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Press Secretary Grisham: Trump Told Putin He Would Only 'Act Tough' for the Cameras
Posted by Mark NC on September 28, 2021 at 1:46 pm. 3	Comments :
Throughout the single term presidency of Donald Trump, it was impossible not to notice his fawning affinity for authoritarian tyrants, and especially Russia's Vladimir Putin. Trump expressed his admiration for Putin at the the Helsinki "Treason" Summit where Trump bowed down to the Russian dictator repeatedly. He told Putin that he envies his ability to "get rid of" the press. More recently, Trump said that he trusts Russia more than Biden and the U.S.
Next week a new book will be released that contains more evidence of Trump's humiliating subjugation to Putin. The book, "I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House," by Trump's former press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, promises to cast a light into some of the darker corners of Trump's White House. And one of the first excerpts released to the public references Trump's hero and mentor, Vladimir Putin. Grisham writes that…
"With all the talk of sanctions against Russia for interfering in the 2016 election and for various human rights abuses, Trump told Putin, 'Okay, I'm going to act a little tougher with you for a few minutes. But it's for the cameras, and after they leave we'll talk. You understand?"
Trump was fond of portraying himself as a macho man, despite also bragging that he is "the most fabulous whiner." He frequently lied that no one was tougher on Russia than he was. But on everything from election meddling to the annexation of Crimea, Trump either adoringly defended Putin or was conspicuously silent.
Now we know that Trump's pseudo-strongman facade was as fake as his skin tone. Even worse, it was a concession by Trump to our most aggressive adversary to pretend to be a tough guy in public while maintaining his servility in private. Grisham is revealing that Trump was, in effect, betraying the interests of the nation in order to gain Putin's favor.
True to form, Trump has already lashed out at Grisham with his customary and infantile insults. And as usual, there is no apparent basis for his charges other than his rancid and personal animosity. Via his spokes-shill (and proxy tweeter in violation of Twitter's ban), Liz Harrington, Trump said that…
"Stephanie didn't have what it takes and that was obvious from the beginning. She became very angry and bitter after her break up and as time went on she was seldom relied upon, or even thought about. She had big problems and we felt that she should work out those problems for herself. Now, like everyone else, she gets paid by a radical left-leaning publisher to say bad and untrue things. Too bad that sleaze bag publishers continue to report this very boring garbage. We and the MAGA movement are totally used to it. And someday in the not too distant future we will have our voice back and be treated fairly by the press."
Statement from President Donald J. Trump:
"Stephanie didn't have what it takes and that was obvious from the beginning. She became very angry and bitter after her break up and as time went on she was seldom relied upon, or even thought about. She had big problems and we felt…
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) September 28, 2021
This is another case of Trump admitting that he was a terrible executive who staffed his White House with people he later said were idiots. In Grisham's case Trump said that her ineptitude was "obvious from the beginning." Which begs the question, why did he hire her to be his press aide during his campaign and then repeatedly promote her to be his special adviser for his transition team; then his deputy press secretary under Sean Spicer; then his White House press secretary and communications director; and finally Melania Trump's chief of staff?
Trump's tirade also maligned Grisham's book as coming from a "radical left-leaning publisher." That would be HarperCollins, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. They also publish books by such radical left wingers as Jared Kushner, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, and Ted Cruz.
Harrington added that Grisham's book is "another pitiful attempt to cash in on the president's strength and sell lies about the Trump family." although she never cites anything that she asserts is untruthful. Harrington also leans on the common cliché that Grisham, who resigned on her own after the January 6th insurrection, is a "disgruntled employee." Worst of all, Harrington claimed that Grisham was allegedly suicidal, which is a gross – and potentially illegal – violation of Grisham's privacy.
Trump's blatant disloyalty to the nation was evident throughout his occupation of the White House and his abhorrent, anti-democratic behavior afterwards. While Grisham is no angel herself – she defended Trump throughout his presidency and never held a single press briefing during her tenure as press secretary – that only makes her account more credible, because she can't be dismissed as a never-Trumper. And the revelations in Grisham's book will surely not be the last of the disclosures of Trump's treachery in and out of office.
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Sunny B on 9/28/2021
"…And someday in the not too distant future we will have our voice back and be treated fairly by the press."
This should strike fear in the hearts of all Americans who live this Country. The thought scares the shit outta' me!
The calm certainty with which it's said & the unrelenting efforts of GOP to usurp & end free & fair elections, make this more of a prediction than just another of Trump's BS threats. Hope I'm wrong on that!
Kali on 9/29/2021
"I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House [And Lied About Repeatedly While I Sucked My Beloved God's Bottom But Not So Happy About Now That He's Attacking Me For No Reason]"
Seems far more accurate — except KayLies Mc-Inane-y might scream copyright infringement for HER "autobiography."
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One fine May morning not long ago my oldest son, 17 at the time, phoned to tell me that he had just spent a couple hours at the state police barracks. Apparently he had been driving "a little fast." What, I asked, was "a little fast"? Turns out this product of my genes and loving care, the boy-man I had swaddled, coddled, cooed at, and then pushed and pulled to the brink of manhood, had been flying down the highway at 113 miles an hour.
"That's more than a little fast," I said.
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THANKSGIVING WEEK 2014 and already we have had more snow in parts of the United States than might happen in a whole YEAR!
Who would have guessed that in the middle of NOVEMBER a lake effect snow disaster would have occurred in Buffalo, New York paralyzing many portions of the city for days?! Not me nor the dozens of native "Buffalonians" who were interviewed this past week.
As if that was not enough … we don't want to forget the scores of tornadoes that happened this past month or how the unexpected deep freeze caused many homes to have gone "up in flames" due to fires that started because of faulty chimneys or kerosene heaters.
The list of the disasters that happened within the past few weeks here in the United States can go on and on. It is a keen reminder that one day you may have your home or business and the next it could be gone. ALL GONE!
Bring in Sean Scott, author of the Red Guide to Recovery. Although Sean may not be able to help repair your home, he can assist with rebuilding your life! Sean graciously offered to let me post his most recent article – Creating an Inventory When Everything is Gone.
Now for the article and thanks, Sean!
Imagine if your home was hit by a tornado and as you emerge from the storm cellar, all that's left is a bare concrete slab. Your yard is strewn with debris from your neighbors and you have no idea where all your belongings went, except for the pair of underwear hanging in the tree across the street. So, you call your insurance company and the adjuster shows up and tells you that in order for you to receive the full benefits of your homeowners insurance policy, you will need to provide a detailed inventory of everything you owned, including a description of each item, its age, replacement cost, and any supporting documentation in the form of photos or receipts. Then you're told that if you can't provide one, the adjuster will create one for you. However, since he or she has no idea what you owned, you will most likely receive only a small fraction of your policy limits and replacement value. Now you're thinking to yourself, how am I supposed to create an inventory when everything is gone? On one hand you don't want to commit insurance fraud by claiming items in your inventory that you are not sure you owned and on the other hand you have a considerable amount of money in your policy to cover what was lost. Whether you experience a tornado, earthquake, fire, or flood, this task of creating an inventory can be one of the most daunting, time consuming, and frustrating phases in the recovery process.
So, how can you document what you had and maximize the benefits of your insurance? You need something to help you remember. One way is to ask friends or family members if they have photos that may have been taken in your home during a holiday gathering, party, or family get-together. Oftentimes photos like these can reveal furnishings, decor, or other items in the background that will help jog your memory. Looking through store catalogs can also help, but this can be very time consuming and may not be very effective in getting you the level of detail you will need. If you are like most, you might jot down the obvious big ticket items like electronics, appliances, furniture, etc., and figure most of the smaller ticket items just aren't worth the time and energy to deal with. But what about all the food that was in the refrigerator and pantry, the vitamins, spices, books, holiday decorations, cosmetics, hand utensils, toys, sports equipment, DVD's, tools, and so forth? Items like these add up fast and if you have a way to document them, you will maximize the benefits of your insurance and expedite your recovery.
After witnessing the devastation caused by wildfires that swept through Southern California in 2003 and again in 2007, that destroyed nearly 6,000 homes and damaged countless others, it became apparent that a resource was needed to help people create their inventories. As a result, necessity became the Mother of invention and a new tool was developed called The Personal Property Memory Jogger & Home Inventory Tool. The Memory Jogger is a pre-populated Excel spreadsheet that contains over 6,000 of the most commonly found household items broken down into a room-by-room format. Once downloaded, you have the option to delete items that may not apply to you and/or add items that may not already appear in the database. The Memory Jogger takes much of the guess work out of creating an inventory by memory alone and is available free-of-charge at http://www.theredguidetorecovery.com/recovery-tools/personal-property-memory-jogger/. It can also be used as a disaster preparedness tool to determine whether or not you have enough insurance to replace everything if it was lost. Now individuals, families, and whole communities have a free resource that will help them rebuild their homes and lives.
If you would like to see the vast array of free disaster preparedness and recovery resources, visit www.theredguidetorecovery.com.


On behalf of Melowski & Associates, LLC posted in Blood Alcohol Tests on Wednesday, April 23, 2014.
As it currently stands, Wisconsin law allows police officers to take blood from people suspected of drunk driving without first obtaining the suspect's permission or a search warrant from a judge. That is not how all other states handle such matters. A 2013 decision from the United States Supreme Court may change how Wisconsin law enforcement officials address this type of situation.
The nation's high court evaluated a Missouri case and determined that officers do not have the power to take blood tests in every suspected drunk driving incident. As a result, Wisconsin officials have had to look at their own policies and determine if change is warranted.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is now looking at three instances of suspected drunk driving to determine when warrantless tests for blood alcohol content are permissible and when they are not. If the court decides that such testing is not permissible in every situation that may mean that Wisconsin drivers have better support of their right to privacy than they did before.
Opponents to putting limits on warrantless blood testing have claimed that if officers have to wait for legal permission to take blood there is a chance the suspect's BAC will normalize before the blood is drawn. This would mean that people could avoid drunk driving charges just because officers had to wait to prove the drivers' intoxication.
Wisconsin drivers will have to wait and see what happens as the state's Supreme Court evaluates this matter. Though some people may avoid drunk driving charges if changes are implemented, it is significant that the state may take steps toward improving its protection of its citizens' rights.


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First British Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1948
Sara Kimberley
The British Grand Prix 69 year reign at Silverstone expected to end by 2019
The British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC), owner of Silverstone, is expected to try and terminate its contract with Formula 1 today, ending the British Grand Prix 69 year reign at the track.
It is understood the BRDC will try and activate a break clause in its contract to stop hosting the British Grand Prix at Silverstone by 2019 due to Formula 1's rising fees. The track claims to have lost £3 million in 2015 and £5 million last year. The BRDC pays F1 £17 million to stage the race and the cost will rise to £27 million by 2026 when the contract ends.
New owners of F1, Liberty Media said in a statement: "Our focus is to preserve the British Grand Prix. We will carry on negotiating with the promoter in good faith and in private to reach a fair and equitable solution."
The British Grand Prix could become a street race in the Docklands and Canary Wharf, according to a report in The Times, with the chairman and chief executive of Formula One, Chase Carey, expressing his desire for more street races, including London. However, it is thought London Mayor Sadiq Khan would likely oppose it due to pollution and said not approach had been made.
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, who negotiated the deal with the BRDC in the first place, claims that it was one of the most generous deals in F1 and 'almost every other race in Europe would happily swap for the Silverstone deal'.
The first British Grand was first held at Silverstone in 1948, two years before the World Championship of Drivers was introduced.
The 2017 British Grand Prix will be held this weekend at Silverstone, which is expected to attract 140,000 spectators.
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Looking back on past Halloweens, what was your favorite Halloween costume and why? Please describe.
Did anything funny or scary ever happen to you on Halloween?
This Halloween picture is of my children many years ago with Harvest, one of our beloved Goldens. She loved to dress up and go trick-or-treating, too!
Worm spaghetti, eye ball soup, and blood soda. Those are all of the food I served when I was a Halloween chef. This was my 2009 Halloween costume and it was my favorite costume because my cousin and I were both gross chefs. We had a chef outfit on with blood and guts all smeared on it. Then we had trays with plates and cups filled with disgusting "foods." everybody loved our costumes and it was fun to scare people with our dishes. I will always remember that costume.
Of course Halloween is always fun and scary but I remember one year when I was trick or treating and this one guy came up to me with a mask on and just yelled in my face. I was pretty little so it scared me very much and I started to cry. My mom and dad were really mad and they were yelling things like "Why would you to that to a little kid! and do you get a thrill out of scaring children!" it was not a fun night.
This year I am going to be a girl dressed in all pink, from head to toe. I bought a pink puffy skirt and a pink mask and tights and shirt and I am going to paint my hair pink. I even bought a pink Moustach to tie the whole outfit together. I am going to go to my neighborhood and my friends neighborhood. I expect a lot of candy this year but I am also scared that a lot of the candy I get I won't be able to eat because of my braces. Maybe people will think about braces and will not give gooey candy, but I doubt it. Can't wait till Monday.
I don't really have a favorite Halloween costume so I asked my parents about it, and they said that they had a hilarious one. I still don't get it. One Halloween when I was three, we went over to our preschool to all go trick or treating with all of my classmates. Everybody was ready but me. They kept trying to get me to change into my costume, but I wouldn't do it. I refused to change into my costume, so I ended up going trick or treating in my Blues Clues overalls. Whenever we walked up to a house everybody would shout "trick or treat" but me. I always shouted "Happy Birthday!" at every door that I went to.
I have never really experienced anything funny or scary on a Halloween. It's not that I don't have Halloween spirit. It's just that it has never happened to me.
We don't have any plans for Halloween this year but we might go with some friends from my old school (from Canterbury not my preschool.) We might just trick or treat around our neighborhood, or we might stay home and hand out candy, too.
One of my favorite Halloween costumes has to have been the costume I wore last year witch was of Peter, the king from Narnia. I liked the costume because it was comfy and I got to carry around a big fake sword! I had a big fake knight uniform on as well.
I have had a few funny and scary Halloween experiences. One of the scary experiences was when I went into a haunted house and at the end their was a big "fake" guy holding a huge bucket of candle, well I thought that the guy was fake at the time but turns out that he wasn't! As I was reaching for the candy the guy jumped up and yelled at me and I went running out of the haunted house screaming like a little girl. One funny occasion was when I was waiting outside of a haunted house waiting for my dad to come back out and while I was waiting there was a guy in a very scary costume who was following me. When the guy started to really creep me out I eventually just sprayed him with silly string and it got all matted in his costumes fur.
For this year I am planning on being an evil scarecrow and my brother is being a ninja. We are having our usual party with some of my friends coming over as well. As of right now it looks like it is going to be another fun Halloween!
One halloween I dressed up as Scooby-DOO and I had a tail and everything. It was awesome. I just loved dressing up as a dog.
Nothing scared me or exited me on halloween.
My favorite Halloween costume of all time was probably when I dressed up as Zoro in second grade (an old sword fighter from a movie if you didn't know) because I got to wear a black cape, mask and top hat/ sombrero. Also my mom got me a plastic sword so I could pretend that I am fighting bad guys. My mom was so proud that she paraded me through my neighborhood telling people how cute I was. Embarrassing I know, but I loved the attention I was getting!
When I was younger my mom choose all my costumes because I didn't really know what halloween was- in fact I sometimes just said give me candy when they opened the door- so once my mom decided to dress me up as a firetruck. She took a couple cardboard boxes and paint and she created an actually quite awesome firetruck costume. Then being the show off-fey mom she was she took me to the county costume fair and I won first place.
My favorite Halloween costume was being Scream. The costume is a white face and a huge open mouth like he is screaming. There is a button that you can press where there is blood that flows down the mask and there is a long black dress sort of thing. I had a really funny and scary thing happen to me one halloween. One halloween me and my brother were wearing mohawk things that weren't actually our hair but it kind of looked like it. What happened was we were waiting for our parents to catch up and there were torches next to us. My brothers "hair" caught on fire and burned the middle out. He then didn't look like a rockstar he looked the IT. My plans for this year is I'm not going to have a legit costume I'm just going to wear yellow contacts and normal clothes. I want to go hang out with my friends while my parents are having a halloween party.
My favorite costume is one when I dressed up with a big sombrero and had a fake mustache. That was all of my costume the rest was just an orange shirt and regular shorts. It was the easiest costume ever to put to together. The hat was so big the I bumped into people without paying any attention to it. The mustache hung down so it was hard to talk but that was part of the fun. This is one of the three costumes I can remember. The other two were an alien and a Scream costume.
In my neighborhood not many people decorate a lot and mostly just hand out candy but there is always one house that decorates well. Every year there is something new at the house. The put up the decorations the day before so you will be surprised on halloween.
My plan for this year is pretty much the same as every other year. This year I plan on dressing up with a gold cardboard box on my head(another hard costume). I don't plan on spending much time going to houses because I don't have many friends in my neighborhood and it gets kinda of boring. I might build a big net and drop it on people when the come for candy.
Hmm… my favorite costume… It would have to be my black and red ninja costume. I'm not quite sure when I wore it, but I think I was nine. I had the standard ninja outfit, the hood the face mask thing, the robeish top, the pants. I also had twin swords that were made out of emerald. Not real emerald, of course, just shiny green plastic. We had to go all the way to… I don't really remember where, but it was an hour away. This was also the costume I wore during the funny story.
When I was about nine with my black and red ninja costume, two friends and I were trick-or-treating. We walked up to someone's front door, and the owner of the house opened it. There were a couple teenagers in the neighborhood, and they liked to scare people on Halloween. This person was hiding in bushes right next to the man's front door. He jumped out and screamed, trying to scare us. Instead of scaring us, the man, who had a bowl of candy in his hands, dropped the whole bowl, ran inside, and shut the door. We couldn't stop laughing.
This year, I'm going to do the same thing as every year. I'm going to go trick-or-treating with my friends (Drummond and a pillow sack(haha)) in my grandparents' neighborhood until my legs fall off. Then, we'll return to my grandparents' house and trade candy, giving all of the almond joy's and other coconut stuff to my granddad.
Your grandfather will be very happy!
Over the years, I have dressed in many costumes, but nowadays I don't really like Halloween. My favorite costume has to be the costume I wore was the one I wore two years ago, when my friend and I went trick or treating in my apartment building. We found this cow costume for two people, and we thought that it was a perfect, funny, and kind of stupid costume, which made it perfect for us. It had two sections, with someone in the front and someone in the back. It was actually pretty funny, in retrospect, to think about the fight we had over who would be the front, and who would be the back. It was a great costume that was very funny, and also, it was a perfect candidate for the blog because this is the one that I remember the most. Overall, it was a great costume, and was a great memory to put with my last Halloween in NYC.
Overall, absolutely nothing ever happens to me on Halloween. I go out, walk around, and come back home with no memories to share. People in NYC apartment buildings get really crabby after 8:30, so the fun always stops there. The only remotely memorable thing that happened to my brother and I was when we rung a woman's doorbell at around 8:35, and she came out and said, "Don't you kids read the tenant handbook? It says to not ring any doorbells after 8:35 on Halloween!" She looked really mad, so my brother and I took off. Overall, I want something memorable to happen, but that doesn't seem too likely given my past record.
This year, I'm going over to a friend's house and then going into Old NE to look around and trick or treat. My costume is not very creative or outlandish, but a "Hello, my name is…" sticker with a false name like "John" on it. I don't really dress up for Halloween, so this is the best and funniest option that comes to mind.
My favorite costume for Halloween was when I dressed up as Evan Longoria. It was three years ago and it was the best one I can remember. My friends and I were out till I say about 12:30. We spent the night going through the neighborhood and doing the regular trick-or-treating. At 10:00 clock, that's when the fun started. By then, two of my friends were left and the parents were still having their little "Halloween Social". Everybody had gone in for the night and we were the only ones out there. We began by running up and down all the streets and grabbing peoples bowls and putting the remaining candy in. It was always a big fight to see who would get the bowl. We did get caught by a couple people, but they never asked us to give back all the candy. Once we got back to my friends house, our bags were absolutely full. We started to eat the candy and walked up and down the street and just talked.
I never had freaky experience on Halloween, but we did see a black cat walk across the street the same Halloween I described. We saw it at 10:45 after everybody went in.
This year I plan to do it again, but a lot better.
My favorite Halloween costume I have ever been is Spiderman. Spiderman was a very fun costume to be, and when I went trick or treating a lot of people told me it was a cool costume. The costume was half-blue, and half-red. This costume also had black designs on it. On one Halloween I went over to my friend's house. When I got out of the car, he jumped out of the bushes and scared me. That is the only scary thing that has ever happened to me on Halloween. There are no funny things that have ever happened to me on Halloween. My only plan for this year is to get as much candy as I can. I am the Grimm Reaper this year.
My favorite costume was when I was elvis. I have a really good elvis impression so it worked out perfect. I had a wig and a pretty cool costume. It was my favorite because I won best costume in my neighborhood. one halloween my neighbor and I were scaring kids under a street lamp. When we jumped out at one kid he didn't even flinch. He turned and faced us. Then the street lamp went out and it freaked my neighbor and I out. It turned back on a few seconds later. The kid was gone. I went back to my house and started handing out candy and the kid came up to me and started laughing. He said the street lamp was old and always did that. I am not for sure what I am doing this halloween.
I could picture you as Elvis!
I remember that year Jake. You were OBSESSED with Elvis all through elementary school.
Sorry Mrs. Cobb, The Spacing Was Not Correct, here is the correct copy.
Oh, the good old days of the "Scary" Halloweens. The same year, I remember, I went to a house and they had a "scarecrow" on their porch, and when I went up to get candy, it was a person, and they screamed, and I was scared out of my mind, I ran home as fast as I could and didn't look back. I wish I had a video of it, I would watch it and laugh every time. But ever since that one Halloween, I have never gone to a house with a "scarecrow" on their porch.
My most memorable halloween costume was when I was in Junior Kindergarden. That year was the year the classic movie Finding Nemo was released. To commemorate the occasion, I went as Bruce the shark. I remember holding up a sign that said: fish are friends, not food!
Something both funny and scary happened to me once on Halloween. I was three years old and had somehow convinced myself that I needed a medication. I climbed up onto the bathroom counter in my room and opened the medicine cabinet. I opened the cabinet and opened a bottle of cold syrup,somehow opening the "child-proof" cup. I filled up one of those little disposable plastic cups and drank the whole cup. My mom panicked and called poison control. After they told her I would be fine, she pulled me into the golf cart we use to drive around and go around collecting candy. I was in a daze and can't remember any of that night, and my mom claimed I was out like a light.
I'm not sure of my plans this year, but I may just stay home and eat candy. That's always a good time. But my plans aren't completely certain, I may go with some younger kids and help them. Nothing is certain quite yet.
My favorite Halloween costume was my zombie costume. I wore it in 2009. It had a plastic piece that made me look like my rib cage was open. I was also covered in dirt. My mask was bloody and wrinkled with long, dark hair. On accident, I forgot to wear shoes and bring a bag. Another one of my favorite costumes was when I was less then one year old. I was a chili pepper. I had a hat that looked like a stem and my body was the part that you eat. The only problem was, there were no arm or leg holes so I couldn't move. But, I was still too small to even need to move because I was inside.
Something funny that happened to me on Halloween was when I was wearing the zombie costume. I went outside to see if it was dark enough to start walking around and I got locked out of my house without my shoes. My parents weren't home so I was in trouble. I had also left my bag inside. When I went to a house, I had to eat the candy fast before the next house. When I finally went back home, I decided to sit next to the same costume that I was wearing, but it was filled with newspaper. One of my dads friends came over and didn't know that I was really alive. He started poking the fake one and turned around to talk to my dad. I quickly stood up and when he turned around he screamed.
I am not really sure what I am going to do for Halloween this year. I just realized that Halloween is Monday. I think I am going to just stay home and give candy. I might also try to scare kids by hiding around my house. If I do get candy, I will probably use an old costume or my cool jacket. I might also have a friend over and go to a haunted house. There are a lot of options for me this Halloween, but I don't know what I want to do yet.
Halloween is always a fun experience for me and my friends. I had a lot of good costumes but, by far, my favorite is last year's when I was "Chef Boyardee". I had a mustache, a chef hat (which I got on a cruise 2 years ago), a chef scarf, a chef shirt, and a pair of black pants. You're probably thinking that no one knew what I was but, you'd be surprised at how many people recognized me. That Halloween I was in the Boca Ciega neighborhood and everyone there had pillowcases stuffed with candy while I, not realizing that there was so much candy there, had a small bag which soon broke after I was an eighth of the way around the neighborhood.
I've heard a lot of funny and scary Halloween experiences but, unfortunately, I've never experienced one myself but, I hope, someday, maybe Monday, I'll experience one for myself.
This year I'm going to be an Iphone 4S. I'm going to make it myself using a cardboard box and spray paint. The reason I'm going to be an Iphone 4S is that it's a big advancement in futuristic technology and I'm fascinated with "Apple" products. I hope this will be the best Halloween yet.
Looking back at past halloweens, my favorite costume I wore was in first-grade. That year, I was a shark eating a human. The costume looked like a Shark that had jeans sticking out, (That's where your hands would go). Then, you would put your shoes on your hand, so it would look like legs sticking out of the shark's mouth. I liked this costume because everyone that saw me would laugh.
On that same halloween, I got a ton of candy. Later that night, something funny happened. I took off my costume because I was getting hot, and stole my brother's sword. I looked to my right and saw a scare-crow, so I started to poke it. It turns out, he was an actual guy, then he yelled. I jumped back and yelled. Everyone was laughing, but me.
This year, I'm planning on scaring people in Old Notrh-east, or hanging out with my friends. Also, halloween this year is on a Monday, so it won't be very fun. I may just hand out candy for my neighbor's house, and keep watch of my house. My plans are not quite certain yet.
Halloween was always fun for me. I always get a lot of candy had fun. I have two favorite costumes from my past Halloweens. My favorite costume was my pirate costume. I wore this costume in 5th grade and this wasn't just any costume I made it with my mom. I used an old white shirt and black pants. I cut four bands out of the cuff of the pants and put them on the sleeve of the shirt and then scrunched up parts of the shirt so the bands would support them. On my head I used a jack sparrow wig I had bought and used black eye liner under my eyes. My second favorite costume was a Spiderman costume. It had a full mask and body costume and shorts combined. I had it when I was three and I wore it all around the house.
Nothing really ever happened to me that was really scary or funny but there was this one Halloween. I was walking down the street with my mom, dad, and brother about to hit the last house and then go home. As we arrive at the last house a guy wearing a mask from the scream movie had a chainsaw he jumped out of the bushes yelling. One funny thing that happened was on the same night as the chain saw guy. I was just about to go to my second house some teenagers had a remote controlled ghost. What was funny was they must have bought the cheapest ghost they could find because you could hear it coming down the cord it was attached too. Also the light from the nearest lamppost was shinning off of the remote.
This year I am going to spend it with my family. We are going over to my aunt and uncle's house to for a small party. Then we will all go trick-or-treating.
My favorite costume, was last years, and was my favorite because of the mask. I was a zombie, the overall costume was quite detailed, but the mask had long hair that felt quite soft and I went around saying " I'm a zombie woman!" One negative thing with this costume is that it wasn't very durable and was destroyed by the end of the night.
My favorite, and most freakish memory, was when I was 8 years old and was trick-or-treating in Waco, Texas where I used to live. And looked into the window and saw someone, most likely an adult, was wearing something that combined Bigfoot and the Grimm Reaper and was dancing like a ballerina when he opened the door. He wasn't paying attention at first, but when he noticed us he gave a big roar. Then someone else came to give out candy.
I live in Old Northeast which I hear is quite insane when it comes to Halloween. I'll be dressing up as Einstein and will be operating the candy at my house. My uncle, who is a Genius himself, will be making electronics in order to help with the mad scientist theme. Wish me luck!
Halloween always brings a happy, sort of haunted mood into the air. Excitement courses through the air as kids run house to house collecting candy in costumes. One of my most memorable costumes was homemade. On October 31, 2009, I was "Zack-In-The-Box." I wore a giant TV box around my whole body and ran around the neighborhood and stopped at every house. Before we rang the door bell, I crouched down inside the box so they couldn't see my head. When they opened the door, my friend cranked the handle on the side of the box and sang the "Jack -In-The-Box" song, with an altered ending to say "Zack-In-The-Box" instead. That was my queue to jump out and scare the person in the house into giving me candy. That night I got a lot of candy.
One Halloween, I came out and noticed that the sky was dimmer than normal at that time. When I looked up, I saw the moon was an orange color that looked just like the pumpkin in my hands. My parents went ahead of me, and when I tried to notify them of the moon, I stopped in amusement at the statue of a devil towering over me. After about 30 seconds of standing there, perfectly still, the statue jumped on me. Terrified, I stumbled backwards to realize that it was actually an old man in costume pretending to be a statue.
My house is now known around the neighborhood for my grandmothers on Halloween. Every year, they sit outside of my house with a table filled with trays of vegetables. As kids approach, they ask if they want any candy or vegetables. Shocked, most kids don't know what to say, and wait for one of my grandmothers to give up the joke and hand over the candy. However, they only give out candy hidden under the table to kids who either sing a song or put on a play. Almost every kid that wants candy is willing to make a fool of themselves for it. Surprisingly, many kids take vegetables and leave. My grandmothers always have a great time on Halloween, and discover a handful of talented kids, too.
As I searched for something to be this year, I could only find one of each thing that I wanted. I recalled a comedy show that I once watched where a comedian had his body "split in half" by having one half look like a man and the other look like a woman so he had conversations through the two people. This year, I'm going to be a he-she for Halloween. One half will be wearing some of my clothes and the other covered up by something a girl would wear (probably my mom's clothes.) I'll be wearing a high heel on my left foot and a Vans shoe on my right, with a long-haired wig on my left side of my head without any wig on my right. It will be interesting to observe the opinions and faces of my neighbors.
That's a cool story Aram. Do you have any pictures?
Sorry Mrs. Cobb. I noticed i left out a period in my first one.
Looking back on past Halloweens, my favorite costume of all was when I dressed up as a grim reaper/ghost face from Scream the Movie. I had a chain mallet with spikes on it, which I carried around. I had a grim reaper costume and over that I put on the Scream movie mask. This was my favorite costume because I thought I looked really scary because I wore two masks—the grim reaper mask and the Scream movie mask— so you couldn't see my eyes through the costume. Also, I got a lot of candy that year because most of the people in my community left out those baskets that you take candy from, so I took three handfuls from each one. It was fun as well carrying around a spiked mallet.
The only funny thing I remember that every happened to me on Halloween was that almost every year I had two whole bags full of candy, a pumpkin basket and a trash bag, but the funny thing was that I never ate any of my candy because I don't like to eat too many extras.
This year for Halloween, my plan was to go to Busch Gardens for Howl-o-Screams, but over the weekend we are busy, so my dad said it would be too tiring. On Halloween, I have a Halloween party to go to. I might wear a mask, maybe not. I'll have fun, eat, drink, and be scary (that's what a sign in my room says). I'll probably leave a basket of candy for any kids that come to my house.
Halloween is a one of my favorite holidays. I don't remember many costumes that I have worn in the past, but the one that I recall is being a cheerleader. I was about six years old. Mom put my hair in pigtails, and I was wearing a Buccaneers cheerleader outfit.
The only thing I can remember that was funny was the year Jake and his family teepee my house. They teepee it around 11:30-12:00 in the evening and left a brown bag next to the front door that said, "BOO." The bag was full of candy. My family and I thought we heard something outside, but knew we were ok because the doors were locked and the alarm was on. There was nothing ever scary that I can recall, if there was anything scary that happened it would be when I was younger.
My plans for this year are for Kendall to come over and we might hang out with other friends. Kendall is going to be the color yellow and I'm going to be the color red. Kendall and I are just going to wear a t-shirt and shorts that match our color.
My favorite Halloween costume was when I dressed up as a Skeleton when I was in Kindergarten. It had a full skeleton with gloves and a mask and also had shoe covers. The bone part of the costume was filled so it looked 3-D and the rest was black so there was only the skeleton visible in the night.
One funny thing happened last year when I went to eighteenth street and I saw a big spider being dropped on peoples heads and that was very funny!
This year my plans are to go to eighteenth street and nineteenth street to look at the decorations and go through any haunted houses and then go to Hawaii Ave and the other streets around there and do the same thing and meet with friends there. I am not dressing up this year.
Awww, Shelby. I'm sorry you were scared when that guy scared you. I hope this year you get lots of non gooey treats. So far I can only think of three.


For the first time, Mzanzi is starting to slide down the rankings in global reputation as voted for by 48 000 people worldwide.
So 48 000 people throughout the G8 nations get to vote for who they think are the most reputable countries worldwide. Not everyone qualifies for the vote, though as you have to be one of the world's 55 largest economies, of which South Africa is one.
Now, while this is hardly a fair representation of the global community's impression of a particular nation, it does give you a pretty good idea of what our wealthier peers think of us.
While Canada takes the top spot as the world's most reputable country, South Africa has slipped from number 32 last year to number 40 this year, make us one of the countries with the biggest drops in global reputation alongside Russia and Qatar.
There is something of a silver lining to the report; however, as the report shows that residents from the Group of Eight countries (G8) are far more positive about South Africa than we as South Africans are ourselves.


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Lafayette, LA (KADN) — After both winning state titles last season, Lafayette Christian and Notre Dame will now have to face each other in the same district. Lafayette Christian moves up to 2A next football season. The championship teams also have to deal with another former state champion– Welsh. The Greyhounds won the 2017 state title. Lafayette Christian head Coach Trev Faulk knows wins will come at a premium.
The other teams in the district are Port Barre and Lake Arthur.


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This is a WIN32 example of printing static messages, the lines of which are located directly in the code behind the call of the printing procedure.
This is an old style, widely used in DOS-programs.
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I received a mommy makeover in January of 2015 and couldn't be any happier with the results. Everything went smooth with travel and co-ordination with the surgery dates!!
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How Capita boasts of its close relationship with government
As many people will know, Barnet council has begun a massive outsourcing deal with Capita. Called One Barnet, this privatisation deal will see council services outsourced on a major scale. Residents, bloggers, service users and campaigners have long been opposed to this deal and fought the council through the courts to stop it.
Their complaints were ignored and the deal goes ahead.
Now, the council and Capita have published the so-called service delivery method statement that Capita has with Barnet council. It is an extraordinary read.
A helpful someone has pulled out many useful direct quotes from the statement. We're posting a few of the quotes here, because they show just how close companies are to government and officials, and the extent to which these companies exercise their lobbying powers at government level.
This is how private companies operate and this will give you a little insight into their reach.
These are the people who are eyeing up the NHS as we speak.
From the document:
"We have relationships with senior officials in Government who we can engage with on behalf of Barnet and bring to the Borough to see the transformation that the Authority has delivered." (Page 118 of 135 Transformation Method Statement 4th March 2013 Commercial in Confidence)
"We also commit to seeking out opportunities at key conferences such as LGA and SOLACE and supporting the Borough in attending these conferences as speakers to promote the name of Barnet as an exemplar council and innovator in service provision."(Page 117 of 135 Transformation Method Statement 4th March 2013 Commercial in Confidence)
"We sit on the Public Services Strategy Board, Whitehall & Industry Group, reform, policy exchange, intellect, Localis and a research and data partnership with Dods." (Page 116 of 135 Transformation Method Statement 4th March 2013 Commercial in Confidence)
"Our status as a strategic supplier meant that we were part of the consultation group in the 2010 Strategic Supplier Initiative, managed by the Treasury and Cabinet
Office. In this role we worked directly with Francis Maude's team and the Efficiency Reform group (ERG) to develop various initiatives" (Page 116 of 135 Transformation Method Statement 4th March 2013 Commercial in Confidence)
"We also have frequent meetings with the cabinet office at official level, and occasional meetings at ministerial level." (Page 116 of 135 Transformation Method Statement 4th March 2013 Commercial in Confidence)
"We will provide Barnet and its key partners the opportunity to communicate the success of the One Barnet programme and therefore secure attendance for Authority staff at these events alongside speakers from the Authority." (Page 115 of 135 Transformation Method Statement 4th March 2013 Commercial in Confidence)
"Our speakers are drawn from the leading industry professionals, and recent Local Government and Communities speakers have included: Andrew Travers, Deputy Chief Executive, London Borough of Barnet; Graham Burgess, Chief Executive Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and NHS; Gavin Jones, Chief Executive, Swindon Borough Council; Derrick Anderson, Chief Executive, Lambeth Council and Sean Harris, Chief Executive Bolton Council." (Page 115 of 135 Transformation Method Statement 4th March 2013 Commercial in Confidence)
"In the three months from November 2012 – January 2013 inclusive, Capita Conferences will hold 54 government conferences."(Page 115 of 135 Transformation Method Statement 4th March 2013 Commercial in Confidence).
"We hold meetings and events with government representatives on a daily basis" (Page 114 of 135 Transformation Method Statement 4th March 2013 Commercial in Confidence)
"We are well engaged with policy officials, special advisers and ministers in a number of key departments and hold regular discussions with them. We also have good relationships with a number of key influencers, such as think tanks (e.g. reform, policy exchange, Localis) and consultancies." (Page 110 of 135 Transformation Method Statement 4th March 2013 Commercial in Confidence)
"We also benefit from the regular involvement of our Executive Directors, Group Board Directors and expertise of ex-employees from key Central Government Departments, advisors and Think Tanks. These include Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Department of Health (DH), Ministry of Defence (MoD), Policy Exchange, Localis and the Technology Strategy Board." (Page 109 of 135 Transformation Method Statement 4th March 2013 Commercial in Confidence)
"The Public sector represents 50% of Capita's business. Within this, Central Government is one of Capita's core markets: we generate around £300m revenue per year from the sector, or 10% of our overall business. As a consequence we bring detailed knowledge of many of the departments and arms-length bodies that present big opportunities and risks, in terms of changing policy to Barnet, such as Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Business Innovation & Skills (BIS), Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) and Ministry of Justice (MoJ)." (Page 109 of 135 Transformation Method Statement 4th March 2013 Commercial in Confidence)
"At Capita, we have been thinking beyond the short-term to the types of authorities that will emerge after necessary spending reductions have been made."......"We will work with the Council to help them shape the transformation journey to deliver their vision to become a Commissioning Council."(Page 86 of 135 Transformation Method Statement 4th March 2013 Commercial in Confidence)
Read the whole document here.
Posted by: False Economy at 4:30pm on 4 November 2013
Filed under: Local government, Privatisation


The superb 5-Star character comedian Alison Thea-Skot "An arresting spectacle," The Scotsman. "A feel good hit" Chortle.
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capturing the stories between frames.
As much as I love images, there is something so powerful about capturing the moments as they happen in real-time. Family films gives you the power to replay your moments, as many times as you wish. They capture the sound of your child's laughter. They capture the stillness as you offer a warm embrace. They capture the texture of your newborn's first curl.
They are raw, emotional and oh so powerful.
They are a way for time to stand still, just for a moment.
There is no need for perfect smiles or outfits.
No need for forced smiles or colour-coordinated outfits. Why?
Because it is the simple things that children remember about their childhood when they grow up.
The afternoons spent in the golden light.
The way Papa Bear helped them climb the first step on the ladder before letting them go all the way to the top.
The way they felt effortlessly brave when wearing a superhero cape to brush their teeth.
Little things that shape your own family story.
Little things that deserve to be captured, preserved & passed down through generations.
The first year of your child's life is one worth capturing. Both for them, and for you.
They change from a little bub, to a little human, so quickly.
We capture your beauty as a pregnant Mama, your babe's first 48 hours on Earth, the innocent giggles at 6 months and the total love at one year.