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First they took out God and prayer. Then they took out discipline. They started rewriting history and began giving out participation trophies. Now we have common core and safe spaces. The national public education system is not only broke, it is unrepairable.
The last nail in the public education coffin is transgender bathrooms. It is absolutely insane to put our children at risk, especially the girls, because of less than .3 percent (that's less than one half of one percent) of the population, the vast majority of which are not even in the K-12 age range. Why would anyone in their right mind open the door to the girls' locker-room to pre-pubescent boys? What's next? Will the gym teacher divide the students into two teams, playing shirts against skins regardless of their God-given gender? If progressives are really looking for a war on women, then this is it.
If a public school doesn't have the knowledge, ability, or common sense to know the difference between a male and a female and which bathroom they should use, they are definitely not equipped to teach my child. Especially in such areas as Science, Anatomy, and Health Education.
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And, I don't want any doctor operating on me who was taught biological attributes mean nothing, that what I "feel," I have.
As the mother of a four-year-old girl, I will do everything in my power to keep her out of the public school system. It is a complete joke. It is time we control our schooling options like we are doing with our shopping options (including Target.) It is time to plummet the public education stock.
It is time to abandon government-run public education to alternative options that provide better results and safety for your children.
The good news is Americans do have choices other than public school. There are many private schools available run by churches and other organizations that are doing a much better job than the public schools. But even those aren't the answer for everyone. As many of our other industries are going, it's time to consider not only home schooling, but online schooling.
There are multiple excellent homeschooling programs available, with many utilizing the Internet as their means of teaching. Online colleges have become a very effective way for people to gain higher education on their time and with less expense. Hillsdale College provides free online courses on the Constitution for those of any age to take. This is what we should be demanding from our schools instead of cowering to a bunch of progressive, Leftist ideologues dead set on fundamentally changing our country.
Homeschooling and online programs give parents the freedom and liberty to decide the direction and content of their child's education. People are standing up against Washington in the presidential election. It is time to continue that pushback in our children's education.
I personally like former Congressman and presidential candidate, Ron Paul's, online school. His program focuses on liberty, our country's foundation, and the Constitution. There are others to choose from– anyone can find one online or even research and create their own curriculum. This is freedom, America. Embrace it. Tell Washington, D.C. that we are done with their indoctrination of progressive socialism and complete destruction of common sense. We are done with unelected bureaucrats pigeonholing our children into whatever mindless drone they choose.
When Obama signed the executive order threatening federal funds to schools that do not allow students to use any bathroom or shower they "feel" like, he forgot a few things. He doesn't control the purse strings nor can he write law. He has no authority to arbitrarily withhold money. The House of Representatives is responsible for those decisions, as well as writing any laws pertaining to funding. (Wouldn't a "Constitutional scholar" know this?)
If Congress honestly believes in the public school system, why do those elected always put their children in private schools, while denying Americans the same freedom? They claim it is for safety reasons. I say we do they same. It is time to protect our children from them.
Breaking away from the public school system is the real new civil rights movement. America cannot be great with children demanding safe spaces, welfare, and social justice while having no idea who or what they really are or what these terms even mean. How great can a country be great if its citizens can't figure out what bathroom they should use?
Wake up, America. We started the revolution to take our country back. Stop making excuses and demand vouchers. Demand choices. Demand freedom. Your children's, grandchildren's and all coming generations' futures depend on it.
But that's my 2 cents.


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Symmetry 2012, 4(4), 581-602; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym4040581
Hexagonal Inflation Tilings and Planar Monotiles
Fakultät für Mathematik, Universität Bielefeld, Postfach 100131, Bielefeld 33501, Germany
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Received: 2 September 2012 / Revised: 8 October 2012 / Accepted: 14 October 2012 / Published: 22 October 2012
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AbstractAperiodic tilings with a small number of prototiles are of particular interest, both theoretically and for applications in crystallography. In this direction, many people have tried to construct aperiodic tilings that are built from a single prototile with nearest neighbour matching rules, which is then called a monotile. One strand of the search for a planar monotile has focused on hexagonal analogues of Wang tiles. This led to two inflation tilings with interesting structural details. Both possess aperiodic local rules that define hulls with a model set structure. We review them in comparison, and clarify their relation with the classic half-hex tiling. In particular, we formulate various known results in a more comparative way, and augment them with some new results on the geometry and the topology of the underlying tiling spaces. View Full-Text
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This is a gorgeous red and you look amazing in it.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Joan! :DDelete
This is such a stunning vibrant red, looks lovely on you. Why don't you like full coverage lipsticks, the result is really good and it lasts longer :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Sara! :)Delete
This one is especially glamorous so probably not the one I'd reach for all the time, but I'm happy I have it in my collection.
I still need to feel more confident when I wear red lips. Opaque colors make me feel a little self-concious? ;p
OOO you really should wear saturated lipsticks all the time, Lena! This is stunning on you (but OK, I know that everyone has a different comfort zone). It's also nice to see their marketing department actually making an effort to give this one a different name, otherwise ALL Bobbi Brown products seem to share the same names and it gets confusing when you try to Google for swatches!ReplyDeleteReplies
Haha thank you, Sunny!Delete
I think red lips photograph so much better than how it looks in real life not that I'm denying Russian Doll is a special color.
Honestly this is the first time I paid for BB makeup although I have been gifted with a few items before. I must say I'm impressed! :)
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And holy girl, this is STUNNING. So beautiful. I think Armani 400 is this sort of shade for me, thank goodness :P But I am curious about this new line, now! It's opaque without looking too creamy (i.e., dated), so that's good! I usually don't like full coverage lipsticks because they look too creamy and not very modern.Replies
Thank you so much for the love, Larie! <3Delete
Armani 400 is just gorgeous on you. If not an everyday color, we still all need to have at least one glamour red lipstick, right?
I'd say Rouge D'Armani is still lighter on lips, but Luxe Lip Color isn't super creamy or anything. It does transfer a little but does not bleed. The creaminess is just about right. Maybe not the most modern but not outdated, either.
Hope you find something you like. I mean, $35 isn't cheap but nowadays less luxurious ones with subpar formulations cost more. This is a good stuff. :)
Yes, please show us all 12!! this one looks amazing on you, Lena. Definitely a great pick :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Lily!Delete
Honestly I've been collecting more orange stuff than red or pink, but after cleaning out my vanity top and drawers I've become to know more about what I have, which makes me want to do some inventory/collective posts on makeup. Soon, then! :)
Wow this is a real statement lip, looks great on you especially with your hair up like that! I'd be interested in your "12 reds"! I agree with you about packaging, of course the formula is important but at that price, they better make the package feel good too.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Meiko!Delete
The hair is my "I want to eat my dinner like I mean it" do. LOL. I'm happy to hear that the photo came out well to go with this amazing lipstick!
I am observing the whole Charlotte Tilbury craze with a very disapproving eye. I just can't help but think the brand is overpriced for what it is. If the price is adjusted by 20%, then maybe I'd say her stuff is really nice. It is all subjective, you know? ;)
WOWZA! That looks amazing! I'm going to have to check out Bobbi Brown!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Tracy!Delete
I thought about you actually. You'd really enjoy this range since you like creamy & pigmented lipsticks. The formula is very kind to lips as well!
Oh, I just Googled the range...and they have a brighter coral (but I will resist since I probably won't use it enough to justify the purchase), can't wait too the the review on that palette though. I have only tried 3 bobbi brown products in the past(loved all of them but I just don't dig the packaging/especially on the ginormous shimmer brick).ReplyDeleteReplies
I know the coverage and the formulation itself isn't exactly what you usually go for (from what I gathered, I think we have very similar taste in lippies and eyeshadows), but do give it a try. It is excellent for what it is. And the color range is just extensive. (I was looking at some blazing orange for a moment then I came to my senses. LOL)Delete
And I really love the palette. It actually has one shimmer/glitter shade that reminds me of some Japanese sheer wash. :)
what a beautiful bold red on you! I know I have said this many times before but girl, you can rock a good red lip! Envy envy :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much, Brenda! :DDelete
It's been only a couple years since I started wearing full force red lipsticks. I think it is another side of getting old but might as well enjoy it, too. ;p
Oh my gorgeous! Is there any lipstick color you can't ROCK? BEAUTIFUL! I really love you in reds and bright pinks, and this one is another total winner!ReplyDeleteReplies
Aww, Kristen that's so sweet! But of course! I find pulling a chic brown shade is impossible for me. T,.TDelete
Also, although the color itself is something I favor, coverage and finish has a lot to do with how often I'm going to wear a lippie. For that, I don't think I'd wear this everyday. :)
That's a brilliant shade on you Lena! 12 red lippies? You must have some collection ~_^ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Rowena. :)Delete
It's not like I tried collecting the color group. Before you know it..you know how makeup hoarding happens. LOL
Holy shit. This makes me want to buy a red lipstick after I just got rid of like 10, LOL. I won't but you're seriously making a tempting case! ;)ReplyDeleteReplies
Hahaha, I know you won't but it would be awesome (;D).Delete
I think the formula is something you'd enjoy a lot. I certainly don't mind having a glam red in such a rich formulation. :)
Hi Lena! You look gorgeous, of course. I adore full-coverage lippies and this is just stunning <3ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Sarah!Delete
How are you? Happy to hear about the baby news! :)
This one has truly gorgeous formula and doesn't have any strong scent to it. I think you'd enjoy it a lot. :D
Ooo, I'd love to see your collection of red lipsticks! I currently only use one from Mac and another from Nars, and both I'm totally in love with. I wish that I could totally just rock a red lip whenever, but I'm not that daring, haha. This looks gorgeous on you though! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Trust me, my red lippie collection is humble compared to other beauty fanatics. Haha. I'm pretty happy with what I have, though. Which is why I don't feel I need any more. I also have one red lipstick each from MAC and NARS. Both colors are awesome. ;)Delete
OMG, Russian Doll is your color. This is the most creamy gorgeous red ever!!! <3ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Jen! :)Delete
Not sure Russian Doll is my color but I sure enjoy the color a lot. The formula is really great as well!
I just bought one of the Luxe Lip Colours last week and am so smitten with the formula! The claims really do live up. Loving the looks of Russian Doll- my kind of red for sure and such a pretty shade on you!ReplyDeleteReplies
Oooh what color did you get? I'm not even a fan of rich formulas like this but I have to say I really love how it works. Nowadays just a pretty color isn't enough. ;)Delete
I'd been thinking of grabbing one (or two) of the Bobbi Brown Luxe Lip Colors. The formula sounds really nice and I've read only positive reviews so far!ReplyDeleteReplies
If you like lipsticks with rich color payoffs, I have no doubt you will love this range. I'm not even into the kind and I like this! :)Delete


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