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BALTIMORE — An alibi witness who never testified during the 2000 trial of Adnan Syed, the subject of the popular podcast "Serial," would have been a "gamechanger" in the convicted murderer's case, an expert said Friday.
David Irwin, a former prosecutor, testified during Syed's post-conviction hearing in support of the defense's argument that witness Asia McClain, now named Chapman, should have been called — and may have helped sway jurors in his favor.
Chapman claims she was in the library after school with Syed when their high school classmate, Hae Min Lee, was killed on Jan. 18, 1999.
Maryland prosecutors during the initial trial said Syed strangled Lee, his ex-girlfriend, after she began dating someone new, and dumped her body in a park.
Related: Alibi Witness Testifies in 'Serial' Subject's Retrial Hearing
Syed won a post-conviction hearing — and now a judge will determine whether he is owed a retrial because of his then-counsel's supposed failures, such as not calling Chapman as a witness.
As part of Syed's retrial hearing, Chapman this week was called to explain the circumstances surrounding what happened more than 16 years ago.
On Thursday, despite two letters and an affidavit asserting that she, along with two others, talked to Syed at the library, Chapman testified that former defense lawyer Cristina Gutierrez failed to contact her.
Irwin said he reviewed Chapman's 1999 letters as "very intelligent, well-spoken" and "powerfully credible."
He added that he "can't imagine" why Gutierrez did not contact Chapman to at least investigate her recollection of talking to Syed at the library on the day of the murder.
Evidence from Gutierrez's file shows that she was aware of Chapman's offer to serve as an alibi witness.
Irwin's testimony is part of the defense's strategy to show that Gutierrez failed Syed in his original trial.
Related: 'Serial' Star in Court for Hearing That Could Lead to Retrial
"Her performance, sadly, was well below the limit required," said Irwin of Gutierrez, who died in 2004. It has been widely reported that she was already in deteriorating health while representing Syed in 2000.
The prosecution, led by state's Deputy Attorney General Thiru Vignarajah, argued in opening statements that Gutierrez was under no obligation to call Chapman as an alibi witness, and that there may have been a strategy behind her decision.
But Irwin strongly disagreed, saying that defense attorneys are required to at least contact and investigate any potential alibis.
Syed, now 34, has maintained his innocence. He said he was at the library, then had track practice around the time of Lee's disappearance and death.
In earlier testimony, defense investigator Sean Gordon said he called 41 of the 83 names on the original defense witness list and found that only four of the names were ever contacted by Gutierrez.
None were asked to serve as an alibi witness, according to Gordon. Chapman, too, was not included on that witness list.
But Vignarajah grilled Gordon on his testimony, showing memos from Gutierrez's investigator and associates that the defense did call and sought to personally serve subpoenas to Syed's track teammates.
Gordon admitted that he did not contact Gutierrez's associates listed on the memo to verify.
The defense on Friday also called on librarian Michelle Hamiel of the Woodlawn Public Library to verify that the library in 1999 did have security cameras as Chapman claimed. But Hamiel said there would have been no evidence of Syed there since the tapes were recycled every month.
Vignarajah said there were no records at all of cameras even being installed at the library until February 2000.
"No. We didn't keep records," Hamiel shot back.
The new hearing has given the public its first glimpse of Syed since "Serial" made him a household name in the fall of 2014. He was again in court Friday, and smiled and waved to his family despite his shackled wrists.
The "Serial" podcast, which has been downloaded more than 68 million times, has posted updates about the hearing, which began Wednesday. The hearing was originally slated to last three days, but after testimony continued past 5 p.m. Friday, Judge Martin P. Welch announced that court would reconvene Monday for a fourth day.


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- Case Report
- Open Access
Serious diarrhea with weight loss caused by Capillaria philippinensis acquired in China: a case report
© Fan et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
- Received: 24 May 2012
- Accepted: 28 September 2012
- Published: 5 October 2012
Diarrhea caused by Capillaria philippinensis (C. philippinensis) has not been reported in any areas with the exception of Taiwan province in China. We herein report the misdiagnosis and subsequent management of a patient with diarrhea caused by C. philippinensis.
Case presentation
A 33-year-old woman from the outskirts of Danzhou city, Hainan province, China, had an 11-month history of chronic diarrhea with abdominal pain, edema, hypoalbuminemia, and severe weight loss. The patient was misdiagnosed at an outpatient clinic and one hospital. She was finally correctly diagnosed with C. philippinensis by stool examination. The patient was given a 30-days course of albendazole (400 mg/day) and had an uneventful and stable recovery.
Doctors cannot lose sight of patients' dietary histories, must query stool examination results, and need to expand their knowledge of certain nonlocal and global diseases, especially those described in new case reports. Some diagnostic examinations must be performed repeatedly. Hainan province may be the epidemic focus of C. philippinensis.
- Diarrhea
- Intestinal capillariasis
- Capillaria philippinensis
- China
Laboratory investigations in 33-year old female patient from Danzhou in April 2010
Normal value
Normal value
110.0 - 150.0
Total protein (g/L)
38.0 - 60.0
0.37 - 0.44
Albumin (g/L)
35.0 - 55.0
mean corpuscular volume (fL)
82.0 - 95.0
1.0 - 2.0
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin(pg)
27.0 - 31.0
glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase(U/L)
5.0 - 40.0
Neutrophil counts(109/L)
3.2 - 6.4
Lactic dehydrogenase (U/L)
110.0 - 240.0
Neutrophils percentage(%)
50.0 - 80.0
Creatine Kinase-MB (U/L)
0 - 25
eosinophilic granulocytes counts(109/L)
0.1 - 0.5
Prealbumin (mg/L)
180 - 390
Monocyte rate (%)
3.0 - 10.0
Creatinine (umol/L)
44 - 115
NO2 partial pressure(mmHg)
35.0 - 45.0
Triglyceride (mmol/L)
0.33 - 1.69
Arterial partial pressure of oxygen(mmHg)
80.0 - 100.0
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
3.60 - 5.17
actual bicarbomate (mmol/L)
21.4 - 27.3
Apolipoprotein A-I (g/L)
1.0 - 1.6
Total CO2 (mmol/L)
22.0 - 32.0
Apolipoprotein B-100 (g/L)
0.6 - 1.1
Bases excess (mmol/L)
−3 - 3
High density lipoprotein (mmol/L)
1.17 - 2.00
Hematokrit (%)
37 - 44
Low density lipoprotein (mmol/L)
2.0 - 4.14
Arterial oxygin content (mL/dL)
17.6 - 23.6
Lipoprotein a (g/L)
0.05 - 0.3
Serum potassium (mmol/L)
3.5 - 5.3
glucose (mmol/L)
Serum sodium (mmol/L)
136.0 - 145.0
glycosylated serum protein (umol/L)
122 - 236
Serum calcium (mmol/L)
2.1 - 2.9
retinol binding protein (mg/L)
25 - 70
Serum chlorinum (mmol/L)
96.0 - 108.0
Case presentation
A 33-year-old woman came from the outskirts of Danzhou city, Hainan province, China. In April 2010, she reported an 11-month history of recurrent diarrhea associated with colicky pain. The watery diarrhea had persisted since May 2009, occurring about three to four times daily. She also experienced weight loss of 12.5 kg. She was admitted to an outpatient clinic and one hospital in Danzhou. Since May 2009 to March 2010, the patient was given a treatment of checking diarrhea. The detailed diagnosis, treatment and lab investigation of her diarrhea were not clear. In April 2010, because her symptoms could not be relieved, she was admitted to People's Hospital of Hainan province in Haikou, China. Clinical examination showed moderate dehydration; pallor; a soft, nontender, nondistended abdomen; and marked pitting edema of the lower limbs. The liver and spleen were not enlarged.
Serum total protein and albumin levels were low (47 and 14 g/L, respectively), and proteinuria was not detected (Table 1). A chest radiograph and abdominal ultrasound did not disclose any specific abnormalities. Gastroscopy showed hyperemia, edema, and superficial erosions in the gastric antrum.
The patient reported eating sashimi of two raw Misgurnus anguillicaudatus loaches every day from March to April in 2009 to treat a 7-year history of constipation. One month later, the diarrhea associated with colicky pain emerged and persisted. She had no travel history outside the residence town in the time before falling ill. All other family members did not eat the fish, and were healthy without any diarrhea. The patient was given a 30-days course of albendazole (400 mg/day). The patient left the hospital at the fifth day of treatment. Till now, the patient had an uneventful and stable recovery through telephone follow-up visit.
C. philippinensis is a helminth of the small intestine and causes severe enteropathy and, at times, death in humans. Fish and fish-eating birds are natural hosts of C. philippinensis[8]. Fish-eating birds may be infected with larvae from fish or be fed infected fish, perpetuating the parasite's fish-bird life cycle[8]. Humans can become infected when they eat raw or insufficiently cooked infected fish[8, 13]. Most female worms are oviparous, but a few female worms produce larvae, which can lead to autoinfections and hyperinfections[8]. Humans commonly eat raw fish in many areas of China, such as Guangdong province and Guangxi province. Clonorchis sinensis has often been reported in these areas[14], but C. philippinensis has never been reported. In addition, stool examinations showed 0 to 1 eggs for every 10 ×40 microscopic fields in the case. Therefore, the doctors should be particularly sensitized to the consumption of raw fish which should be asked during anamnesis and made aware of zoonosis which are transmitted through raw or insufficiently cooked fish. It is much less knowledge of "nonlocal and global diseases". Some diagnostic examinations must be carefully performed several times.
This patient was infected with C. philippinensis from the Misgurnus anguillicaudatus loach. In China, many people eat raw loaches because these fish are thought to have very high medicinal properties. People have been infected with several parasites from loaches, such as Clonorchis sinensis[15], Paragonimus westermani[15], and Echinostoma hortense[16]. The C. philippinensis infection herein reported is the first to be documented in China outside of Taiwan province[9–11]. The patient ate sashimi of raw loaches because she had a 7-year history of constipation and had heard through the local elders that loaches can treat constipation. The patient had no travel history outside the residence town in the time before falling ill, so she had acquired C. philippinensis infection in Hainan. Taiwan and Hainan are geographically close to the Philippines and Thailand. Taiwan is a key rest stop on the north–south migratory routes of many fish-eating migratory birds that are thought to be the major carriers of C. philippinensis[9]. Hainan province, including Hainan Island, is located in tropical and subtropical regions. Danzhou is located in the northwest of Hainan province. There are 67 species of wintering waterbirds on Hainan island[17]. Therefore, people should change the attitude or custom of eating raw loaches for treating diseases, and Hainan province may be the natural epidemic focus of C. philippinensis.
Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Series Editor of this journal.
The authors thank the patient, and doctors, laboratory staff at the Department of Digestive Diseases, People's Hospital of Hainan province, and Professor Dazhong Shi, Department of Pathogenic Biology, Lanzhou University, China, and all colleagues, Department of Pathogenic Biology, Hainan Medical University, China.
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Women's one-piece swimsuit with straight neckline and back. Medium leg height, wide straps and U-shaped scoop back. A built-in bra offers light support. Easy to put on.
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You regularly go surfing. During your sessions, you paddle out to the line up, duck dive under the breaking waves if you are on a shortboard, or turtle roll if you are on a longboard, then surf waves of less than one meter. You often fall and are used to being shaken about underwater. Your swimsuit must meet the requirements of your practice and stay in place for each of your movements. We have designed a range for you that is suited to your regular practice and your body shape.
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The medium leg cut and wide straps make for a comfortable wear. With its U-shaped back, the swimsuit is easy to put on.
One-piece swimsuit for the beach
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Kimi takes to the podium!
A mid-race switch of strategies and a superb late charge lifted Kimi Raikkonen to second place under the Bahrain floodlights, ending the longest podium-free run in the Finn's F1 career.
Raikkonen had not reached the rostrum since the 2013 Korean Grand Prix which was a full 27 races ago when he was still racing for Lotus. Rather fitting then that the Bahrain podium was his 27th for Ferrari (78th overall) and his first since rejoining the Prancing Horse at the beginning of 2014.
Incidentally, Raikkonen already held the record for the most podium finishes in Bahrain, and has now increased his Sakhir tally to seven - though he's still yet to reach the top step.
The 2007 world champion also notched the race's fastest lap for the 41st time in his career, moving him level with Alain Prost for a tie of second on the all-time list.
The Finn crossed the line 3 seconds behind the Mercedes of race winner Lewis Hamilton. Nico Rosberg took the final step on the podium and Sebastian Vettel finished fifth, spending much of the race trying to pass Valtteri Bottas in the Williams. Now the Formula 1 circus has a three-week break before the action resumes at the first European leg of the 2015 Championship, the Spanish Grand Prix at the Barcelona circuit.
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Proper Fire Suit Care Is The Key To Its Performance
While each and every one of us know that a good firesuit is probably one of the most important pieces of safety equipment you can own, the proper care of your suit will make a significant difference in its performance when you need it most.
In order to understand the vital role proper care plays in the performance of your suit, we also must consider the type of suit or, more to the point, how the suit's manufacturer achieves fire retardancy. To do that, let's take a review of the different type of fire-retardant suits available today.
While there are numerous fire-retardant materials on the market, three that are often seen in the motorsports industry are fire retardant (FR) cottons, Nomex, and CarbonX. You may hear about other FR materials, such as Difco/PBI, Basofil, or Proban, but these tend to be used more in items such as firefighter suits and fire-retardant upholstery. But that doesn't mean you can't find them in the racing world, as Proban and PBI have both made a push into motorsports recently.
All of those FR materials perform admirably when tested, and in many cases, you will find that manufacturers offer suits made from several different materials or a combination of materials. For example, you can buy a custom suit made of either Nomex or CarbonX from Simpson Race Products.
The quality of any fire-retardant material can be determined by looking closely at two measuring factors: Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI) and Thermal Protective Performance (TPP). LOI is the most commonly used measure for flame retardancy and refers to the amount of oxygen needed in the atmosphere to support combustion. If a fiber or fabric has an LOI of 25, that means that oxygen needs to be present in at least 25 percent of the air for the fabric to burn. Consequently, a higher rating equals more fire protection. Many fiber manufacturers achieve high LOI ratings by chemically treating their fabrics with a flame-retardant finish. The downside is those chemicals can be washed and worn off over time without proper care. You won't often see LOI in race suit literature, but it's an important factor in good fire protection.
On the other hand, TPP refers to the garment's ability to provide thermal protection when exposed to both direct flame and radiant heat while taking into account the length of time before a person is subject to second-degree burns. While that's a mouthful, TPP is the second most important number you need to know when firesuit shopping. The TPP rating is derived from a mathematical calculation performed with the results of a sophisticated test procedure that utilizes two different heat sources, sensors, and the fabric to be tested. The TPP rating is divided in half to determine the number of seconds until the human tissue reaches a second-degree burn. For example, if a particular fabric has a TPP rating of 35, it takes 17.5 seconds until a second-degree burn occurs in a flashover situation. See the chart to the right.
The only way to increase a TPP rating is through adding multiple layers. However, as you increase layers, suits get bulkier, and bulk does not equal comfort. Your goal in selecting a firesuit should be the balance of comfort with maximum protection.
Regardless of whether your suit is made of CarbonX, Nomex, Proban, FR cotton, or something else without the proper care its LOI and TPP can be adversely affected, especially over longer periods of time.
Proban & FR Cottons
Certain fabrics such as Proban can be washed using conventional methods. However, you shouldn't use detergents based on soap or detergents containing sodium silicate or metasilicate when the wash or rinse water hardness level is greater than 3 degrees Clark (45ppm calcium carbonate). What? In plain English, if you've hard, water don't wash your firesuit, get it professionally cleaned.
If fabrics have been incorrectly laundered, calcium or magnesium silicate/soap deposits will build up and interfere with the fabric's ability to retard flame and heat. The only way to remove it is with a commercial laundering and the use of an acid rinse, followed by alkaline neutralization. Not something you're going to do in Mama's laundry room.
Here's another one. Chlorine bleaches should not be used on FR Cottons or Proban as they chemically weaken the polymer. If a bleaching treatment is necessary, fabrics should be soaked in diluted cold hydrogen peroxide.
What about stains? Stains can be removed by pre-soaking using a biologically active detergent. However, when you wash it you should be doing so at a temperature of 60 degrees. Once you're finished the washing, you must completely remove excess detergent and other washing residue by rinsing thoroughly.
Proban-finished fabrics can also be dry cleaned, although a wet wash is recommended at intervals to prevent the gradual build up of deposits. A fresh solvent in the final rinse is also good to prevent the re-deposition of dirt removed during dry cleaning. Again, that all adds up to one thing: If you're interested in tackling the laundering of Proban or similar fabrics yourself, consult the manufacturer for specific instructions on how to get the best results.
Although laundering FR cottons such as Proban can be trickier because they are chemically treated materials, Nomex and CarbonX are a bit more straight forward. But before we get into that, understand that both Nomex and CarbonX are man-made engineered products.
Racing gear manufactured from Nomex is inherently flame-resistant, which means its resistance to flame is built into the fiber. It will not sustain combustion in air or melt when exposed to flame. Because Nomex carbonizes and becomes thicker when exposed to intense heat, it forms a protective barrier between the heat source and the skin. This unique reaction to intense heat provides valuable escape time when flash fires occur and protects drivers/crewmembers against them.
Like Nomex, CarbonX fabrics are based on patented blends of high-performance fibers that will not ignite, burn, char, shrink, or significantly decompose when exposed to intense flame, molten metal, arc flash, or high heat. CarbonX is the brand name behind the products produced by Chapman Thermal Products. In its raw form, CarbonX is a yarn created by spinning O-PAN (oxidized polyacrylonitrile) fiber with an Aramid strengthening fiber. The CarbonX yarn can then be converted into an array of fabrics ranging from woven fabrics, knitted fabrics, and non-woven felts.
Again, like Nomex, CarbonX yarns and fabrics will not burn when exposed to intense heat or flame. The actual fibers carbonize and then expand, eliminating any oxygen content within the fabric. Whether you choose CarbonX or Nomex, in order to maximize these fabrics' performance and protection, you need to properly care for them.
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Jeremy Curtis says that the company's Nomex suits are actually very easy to care for. "We recommend gentle machine washing in cold water and then hang the suit to dry," says Curtis. "Some people tell you to dry clean the suits, but without controlling the chemicals used in the dry cleaning process, we always say to machine wash to ensure preservation of the product."
Curtis makes an excellent point. If you choose dry cleaning, especially if you have a Proban or FR Cotton suit, the dry cleaner you choose should have experience in laundering fire-retardant fabrics. Simply put, you need to ask them if they have worked on these fabrics in the past. If they have, then great; if not, it's time to look for a new dry cleaner.
New Kid In Town
There are literally hundreds of soaps and detergents to choose from when it comes time to do the laundry but one new alternative on the market is the Molecule Technical Fabric Care System. Specially formulated for Nomex, CarbonX, Proban, and FR cotton fabrics, the system features a Wash Kit that includes the Molecule Wash, Molecule Spot Cleaner, and Molecule Refresher all for just under $42.
Step number one in the system is the Spot Cleaner which you use like a pre-wash for tough stains. Step number two goes to the Wash, which replaces your standard detergent when doing a load of firesuit laundry. Finally, the Molecule Refresher is designed for quick touch ups to keep everything fresh and clean. The Refresher is also great for deodorizing helmets. The folks at Molecule Labs say that the products have undergone extensive testing and remove even the toughest stains including grease, oil, and fuel. In fact, its tests show that firesuits treated with the Molecule system repel those same contaminants that are found all around your race car while still maintaining the breathability of the suit.
Keep It Clean
Aside from good laundering practices, one of the easiest ways to keep your firesuit in tip top condition is to pay careful attention to how you treat it. Grease, fuel, oil, and other contaminants found in and around the pits at any racetrack will have an adverse effect on your firesuit regardless of the type of fabric.
Let's say for example, you're performing the simple task of refueling your car in between the heat race and B-Main. Uncle Joe waddles by eating a hot dog (Uncle Joe supports his local track by buying food at the concession stand). Naturally, he bumps into you because he's not watching where he is going. Fuel splashes everywhere. You don't realize, however, that some of the gas splashed on, and subsequently soaked into, the right leg of your firesuit. Not a problem until…
You jump in the car for the B-Main and on lap 4 the unthinkable happens. An oil line comes off and fire erupts through the cockpit, catching the gas stain on your right leg. You manage to get out of the car, but the gas-soaked part of your suit has caught fire and you can feel intense heat building up faster and faster. Luckily for you, the track's emergency crew was quick to respond and knew what it was doing. You walk away just a tad singed. But what if it was slow? How long would your suit have held up?
As great as today's firesuits are at protecting us from the unthinkable, an accelerant of any type will impede their ability to do so. But what can you do about it? Simple, let somebody else fuel the car, change the fluid in the rear or whatever else. And if you're one of the many Circle Track readers who do all the work themselves, either by choice or by necessity, then at least take your suit off when you're working on the car. Hang it neatly in the trailer or in your truck.
So, you don't have time to keep doing a quick change between heats, mains, and the feature? At the very least you should use some type of track mat. They're only about $25 and will help keep your firesuit clean when working under the car.
Finally, Mom always told you to wear clean undies, and the cleaning processes discussed for the firesuits applies to FR underwear as well. Like the suit, underwear comes in Proban-type FR cottons, Nomex, and CarbonX so launder those accordingly.
What? You don't wear FR underwear? Now, wait a minute, wearing fire-retardant underwear is a great way to increase the TPP rating of your two-layer suit without jumping up to a three-layer drag racing suit. For about $130, you can have a complete set of Nomex underwear (including socks). It will be money well spent.
In the end the maintenance and cleaning of your firesuit and related safety equipment is your responsibility. The better you take care of it, the longer it will last and the better it will perform. Now isn't that exactly what we all want from our safety equipment?
|TPP VS. Second-Degree Burns: Simpson Race Products
|SFI rating
|TPP values
|Time to second-degree burns
|Typical use
|3 seconds
|Single-layer suit; entry-level
|9.5 seconds
|Double-layer driving suit
|19 seconds
|Land speed records
|30 seconds
|Top Fuel alcohol drag suit
|40 seconds
|Top Fuel alcohol Funny Car suit
Ever Wonder How Fire-Retardant Cotton Fabrics Are Made?
Check out the four step process for making Proban, the popular FR cotton found in many racing firesuits. It's actually a chemical treatment that takes place at the finishing stage of the manufacture of cotton and cotton-blended textiles. It involves chemical impregnation.
1. Special fire-retardant chemicals whose molecules are sufficiently small and linear to penetrate the internal areas of the cotton fiber are introduced to the fiber during the finishing stage of its manufacturing process. These molecules are so small that some chemical will even be present in the spaces between the fibers.
2. The fabric is then dried in order to remove excess moisture and to prepare it for curing.
3. The dried fabric is cured with ammonia gas. This causes the small molecules to cross link and form a polymer. The polymer is then physically trapped and fixed in the core of each fiber of the cotton or cotton blend.
4. A final oxidation and neutralisation treatment completes the polymer fixation and removes any residual by-products. The cotton fabric is now officially Proban FR cotton and ready to be made into a firesuit.


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Two CoBRA jawans were on Friday injured in a pressure bomb blast triggered by naxals in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bijapur district. The incident occurred at around 11:45 AM when a team of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action's 204th battalion was carrying out a search operation in Basaguda police station area, a CRPF official said.
"Security forces were out for the operation since morning to the interiors of Basaguda, located around 450 kms away from here. "While they were cordoning off a forested patch near Sankanpalli, about 8 kms away from Basaguda, two jawans inadvertently stepped over a pressure IED (Improvised Explosive Device) connection, triggering the blast that left them injured," he said.
Constable Kishore Behera is seriously injured whereas the other constable Nandan of the battalion has sustained minor injuries, the official said.
Soon after the incident, reinforcements were rushed to the spot and the injured were taken to Basaguda from where they will be airlifted to Raipur for further medication, he said.


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The three sat in the dark corner of the adoption center
looking down at the wooden floorboards sighing. Their owner had abandoned them
months and months ago, and, as they sat, they could only recall their dark past
in silence, and to think it all started with Angelina...
Angelina had longed for the day a nice boy or
girl would come to the adoption center and choose. Just to have somebody to
lend her a home. The blue Aisha was always excited when a human came into the
shelter, hoping that they'd pick her up and take her away. Life at the shelter
was harsh. The meals were usually cold and displeasing long before they touched
her plate. The other orphaned pets were usually very nasty, and tended to get
into fights among themselves. She was so glad when it finally happened…
A girl with shiny, curly hair came walking into
the adoption center. She was carrying a bag filled with Neopoints, and she walked
down by what seemed like almost all of the Neopets. Until she stopped, to Angelina's
surprise, at her! Then she dashed off to the Uni in the front register, soon
enough, she ran back to Angelina, now with the Uni, and picked Angelina up!
Angelina thought that this was the best day of
her life, but she knew it wouldn't last long, for when she got to her new Neohome
she saw why the girl had chosen her.
Two other Aishas were working tirelessly on the
magnificent golden railing of the stairway, and a Moehog seemed to be acting
like a butler for Angelina's new owner saying, "Would you like some tea madam?"
or "Is there anything I can do to help you, miss?" every single moment. There
seemed to be only one neopet not working, a Christmas Cybunny who looked slightly
dissatisfied, though she was being pampered at every single second, in fact,
she must've been the only one complaining!
"Okay you rot!" barked the girl. "Listen up!
My name's Mona, I'm going to be your new owner! Now then, you will be working
on the railing of the stairway with Alisha and Alicia." She seemed to be pointing
to the two Aishas that Angelina saw earlier working on the railing of the stair.
"Okay?" Mona continued. "After you're done, report to me to get your next instructions!
Now, go!"
Angelina scurried towards the two pink Aishas
that were scrubbing the golden stairway with dirty rags. The two were both wearing
patterned aprons and rubber gloves. The taller of the two was staring at her
and tugged her sister on the apron. They signaled her with a wave and smiled.
"Hello!" said the two Aishas.
"We're Alisha…" the taller of the two explained
with her squeaky voice.
"…And Alicia…" the other interrupted in a high-pitched
"The Aisha sisters! We're twins. Who're you?"
the sisters said together.
"Me?" answered Angelina. "My name's Angelina!"
"Hi Angelina!" said the twins.
All of the sudden, a Lupe ran over and said,
"Sorry to break up the conversation, but Mistress Mona said if you don't stop
fooling around soon, she'll have to put one of you in the Haunted Woods for
a night. So get back to work!"
"He's Lupin the Lupe. His brother was a troublemaker,
and one night he did something to make Mona really mad," Alisha paused, looked
around, and whispered. "He put three, slimy Wadjets in Mona's soup..."
Two of the Aishas, Angelina and Alicia, were
giggling frantically, but Alisha looked serious, "...and Mona made him go into
the Haunted Woods-alone-at night, and he never was seen again after that."
Alicia and Angelina looked thunderstruck, as
if they had just been electrified from a very strong Battledome move, but kept
on polishing the rail. They hadn't noticed how long they'd been talking, because
the rail had been polished so much that the Cybunny couldn't even complain!
"Do you know what the Cybunny's name is?" Angelina
asked the Aisha sisters as they walked over carrying buckets of dirty water
"Her name?" said Alisha. "Well of course, she's
Christen. I don't know that many Neopets around here that don't know her name,
but you're new so that's okay."
From that day on they became friends, the Aisha
The days went by slowly for Angelina. Cleaning,
cooking, everything that the owner should handle, not the neopet. It was a nightmare,
waking up to the sound of Mona's earsplitting yell in the morning.
"It's time for a little bit of action to flavor
this up!" Angelina whispered to the Aisha sisters one cold morning.
"No, you can't! We'll get in huge trouble!" Alicia
"I don't care! I want to give her what she deserves,
and I'm not going to let some dumb punishment stop me!" Angelina answered.
"Please don't, or else you'll go to the Forest!"
said a teary Alisha.
"I'll see you soon!" Angelina waved and set off
to her and the Aisha sisters' room.
About halfway through the passageway to the room,
a snobby voice stopped Angelina on her tracks. It was Christen.
"Well...Well...Well...What do we have here?"
said Christen in a voice that made Angelina want to punch that snobbish Cybunny
in her face. "Ah! Yes, of course, you're that Aisha I overheard talking 5 minutes
ago! Want to get back at my owner, yes? Well then, I'd just be glad to tell
her about this, but I have to go get groomed. So, please wait for me to get
back so I can enjoy all of the fun!" and then Christen ran down the hallway
and exited the Neohome.
Angelina dashed into her room, and started to
map out a plan. She then realized she'd need more Neopets to work it than just
herself, and right when she thought of this two other Aishas entered the room...Alicia
and Alisha!
"You're right!" said Alisha cheerfully. "We shouldn't
be afraid all the time of being punished for stupid little mistakes!"
"Yeah!" said Alicia. "So we're going to help
Angelina smiled widely. Then she and the two
sisters started discussing their plan. On their night shift, they usually had
cooking duty, and their owner always wanted barbecue sauce omelette so they
would Mix bits of dead Selkets with hot sauce and tell their owner it was barbecue
sauce! She'd never know!
So that night, the plan was all set and when
Mona asked for her omelette! Everyone had known about this plan except for Mona
and Christen, and were waiting for it to happen. So Alisha served Mona the omelette,
and Mona smiled an evil smile, "This isn't barbecue sauce." And called for two
of her servants to dump the trio out into the woods.
"Christen knew," said Angelina darkly.
"If only we could've gotten away with it…" Alicia
"Well, we didn't…" Angelina remarked gazing at
the forest floor.
"But what'll we do now?" cried a disappointed
"Fend for ourselves...I guess..." Angelina sniffled.
"Fend for ourselves? I couldn't 'fend for myself'
in Neopia central! Let alone here!" Alicia whimpered.
"It is our only choice, Alicia," Angelina said.
"Yeah, she is right you know," Alisha said to
her twin sister.
"Wait a second! Neopia central is near the Haunted
Woods, right?" Angelina asked the sisters.
"Right. Just a ways north," Alisha answered.
"And it will only take a while to get there,
right?" Angelina asked the twins.
"Right," Alicia responded.
"So we can go to Neopia Central!"
"Not right," said Alisha. "We'd only have until
midnight to get there or else the ghastly creatures of the Haunted Woods will
devour us..."
"…But if we stay here we'll be killed straight
away so..." Alicia interrupted.
"…All right!" Alisha finished her sentence.
The three trotted down the winding dirt-laced
path. The forest scenery shook the two twins and their comrade. After a few
hours of walking, they finally came across the elusive heart of the Haunted
"Let's ask someone if they can show us where
Neopia Central is!" Alicia suggested pointing to "Spooky Petpets". They walked
in and were immediately greeted by the Cybunny shopkeeper.
"Got lost in the wood, dears?" said the shopkeeper.
"Yes," said Angelina. Then the three Aishas told
the shopkeeper about everything that had happened to them.
"Oh! I know a young Lupe who has a story like
yours, put some Wadjets in his owner's soup, and she kicked him out, she did!
That's pretty drastic for a little prank, though..." the shopkeeper said, "...but
sure I can help you! In fact, stay in my Neohome! We'll have some company, because
that Lupe I was talking about lives with me, and in the morning I'll help you
figure out how to go to Neopia Central!"
The shopkeeper led them to a pretty 2-room Neohome.
When they got inside the Neohome they noticed a white Lupe was sitting there
reading a book, Alisha whispered in Angelina's ear, "That is the Lupe that disappeared!"
The Lupe said, "Hello Alicia, Alisha, and… whoever
you may be. Did the master chuck you out, too?"
Alicia said directing his attention to the blue
Aisha, "This is Angelina, Markus…"
Alisha said, "…And yes, Markus, unfortunately
she caught us replacing some barbeque in the barbeque sauce omelette with some
Selket powder and hot sauce. Dreadful temper she has…"
"Well," Markus explained. "Selket powder and
hot sauce isn't that unnoticeable. I would've done…"
"Markus, dear, I think that it is too late to
talk about that sort of stuff," the shopkeeper interrupted.
They slept quite soundly, and then, when the
sun had risen, the shopkeeper woke them up, "Wake up girls! We must not waste
"Why wake us up so early?" Alicia asked the shopkeeper
"We have to get you going early, and I have to
go to work, so this is the best time to wake you up!" the shopkeeper said.
The shopkeeper handed them a map to Neopia Central.
The map showed the three Aishas that they must go due north for approximately
150 miles before they would reach Neopia Central. However, the Cybunny shopkeeper
filled their knapsack with enough provisions to last them for at least several
days. They gathered their belongings, bode her farewell, and left by midday.
Again, they found themselves wishing they were
back somewhere more hospitable. The wood was so dark, cold, and damp. Even the
Neopian adoption center would've at least been lit. Still, the three did not
give up hope that they'd make it to Neopia Central. They vowed to make it to
Neopia Central alive.
"I wish that I wasn't so tired," whined Alicia
three days after they left the Cybunny shopkeeper's Neohome
"Well, it's your turn to carry your provisions
next, so you'd better be awake enough to carry the knapsack," Alisha said irritably,
as she was the one carrying the heavy knapsack.
"Oh, come on guys. No time for us to argue when
we're only a little over a day away from Neopia Central," Angelina told the,
attempting to resolve the argument.
"A day away isn't…" Alicia started.
"…Close," Alisha finished.
"We've been in the forest for ages! Surely, you'd
be overjoyed to hear that in a day or so you'll be out of this dreaded place,"
Angelina told them.
"But I want to be out of here now!" Alicia moaned.
"Oh, stop whining. I know the Haunted Woods are
dark and scary, even during the day! I wish to be out of this wretched wood
as much as you!" Angelina told the twin.
They continued to quarrel and walk, and they
found themselves much closer to Neopia Central then before.
* * *
Barely a day after that, they arrived in the
heart of Neopia Central. The three Aishas were so excited! The Haunted Woods
really could take something out of them. Anyway, they decided that they should
try to find a new owner before the adoption center people caught them and took
them away. They wandered through the back alleys and began to knock on doors.
The people seemed pretty nice, or at least, most
of them. Yet, none of them were available to adopt a pet. Some said they were
too poor to provide for one. Others explained that they had too many pets already
and could not provide for another three. Left and right, they were rejected
homes. They couldn't take anymore of this and decided that they must go to the
Neopets adoption center to take them in.
While walking to the adoption center at night,
a group of Gelerts confronted them saying, "You better watch out, kids. The
streets are unsafe at night," and walked away.
They scurried off hoping to reach the adoption
center soon. They saw it, and then went inside…
"Excuse me," Angelina said to the Uni sitting
at the reception desk. "May we be housed here for a small while?"
The Uni said, utterly taken aback by the three
pets that were willingly walking into the shelter, "I suppose you can… were
you abandoned? What are your names?"
"My name's Angelina," Angelina told her.
"Alicia," Alicia said.
"Alisha," Alisha said as if she was echoing her
"You see," Angelina explained. "Our former owner
was very cruel, and made us do hard labor at her mansion."
"She was very wealthy," Alisha said to the Uni.
"Yes," Angelina continued. "Very wealthy, indeed.
Yet, she was heartless. We attempted to pull a prank on her, to teach her a
lesson, but it was a fruitless attempt. We found ourselves tossed out of the
place and sent into the Haunted Woods."
"Then," said Alicia picking up on the conversation,
"we wandered into the town in the middle of the Haunted Woods. We found a nice
shopkeeper that took us in for the night and helped us reach here."
"After several days of hiking through the woods,"
Alisha continued her thought. "We finally reached here. However, we had no home
to stay. We had to find somewhere."
"So," Angelina said, "we knocked on the door
of almost every citizen of Neopia Central. Then we gave up and went here."
"I see," the Uni said. "Well, you can stay here
until an owner comes in and picks you up."
They were shoved off to a cage in the back of
the shelter.
Well, so there they are. They're just sitting
in their cage in the adoption center waiting for a new owner to come by and
save them. I guess that some things you just can't escape. Well, one thing's
for sure. As long as friendship is around to support them, the Aisha trio will
be together!
Oh wait… what's this? There goes a human now.
Approaching their cage… I think she's going to adopt them…
The End?


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Cheyenne Kimball
One Original Singer
by Jay S. Jacobs
Copyright �2006 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved.
August 23, 2006.
It almost sounds like a
clich� to say that you have seen someone growing up on TV. However, in
the case of young singer/songwriter Cheyenne Kimball, it is undeniable.
Granted she is only sixteen years old so she still has a lot of growing to
do, but she has been on television since she was just a girl, allowing the
cameras access that most of us could never imagine. This summer she
released her debut CD The Day Has Come
and was the subject of an MTV reality
show called Cheyenne,
which focused on being a young singer and moving from a small town in
Texas to the glitzy world of Hollywood.
This wasn�t Kimball�s first brush with
reality show cameras, though. Back in 2003, Kimball first caught the
country�s eye on a completely different show.
�When I was eight, that�s
when I started [writing songs] myself,� Kimball recalls. �When I was
twelve I went on America�s Most Talented
Kid on NBC.
That�s really what made me have a career in this.�
Most Talented Kid followed in the
footsteps of American Idol in giving children the chance to prove their worth on television. She
beat out many others. Other singers to come from the series (the season
after Kimball was on) include teen singer and actress Joanna �JoJo�
Levesque who topped the charts in 2004 with �Leave (Get Out)� and appeared
in the movies RV and
Aquamarine. (Ironically, one of
Kimball�s songs called �One Original Thing� was on the soundtrack to the
second film.) Also on the show the same year as Kimball was Diana DeGarmo,
who would go on to come in second in American Idol
the next year.
�It was really just kind of a fluke that I
ever tried out for it,� Kimball says. �I kind of begged my dad. I just
wanted to see how I�d rank in the whole thing. I didn�t have managers or
headshots or anything like that. I just wanted to see how I�d rank
amongst all the kids. So winning the whole thing was just weird.�
This victory caught the attention of record
labels. Soon she had signed with Epic Records and was leaving her
hometown of Frisco, Texas to relocate in Hollywood to start work on her
debut album. Going from a small town to the bustling LA area took a
little getting accustomed to.
definitely have gotten used to it,� Kimball says. �I�m not really there a
whole lot. I travel so much. But you definitely get used to the LA thing
� just get used to the pace and things like that. But, I�m definitely
going to either move to North Carolina or move to Dallas, Texas. I�m not
really an LA kind of girl. I like the low key kind of thing.�
The adjustment was even a little more hectic
than it would be for most people, because MTV offered to turn her move and
the creation of her debut album into reality television. Suddenly,
everywhere she went, there were cameras. Kimball did it because she knew
it was good exposure for the album. It was an adjustment, but one worth
making for her career.
�It was definitely different,� she admits.
�You have to really focus on what you�re saying. I wasn�t trying to hide
anything, but you don�t want to say anything too bad. You kind of watch
what you say. But the crew was not out to get us whatsoever. They became
like our family. Having the cameras around, you ended up getting really
comfortable with them. So [eventually] when they weren�t filming, it was
kind of weird.�
At a time in which most people her age are
dealing with algebra and government, Kimball was spending her time working
on an album and having her life scrutinized on TV. (Kimball is home
schooled around her schedule.) It made it a bit tough to live a normal
life � not that Kimball is complaining.
�I wouldn�t say a
life. I have a great life, but it�s definitely not a normal sixteen year
old life,� Kimball laughs.
When she signed with Epic
Records, they hooked her up with producers Chris Thorn and Brad Smith, who
had formerly been members of the 90s rock group Blind Melon (their biggest
hit was the 1994 smash �No Rain.�) Thorn and
Smith had just co-produced Anna Nalick�s album
Wreck of the Day
(together with former Tori
Amos producer Eric Rosse.) Epic thought they would be a good fit for
Kimball as well. �Because on my label it�s like all one big happy
family,� Kimball laughs.
The label also fixed their new talent up
with a bunch of songwriting vets as collaborators. She wrote new songs
with Raine Maida (lead singer of the band Our Lady Peace) and his wife
Chantal Kreviazuk (who has released solo albums as well as working with
Avril Lavigne.) Other industry pros she worked with included reigning
songwriter-for-hire Kara DioGuardi (who just formed the band Platinum
Weird with Eurythmics mastermind Dave Stewart), producer Billy Mann and
John Rich (of Big and Rich).
�It was amazing,� Kimball says
enthusiastically. �I felt like I was in music college. I learned so much
from these people. My next album will be even better because of
everything that I�ve taken and learned from these amazing writers. I hope
to be respected like they are one day. I hope to be respected like they
are now. They�re great. I�d love to write with other people when I�m
older. They really helped me blossom into the musician and the person and
the songwriter that I am now. It really helped me find myself.�
That search has led to
The Day Has Come,
a surprisingly hard-edged debut album in
which Kimball shows real talent as a singer and songwriter. When people
hear Kimball�s backstory � because she is young, pretty and has been on TV,
people sometimes underestimate her talent. However, The Day Has
Come is actually a very credible rock
�I think that they do see my age and my
credibility automatically goes down,� Kimball admits. �But, even when we
play live, I have adults and people of all ages coming up to me and saying
�I thought this was going to be really poppy, but it�s so much rockier.�
Even the album is. Our live performances are ten times rockier than the
album. I love playing live and it really does get my stuff out there. It
shows that I can play the guitar. They don�t really know if it�s true or
not � if I can really do all that. So right now I�m in the phase of
really proving myself. I�m gaining a lot of fans that way. It�s
Musically the album is rather diverse. The
first single, �Hanging On� (which also was the theme to her series) is
pop. There are more rock-based tunes like
�Hello Goodbye� and �Breaking Your Heart.� She shows a talent at
traditional ballads with the lovely �Four Walls.� The title track has an
easy acoustic vibe. �Full Circle� veers from a ballad to a more rocking
song and then back. Kimball loved the fact that she was able to
experiment with styles on the album.
�I didn�t want to have just one type of song
on the album,� she says. �I wanted a very diverse album. But not going
too crazy. I still kept the same element in each song, but I stretched
each thing out to a different genre. Which I think is real cool that I�m
able to do, because I�m able to grab a lot of different fans. Not just
pop fans. I can get rock fans, ballad fans, things like that. Which is
good. It�s not just one solid genre on the album.�
lot of the songs are inspirational songs about making your way in life �
things like �The Day Has Come,� �I Want To� and �Hanging On.� So why does
that subject appeal to Kimball as a songwriter?
�It�s really a big thing in my life,
because, you know, I�m young and I haven�t really experienced love,�
Kimball admits. �I�m just now starting to experience some things. My
next album will probably be a little bit more like that. But I have a lot
of anthemic songs that I think are actually good to have because people
can relate to them a lot more. It helps them get through life, and
writing them helped me get through life. It�s just really cool I�m able
to do that for people.�
So now Kimball is hitting the road to
promote her album and get her music out to the people. One way she has
been getting out to the real fans is with a series of shows at local
�It really is amazing,� she says,
enthusiastically. �We just played one the other day and it was 2,500
people cram packed in this small mall. Just seeing how many people
can come out to these shows and they can actually get everything. I
can see the audience which is great, because most shows you don�t see the
audience at all when the lights are shining on you. I can really
interact with the audience. I do meet and greets afterwards. It�s
really fun. I have a great time. Just seeing the people
singing the lyrics and screaming the lyrics to �Hanging On,� seeing people
cry in the audience when I come onstage. It�s really touching and it
makes me so happy that I�m able to do this for a living. It really
is what I live for, to play live. It�s so fun. Most people
wouldn�t think that malls are that great to play, but it�s really fun, it
really is.�
Another way that she tries to break down the
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- AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 8:17 PM
sounds like an amazing time girl, enjoy it! :)ReplyDelete
oh yes, tomorrow definitely calls for a shamrock shake!!ReplyDelete
I love me some checkers fries!ReplyDelete
Happy St. Patty's day!
A picnic in the park sounds AMAZING! I'm going to see my boy a week from today and then TWO WEEKS from today he'll be moving out here!! So happy!ReplyDelete
we don't celebrate st. patrick's day here in indonesia, so i don't know the festivity. but seems like you're gonna have some serious fun. enjoy!ReplyDelete
so glad you are having with Ryan! here's to St. Patty's day!ReplyDelete
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sounds like a perfect way to spend St. Patrick's Day :)ReplyDelete
<3 Sharmaine Ruth
Sounds like you are having a great weekend...i'm off to get my shake!!ReplyDelete
I want to visit Georgia! One of the many states I haven't been. Yeah ICarly reruns, get it. Loooove Jo-Anns! And lucky you, Shamrock Shakes : )ReplyDelete
Basically a lot of the blogs I read kept mentioning some random chick named Illy...So I thought...hey maybe I should go visit this rockstar. So I did and decided that this chick was pretty wicked awesome. So that led me to 'follow her.' I'm kind of not a fan of the word 'follower.' We all should be leaders and follower sounds kind of stalkerish...don't ya think? ha ha ha. ANYWAYS, just thought I'd send ya a little lovin' on this Saturday! Looking forward to getting to know you a bit better! :)
I love iCarly :) Sounds like an awesome weekend!ReplyDelete
Sounds lovely! So glad the two of you get to spend some time together! :)ReplyDelete
Sounds like a great time love! Hope things are going well for you, by the looks of it they are FAB! :)ReplyDelete
So glad you are getting to spend time together! Xoxo!ReplyDelete
I love those types of weekends--last wekend and the weekend coming up are crazy busy which means not a lot of time just relaxing with each other. So I can't wait for a quieter one in a couple of weeks.ReplyDelete
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In the second episode of The Mix, the new couples-retreat-themed flick from NakedSword, Angel Rock has some hot times with Jake Farren in the woods, in a hot tub.
The premise: Christian Wilde and his boyfriend Felix Warner have just gotten engaged we just saw them have an inaugural engagement fuck in Scene 1 and they decide to celebrate by having some of their friends up to this house in the woods for the weekend. The thing is some of their friends are uptight snotty queens (Conner Habib and Race Cooper), and the rest are big whores (everyone else), including Angel Rock and Jake Farren, whom Conner and Race walk in on doing their thing in the hot tub right as they arrive.
Below, the scene in which Angel plows Jake up, down and sideways, all while splashing the water. All you need to know, and see, is that Angel's fat uncut cock is fucking delicious. The full scene isn't available just yet, and this is an exclusive sneak peek.
Update: The full scene is now live.
December 26, 2013 at 9:48 pm
Love Jake–and his luscious ass!
December 27, 2013 at 10:40 am
Why? Cuz it slaps back when u fuck it?
December 26, 2013 at 5:35 am
Angel is so fucking hot,but the bottom has a saggy ass.(as a previous poster said lol)
December 24, 2013 at 3:38 pm
Jake Farren got a saggy ass.
December 25, 2013 at 6:21 pm
… and he looks at the camera as if he had male JLO ass… as if; i think he is good looking but that bony ass wow it is bony and saggy as you say and imagine in person how skinny he must be because in those pics he looks thin!
December 26, 2013 at 1:19 pm
Yeah Farren definitely got a tweaker vibe, hence the posing bravdo.
December 24, 2013 at 3:08 pm
I just wish Angel would let his body hair grow. He did that for one video and it was so hot.


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SAN BERNARDINO – Just as UCLA has at several positions on defense, the Bruins have the best possible problem at middle linebacker: too many potential starters, not enough starting spots.
Senior Isaako Savaiinaea and junior Kenny Young are likely the two leaders for the starting position at middle linebacker, but head coach Jim Mora and linebackers coach Scott White have also opened the competition to a third contender: freshman Lokeni Toailoa. Every day, the trio battles for the starting position. White said there's no deadline to name a starter and the uncertainty doesn't seem to be on the minds of any players.
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This is my last July guest post at The Rubber Cafe. I am once again working with the July Creative Cafe Kit, A Whole Water Fun. This time I have used the add-on stamp set, Sail Away With Me.
I really love nautical-themed stamps and papers. I am not sure why...as I don't like being ON the water! I have horrid seasickness! But, I do love LOOKING at boats, lighthouses, and water! So sad for me to live 8 miles from the ocean... {grin}
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I attached the printed paper to the card front. Next, I stamped the anchor from the Sail Away With Me stamp set onto white cardstock and colored it with Copics. I trimmed the image with a circle die template. I matted the circle with an inverted scallop circle die cut shape, cut from the garnet cardstock. I attached the image to the card with foam tape, lining it up with the "fat part" of the wave shape.
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