuff up.
So how can teachers help students to understand the reasons for these extraordinary similarities among living things? At the very youngest grades, similarities in overall appearance tend to be emphasized, and appropriately so. After all, that was good enough for the great taxonomists of the 18th and 19th centuries! But by upper elementary and middle school, students should start to understand that looks can be deceiving—that a barnacle has more in common with a crab than a limpet; you just have to know what to look for. Also in middle school, students are introduced to basic biochemical processes such as photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Teachers should emphasize that these processes occur within cells, and that the fact that both plants and animals carry out cellular respiration must mean that their cells have some machinery in common. When comparing cell diagrams, don't just ask what is different, but ask what is the same. It's true that plant cells have cell walls and animal cells don't, but what structures do they both have? A lot!
In high school, students should be ready to grasp the most impressive homology of life: the genetic code. When the code is introduced, teachers should make sure that students can appreciate what the universal nature of the code allows. Tell them about rats that can grow human ears, and plants that can grow antibodies, and make sure they understand why that can work. It's because living organisms inherited common biochemical plumbing from common ancestors. It's because of evolution.
When teaching evolution, the characteristics that distinguish a lineage from others tend to take center stage: after all, modern phylogenetics is based upon the principle of shared-derived characteristics. But it's important to not lose sight of the commonalities that populated the "trunk" of any evolutionary tree—there are always far more similarities than differences among living things. Take humans, for example. Bipedalism distinguishes us from modern chimpanzees, but the list of characteristics that we share with our closest living relatives is enormously longer than the list of how we differ (think notochord on up!). And there are plenty of similarities among even more distantly related life forms like plants and animals, though they may be less obvious because they are at the cellular level. A tree like this one can help emphasize this point:
Each of the three domains—bacteria, archaea, and eucaryota—is composed of life forms that are more similar to one another than to those in another domain. So animals and plants (and all the other groups on the eucaryote branch) have basic similarities inherited from a common eukaryote ancestor, though of course they have diverged considerably from it, and from one another. Perhaps if we can get people to see how close humans are to trees and mushrooms in the grand scheme of things, then the fact that we can use plants to grow human antibodies shouldn't be such a shock.


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"NICEVILLE and THE HOMECOMING, by Carsten Stroud: crazy-good supernatural/crime/horror epic. Blew me away. Really one novel. You've never read anything like it. Faulkner crossed with Steve King."
–Stephen King
"An addictive small-town terror symphony masquerading as a beach read." —Entertainment Weekly
"Holds up against anything Hollywood can offer for summer entertainment. . . . Stroud works with the precision of a watchmaker." —Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Classic southern noir crossed with a bit of Dean Koontz. . . . Simply terrific." —The Globe and Mail (Canada)
"A genre-bending, page-turning, suspenseful read that is impossible to put down or to forget." —Booklist
"Balances suspense and humor. . . . Shows off [Stroud's] love for the American South and its difficult progress through history." —The Free Lance-Star
"A fun, strange, thrilling ride. . . . The dialogue sings, the action [is] fueled by careful character development (and vice versa), and there is the un-simple pleasure of superb storytelling." —Bookgasm
"A rich, realistic supernatural thriller." —Publishers Weekly
"The place where noir, thriller, and paranormal fiction intersect." —Kirkus Reviews
"Stroud's tight plotting and colorful characters bounce between hard-boiled crime drama and suspenseful, creepy supernatural thriller. . . . The Homecoming is a breathless read with endless surprises and the solid writing of an author firmly in control of his craft." —Shelf Awareness
Further praise for the Niceville series
"[Stroud] offers surprises, shocks, moments of lyricism, explosions of humor and unrelenting suspense. . . Superior storytelling."—The Washington Post
"The last time I was so swiftly taken over by a work of fiction was probably when I read A Game of Thrones. Carsten Stroud's wonderful Niceville isn't really much like George R. R. Martin's fantasy novel, apart from being equally hard-boiled and engrossing, but it rockets around its deceptively staid Southern town, pulling bad guys and worse guys and long-ago misdeeds into a widening and unfolding tale about every kind of wickedness." —Peter Straub
"Think Stephen King crossed with Mickey Spillane." —Open Letters Monthly


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