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Career Growth Workshop (Jan 2018)
January 27, 2018
8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
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Colorado Children's Hospital- Aspen Training Room-Administrative Pavillion-1st floor
13123 E 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
PDU Category: Leadership (1.5), Strategic (2)
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Please Note:
Registration is closed because the room is at capacity. Please join us in March http://pmimilehi.org/meetinginfo.php?id=479&ts=1516214398.
NEW LOCATION: This Career Growth Workshop will be held at the Colorado Children's Hospital (13123 E 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045) in the Aspen Training Room-Administrative Pavillion-1st floor of the main hospital with access via elevator or stairs.
Parking is free in the patient lot at the front of the hospital; the link below provides details on directions and parking. https://www.childrenscolorado.org/your-visit/locations/aurora/parking/
For other methods of transportation, see venue details below.
Venue Details
The Children's Hospital is Located half a mile (0.5) WEST of I-225 on Colfax Ave. Also on the RTD Light Rail R Line (get off at Colfax Station-0.5 walk to hospital)
Parking is free in the patient lot at the front of the hospital; the link below provides details on directions and parking. https://www.childrenscolorado.
The Conference Center is located on the 2nd floor of the main hospital with access via elevator or stairs. We are in Mt Princeton.
Refund and Cancellation Policy
You will be required to review and accept the PMI Mile Hi Chapter Refund and Cancellation Policy as part of your registration. Please review it here.
For questions about the Career Growth Workshop series, contact the Director, Career Growth Workshops at email@example.com.
$30.00 Member Ticket
$20.00 Earlybird rate before January 19
$45.00 Non-Member
$35.00 Earlybird rate before January 19


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Hamilton Education sells hard copy teaching resources that support Hamilton plans at very low cost. Group Readers, phonics books, number lines and 'Five Minute Fillers' can help you teach literacy and numeracy skills in your classroom.
Reception Maths Plans
These plans cover the 2012 Early Years curriculum.
The Coverage Chart shows you where. The Medium Term Plan lists weekly objectives, EYFS development matters and Hamilton Assessment Tracker outcomes. The Outcomes Sheet allows you to record quick day-to-day judgements about children's mastery of objectives in the back of their maths books.
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Recite numbers to 20, then 100. Count back from at least 10 to zero. Order numerals to at least 10. Count up to 20 objects.
Ordinal numbers. Begin to estimate quantities, for example choose from 5, 10 or 20. Count actions and sounds.
Sort and describe 2D shapes. Symmetry. Name rectangles, squares, circles and triangles. Sort other objects using given criteria.
Mental addition. Say the next number (without counting from 1). Add 1 to any number. Add 2 to any number up to 10. Read the corresponding addition.
Continue a repeating pattern with three colours/shapes/objects. Symmetrical patterns.
Mental addition. Find different ways to partition sets of ten objects, number bonds to 10. Read the corresponding addition. Early subtraction – Guess how many are hiding.
Find one more and two more than any number to 10. One more than numbers to 20. Begin to record the number in a set. To 5, then 10.
Compare two weights using direct comparison; use language of heavier and lighter. Use uniform non-standard units to measure weights up to 10 units.
Recognise cube, cuboid and sphere. Sort 3D shapes according to whether they roll or not, stack or not.
Count back from 20 to 0. Compare numbers to 20. Read numbers to 20, match numerals to sets.
Recognise 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p coins and know the value of each. Solve practical problems involving counting or role play.
Know how key times of day (hours only) are shown on the clock, analogue and digital. Begin to know months of the year, including important months, for example birthday, celebrated festivals. Text about time are used, including What's the Time Mr Wolf by Colin Hawkins and A Busy Year by Leo Lionni.

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SAN BRUNO, Calif. --Parents and students in San Bruno are breathing a sigh of relief after learning two elementary schools won't be closed.
The San Bruno Park School Board voted 4-1 Wednesday night to oppose the closing of any schools. The vote took place less than a week after the district superintendent released a report that recommended the closure of Crestmoor and El Crystal Elementary Schools.
The two schools are poised to become the smallest in the district once sixth-graders are shifted to a nearby middle school next year.


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Justyna is an alumnus of the Master's programme in Internet Science & Technology and currently a PhD researcher at the Design and Analysis of Communication Systems research group.
Why study in The Netherlands?
I've always had a strong urge to go abroad, so why not study in the Netherlands? During my bachelor course at AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow, I did an internship in the Netherlands. The atmosphere was so great, I felt right at home. So I decided to get my master's degree at the University of Twente. The programme matched my interests perfectly, but there's so much more I am enjoying about the Netherlands. You get far more responsibility and freedom here than we do in Poland. I've also learned to be more direct.
More then a degree
Students in the Netherlands are actively encouraged to give their opinions and to think differently. I'm also far more active here than I was at home. I was on the board of a student association, I go horse-riding and I've picked up salsa dancing. Of course, sightseeing during the weekends is another must-do! Many of my Dutch and international friends are people I've met on campus or at student associations. I usually speak English with them, but I'm also learning Dutch. I understand it fairly well, but I'd like to improve my speech.
I already graduated (cum laude!). And guess what? I am not leaving the University yet. I started a PhD research about improving the security of critical infrastructures, like in power distribution. It doesn't seem that I will be leaving the Netherlands any time soon.


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1. What do blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe and novelist Virginia Woolf have in common? What about pop star Britney Spears and poet Sylvia Plath? Manic-depression, otherwise known as bipolar disorder, is a mood disorder punctuated by heavenly highs and hellish lows. It is both a gift and a curse. I am both blessed and afflicted with the condition and the illness. Hollywood A-Listers Catherine Zeta-Jones and Ben Stiller, former heads of state Prime Minster Winston Churchill, and even President Bill Clinton, have been reported to have it, too. What is it about bipolar disorder and greatness? The population of writers, artists, poets, political and business leaders have been said to be more than likely to be manic-depressive? Does this explain why I almost always feel great (except when I'm having a depressive episode)? Will I be great, too, or is that just one of my delusions of grandeur? I actually love being bipolar. Okay, I hate it sometimes. But I have to admit, the good things about being bipolar outweigh the bad.
2. Despite a plenitude of literature supporting the correlation between creativity and bipolar disorder, it still remains a main theme in many a scientific and literary writings. It puzzles and befuddles me, albeit being manic-depressive myself, how a person of extraordinary talent like Virginia Woolf and Sylvia Plath could take their own lives. Were they born at a wrong time? Could they have been saved from themselves had the proper medications been available during their time or would they have refused them? Britney Spears is lucky she was born during these times. She would have eaten her children alive has she lived during the times of Plath and Woolf. She would have given them a run for their money and drive them crazy, er, crazy-er.
3. Novelists, short story writers, poets, essayists, memoirists, scriptwriters, biographers, and playwrights — these creative writers — have to be creative, and have to go beyond the realm of "normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature (Wikipedia's definition of creative writing)" — and to go beyond the bounds of logical and scientific thinking. Journalists', academicians', scientists', and even bloggers', writings are based on hard facts and supporting evidences, logic, numbers, formulas, and equations. Creative writers, on the other, have to make use of imagination, feelings, experiences, and memories, and make use of literary acrobatics in order to produce a work of art, a literary masterpiece produced from their fertile minds. They don't rely or base their writings on universal truths, postulates, theories, or hypotheses. I am more of the creative sort. I think the creative sort is superior to the scientific and logical-thinking writers. Don't bite my head off, science writers and journalists. Jeez. It's not my fault you weren't born with the superior creative mind of the certifiable.
4. There are times when in one of my manic episodes, times when my entire being is wrapped up in a glorious wave of euphoria, I feel indestructibly superhuman. I can do anything and everything without going to sleep for days, my thoughts racing with a plethora of ideas that seem to spring out of nowhere like the brainchild of Zeus or one of the Greek gods. My thoughts crystallized, senses heightened, energy bottomlessed. See, I just made up a word. How creative can that get?
5. And at the other end of the mood spectrum, during my depressive episodes — times when I get deluged by an inexplicable surge of hopelessness, I become a shadow of my former indestructibly superhuman hyperself. I can't do anything but get fraught with anxiety, riddled with guilt, and unable to concentrate. My mind and body horizontally languishing away in bed the whole day. What was once pleasurable would seem an automated routine of tedious tasks. What was once done out of passion and love would seem an exasperating and fruitless exercise. Labor of love turns into labor of hate. Passion turns into a stone of indifference. Life becomes the Angel of Death. I know, right?
6. So, what exactly is it about bipolar disorder that seems to almost always tend to produce creativity? Or is it the other way around? Is creativity the one that triggers a dormant bipolar disorder? Well, I really don't know the whole truth. All I know is I wouldn't love thinking, reading, and writing a much as I do now if I was just a normal, sane person. What pushes me to write, to be a prolific and accomplished writer, I believe, is this tinge of madness — this chemically imbalanced pendulum of manic-depression. To be a creative writer, one has to have at least a substantial amount of life experiences because different life experiences produce different kinds of emotions, memories, and insight necessary to bring to life convincing and relatable characters, and to tell a story as conceivably and believably life-like as possible. And empathy, the ability to not only feel what the other person is feeling, but to actually be the other person, I believe, is the most natural trait of a manic-depressive. You know why I know? Because I can feel it.
7. The interior world of a bipolar person is a hodgepodge of emotions, a veritable niagara of thoughts and feelings supplied by an overactive imagination and obsessive-compulsive behavior, exacerbated by real-life traumas, hopes, fantasies, and experiences. In short, we are self-absorbed, we love to live inside our heads, talk to ourselves, try out different personalities, and pretend to God, an English lord, a mad scientist, a celebrated author, or one of our characters in our book because there is so much going on in our head it's practically a world within a world within a world. A universe of worlds! Oh, I'm telling you, it's an asylum of characters and plots inside my genius skull. If you had half my brain, you would realize that. But I guess only a few people are as gifted as me — or cursed — depending on how you look at it. Alright, let's just go with gifted, then.
8. Oh, I could go on and on and on and on. The question is, can you handle it? Hmmm. I thought so. But hey, if Britney Spears is up for a lovely chat, I'd be more than willing to discuss with her our future accommodations at the Betty Ford Clinic. Britney, if you're reading this, call me? Oh, I forget. You don't read. Okay, to the agent or publicist of Britney, you know what to do.
9. Just like the Author Profile and Book Review series in this blog, this Racing Thoughts Of A Creative Writer No. 1 post is the first in a series of my opinions, thoughts, and views about books, writing, politics, business, bipolar disorder, films, and entertainment. This will be a collection of my reflections, essays, and creative musings. This is a literary blog but it doesn't have to be all that literary. I like to mix it up with things that are relevant to the times like "Is Obama Really A Muslim? If So, Does That Mean There Could Be A Fourth Lady?," or "Is Piolo Pascual Really Gay? Because If He Is, What's His Number?," or "Is Hilary Clinton A Lesbian? If Yes, Did She Also Have An Affair With Monica Lewinsky?," or "Why Are Catholics Born With Original Sin? Isn't That Just A Bit Tad Unfair?" I have a lot of questions about everything and opinions on practically anything. So, if you're reading this and following this blog, you are one lucky son of a fan, because you will be entitled to my opinion.
10. If you want to know my answers to the questions I asked on no. 9, how the hell should I know? I ask the questions around here, you give the answers. Capisce?
So, here's the thing,
I am bipolar, so is Britney.
And if you follow this blog,
we'll drive you crazy.
Hey, I just wrote a poem. Well, what do you know? I'm a poet, too! Take that, Sylvia Plath!
Books About Bipolar Disorder:
1. I'm Not Crazy, Just Bipolar 2. Diary Of A Bipolar 3. A Brilliant Madness: Living With Manic-Depressive Illness 4. An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods And Madness 5.Touched With Fire


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This idea come to me suddenly when I'm re-arranging my clothes in my room. HOW COOL I FOUND MY BASKETBALL COSTUME! Oh My Lord, I totally forgot about this!!! I was a basket ball player since in Junior High School. I joined Basket Ball club in my school. Do you guys remember, what extracurricular have you joined in Junior High School? I'm joined in a basket ball team, because I thought "Imma be cool if I join this extracurricular". Now, I'm laughing at myself how stupid my thought was. I'm not only join basket ball club in Junior High School, I also continued to join basket ball team in Senior High School. More or less I had joined basket ball team about 5 - 6 years. I still can do play basket ball a little bit if you want to play with me!
After all, I decided to wearing my basket ball costume for this post. Sports wear can be your outfit, I'd love to show you how I made it more than just a basket ball costume. I wore my basket ball costume paired with classic navy blazer + denim vest, added a peace necklace, and my comfy boots! Why boots? Dude, please I'm not going to the basket ball tournament. It's not a big deal! WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
Navy Blue Blazer - Vintage
Wash Denim Vest - Unbranded
Peace Necklace - Cheroky
Orange Basket Ball Jersey
Navy Blue Basket Ball Short - Jordan
Black Boots - Dr. Marteens with Buckles
see yaa bye
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A few weeks back I got a box of goodies from Reynolds full of some of my favorites designs of StayBrite baking cups and parchment paper.
The perfect gift for a baker like me.
I can't even imaging my baking without parchment paper?, for us cookie bakers, parchment paper is a must have in our kitchen. From lining our cookie sheets to rolling our cookie dough, not to mention minimizing the mess-toss the paper and we are done!
With Valentines's Day around the corner,I decide to put good use to the foil cupcake liners, which by the way, you don't even need a cupcake pan, put them directly in a cookie sheet, fill with batter, bake them and that's it!
Staying with the Valentine theme, sweet little Valentine Bird cupcake toppers were the perfect addition to my cupcakes.
How to make Valentine Birds cupcake toppers
white and pink fondant
tooth picks
small paint brush\water
small rolling pin
powder sugar
black food writer
frosted cupcakes
Ateco comma cutters
small heart shape cutter
fondant mat
-Cover your mat surface with powder sugar and using the rolling pin, roll your fondant thick.
-Cut the birds
-Pull the "head" of the bird up to give it more of a shape
-Wet the tooth pick and insert it in the topper
-Attach the hearts to the birds with a dab of water. ( they will be the wings)
-Using a small piece of fondant,shape a small triangle for the bird's beak. Attach it with water
-Mark the eye
-Insert the toppers.
There you have it, Valentine Bird Cupcake toppers


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With so much new quality TV to choose from these days, all just a scroll away, it's easy to get overwhelmed.
If I start a series, I want to see it out or there's some sense of failure. I've already called time on The Walking Dead (it pained me but I didn't want to end up hating it) and Game of Thrones (I'm just over it) but I know I'll catch up eventually, years from now, welcoming them back into my living room like old friends.
That's why letting your nine-year-old loose on Netflix can throw up some interesting viewing choices.
The latest show to hold his attention is a blast from the past (well, mine anyway), in the form of Will Smith-led, 90s favourite, The Fresh
Prince of Bel-Air.
It's been quite the trip down memory lane, especially the cringingly awful fashion and hair (like the 80s but worse).
For those not familiar with the show the premise was simple: streetwise teen Will, from a poor area of Philadelphia (you're welcome for the theme tune that's now probably on a loop in your head) is sent by his worried mum to live in fancy Bel-Air with his aunt, uncle and cousins. Cue culture shock, for everyone.
His aunt Vivian (my son noticed the actress swap early on) and uncle Philip grew up just like Will but have 'made it', and his actions often remind them not to forget who they are or where they came from.
The cousins: spoilt/vacant Hilary, spoilt/bookish Carlton and spoilt/innocent Ashley provide for the most laughs, often, just like their parents, showing how influence can go both ways in their relationship with Will.
And there's butler Geoffrey, British of course, who plays the blunt and all-too-put-upon grounded voice of reason more than once.
Now watching this show with my son has proved interesting. For a start it's far funnier than I remember, with humour to suit a nine-year-old but also plenty of 'one for the grown ups' moments.
But what's really taken me by surprise is just how many big issues it covers, from race and money to drugs and education, and plenty more in between. It's all handled very well, clever and subtle, with humour for the most part, and has led to plenty of frank discussions in our house, which I've welcomed.
So in amongst newbie hits Stranger Things and The Sinner, there's still quality to be had from the 'retro' section, and with a reboot or one-off special rumoured, what better excuse to refresh yourself. Smell ya later.


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The Maldives, an Unmatched Island Paradise
Wherever We May Roam
By Leslie Patrick Moore
Gazing down from the plane at the delicate islands wrapped in navy, then bright turquoise, then pale aqua, was only the first of many glorious scenes in store for my visit to the Maldives, a remote nation set in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The Maldives consists of 1,190 coral islands, about 150 of which contain resorts and another 150 of which are populated by the ever-friendly Maldivian people. The remaining islands are uninhabited and pristine.
Upon arrival in this watery paradise, speedboat taxis wait to whisk visitors to a dream-like island. Postcard-perfect beaches sing siren songs, coral reefs beg to display the brightly colored fish that inhabit their watery nooks and crannies, and decadent overwater bungalows can cause occupants severe stress simply by the thought of leaving them at the end of one's holiday.
One such resort is the Adaaran Prestige Vadoo.
Traditional drums beat a rhythmic welcome as the speedboat pulls up to a private dock perched precariously over cerulean waters, and I'm immediately whisked away down a path toward the luxurious bungalows unfurling out over the aquamarine lagoon below. Private decks with ostentatious plunge pools give an immediate wow-factor, while the Instagram-worthy, glass-floored bathrooms send me scrambling for my iPhone.
Honeymooning couples lounge on the white sand beach or walk through the island's impeccably manicured English garden—the only one of its kind in the Maldives—then board a boat to take them to a private float in the lagoon where they'll be served a six- course dinner by candlelight. There's also a reservation-only Japanese restaurant, while the main beachfront eatery serves a tempting array of international dishes with a dose of Maldivian flair.
The Maldives are a unique blend of Sri Lankan, Indian, and African cultures, and nowhere is this melting pot more noticeable than in the cuisine. Spicy curries and succulent biryanis make for memorable meals, made all the more so by the cornucopia of couldn't-be-fresher local seafood like plump tuna and flaky crabs.
Round off your meal with one of the quirkily named "50 Shades of Ice Cream" or berries shipped from California's Central Coast before you retreat to your bungalow to watch the stars twinkle from amid the swirling bubbles in your outdoor Jacuzzi tub.
As the sun sets low on the horizon, turning the ocean to liquid gold, the smiling staff lead sunburned guests into a traditional Maldivian fishing boat for a sunset cruise. As I sailed around the tropically perfect island, eyes alert for the playful dolphins and lethargic turtles that call this coral reef their home, I marveled that beauty of such unparalleled magnificence exists, and I immediately began planning my return journey.
For more information, visit adaaran.com/prestigevadoo.
Leslie Patrick Moore and Steven Moore are writers and travelers who have visited nearly 100 countries combined. Visit their travel blogs at chicadventures.wordpress.com and twentyfirstcenturynomad.com.


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As the tides are at their lowest, Seattle schools go on summer break. Kids flood the beaches searching for sea stars, lifting rocks to pester crabs, and poking at anemones. Moats get built, feet get sandy, hands smell like seaweed.
One of my hopes for our summer is weekly beach visits and hikes. The boys will pick Carkeek nearly every time if I let them and I find few reasons to negotiate. With a wide flat beach that looks out over Puget Sound to the Olympic Mountains, it is hard to beat. My boys adore watching trains from the bridge over the railroad tracks, and the salmon slide is irresistible to the younger crowd (also sure to elicit at least a few poop jokes from all kids five and up).
When we first moved back to Seattle, I experienced a solid six months of "pinch me" moments. I'd visit a favorite bakery and squeal with delight. I'd hop on a ferry like a kid in a candy store. While I remain thankful that we moved back, those highly salient moments of gratitude have tapered off. Mostly I feel deeply anchored, gently swaying in the comforting knowledge that we're home. Yet Carkeek, especially when the sun is shining and the clams are spitting and the boys are happily digging, always seems to return me to a more conscious level of thankfulness for the city I love.


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Kevin Carter stepping down as Economic Development Corp. chief
Being able to stay in Plainview was a key selling for Kevin Carter, who disclosed Tuesday that he will be leaving the Plainview/Hale County Economic Development Corporation at the end of the month.
Carter, who has served as executive director of the group for almost five years, as agreed to become the next executive director of The High Ground of Texas, a 75-member regional marketing coalition that was founded in 1988 and represents the top 67 counties in Texas.
The announcement of Carter's pending departure from the local EDC was made to that group's executive board and membership shortly before noon Tuesday by John Bertsch, board president. No announcement concerning the search for Carter's successor was made.
"Although we regret losing a very talented individual in Kevin Carter, he will be in a great position to assist us by moving up to the next level," says Bertsch. "The High Ground of Texas recognizes that he is a person of immense talent, and someone who made a significant contribution to Plainview and Hale County while helping us more forward toward our goal of improving the area's economic base."
Carter, 44, will replace Lorie Vincent, who is leaving The High Ground of Texas to head Team Texas in Austin.
Currently the regional coalition, with a main purpose to create jobs and increase the tax base of the region, is based in Stratford. However, with Carter's appointment, the headquarters will be moving to Plainview.
"I'll have to find office space, but at least we won't have to uproot our family," Carter explains.
His wife, Alissa, is an administrator with the Plainview Independent School District. They have one child, Blaine, who will be a sophomore at Plainview High School.
While he will be leaving the EDC, Carter won't be leaving the field of economic development, and he will continue in a position where he can assist with attracting new industry and jobs to the immediately area, as well as throughout the region.
Carter was appointed executive director of the Plainview/Hale County Industrial Foundation on April 1, 2010. The organization has since been renamed the Plainview/Hale County Economic Development Corporation to better reflect its mission.
"I would like to thank the Executive Committee and the EDC for allowing me the opportunity to lead them these past 4 ½ years, and I feel certain that Plainview will continue to head in the right direction," Carter adds.
According to Bertsch, some of the accomplishments recorded by the PHCEDC during Carter's tenure include:
•Locating the Andalucia Nut facility in Plainview
•Golden Spread Electrical Cooperative constructing and opening its Antelope Station north of Abernathy.
•Several major employers expanding during Carter's tenure, including Wal-Mart Distribution Center, Azteca, White Energy and Golden Spread's Antelope Station.
•The organization's operating name changing to Plainview/Hale County Economic Development Corporation.
•The planned development of two wind energy projects, including the world's largest community-owned project.
Before joining PHCEDC, Carter was associated with Covenant Hospital Plainview for 14 years. He was with Cargill prior to that.
Carter graduated from the Oklahoma Economic Development Institute in 2012 and received The High Ground of Texas Top Gun Award in 2013.
He has served on the Plainview Salvation Army Board of Directors, was 2010 campaign chair for the Plainview Area United Way and was president of the Plainview Lions Club in 2013-14.
Carter is a member of the First United Methodist Church in Plainview.


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I'm visiting NYC soon for my first trip there, so naturally, my first line of research into the city is to watch an Italian made slasher film. I'm sure it's very representative... Ok, no. At least I hope not!
So this film is chalk full of prostitutes, burnt out detectives, scantily clad young ladies, mental old ladies and mysterious slasher killers speaking like Donald Duck, only more psychotic. There's not much in the way of plot and pretty much every second scene is NSFW due to nudity, sexual acts... etc...
A strange film which is all about the (hopefully exaggerated) older, sleazier side of New York's culture. Fulci shows unflinching scenes of attacks on women by his deranged killer with some truly gross effects. Usually, this would not phase me, but the film is possibly just a little too sleazy for me. It's not an enjoyable gross-out-fest, it's just a bit uncomfortable to watch.
The cartoony voice does serve its purpose, that of making this film memorable, but on the whole it kind of negates any threat the killer had. Essentially, we are just lurching from kill to kill at a slow, drunken pace whilst our detective goes down all the wrong paths on his investigation.
Not the best example of Fulci's work.
[Image: Fulvia Film]


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Drama • 8.4/10Returning Series – episode 3x11 aired 5 days ago, episode 3x12 airs in 1 day
3⨉12: Elmsley Count(June 10, 2018 – in 1 day)
|Axe dominates a capital raise event, but is soon challenged by an unexpected competitor. Chuck looks to strike the ultimate blow on an enemy. Wendy reckons with past decisions, and chooses a side. Connerty confronts Sacker about Chuck's activities. Taylor takes a big position.
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By Anne Gwozdek, Dental Hygiene Graduate Program Director
In the early 1960's Dr. Dorothy Hard, director of the Dental Hygiene Program at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, was doing what all outstanding leaders do — plan for the future.
The undergraduate hygiene program was a little over 40 years old. But there was an urgent need for well-qualified professionals who would be able to teach in the growing number of dental hygiene programs that were being offered nationwide. Who better to develop a new educational program than the University of Michigan?
Being the forward thinker she was, Hard also realized that this type of education and training should be at the graduate level. At that time there was only one graduate dental hygiene program, at Columbia University. Hard wanted to also establish a Master of Science in Dental Hygiene (MSDH) program at Michigan.
Planning and developing a curriculum leading to the Master of Science degree in dental hygiene from U-M is a fascinating story as documents at the Bentley Library reveal.
Addressing Major Issues
Hard understood the initial need for support from Dean Dr. William Mann, and other school administrators. However, graduate programs at U-M were administered by the Rackham Graduate School, so she also sought their approval. Beyond administrative buy-in, there was another critical issue — how to cover the costs for the new program.
In a bold move, Mann and Hard requested funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. On July 16, 1963, U-M received word that the Foundation would provide $98,272 over four years to cover a portion of faculty salaries and fringe benefits. Annual fellowships for four students were also included. Each student would receive $275/month for one year to cover living expenses plus tuition for three semesters of study.
In its letter to the School of Dentistry announcing the funding, the Foundation wrote, "We are pleased to cooperate with the University of Michigan in this interesting program, which is being developed in response to a critical need in the field of dental hygiene education. Best wishes are extend for success in this new program for the training of dental hygiene teachers."
The First Class
The Graduate Program in Dental Hygiene Education was launched in the fall of 1964, under Hard's direction. This first group of students graduated in 1965. The initial curriculum included courses in research methods/writing, statistics, educational methodology, directed teaching of clinical dental hygiene, histology, physiology, bacteriology, and dental public health.
The 30 credit hour program could be completed in two semesters. However, provisions were made for students to remain for a summer session to complete the required thesis.
Tuition was $175 per semester for Michigan residents and $500 for non-residents. For the summer session residents paid $100 and non-residents were charged $269.
Dr. Ellen Leinonen (RDH, PhD, anatomy) taught most of the graduate dental hygiene courses. Dr. Major Ash, professor of periodontics at the School of Dentistry, oversaw the students' thesis research. After the first class of four students received their master's degrees, each returned to the classroom as instructors:
· Martha Anne Ackerman from Indianapolis, a clinical instructor at the Indiana University (IU) School of Dentistry, returned to I-U to teach.
· Joan Gardner from Winter Park, Florida, a dental health educator with the Orange County Health Department, went on to teach at Palm Beach Junior College.
· Karen Ross from Lake Worth, Florida, a dental hygiene instructor at Palm Beach Junior College, taught at St. Petersburg Junior College.
· Sandra Sonner from Billings, Montana, a practicing clinical dental hygienist, taught at the University of Nebraska.
Dean Mann was proud of this first graduating class. Reporting on the progress of the program to the Kellogg Foundation, he wrote, "There is a great demand for these young women as was attested to by the numerous letters received from various parts of the country asking for dental hygiene teachers with graduate degrees."
The following years were equally successful for the MSDH program. In 1968, enrollment increased to five students. Annual fellowships remained available for students.
By 1968, as the Kellogg Foundation funding was winding down, dental hygiene received a graduate fellowships grant through the Allied Health Professions Act allowing the program to continue. It offered students tuition coverage and a living stipend.
From Dorothy Hard to Pauline Steele
In 1968, Hard retired and Pauline Steele became director of dental hygiene and director of the MSDH Program. She and Dean Mann requested the Class of 1969 evaluate the first semester of their experiences in the new program and make recommendations for the second semester.
In response, the students requested more opportunities to teach, especially pre-clinical instruction. They also urged more focus on educational leadership, especially in dental hygiene program administration. Mann affirmed that the MSDH would continue indefinitely and that its existence "lent greater stature and dignity to a group that was continuing to grow intellectually."
By 1970, changes in the curriculum had been made. The program now consisted of a core of required courses along with an offering of electives allowing students to enroll in a specific area of interest such as geriatrics, dental public health, education, hospital dentistry or oral biology.
In addition to preparing dental hygiene educators, the curriculum also expanded to prepare graduates to become administrators, researchers, and health promoters. Students had the option of pursuing their degree on a full- or part-time basis.
From 1988 to Today
In 1988, Pauline Steele retired and Wendy Kerschbaum became director of the dental hygiene program and, like Hard and Steele, director of the MSDH Program. In the early 1990's, Joan Keevil was director of the graduate program and was succeeded by Karen Ridley.
In 2005, the school asked Rackham to expand the total number of credit hours of the MSDH program to 36 and lengthen it to two years.
The reason was straightforward. Dental hygiene as a profession continued to grow. The graduate program's curriculum needed to reflect this and prepare graduates to meet new responsibilities and challenges. Changes to the master's program included enhancing clinical and didactic student teaching and offering students the opportunity to become involved in clinical research.
Dental Hygiene Education on the Internet
Five years later, after the successful launching of the U-M Dental Hygiene Degree Completion E-Learning Program, thoughts turned to also offering an online delivery option for the MSDH Program.
In 2012, with Rackham's approval, the first four students enrolled in this 36 credit hour, two-year, part-time program. The online program allowed hygienists anywhere in the nation to obtain a master's degree, remain employed and not have to move close to Ann Arbor. The third cohort of online students began their studies in September 2014 with the on-campus option still remaining available.
In the fall of 2013, Anne Gwozdek was appointed program director, succeeding Karen Ridley.
"Anne was the perfect choice to become director of the master's program," said Janet Kinney, dental hygiene program director. "Anne helped develop our E-Learning Degree Completion Program and directed it from its beginning in January 2008."
Kinney said U-M dental hygiene graduates "are outstanding professionals with a bright and promising future." She added they have "been extremely successful in teaching and research as well as in obtaining fellowships or scholarships from Rackham and funding from other organizations," including the U-M Center for the Education of Women, the American Dental Education Association, and the American Dental Hygienists' Association, and the school's Christine P. Klausner Graduate Student Scholarship.
By January 2015, the MSDH Program had 66 graduates, 25 of whom obtained their entry-level dental hygiene education at U-M. Graduates have advanced to positions in academia, research, and administration proving the value of the program beyond what Dr. Hard and Dean Mann might have envisioned.


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Founder + CEO, Fitly (the creators of SmartPlate)
SmartPlate is the only intelligent plate that instantly analyzes entire meals for the 100+ million Americans who currently do this manually. SmartPlate deploys advanced image recognition technology and weight sensors to identify and weigh everything sitting on its surface with the highest degree of accuracy. So if you're an athlete/health conscious consumer, need to lose a few extra pounds or have a dietary condition, then SmartPlate is right for you.
Prior to starting Fitly, I founded a successful transportation logistics company which I grew to a 30 person team and sold under eighteen months. I also held executive & managerial positions in both finance and retail; as a mortgage broker on Wall Street and DM for a family owned and operated Blockbuster Video franchise in the Greater Philadelphia Area. I turned my first profit when I was 12.
Personally, I love any sport that requires the use of a board, a good slice of pizza every now and then, and who doesn't love music?
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Star City Fitness is proud to bring multiple high quality fitness programs to North Lincoln. Having both CrossFit classes as well as an official USAW Barbell club, Star City Fitness is ready to help with your fitness needs. You know you're learning and getting fit with the most knowledgeable and dedicated trainers anywhere. Our workouts are unmatched and the community of people who come together each day in pursuit of fitness is truly unique. We bring together people of all fitness levels and athletic experience, we motivate and draw inspiration from each other, compete with each other, and celebrate each other's accomplishments. Find out how spending an hour a day with us can change your fitness and your life.
Alright team! Looks like we are up and running in the new space. Still a couple kinks to work out, but the place is functional and quite a bit bigger! I will see you all there bright and early tomorrow!
The first real success story of the our gym would actually be one of the trainers. For years following college I was grossly overweight. Eventually I started trying different methods to get into shape. Some met with varying levels of success. I was able to lose quite a bit of weight by running, doing some resistance training, and maintaining a healthy diet. The only problem was I was never really improving anywhere else except on the scale. On top of that I was losing as much or more muscle than I was fat. In the end I looked fairly skinny, but still had a gut and wasn't strong at all. Then I started CrossFit. It was a constant uphill battle for me. I was not very strong, or flexible. I couldn't squat to depth, or move much weight. Working on all aspects of fitness through CrossFit I have gained quite a bit of muscle while losing body fat. Because of how this changed my life I began coaching and started the gym. Having gone through many of the struggles that new CrossFitters go through (being terrible at pull-ups, push-ups, hideously inflexible). It makes me very adamant that anyone can get into, and stay in, amazing shape and be involved in a fun and supportive community.- Mike P., CrossFit Star City Founder -
I joined CrossFit Star City about 5 months ago, and it has been a very rewarding experience. Both Mike and Hugh are excellent trainers and take a real hands-on approach in working with each and every member to meet personal goals. The thing I like the most about CrossFit Star City is the comradery / friendship that exists among all the members.- Mike Fallesen -
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Positive Institutions
As Americans, the "pursuit of happiness" is an important concept. The branch of psychology called "positive psychology" introduced a focus on creating mental health. Positive psychology can also help us enjoy positive institutions. Of course, personal traits strengthen us as individuals, build character and help us to be happy. Positive institutions are also built on the strengths and traits of their organizing principles, their leaders, and others who are associated with them.
"Institutions" include much more than our schools, workplaces and governments. Families are one notable example of institutions. And so, we are actually talking about, not only family values, but the quality of all of the organizations to which we belong. We can also think of our cultural ideals of democratic group decision-making and personal access to free inquiry as institutional strengths that promote happiness.


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We offer a large variety of food service packaging products at through our Bagbarn.com online catalog. All of our food service products are made from high quality FDA and USDA approved materials that are both durable and economical. Along with the numerous products offered in our online catalog we are also equipped to help you with custom packaging needs. Feel free to call or email us to receive a custom quote tailored to your specific needs


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Carol's extensive experience began in 1987 and has led her to believe that in order to affect positive and productive changes in people's attitudes, performance, and relationships, you need to actively engage them in their learning process and align them with key business objectives.Carol's strengths lie in her ability to successfully custom-design and implement learning and organization development programs and processes in the areas of leadership development, coaching, team development, communication, and change management. She works with large companies, small businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals seeking to grow and make productive and positive impact.Carol is an Everything DiSC® Authorized Partner, Five Behaviors® Authorized Partner, and PXTSelect® Authorized Partner. Carol is considered a leader in her field with numerous conference presentations and publications in trade newsletters. She holds several leadership positions within and is affiliated with the following professional organizations: Association for Talent Development; Organization Development Network; Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce; Rotary International; Iowa Small Business Development Centers; and the Texas Experiential Resources Association.
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Carol was instrumental in bringing the DiSC assessment into our company, and she worked directly with me and our Training Director to ensure that I was prepared to facilitate the various DiSC modules in-house. I discovered that Carol brings a wonderful energy and enthusiasm to everything she does. She is extremely responsive to all of our needs.
She brings creativity, energy and broad perspective to every endeavor, and anyone who works with her benefits as she shares freely. As a colleague, I value Carol's integrity as much as her expertise, and I know she will always, cheerfully, go above and beyond to serve the client.
I value Carol as a business adviser and highly recommend her as an executive coach and mentor to any organization and its leaders. Particularly where change is accelerating and the competitive advantage requires a tough minded, out of the box approach that will not only get you the results you are seeking but will inspire a winning attitude.
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Governor's Performance Scholarship
Governor Parnell Unveils Major Education Initiative
October 6, 2009, Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell today unveiled a proposal that would allow all Alaska high school students to earn tuition scholarships for use after high school at qualifying Alaska schools. The Governor's Performance Scholarship, or GPS, is a merit-based scholarship for Alaska high school students. To qualify, students will have to take four years of math, language arts and science, in addition to three years of social studies.
"We've seen too many young people leave high school without graduating and too many young people need remedial help after graduating high school," Governor Parnell said. "I want to set the bar higher for our high school students to promote preparedness."
Parnell proposed that an A student in high school would get a 100% tuition scholarship award; a B student would get a 75% tuition scholarship award, and a C+ student would get a 50% tuition scholarship award. The Governor's Performance Scholarship could be used at the University of Alaska, any certified, in-state job training institution and at other certified post-secondary institutions in Alaska.
"By giving more students the opportunity to earn a scholarship like this and by requiring it to be used at an in-state institution, we are building a better-trained workforce for Alaska and giving young people hope for their future," Governor Parnell said.
The governor will ask the legislature to fence off $400 million (of almost $8 billion currently in the Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund and Statutory Budget Reserve Fund) of its savings to generate earnings for the scholarships. Governor Parnell said he intended the funding mechanism to be responsible and sustainable, without the scholarships becoming a drain on the general fund.
"Not only will Alaska's students benefit from this fiscally responsible, sustainable plan, we will have a greater economy for having invested the earnings from the money," the governor added.
The governor's comments on the scholarship program will be available on the governor's satellite window at 3:30 p.m.
Audio from today's announcement is available at: http://www.gov.state.ak.us/audio/GPS_WestHigh_100609.mp3.


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I had some yogurt I wanted to use up, when I found this recipe on Six Sisters' Stuff I figured this would be a great way to do it. The chicken was perfectly moist, had a bit of tartness from the yogurt, and really flavourful. I loved it! Great, simple and healthy recipe :)
Yogurt Breaded Chicken Breasts
- 8 ounces plain yogurt
- 1¼ cup bread crumbs (I used whole-wheat saltine crackers crushed with a food processor)
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 4 boneless chicken breasts
- Pound chicken down to desired thickness (mine was about a centimetre thick).
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Sprinkle ¼ cup breadcrumbs on a 15x10x1" pan (this will keep the chicken from getting soggy at the bottom).
- In a shallow bowl, stir together bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, oregano and italian seasoning. Place the yogurt in another shallow bowl.
- Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper on each side. Coat with yogurt and roll in crumb mixture. Place in pan on top of the breadcrumbs.
- Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes, or until chicken isn't pink on the inside and the juices run clear.


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The team announced today that long snapper Mike Schneck will go on injured reserve after suffering from a ribs injury and that he will be replaced with Bryan Pittman.
Pittman is a six-year veteran, that snapped for the Houston Texans from 2003 to 2008. Last season, he was among several players that were suspended by the league for violated their steroids policy involving the supplement StarCaps. Also included in that group was former Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jackson.
Pittman was signed by the Seattle Seahawks in the off-season, but was released in July.
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(Gàidhlig for House of the Sea)
Central Cape Breton Community Ventures Inc. has had a long standing vision to develop a marine science and education facility on the Bras d'Or Lake. The facility would take advantage of the natural scientific attributes of the Lake and its watershed and support marine research, education, and tourism initiatives. Through a MOA Cape Breton University is a stakeholder in the proposed development.
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Santa Julia expands its facilities
By Jade Arroyo
Last year, Casa Hogar Don Bosco (located on calle Sollano) and Casa Hogar Santa Julia merged to cut down administrative expenses. Since August 2013 all the girls have been living at the facility at Chupiro 5 in colonia Santa Julia in tight quarters. To improve living conditions for the girls, a dormitory was built within the Santa Julia facilities. The six-month construction project was made possible by a donation of US$60,000 from the Draneys, through their own money and their family foundation. In further support, the builders, electricians, plumbers, and other tradesmen lowered their prices to 25 percent. Architects Hugo Ramírez and Adriana donated their work and plans and supervised the workers.
The new dormitory has a capacity for 52 girls, and it's meant to be for girls from 2 thru 12; the teenagers sleep in other area. Currently there 38 girls sleeping in the new dormitory. The dormitory has solar cells to heat water and provide lighting; it also has individual closets and mirrors, which give the girls a sense of independence and pride. Each room was named after a value such as "harmony," "love" or "respect," and each displays a different religious image.
The areas where they slept before have been turned into spaces for psychological and medical care, a TV room and a crafts room. Mother Laura Rangel said, "This was a great help for us. It made everything easier and faster. We see this as a manifestation of the love God has for the girls. Also, it makes a difference for them to see all the people who care about them and want to support them."
Donna Draney said: "We been involved for two years. We've been blessed to help San Miguel orphanages, Santa Julia and Mexiquito. We were looking for a project to support the community and we're happy to have built a dormitory. Here you can see where the money goes; every peso is spent correctly, and we are very fond of the nuns and the board members. It makes it easy to work with them and help them more. Future projects include sponsoring the food for the girls and a 15-passenger, gas-efficient vehicle. We have a family foundation, Draney Family and Friends, through which people may make personal donations. Each child has a different background, and we are so happy they have this nurturing place where they feel secure and loved."
The second annual charity golf tournament "Ventanas de Oportunidad," a fund-raising event for Santa Julia, is scheduled for July 5. All the proceeds will go toward paying for private education for the girls. To help with this fundraiser contact Naomi Lawler at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.ventanasdeoportunidad.org or www.santajulia.org.
Casa Hogar Santa Julia, founded in 2005, provides housing, education, and support to girls and young women in need. Surrounded by the competent, caring devotion of their beloved Madres, the girls of Santa Julia are transformed into confident, educated young women.
Yasmín, an 18-year-old who has excellent grades, wants to become a gynaecologist and is going to medical school this fall. She has already being accepted at Guadalajara and Guanajuato universities and is in the process of choosing which she will attend.


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Mark Farner~I'm Your Captain~Contest Giveaway On Face Book!
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah ENTER THE "I'M YOUR CAPTAIN"The Mark Farner Story Rockumenatry Fundraiser/ Giveaway!
The spoils of Victory are Dazzling To The Senses!
WHY THOSE TWO PEDALS?! BECAUSE THEY ARE MARK FARNER'S FAVORITE! YES, THE MARK FARNER OF GRAND FUNK RAILROAD!Celestial Effects and I are teaming up once again but this time, it is to raise awareness and possibly provide help for the Rockumentary…."I'm Your Captain- The Mark Farner Story"
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Step 1- Click indiegogo campaign page and watch the trailer for the movie. After you've been moved to donate, Click the LIKE button…. once you click the LIKE button a dialog box will appear allowing you to post the fundraising link to your facebook Home. By doing so you've just helped with the fund raiser! Thank you!
Step 2- You'll need to "Like" both the "I'm Your Captain" and the Celestial Effects FB pages These "Like" buttons both appear on the http://www.fuzzboxgirl.com/contests/ PAGE as well as the separate links included here.
STEP 3 – On the "I'm Your Captain" Facebook wall, you must type: "MARK FARNER IS MY CAPTAIN"
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Audrey (played by Halle Berry) and her husband Brian Burke (played by David Duchovny) have been married for 11 wonderful years. Then something horrible happens and in the aftermath Audrey finds herself looking for...answers? help? solace? in a friend of Brian's named Jerry Sunborne (Benicio Del Toro). But Jerry has his own issues to deal with.
Things We Lost in the Fire was released in 2007, directed by Susanne Bier, and written by Allan Loeb.
Things We Lost in the Fire IMDb
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My Comments: This isn't a movie I've seen so I can't say how good it is. The main theme of movie is not something I typically watch. Choose the movie at your discretion.


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I love all black looks, but all white outfits are toooooo classy. It looks so fresh, and crisp, and clean, and of course it's so easy to add a pop of color to an all white look. Just wanted to share some of the images that have been inspiring me lately! Stay tuned for more inspo posts with more color :)


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BUT! I felt like a challenge. I built one a couple of years ago with some degree of success (maybe I got lucky) and now I was on a mission to prove once and for all that it can be turned into a presentable model. I decided to go for the grey/green RAF camouflage since I think this plane looks best in that scheme. The downside is that meant using the kit decals, since unless you want the "Desert Storm" colour scheme, third party decals are very hard to come by. Would the register problems be present in this batch? I would soon find out.
So I started with the cockpit, as ever. The kit parts for the seats are actually not that bad as these things go, and would probably paint up very presentably, but I had the Pavla resin ones so I left these out. Otherwise, the cockpit is very basic and (horror!) relies on decals for the controls. I wish manufacturers would not do this - you can maybe get away with it in small WWII fighters but in a plane with so much cockpit real estate it is simply horrible. However, I installed them since then the dials would show through the Airwaves etch detail, and this worked pretty well. I left the seats out altogether for now. The etch, once painted up, actually gives just the right amount of detail and dimension to the result, which I was very pleased with.
So the next few hours were spent filling, grinding and sanding away at the fuselage to blend the halves together. This is a job I hate, its messy and unrewarding, and those seams NEVER seem to disappear. But eventually I got there and was not at all unhappy with the result. The next stage was to attach the air intakes, which needed some serious surgery and much more sanding and filling to even remotely line up with the fuselage. But again, bloody minded persistence paid off. Same story with the tail pipes.
The tail section went on without trouble, but with horrendous gaps that needed more careful filling and sanding. A final overall sanding, re-scribing and washing, and with the canopy masked, she was ready for initial painting. I painted the intake edges and wing leading edges with Alclad aluminium and masked them off.
I gave an overall coat of dark sea grey and was pleasantly surprised at how few flaws were revealed. A couple of areas needed some extra filling and re-painting but otherwise it was starting to look rather good. I toyed with the idea of painting the green markings on freehand, since I was baulking at the prospect of masking the "all over" scheme required. In the end I bit the bullet and got through an enormous amount of Blu-Tack and masking tape, before finally spraying all over in an equal mix of Tamiya Black Green and Flat Green. I find this combination represents the RAF green rather well. Masks removed, she was starting to look the part. A couple of coats of Klear and all was ready for decals.
The undercarriage is pretty straightforward, but actually is a very good representation of the real thing. These were all sprayed light grey and likewise the wells on the plane. The wells are actually very sparse, and in an ideal world could do with some extra detailing, but in the end I painted in the engine housing and pipe and was pretty happy that it would stand up to reasonable scrutiny.
I had been saving the resin seats for the finale, as I really enjoy the way that resin seats come to life with a dab of paint. They did not disappoint and after an enjoyable hour or two they really looked the part. These then dropped in to the cockpit tub with no problems.
I am actually very pleased with the overall result, and this much maligned kit is definitely capable of being turned into a fine representation of this beautiful aircraft. I think so anyway - many people think it looks like a banana but to me it is one of the best looking planes every put together. Along with its contemporaries like the Hunter this is a product of an era when it seems to me that designers really did care about making attractive machines.
So this kit can be conquered and I shall be less fearful of building another in the future. But please, somebody produce some decent decals for it!


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Monessen Halloween Parade
🎃 The Monessen Halloween Parade will take place at 7 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017.
Please join us for this popular event! 🏆 PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED
Are you creative? Do you know somebody who is? Do you have a family, team, club or business with a competitive spirit or who simply likes to have fun participating in community events? Come out and show your stuff at the annual Monessen Halloween Parade!
Want to participate?
If you wish to walk the parade route in costume and be part of the parade, or join us with a decorated vehicle, bike, horse, float, cart, etc, the muster is at 6:15p on Wendell Ramey Lane in Monessen, PA 15062.
If you wish to watch the parade, get your spot along Donner Avenue, between Parenti and the EMS building at 1001 Donner Avenue where the parade terminates and PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED.
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
See you there! 🙂 🎃


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Command the Undead with the Terrors of the Mists Army Pack expansion for BattleLore Second Edition. Terrors of the Mists introduces a new faction to this game of brutal fantastical combat, with five Undead units taking up arms against the living. Diabolical Necromancers command legions of Bone Horrors and Reanimates, while charging Barghests and a horrifying Banshee terrorize your foes. This Army Pack contains everything necessary to deploy an army of Undead, including graveyard terrain tiles, new scenario cards, and a complete lore deck full of horrifying tactical surprises.
With the units of Terrors of the Mists, you can muster the two armies suggested by the included army cards, or devise armies specifically suited to the battle at hand. You can also combine these units with those of Heralds of Dreadfall for innovative and unique Undead deployments.
Terrors of the Mists includes:
Contents: 34 Plastic figures, 1 rules sheet, 2 Army cards. 16 Deployment cards, 5 Scenario cards, 20 Lore cards, 4 Unit Reference cards, 1 Faction Banner marker, 3 Shield markers, 2 Damage tokens, 4 Terrain tiles, 2 Victory Point tokens
Requires: a copy of BattleLore Second Edition to play


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Family maternity brand Mamas & Papas has opened its third store in the Greater Manchester area as it seeks to capitalise on the city's 'baby-boom'.
The two-story store, which opened this morning, concentrates on children's clothing, toys and baby equipment.
The brand, which counts Gwen Stefani amongst its celebrity fans, is hot on the heels of Mothercare and is aiming to be one of the biggest global brands in nursery in five years. It is plotting to open 90 stores in China over the next five years.
The baby boom sweeping Greater Manchester has quickly exceeded the predicted 33,650 babies and is expected to reach the 37,852 born in 2012.
Mamas & Papas Retail Director Marek Laskowski said: "We are continuing to see a growing urban society and young families are starting to become a feature of central Manchester again. City living can be great but you need the right products for raising a family in such a busy environment. We have spent the last five years focusing on the needs of urban living so all our new ranges meets the requirement for highly designed, lightweight and compact baby equipment."


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The world of social responsibility is changing -- growing more complex along with the problems it's working to solve. Free Range is now taking applications for its Youtopia grant -- and it's including for-profits for the first time. Agency co-founder Jonah Sachs tells why.
Running a creative agency for social change was a lot simpler in 1999. Those were the David-and-Goliath days. Our firm, brand new back then, saw the world divided neatly into black and white. On one side, you had the scrappy underdogs working thanklessly for a better world (our clients) and on the other were those thundering giants, full of power but interested only in profit (not our clients). The better-world Davids struggled heroically but often futilely because they were shut out from major media opportunities. They shouted the gospel of green and nobody listened. We saw ourselves as that little stone loaded into David's sling. Sure, we didn't look like much. But thanks to our killer aim, we could boast some devastating impacts.
Over the past 10 years, our black-and-white world has gotten a whole lot more complex. Everyone from your local coffee roaster to Walmart is talking about sustainability. YouTube ads made with $100 Flip cameras rival broadcast TV's million-dollar efforts, giving everyone access to mass distribution channels. B Corps -- companies that use triple-bottom-line accounting, valuing people and the planet as well as profit -- are popping up. Free Range's phones are ringing twice as often, but it's twice as hard to tell if the person on the other end is going green or just greenwashing.
This year, our team decided to do what would have been unthinkable 10 years ago -- we opened our annual Youtopia grant to for-profit businesses. Every year since 2003, we have put out the call to our community of clients and fans asking what they think the world is most in need of that particular year. We cull through mountains of applications that we receive and pick one to work on -- free of charge.
When we get passionate about a project, good things happen, and that's why Youtopia has been so successful. One grant led to the creation of the viral video hit "The Meatrix," a short film about factory farming that has been viewed more than 22 million times in more than a dozen languages. The grant program has also created a hit online game on sustainability and helped changingthepresent.org make gift-giving a tool for social change.
So when we made the decision to give away our time and creativity to a for-profit business, a Goliath, we had to do so with a deep belief that social change is no longer the exclusive domain of nonprofits and political campaigns. This is a lesson we've learned from our clients, such as Gary Hirshberg at Stonyfield Farm and Tom Szaky at Terracycle. These guys are entrepreneurs making huge progress in creating healthier, more sustainable food and ending waste, respectively. Activist Annie Leonard, with whom we made the viral video hit "The Story of Stuff" taught us that you can't buy your way out of the current ecological crisis; but RSF Social Finance, a client that finances for-profits, helped us understand the hugely positive impact that consciously invested money can create.
And then, of course, there's us. It took a while to realize that we are a for-profit enterprise focused squarely on social change. And we're not some little David anymore. Suddenly widening our circle, making our world less black and white, looked less like a leap of faith and more like opening our eyes to acknowledge a new reality that is all around us.
As I write this, the Youtopia 2009 grant has just been announced. Over the past few hours since we posted the application about 50 ideas have come in with many more sure to follow. It's going to be a busy few weeks sorting through them, and this year we're going to have help in deciding the winner. In a more complex world, we feel a wider conversation about what solutions will work is needed, so we're asking our more than 100,000 fans and their friends to vote for the Youtopia finalists.
No doubt there will be plenty of greenwashers and cynically minded projects thrown our way. It's a lot less simple than it once was, but the effort of sorting through the entries will be worth it. Considering the complexity and urgency of our deep environmental and social challenges, it's naive to think the solutions we choose can be the easy ones, the ones that see the world in black and white, as simply David vs. Goliath. We're still devoted to the underdogs, but it's time there were more seats at the table for everyone to pitch in and make a better world. Our hope is that more businesses will add social profit to their bottom lines, more nonprofits will partner with them and more agencies will pop up to help all these folks get heard and inspire action. If anyone needs ideas for projects to make the world a better place, we'll have hundreds pouring in any moment now. We'd be glad to share.
Jonah Sachs is co-founder and creative director of Free Range Studios, a graphic design and creative services agency for progressive nonprofits and socially responsible businesses, with offices in Washington and Berkley, Calif.


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Seventy-five years ago, a majority of Americans lived in urban areas. The big cities were, with the exception of places like Chicago, primarily on the East and West coasts. With the continued technological expansion of the American economy, a mass restructuring occurred.
"People migrated increasingly to coastal cities, such as New York, Boston, and Seattle, decreasing population in the nation's rural midsection," explains David Hobstetter, principal at San Francisco–based KMD Architects, an employee-owned global architecture firm that has been in business for nearly a half century. "This shift demanded that cities and real estate professionals accommodate urbanization by enhancing urban livability—balancing density with sunlight, park space, transit improvements, and amenities—which continues today."?
Over the years, the U.S. economy has become less dependent on an industrial base and more aligned with knowledge-based industries—technology, academics, research, and health care. "Considered anathema 30 to 40 years ago, architects and developers are now designing spaces that focus on employee cognitive functions and productivity to stay competitive in a knowledge economy gone global," adds Hobstetter. ?
Living today involves a mixed-use way of life—a return to a more European pattern, which is more integrated with retail and services located close, if not adjacent, to where people live. "We are demonstrating a much greater understanding of the limits to energy and land use, coming full circle in the last 50 years," he says. ?
In addition, real estate markets are exhibiting much greater complexity and sophistication today, from financing and ownership to design and operation. "There is more of a global aspect to the way real estate is conceived, developed, and owned," Hobstetter continues. "Technology has played a key role in that evolution. This is greatly diversifying the built environment, from grand mixed-use opportunities to niche markets and individualized user-focused structures. For example, the 1960s retail market was dominated by downtown and shopping centers. Today, the greater variety of shopping experiences goes beyond traditional retail to accommodate high-end branded shoppers, as well as young urban professionals, gen-Xers and gen-Yers—with requisite social media, apps, and instant buying tools. It is expected to change even more in the future."


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Revolutionary change does not come as one cataclysmic moment (beware of such moments!) but as an endless succession of surprises, moving zigzag toward a more decent society. We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world. Even when we don't "win," there is fun and fulfillment in the fact that we have been involved, with other good people, in something worthwhile. We need hope.
The New Yorker's George Packer is with us today. The 9/11 attacks were the biggest surprise in American history, he says. One of just three sets of attacks that provoked the United States into major war. 1861, the Civil War. 1941, the Second World War. They changed our political culture, he says.
But after 9/11, says Packer, we're stuck. Not changed –- yet.
We used the cold war to reach the moon and spawn new industries. We used 9/11 to create better body scanners and more T.S.A. agents. It will be remembered as one of the greatest lost opportunities of any presidency — ever.


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The Impending US Government Shutdown
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So, it's been mostly drowned out of the news and the forum over the past few weeks by all the culture war ruckus, but the US federal government might be shutting down again within the next day or so.
I thought that sounded important, so I made this thread.
What's happening? If Congress cannot agree on a budget bill before the weekend, the federal government will shut down. Congress is currently finding it difficult to agree on a budget bill.
So why shut down the government? Every year, Congress needs to pass a budget in order to fund the federal government. The budget appropriations bill is a must-pass measure; if it fails, the federal government literally cannot pay most of its employees, who are either forced to work with no pay and hope the shutdown doesn't last or simply not come in to work at all.
What's the deal with Congress? Congress is finding it difficult to come to an agreement on budget negotiations because of a showdown between Senate Democrats and Republican immigration hard-liners over something called DACA.
What's DACA? This is where it gets complicated.
That was complicated and I didn't read it. There is a thing called DACA. The Democrats want it. The Republicans could take it or leave it. Ann Coulter hates it. No-one is sure what Trump wants.
So what does all this shit have to do with the budget? In order for any budget bill to pass the Senate, the Republicans need nine Democrat votes. And the Democrats - being prompted by their voters - are insisting that the budget bill include a legislative fix for DACA, citing an earlier verbal deal worked out with Trump way back in September of last year.
As a counter, the Republicans are demanding that the budget bill include more funding for border security. Hardliners are demanding that the Great Wall of Trump be tied to the bill, which is impossible (no-one has any idea how much it will cost yet, for example) and also unlikely because Senate Democrats have zero desire to fund Trump's stupid wall.
As a compromise, Sen. Lindsey Graham worked out a deal with Sen. Dick Durbin that would enshrine DACA protections into law in exchange for approximately $1.3 billion dollars to be allocated to "increased border security," a nebulously-defined purpose that allows Democrats to say they did not fund the wall and allows Republicans to say that they are funding the wall.
So why not just pass DACA? Despite the fact that there is broad bipartisan support from both voters and Congress in favour passing DACA legislation, and despite the fact that budget negotiations were actually going well just a couple of weeks ago, Congress is finding it super hard to reach an agreement on DACA. The fault for this lies primarily with Donald Trump, who has taken a confusing and inconsistent approach to negotiations.
Specifically, on Tuesday of last week, Trump held a bipartisan meeting with key senators to hash out the framework of a DACA deal, and took the unusual step of letting reporters come into the room with cameras. The result was a weird spectacle in which Donald Trump seemingly had to be reminded what his own party's political priorities were, and which drew criticism from Ann Coulter and Breitbart for surrendering too much to the Democrats.
That criticism stuck, because just two days later, Trump was insisting that the Lindsey-Graham deal was not something he would sign, despite the fact that it met the criteria he'd listed in earlier weeks and was actually way more conservative than what he'd agreed to on Tuesday. This threw DACA negotiations into a tailspin that they have not recovered from, with the budget deadline looming ever-closer. Adding to that was the infamous "shithole" comment, as well as Trump's repeated consultation with hard-line anti-immigration Republican senators such as Tom Cotton, who want to see no deal on DACA whatsoever and who would prefer an act that cuts legal immigration in half. (It's worth noting that Cotton's vote is not necessary for any budget agreement.)
Add all of that to Donald Trump's earlier Tweets indicating that he would prefer a shutdown as well as his habit of contradicting whatever position his own administration is pushing for based on his mood and whatever's on Fox News in the morning, and the whole thing is really just a fucking boondoggle of epic proportions.
My personal opinion: I don't think politicians should be using the threat of a government shutdown to play games of chicken over legislative goals. The Republicans did it in 2011 and 2013, and I said "yep, that's stupid." Now that the shoe is on the Democrat's foot, I find myself thinking "yep, that's stupid."
But colouring that assessment is the fact that this is not a hard thing to fix. The negotiations over DACA should be easy. Most Americans want to protect DREAMers. It's an act that has bipartisan support, mainly because it protects children, which are a difficult demographic to condemn. The most vocal opposition to DACA comes from anti-immigration nutjobs like Ann Coulter and Tom Cotton, who are simply never going to approve of any deal that the Democrats would sign up for.
Those people are loud and irrelevant; their views are not the views of the majority, but they carry enough sway with Trump's base that he is afraid of angering them. And Trump has now decided that he would prefer to shut down the government and try to blame the Democrats rather than reach a compromise that he himself endorsed. Which is insane, because everybody hates a government shutdown and it's basically impossible to predict whether voters would blame the Democrats for obstructionism or blame the Republicans for having control of all three branches of government and somehow still failing at the relatively basic task of keeping the thing running.
Like the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) - which is a whole other topic, I can't even begin to explain except to say that it's atrocious how Congress has handled it - the DREAMers are being used as collateral in a high-stakes game of poker. Except the guy holding all the cards is Donald Trump, and he doesn't know the rules.
So what's the current odds on John Kelly resigning after Trump royally screwed him over when he tried to smooth things over between the White House and Congress?
Edit: or was it Senate? I saw it on the news while I was at the gym today, and I haven't found a news article about it yet. In any case, Kelly had told the parties involved that he had discussed the wall with the President and that he was changing his mind over it, and Trump promptly tweets out a giant fuck you to Kelly, saying the wall is the wall and nothing has changed.
For a brief second, I saw a glimpse of humanity in Trump, before it relenquished to the whimbittered tide. That your government can so easily shut itself down is probably an oversight worth looking into fixing at some point in the near future. That is unless it's an intended feature of course.
Kelly talked to the House Dem. Hispanic Caucus, saying that Trump would back DACA with more Border Security, and not necessarily a Wall. Knowing Trump, he did mean it, and then he changed his mind because he realized it'd make him look weak.
Fun Fact; The Law that forces the Government shut down in the event of a lack of a Budget was created in the 1982 as a way to keep the Government Fiscally Responsible. So far, it has not worked.
They've been called DREAMers because of the DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors), created by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) in 2001 and to this day still not law. So you get to blame the Senate for creating the term "DREAMers". Personally, I think it's a fitting name.
OT: So far, the CR is looking like it's going to fail, as 51 Senators (49 Democrats and 2 Republican Defectors, Lindsey Graham and Jeff Flake) are against it, and Republicans are short 1 Vote anyways because of John McCain's Absence. So we're headed for a Government Shutdown it looks like it, until the Dreamers are saved. I am against Government Shutdowns (I don't even think the Government should be able to shutdown), although I do want the Dreamers to be saved, just not this way.
This just continues to prove how ineffective this Republican Legislature is; they can't govern even when they have near majorities, and they used the one thing (Reconciliation) that they could've used to keep the government afloat, but instead they wasted it on things the Majority of Americans don't want.
Again? Ffs US, how does this keep happening? I mean, I know how it does. A dumb timebomb law combined with deeply divided and obstructionist politicians but still.
Part of me is kinda tempted to just let the government shutdown just to show all of Trump's supporters on how life is like without a functioning government.
The fact that it's the same political party behind both impending shut-downs should tell you something about their priorities.
In most parliamentary democracies, failure to pass a budget would be seen as a non-confidence vote and usually results in an early election being called.
Ah, I see, thanks for the information!
Well, 'DREAMers' a fitting term, no doubt. But I kind of see it like referring to chronically depressed people as 'MOODKILLers' or something. Lacks a hue of professionalism in favour of a showy soundbite. But it's entirely trivial and subjective, I'm guilty of already taking enough of the discussion away from the serious problems reported here, would rather not fall into the trap some others gladly take up in this forum to deflect ;)
No, it's not impossible to predict at all. Polls have been done: 28% would blame Democrats, 48% would blame Republicans.
The Democrats should protect CHIP and DACA and not give an inch. Those are the terms, take it or leave it. If GOP wants a budget, it includes both of those. If the GOP want to defy the American people, that's on them. The Democrats should demand nothing less than total capitulation by the GOP.
Surely that depends on how badly a long term shut down of government would hurt people. Sure, go for concessions, but you have to balance it against the havoc you are causing. And the fact that the longer you hold out, the higher the chance that they agree amongst themselves and you lose your chance.
If the GOP want to say no, that's on them. It is not acceptable to throw DREAMers or children who need medical care under the bus to keep the government running.
Doesn't this happen, like, every other year in America?
With how our Government works, you're essentially asking for a new Presidential Election every 2 years instead of 4, because the minute the Opposition Party gains a Legislative House, they can kill any Budget and force that vote to happen. You'd have to completely restructure how our Government runs in order for this to be viable at all. Otherwise, it's just one party throwing a hissy fit and making the President run 4 times instead of just twice.
No, it is on the entire bunch. Sure, the administration is at primary fault. But everyone is at fault if no attempt at compromise is made.
And again, the longer you wait, the more likely they are to sort out their own shit and not need you.
At this point? Yeah. The Republicans haven't suffered any truly long-term setbacks due to their irresponsible financial brinksmanship, so they don't have an incentive to quit just yet.
We almost did have a deal. Until President Pumpkinhead changed his mind at the last minute and refused to sign a deal he had agreed to sign. Turns out it to be difficult to negotiate with one side when their ostensible leadership won't commit to a policy position for more than 24 hours and have a proven track record of being unable to keep to their word.
Compromise sounds nice, but it really depends on what's under discussion. "Compromise" from the Democrats on CHIP and DACA would cost people their lives and their health.
Not only is it right to protect them, but it's also a high priority for US voters, so one cannot justify dismantling them on democratic grounds.
"Both sides compromising" sounds nice and fluffy when it's devoid of context. But, no, one side is frankly wrong here, and should give up its bullheaded fight.
Compromise has more or less been made as the OP shows. Trump just can't either agree with anyone, or even know what the deal is even about. The live DACA budget deal meeting makes it abundantly clear that he's one of, if not the main, hurdle between the bill getting passed.
There is no legitimate reason to compromise with people who want to ignore what the American people have to say. The American people want both DACA and CHIP to be funded. The GOP, if they don't want to do both of those things, should fuck off.
As much as I think republican and Trump are idiots and that helping the dreamer is a worthwhile act, they really shouldn't be shutting down the government over that. Yeah helping the dreamer is important, but shutting down the government would also have very serious negative consequence on a larger number of peoples. There is the curveball where Trump almost agreed before saying no for some reason (probably something he saw on fox or something), but even then the democrat are just being foolish here, if the dreamer faith as become politically toxic, find something else to ask rather than shut down the government.
Of course my solution to this problem situation is broad election reform that would make the two chambers (especially the senate) democratic instead of being heavily distorted based on non sense.
The compromise was already made . Trump had already endorsed this compromise until he decided to unendorse it because... "reasons."
This is literally a part of the OP mate
Graham is a Republican, Durbin is a Democrat. How much more compromising needs to be done?
I think it's stupid that the government doesn't have an appropriations mandate for most of their governmental assets that guarantees a worker's paycheque that doesn't require rubber stamping each year which provides the fertile grounds for such grandstanding in the first place.
Let's face it, American payroll is already a laughing stock of the Western world. Holding government employee's livelihoods to ransom when 80% of working Americans live pay cheque to pay cheque already seems already a pretty good enough excuse to throw your politicians against a wall and promptly have them all shot.
I read up about this government shutdown nonsense in relation to worker's paycheques, and apparently routinely it means you havethe potentiality of soldiers receiving no money in the interim. We already know housing stress and domestic debts while on deployment is a core problem that undermines a soldier's morale and increases the likelihood of suicide, so why would you make that worse? And keep in mind it's not merely suspended pay... it's the looming threat of suspended pay... the constant knowledge you might not be able to make that mortgage/rental/electrical/etc payment in time.
Facing penalty charges and possible loss of housing/essential services.
It's downright malicious to underpin all that emotional baggage simply because a government can't make financial promises well ahead of time. One of the biggest comforts of the military is that steady paycheque. That promise a government gives you that in lieu of a promise to kill for the state if requested, the government will take care of you.
Which is more than a fair bargain in any language or sensibility.
That the GOP in Congress refuse to listen to the American people who support both DACA and CHIP is no one's problem but their own.
Here's the issue.
No one wants this to happen. But the Republicans still need to start thinking about all walks of life in this country, not just the ones that they care about.
And Democrats can't keep backing down for the sake of appearing civil. That makes them look weak. Republicans have created this position that either Democrats will continue to look weak, and no one takes them seriously any more. Or they look like troublemakers.
And it's about time Democrats started to look like Troublemakers. Like when you stood up to that bully in school even though you were assured it was going to result in a punch to the face. Sometimes you need to take that bruise to get respect.
...Honestly, if I knew the punch was coming for my face, I'd rather duck.
That aside, I completely agree. I don't like the idea of the government grinding to a halt over this, but I loathe the idea of Republicans essentially throwing their weight around to get what they want without any regard for the common people because, fuck it, we have a career for the next two years anyways, and we're rich as fuck.
Senate Democrats, joined with some Republicans, kill the Continuing Resolution the House passed yesterday at the Procedural vote. It's official, we're entering a Shutdown.
Then you could say the same things about Cruz when he stood up and forced a shutdown. I don't see how dem not causing a shutdown would make them look weak, would anyone think in the next election "oh I'm not gonna vote dem since they didn't let government shutdown"?
About time Dems grew a backbone. Trump is a fucking grifter, he never planned on negotiating a DACA deal in good faith.
They might say "I'm not going to vote Dem because what the fuck is the point if they don't fight for what I want?"
Serious question, who's to blame for this, and why?
I'd blame Trump, specifically. The Senate actually had a Budget Deal that included DACA and some funding for the Wall that Trump said he supported, but then he changed his mind (and he made his infamous 'Sh*thole Countries' Comments when throwing the deal out). And this sent the House and the Senate scrambling, and led to this mess.
The Republicans are going to try their hardest to spin this as the Democrats fault, but considering Republicans joined them in voting down the CR, it's not really their fault at all.
Nobody want the government to shut down and the democrats didn't get what they wanted anyway. This isn't fighting for what there constituent want, this is just fighting a losing battle which leaves everyone worse off. And the point for voting dem is pretty straightforward, if they get 60 seats in the senate, this won't happen again.
At this point, with a Rusisan blackmail puppet "in charge" im okay with a shut down.
So government shutdowns are officially an legitmate and moral tool with which to push a political agenda now...
thanks republicans for unleashing the genie out of the bottle.....
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