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Funding for P20 project tied up with money losing real estate offering, corporate welfare
Few details are known about the P20 Pyramid project slated for Kent County, yet all but two Senate Republicans voted for it twice and it nearly received $5.5 million in funding from the state.
Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township, pushed for the funding, but has been silent about his efforts. Most recently, Gov. Rick Snyder walked away from the idea of giving the project taxpayer money.
Described as a "public/private partnership, Pyramid P20 education hub," the project was promoted as a way to increase the number of students in Michigan who would be proficient in high-tech STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects. It was to be located in the Gaines Township portion of Grand Rapids.
Steelcase, the West Michigan furniture company, was going to donate its landmark pyramid building to the project. P20 is an integrated education system that extends from pre-school through higher education.
That was about all of the information available regarding the project in its listing as a line item in Senate Bill 608, a supplemental spending bill that made roughly a quarter of billion dollars in adjustments to Michigan's current fiscal year budget. When Gov. Snyder signed the bill on March 18, the P20 Pyramid project was still part of it, but the $5.5 million had been stripped out.
That was because a legislative conference committee had opted not to immediately approve the funding for the project, but agreed to keep the possibility of potential funding for it alive with a $100 "placeholder" appropriation. That decision came on March 12. Two days later it was reported that Sen. Jansen was listed as an "organizer" on an application to get Lake Superior State University to authorize a K-8 charter public school in Grand Rapids at the proposed site of the project.
"What seems bizarre is the apparent secrecy surrounding the proposal," said Jack McHugh, senior legislative analyst for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. "In particular, who will become the proud new owner of a building used for the project for which taxpayers would have paid $5.5 million? Why no names? One red flag: The money would come from the state agency in charge of granting special subsidies to particular corporations and developers.
"Another warning sign is the failure during the process to communicate any value the entity would add to a school system that already spends tens of millions on intermediate management layers, robotics programs, math and science centers, and other arguably non-essential programs," McHugh said. "One suspects that most Senators who voted for this project don't know much more than the rest of us. The conference committee may have done their colleagues a big favor by balking."
Within Senate Bill 608, the project and the $5.5 million in proposed funding was categorized under the heading of Strategic Fund, which is an arm of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., the state's corporate welfare arm.
Beginning on Feb. 22, nearly three weeks before the conference committee's decision, Michigan Capitol Confidential attempted the get details about the project. Virtually no one in the Legislature or among those who represent educational interests at the Capitol was willing to talk about it on the record.
Sen. Jansen has repeatedly declined to return phone calls offering him the chance to comment on the project. However, he and other backers of the P20 project have told Grand Rapids reporters that his name appearing on the application was the result of a mistake.
Rep. Fred Durhal, D-Detroit, the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations General Government Subcommittee, said he would be interested to see what would happen if the backers of the P20 Pyramid project continue to pursue funding for it in the Legislature.
"I think it's interesting that this project came so close to making it through the process and getting $5.5 million from the state," Rep. Durhal said. "There are so many details about this that the Legislature apparently knows nothing about. If the project were to come before the House Appropriation Committee, I'd like to find out who or what would end up owning the Pyramid building. I'd also like to know if this project offers anything new that isn't already available from ISDs or school districts.
"Overall, I don't even know for sure whether or not it is clear exactly what the $5.5 million would have been used for," Rep. Durhal said. "I also wonder if other projects about which we have as little information as this one have received public dollars in recent years."
The Pyramid building could be considered a real estate "white elephant." Steelcase received Michigan Economic Growth Authority credits for it in the past, along with local tax abatements. Steelcase spent $111 million on its construction in 1989. In 2012, it was put on the market for $19.5 million.
Citing Sen. Jensen's reported ties to the project, Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Lon Johnson publicly criticized Senate Republicans for trying to secure the $5.5 million for the project.
On Sunday, March 30, Gov. Rick Snyder told reporters in Grand Rapids that he doesn't support allocating state money for the project.
Jerry Zandstra, a politically well-connected West Michigan reverend, who has attempted to run for U.S. Senate and chairman of the Michigan Republican Party in the past, has been the front man for the P20 project. Zandstra is co-founder of Inno-Versity, an eLearning company that provides training and instructional materials. Zandstra has not responded to phone calls for comment.
Not only did a majority of Senate Republicans vote for the legislation that included the funding for the project, all but two of them, Sen. Patrick Colbeck, R-Canton, and Sen. John Moolenaar, R-Midland, voted against an amendment offered by the Democrats on Feb. 20 to take it out of the final bill.
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Also in this episode: A refreshed Honda Civic will be in dealerships this fall, heavy demand in Japan might limit supplies of the Toyota Prius C in the United States and Nissan previews a new small car with the Invitation concept for the Geneva motor show.
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Honda will roll out an update to the Civic this fall, just 18 months after the car was redesigned.
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So Its Tuesday night (Wednesday morning), its 12:20 am, and I'm up waiting for the cone to bend in the bisque so I can turn it off and go to bed. Grabbed a cat nap a little while ago and though still a little bleary eyed, ready for the final stretch.
No matter how organized you *think* you are, the last 2 weeks leading up to a show tend to be somewhat more tense than usual, what with trying to make sure you have enough fired and hoping everything makes it through the firings okay (can you ever have enough pots?!). With the studio more or less a construction zone, I have to work around the weather forcast when it comes to glazing and other related outdoor activities. Potting is a lot like a well coordinated dancing act.. timing is everything.
The first fall show is just over a week away. The roof is finally on the studio (yay!) though rain can still blow through a bit from the sides, and I am still working out the house and around everything else. Pushing things through the bisque as I can, relying soley on the small electric kiln since our other 2 larger ones are out of commission due to faulty bits that still need replacing. Coming to the realization that tomorrow or the next day are probably my very last throwing days for the show Oct 4 & 5 (The George Ohr Festival in Biloxi, MS) and after that its just glazing and firing and hoping for good weather! Doh.. forgot to order that replacement part for the canopy. Tomorrow.
…And so show season begins!
Here's where we'll be this weekend. Maybe see you there!
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Francesca Variation
Added Sep 23, 2008
By burdastyle
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We turned our lovely Plus Size evening dress into a pretty, casual blouse. The original pattern was so big, it was only available to print at copy shop, but now, with this variation, we can print at home! Playing with the neckline and the center front skirt panels, there are so many possibilities for you with this pattern. We can't wait to see them.
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Feb 4, 2011, 03.38 AMby honorroll
ooh this would also work well as a maternity top. love!
Mar 17, 2010, 02.45 AMby lisar10
Awesome! This model looks like your average everyday girl.
Dec 25, 2008, 01.01 PMby ksaugustsson
I love this blouse with the peek a boo pink panel. I would wear this all the time, it looks comfy and flirty and it's just plain cute. Not everyone has a perfect body and that includes me and this blouse/top would allow me to feel at ease entertaining or just out on the town. Love it!
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Sep 25, 2011, 09.06 AMby flowergirl22
hi,, I got over the fact that everyone is slimmer then me,, I have something they dont,, caracter, a smile, and I feel great inside, and not ashamed of my body,, i love this top,,
I made it in red,,
Oct 14, 2008, 01.53 PMby nolahellokitty
thanks! i definitely want to try this pattern.
Sep 28, 2008, 10.42 AMby benedikta
Hi Nehmah, I am sorry to hear…
Sep 25, 2008, 04.35 PMby nehmah
Hello Benedicta, Yup, and I am still strolling through the skirts, in order to list them. I'm late sorting. The Lord and Master had cataract surgery this week. Nehmah
Sep 25, 2008, 12.47 PMby benedikta
Just to make sure, you know that this is not the first plus size pattern, right?
Sep 24, 2008, 05.27 PMby lbeaglegirl
yeahh i really like this i wish it came in smaller sizes : /
Sep 24, 2008, 10.00 AMby dugs101
Thank you thank you thank you for adding a plus size pattern. I had almost given up hope…
Sep 24, 2008, 08.14 AMby jigdancer
Yay! Something pretty for those of us who are not a size 10! As Caterpiller Peacock said before me – grading is a pain. I see lots of ways to use my considerable stash on this top. Thanks!
Sep 24, 2008, 06.45 AMby benedikta
To everybody that wants to make this as a gown. This is the shortened version of the Francesca pattern, a gown!
No pattern work needed, just download it and you have your gown version. Best Benedikta
Sep 24, 2008, 06.10 AMby barkcloth
Again, no requested amount of fabric in METERS. :-( (thank you for adding….)
Sep 24, 2008, 05.15 AMby nehmah
This is a lovely pattern. I've looked at the layout and pattern pieces, and it can be lengthened to a long gown easily. Just keep the lines tidy ;) Nehmah
Sep 24, 2008, 12.16 AMby harlekin
Haaaa! That is excactly what i need for my mum. She already loves those pictures…just lovely!!
Sep 23, 2008, 11.16 PMby auntchelle
This will probably be my first BurdaStyle project. I didn't like it as a dress but I don't mind it as a top. Thanks for thinking of us more rounded sewers.
Sep 23, 2008, 07.33 PMby allygally
Oh, HOORAY! I downloaded this pattern this afternoon. It will be my first Burda project— I'm very excited. Thank you for including some plus sizes lately, it is MUCH appreciated, please keep them coming!
Sep 23, 2008, 06.07 PMby easilyamewsed
OMG! You read my mind! I'd wanted to do the dress, but never got around to it and was unsure because of how much fabric it'd need. The top is just a cool, and a good way to work up to the dress.
Sep 23, 2008, 05.22 PMby cuervito
Wow!!! I absolutely love it! - and in my size!! YAY!! downloading
Sep 23, 2008, 03.19 PMby jillybean0216
I have yet to sew anything for myself. But I think I'm definately going to give this a go…it's lovely! Time to graduate from kids clothes to adult things.
Sep 23, 2008, 02.20 PMby zanthess
Love it! Pattern has been added to my "to sew" list!
Sep 23, 2008, 02.18 PMby caterpillarpeacock
I LOVE this shirt. I think that I might make it into a pretty dress as well. So nice to see that the bigger girls are getting options. grading is a pain, these new plus size patterns are so totally awesome and time saving :D
Sep 23, 2008, 02.16 PMby mcloughlinsarah
this is beautiful. awesome for the bigger girls :)
Sep 23, 2008, 01.58 PMby sharonl
Thank you so much for giving us bigger gals something beautiful!
Sep 23, 2008, 01.27 PMby camilaustral
is so pretty!! does it comes in small sizes? =P
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Accountants and demographers, as well as gay rights advocates, say same-sex couples pay a price at tax time.
WASHINGTON — The Defense of Marriage Act isn't so much about marriage as it is about money.
Gay and lesbian married couples who have challenged the law and tens of thousands like them are denied the same federal benefits that go to opposite-sex couples, whether they are married, divorced or widowed. That's because the law defines marriage as between one man and one woman.
COURT: High court to take up same-sex marriage
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The most prevalent are tax laws. Despite their marriage certificates, gay and lesbian spouses cannot get tax-free health benefits from their employers. That alone costs them about $1,000 a year on average, says Gary Gates, a demographer who studies gay and lesbian trends at the UCLA School of Law's Williams Institute.
MORE: Landmark rulings on same-sex unions
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Netley Abbey, built in the 13th-century, is the most complete surviving Cistercian monastery in southern England. It was home to Cistercian monks who came to England from France in 1128. After the Dissolution (1536), it was given to a nobleman who converted it into a great Tudor mansion. Two hundred years later, it lay in ruins – grand, glorious ruins – and became a place of inspiration for the great Romantic writers and poets like Thomas Gray, author of Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard. Jane Austen visited Netley Abbey (she lived in the area), and so did England's notable artists Turner and Constable, who each painted its stunning landscape views. Netley Abbey, owned today by English Heritage, still draws visitors; I was one of them last week-end. Tea connection? Wait and see.
For nearly three hundred years, a very small group of monks, brothers, officials, and servants called Netley Abbey home. The monks were of the Cistercian order. Walter Daniel, writing in The Life of Aelred in 1166, described them:
"…these remarkable men, famed for their religious life, were known as White Monks after the colour of their habit, for they were clothed angel like in undyed sheeps wool, spun and woven from the natural fleece. Thus garbed, when clustered together, they look like flocks of gulls and shine as they walk with the very whiteness of snow. "
Cistercians lived a very simple life: study, prayer, and manual work. They rejected wealth and the wearing of undershirts and trousers, were vegetarians, and followed strict rules of silence. To avoid worldly temptations, Cistercian abbeys were built in remote locations. Although a bit hard to imagine today, Netley was at that time very isolated and surrounded by dense woods and heathland, so the perfect place for the White Monks.
The monastic community at Netley were highly respected by their neighbours. They were never known for scholarship, wealth, оr particular fervour, but they did have a reputation for generosity tо travellers аnd sailors, аnd fоr the devout lives they led. Contrary to some of the things we hear about the modern church, reports indicate that the abbey hаd а peaceful аnd scandal-free domestic life.
At the suppression of the monasteries in 1536, Henry VIII granted Netley to Sir William Paulet, who turned the buildings into a great Tudor courtyard house. After the Civil War, it belonged to the Earl of Huntingdon who turned the nave of the church into a tennis court, the choir into his private chapel, the chapter house into a kitchen, and other parts of the Abbey into stables. Grand Designs would have loved this!
In 1704 the owner of Abbey Mansion started selling off bits and pieces as building material. Can you believe it?! Early on, when one of the demolition workers was killed (making way for what they called "The Curse of Netley Abbey"), work quickly stopped and the structure was left alone to fall into, well ….. ruins.
The Romantic writers, painters and poets of the day, always in search of picturesque inspiration, were deeply attracted to Netley Abbey. It's not difficult to see why. But not everyone who visited Netley Abbey in the 1700s was there for the scenery.
"The ruins are vast, and retain fragments of beautiful fretted roofs pendent in the air, with all variety of Gothic patterns of windows wrapped round and round with ivy … they are not the ruins of Netley, but of Paradise.
Oh! the purple abbots, what a spot had they chosen to slumber in!"
– Horace Walpole, from The Castle of Otranto
'Pregnant with poetry … one need not have a very fantastic imagination
to see spirits at noon-day' but was it all imagination'
– Thomas Gray, poet, describing Netley Abbey
Tea in mid 1700s England was all the rage – everyone wanted tea. But its popularity, coupled with an exorbitant tax, meant that tea was prohibitively expensive, available to only a few. The demand for affordable tea simply could not be met by legal means. The answer? Meet the demand by illegal means – smuggle it in! Tea smuggling was so effective, that virtually all the tea consumed in England at that time was black-market, smuggled tea. The south coast of England became a smugglers paradise, and Netley Abbey was a known location for stashing contraband tea.
Was tea hidden in this nook?
A hundred or so years later, Netley's tea tradition took on a more genteel character when the abbey became a popular place for local people to come for tea, dancing and music. There was even a Rondo for piano-forte written by William Sheppard entitled "Netley Abbey". Large events called Fetes Champetres (basically, a chic garden party) were being organised here on a regular basis. A description of the event in the 1840s records:
"On Mondays, the Fountain Court presents a singular scene of gaiety. It has long been the custom for people from Southampton and the neighbourhood to meet at the Abbey on that day, and to hold a kind of festival. Tea and other provisions are furnished by the inhabitants of a neighbouring cottage, and this is followed by music and dancing."
This was my first visit to Netley Abbey – but it won't be my last. My dream would be to arrange a beautiful summer afternoon tea here, accompanied by the reading of Netley Abbey poems by the Romantics, and the Netley Abbey Rondo playing in the background. Surrounded by the ghosts of 12th-century monks, 18th-century poets, 19th-century Victorians, and perhaps a personable smuggler or two, I can't think of a more tantalizing tea party.
(For more pictures and related information about Netley Abbey, visit the Tea in England Facebook Fan Page.)


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Sounds like somewhat discouraging news to me. Positive in that the percentage has grown - but not good that the growth is slowing.
By Dan Merica, CNN
Washington (CNN) – After years of marked growth, the size of Americans who identify with no religion slowed in 2012, according to a study released Thursday.
Since 2008, the percentage of Americans who identify as religious "nones" has grown from 14.6% to 17.8% in 2012, according to the Gallup survey. That number, which grew nearly one percentage point every year from 2008 to 2011, grew only 0.3% last year – from 17.5% in 2011 to 17.8% in 2012 – making it the smallest increase over the past five years.
This study contrasts with headlines from previous studies on religious "nones," including a 2012 study by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life that found the group was the fastest growing "religious" group in America and that one in five Americans now identify with no religion.
"Although this 'rise of the nones' has increased dramatically over recent decades, the rate of increase slowed last year, suggesting the possibility that there may be a leveling off in this measure in the years ahead," reports the Gallup study, which is made up of more than 350,000 interviews.
Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of Gallup, says these results suggest "that religion may be maintaining itself or even increasing in the years ahead."
"Our current ability to look at it over five years with these big surveys suggests the possibility that the growth [of the nones] may not be inexorable," Newport says.
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Thanks for the article Chris. I'm usually a pessimist, but on this subject, I'm an optimist. My guess is that science will eventually win over superstition. Not in my lifetime, but probably only in another 100 years.
I would note though that in keeping with the movie Idiocracy, the intellectually gifted tend to have far fewer children than those who are not, and those who are not are far more likely to cling to religious beliefs.
I suspect, Steph, that we aren't going to breed ourselves out of this one (and there has been too much breeding already). For the above-average, the parenthetical statement is obvious. For the religious, they want Armageddon anyway, and a last-stand over dwindling resources is as good as any reason.
I agree James - we aren't going to breed ourselves out of this one. The religious appear to have more children.
Losing Our Religion: The Growth Of The 'Nones'
Nones, Pew Research Center 2007-2012
Nones, Gallop Poll, 1950 - 2010
These are the most recent I could find.
Excellent material, as always. Thank you Joan!
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Thanks Humble Pie.
Thank you Joan for the wonderful Graphs showing the Gallup Polls - I appreciate it. It looks as if we are growing from the graphs. That's good news!
Yes, Steph, the numbers of non-believers grows faster than religions. The problem is, when society is chaotic, people often turn to a simplistic solution of religion, hoping to pray their problems away. Chaos requires thinking and understanding the causes of such chaos, the options that have the highest probability of finding solutions, and taking actions to work toward possible change.
Sadly, the present problems may have no solutions other than to prepare for radical change. If we only had to deal with recessions and depressions, we could handle that with some intelligent decisions. With climate change, that is Mother Nature at work. She is pissed.
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We got a huge boost from the "new atheists" and their books in the 00s, and it's to be expected that the effects of that would start to diminish over time. Certainly there don't seem to be as many blockbuster atheist books out there as there used to be. (plenty of books, but best sellers? no.)
On the plus side, the religious backlash has been encouraging; they seem to be geniunely worried. But we cannot let them take the initiative, or this will turn out to be a flash in the pan.
Well, maybe that just means it's YOUR turn to write a best seller! :D
I would like to just tell my story. Not sure anyone would publish it as a book, but I bet there are plenty of people who would benefit from hearing my journey if it were published. Atheism needs a more human face. Telling our own stories is a way to give it that.
I can't even get people to read my blog! Best seller, indeed!
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Police ID dead body as that of missing airman
The Anchorage Police Department said today that a body found the day before near Golden Eagle Drive in Eagle River is that of missing airman Clinton Reeves, 24.
The senior airman was last seen April 19 leaving work at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
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I like tests. I like the confidence that you get when you have an extensive test suite so you know you'll be notified when things break. But so far I've used mainly frameworks like HUnit to explicitly state my assertions. I know what the code should produce given the inputs, and I encode that information in tests. So I didn't really see what QuickCheck brought to that. I'm still not that comfortable with the random aspect of it, but I understand that it can find corner cases for you, whereas with assertions the corner cases you need to think of beforehand, or add them when your users encounter them (ouch). But I'm starting to see the value of QuickCheck.
I was working inside the HTF source code, and the goal was to produce a textual representation of a diff between strings similar to what the diff utility does on Unix. I just wanted to have a fallback for machines that don't have diff installed. And Stefan had written a QuickCheck property to verify that the outputs of the pure Haskell code and the utility matched. I used the property to fall back to my comfortable way of working: fire QuickCheck, let it find a failing case, add it to a HUnit TestCase, and try to understand and fix the issue without breaking the rest. So QuickCheck was just a test case generator.
But then Sterling, the maintainer of Diff, convinced me that 100% matches between the code and the utility was an utopian goal, since diff does some tradeoffs for speed and compactness, and rewriting diff with all its quirks wasn't really worthwhile. And that's when I started to like QuickCheck. I thought: we want exact matches most of the time, but it's fine to have differences as long as what we generate is not too big compared to what the diff utility outputs. This is what QuickCheck classify function can do: I first verify if the size of the output is ok (less than 10% bigger that the utility output), and then I classify the test case as an exact match if the two outputs match. And then I use the cover function (not, ahem, covered in the manual ) to ensure that I get at least 90% exact match:
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So the tests are random, yes, but I've pretty good confidence that the output function does what's it's supposed to do. 90% of the time :-).


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TUESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- College students today are not having more sex than they were two decades ago, according to new research that challenges the perception of a campus "hookup culture," in which students regularly have sex with no strings attached.
The study involved more than 1,800 students who graduated from high school and completed at least one year of college. Co-authors Martin Monto, a sociology professor at the University of Portland, and Anna Carey, a recent graduate, compared survey responses compiled between 1988 and 1996 to responses collected between 2002 and 2010.
"We found that college students from the contemporary or 'hookup era' did not report having more frequent sex or more sexual partners during the past year or more sexual partners since turning 18 than undergraduates from the earlier era," Monto said in American Sociological Association news release.
Instead, 65 percent of students surveyed in the late '80s and early '90s said they had sex at least once a week in the past year, compared with 59 percent of students surveyed between 2002 and 2010.
Moreover, 31.9 percent of the earlier group surveyed said they had more than one sexual partner within the past year, compared with 31.6 percent of students from the so-called hookup era. Similarly, 51.7 percent of the earlier group said they had more than two sexual partners since turning 18, compared with 50.5 percent of the students surveyed between 2002 and 2010.
All of the students involved in the study held similar views on adultery, premarital sex and sex between young people aged 14 to 16, the researchers found.
The study did reveal some differences between study eras. One was that contemporary students were more accepting of adults having homosexual sex. Students surveyed between 2002 and 2010 also were more likely to report having had sex with a casual date or a friend. These students were less likely to have a spouse or regular sexual partner than the students surveyed between 1988 and 1996.
The fact that more people are waiting until they are older to get married could have played a role in their results, the authors said, making it less likely that young people will hold off on having sex until they are married.
The new findings are expected to be presented this week at the American Sociological Association's annual meeting in New York City. The data and conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
-- Mary Elizabeth Dallas
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SOURCE: American Sociological Association, news release, Aug. 13, 2013


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Dropbox suite to include photo app, expanded mobile e-mail
Dropbox is making a serious push to be more than just an online storage locker.
On Wednesday, the cloud storage brand unveiled what it is dubbing "chapter two" - a suite of products that vastly expands the company's reach into the lives of consumers and businesses, including a photo application and an expansion of its mobile e-mail tool.
"We're moving from one app to a family of apps," CEO Drew Houston said at a keynote address held at the company's techno-luxe Dogpatch offices. "This family just got a lot bigger."
The announcement came on the heels of a report that the company recently raised more than $500 million in debt financing (Houston would not comment), and amid suspicions that an initial public offering is on the horizon (its rival Box recently filed paperwork to go public). The company now boasts 275 million users, up from 200 million in November.
The most ambitious product Dropbox announced on Wednesday was Carousel, an app that stores, manages and shares photos across multiple devices.
That multiplatform nimbleness has helped set Dropbox apart from competitors - its aim is to be a single destination for Web users, from e-mail to taking, sharing and storing photos.
The company also unveiled an expansion of the Mailbox, the mobile e-mail tool it acquired last year. The expansion, still in beta, seeks to reduce e-mail clutter and spam and preserve important attachments in the cloud.
Also announced was the official launch of Dropbox for Business and a preview of what could be a Google Drive competitor, dubbed Project Harmony.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was among those in the audience on Wednesday, where the announcements were made with much fanfare. After the address, he congratulated Mailbox co-founder Gentry Underwood, now a part of Dropbox.
"Really well done, man," Zuckerberg said, patting Underwood on the shoulder.
Asked whether the company was plotting world domination, Houston laughed before responding.
"Something like that," he said.
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Review and Giveaway: Dove Ultimate Visibly Smooth Deodorant
Friday, May 8, 2009
I was recently selected to receive the new Dove Visibly Smooth anti-perspirant/deodorant gift kit. Dove sent me a complimentary sample and coupons to give away to my readers!
About Dove Visibly Smooth:
There is a new deodorant from Dove that gives women a new way to care for their underarms. Introducing new Dove Ultimate Visibly Smooth anti-perspirant/deodorant, its unique formula helps women feel stubble free for longer!
With regular use, Dove Ultimate Visibly Smooth anti-perspirant/deodorant minimizes the visual appearance of hair over time.
Incorporating a unique Pro-Epil Complex with Natural extracts and Dover 1/4 moisturizers, Dove Ultimate Visibly Smooth anti-perspirant/deodorant:
*Conditions underarm skin and hair
*Softens underarm stubble
*Over time, helps underarm hair look and feel less noticeable.
All the benefits of a Dove anti-perspirant/deodorant:
*24-hour odor and wetness protection
*Alleviates white marks
*Conditions and cares for underarm skin with Dover 1/4 moisturizers
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Makes stubble easier to deal with:
*Reduces that prickly feeling between shaves
*Keeps underarms smoother for longer
*Within weeks of regular use, hair feels softer, fine, and easier to remove for a cleaner, closer shave
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The type I received is the Wild Rose scent, and I must say, I LOVE anything Rose!! The scent is great: not too overpowering. The deodorant itself feels great when I'm applying it! It's smooth and there are no visible white marks! Gotta love that!!!
I have noticed a difference in my underarm hair and skin since using this product, and it's only been about a week! I can't wait to see how fine my hair is when it starts growing in!
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The Pros and Cons of Travelling Alone
Among the primary purpose of travel would be to gain encounters that let us develop and grow as individuals and it's important that individuals travel the way in which bests suits them in a particular time. For instance, I love to continue adventure holidays which almost always features a select few and expert guide, and that i frequently take part in writing retreats all over the world with like-minded people. But also for me, the actual pleasure of travelling happens to be to consider off by myself and merely 'see' what comes on the way. Evidently this can often be fraught with frustrations, difficulties as well as dangers.
Benefits of travelling alone
Many people who travel alone generally cite freedom because the great motivating factor: freedom to impress themselves, go when and where they need, change their plans on impulse once they learn about something that's a 'must' to determine, and also to accept spontaneous invitations by locals.
No compromises
This really is connected using the previous point. Even when travelling with another person, whether it is friend, friend, lover or spouse, there'll always be some compromises needed. Not everybody has got the same interests or even the same levels of energy, many people have to be emotionally supported constantly, other medication is apathetic, some have different attitudes to time. With solo travel, there's no pressure from peers over finances, the unspoken have to divide up restaurant bills equally, or guilt journeys when you wish to visit off by yourself for some time.
Meeting people
Travelling solo does not necessarily mean that you'll always be alone. Actually, it enables you to definitely meet more and more people because other vacationers and locals locate an individual traveller more approachable than individuals inside a tightly-knit group. Also, individuals groups have little have to achieve to others for communication. I've met more and more people, had more interesting conversations and invitations making more lengthy-term buddies while eating alone in foreign restaurants or sitting alone at bars. However I'm gregarious. Travelling alone enables you to select the folks you want to spend more time with instead of getting to manage your day-after-day annoyances from the inevitable clowns and whingers present in any large group.
There's a genuine feeling of discovery involved with travelling by yourself, including self-discovery. It's not necessary to depend with an frequently ill-informed help guide to help you around on the leash, and there is the surprise and thrill whenever you find something were not expecting, such as the time I grew to become lost and wound up in a tiny Bavarian village having a monastery that contained a library with thousands of Medieval manuscripts. Travelling alone enables you to definitely uncover much more about yourself while you overcome simple challenges for example missing a bus or boat and realizing there's not one other for any day or perhaps a week. Then there's a feeling of feat when solving a lot more challenging problems like ending up lost inside a strange town at night time or not having enough money on a journey weekend without any ATM around the corner and also the banks closed.
Disadvantages of travelling alone
The only supplement
For individuals who choose in which to stay decent hotels, there's the unfair single supplement that may add thousands to the price of your vacation.
Insufficient help
There's nobody to look at your luggage while you want to the restrooms at airports or train stations, nobody to assist with persistent touts, nobody to become there for you personally when you get sick or so if you are stalked or harassed with a determined male on the street.
You will find occasions when I must have experienced more taken of myself in a few places, but there again, there will always be people prepared to snap a couple of for you personally.
I understand you will see occasions later on after i will travel included in an organization from choice because I wish to visit places that it is only difficult or sensible for any lady alone, or because If only to get along with family or like-minded people. However, because of my particular character traits, my preference would be to travel alone. I suppose it truly does not matter how people travel, however that they travel.
The Ultimate Secret of Amanpulo
One of the paradise of islands that's the Philippines, one of the selections of escapes all over the world, using one of all of the chains of hotels and resorts around the world, there's a secret. This can be a secret so coveted, 99% from the occupants from the Philippines does not know its there: the non-public resort Amanpulo.
The non-public island is really a so luxurious, decadent and lavish, it's on the type of holiday destinations of their own.
Of the AmanResorts luxury group, Amanpulo bears its parents' name "aman" meaning peace. The term "pulo" however may be the native Filipino word for "island". Amanresorts is just made up of 15 approximately luxury spots in various places, so Amanpulo isn't any less deluxe and exciting because it various other well-known cousins. Amanpulo just opened up within the Pamalican Island of Palawan, within the Eastern archipelago from the Philippines. Getting there and departing there's by private jet, though it's possible to guarantee departing paradise could be pretty hard. Well, a minimum of the jet ride is seamless and comfy.
Furthermore, as this is a personal island, getting into isn't any easy task. You have to be aware of appropriate channels and obtain within the proper time to acquire a reservation. For any summer time vacation each year or more. You can not know this, but among the sole records within the book Places to determine Before You Decide To Die for that Philippines is Amanpulo, so it's certainly well worth the wait.
In Amanpulo, it's stated that wide, powdery-white-colored beaches would be the question, compounded through the seascape demonstrated regal through the look at nearby Manamoc Island. Sometimes, when visitors stare out at Manamoc make up the footprinted shores, will they ever question whats its enjoy being with that island paradise, then look for on their own the very same fantasy the truth is? The Aman gives believe it or not.
The Shore Club obviously, is stated to become Amanpulo's pride and pleasure. The relaxing wide are is spread with soft decks and pillows, with walkways resulting in the pristine pools or even the magnificent beach. The shore is the greatest choice by morning, while subtly lit pools would be the choice spot to unwind in romantic nights.
Additionally, the area simply known as Center serves both Filipino and worldwide cuisines. And in the seem from the reviews, Center is on the league of their own, a throwback to when hotel restaurants were the best place to dine in. Serving fresh vegetables form its very own vegetable and plant garden, Center will settle everyone's worries over what's best to eat because well, things are best to eat.
Beach side casitas, nipa hut inspired but very luxurious lodges, are spaced very wide apart. This gives the look of getting your personal beach paradise since you can decide to rarely see other visitors. The views are perfect, along with a camera is essential. Maybe an underwater camera is essential too, since only 300m make up the shore, a reef so filled with color and existence awaits anybody.
Coming clean, this isn't a marketing ad for Amanpulo or even the Aman chain of resorts. Case an easy yearning to visit there, among the best places on the planet openly known as paradise by individuals who've seen it. To taste the key.
Local Philippines is the one-stop resource concerning the Philippines using its fascinating holiday destinations, colorful festivals and premier attractions.
Benefit Online Travel Agencies
The Advantages and Disadvantages
Thinking about getting a holiday with the family? Would you like to possess a straight forward option that you should setup your departure date and select the right holiday destinations all over the world? Don't worry. The simplest and also the correct way to reserve your ticket and assist you with your travel itinerary are online. You'll find a lot of websites about travel guides and tours that will certainly assist you with your vacation.
Found on the internet travel agencies that may be useful in providing you with details about great destinations all over the world without likely to any travel agent office or speak with a tour operator. These web based travel agencies will certainly provide you with all of the comforts to setup your destination plans before your laptop or PC. If you select your web travel destination, you should know to get the best deal that enables you to select your personal destination and simultaneously provides you with all of the convenience and comfort.
The advantages and benefit of online travel agencies is getting inexpensive and convenience. Online travel agencies can also be available anytime, as lengthy along the way online, you've constantly for bookings you need to complete. With all of these web based agencies, you've all of the option to find the cheapest price and also the right plan for you. Additionally, it provides the comfort in the united states of destination you're supplied with the transfer for your hotel and agencies would be the one taking proper care of any problems you may encounter.
Also, the benefit of selecting online agencies is the control in your decision without influences or pressure from travel specialists. Should you go to a travel agent office, many travel specialists have a similar tone just like a salesperson keep in mind that many of these individuals are working within commission program. So essentially, you may be pressured by their sales hype and book a visit without checking other good options and far less affordable.
Usually among the concerns for online travel agencies may be the security of having to pay considerable amounts of cash online. Internet security is really a serious problem for just about any internet business, so it is crucial to make certain and select a travel agent online with a decent status by checking testimonials and feedback. Not every agencies could be trusted because a number of them might disappear together with your money. There are plenty of scams on the internet nowadays, so b careful. It is best safe than sorry.
So overall, make certain to find the legitimate and quality online travel agencies to prevent scams. Always seek some suggestions and assistance if you are unsure concerning the online travel agent. Most significantly plan your vacation carefully to prevent any hassles or problems. Best of luck and revel in your trip.
The Pros and Cons of Inclusive Vacations News
Who does not prefer to splurge when they're on holiday? Why would anybody choose to fit their enjoyment inside a budget? Everyone really wants to take full advantage of their holidays, and watching your financial allowance while vacationing doesn't alllow for enjoyable. Simply because you are well on a financial budget does not mean you cannot possess a little luxury inside your existence. For a lot of vacationers, the uncertainty of methods much a holiday will finish up costing leaves them apprehensive about traveling. You will find over 400 all-inclusive resorts and hotels spread round the Caribbean that are specifically designed for those who wish to be pampered and also to enjoy world-class food, drinks, and activities without getting to bother with busting their budgets. All-inclusive vacations give vacationers a choice of taking advantage of the cash they've available – as well as their recognition, with visitors coming back every year, attest that all-inclusive is a perfect option for most vacationers. You have to pay one upfront cost at the outset of your trip and then you're able to ignore money and merely have fun.
There are various kinds of all-inclusive holiday resorts which focus on various kinds of vacationers. Some are equipped for families others for couples, singles, as well as gay people and every resort has special activities, programs, entertainment, and occasions which focus on its particular clientele. You can even find hedonistic all-inclusive beach resorts that offer nude beaches, pools and spas as well as nude marriage events! Just like there are various kinds of all-inclusive resorts, the help and activities offered vary from one turn to another. Some all-inclusive packages include just the airfare and lodging, whereas others include meals, drinks, entertainment, tours, and transfers. There are more packages including all meals, drinks, and activities, although not airfare. It is almost always cheaper to choose an exciting inclusive holiday package including the airfare rather of spending for airfare individually (unless of course you've frequent flier miles to utilise).
The main critique of inclusive vacations is the fact that most visitors never leave the accommodation since things are provided immediately, free of charge so individuals don't really interact much using the residents and culture. Obviously, all-inclusive holidays are not for everybody. If you're the kind who likes to find a way and poke around by yourself – and you're not excessively concerned about how much cash you're spending – then all-inclusive is not for you personally. However, nearly all inclusive resorts offer tours to cultural and scenic attractions in the region, and lots of devotees of inclusive make the most of these possibilities to make use of their hotels like a base by which to explore the nearby area, before returning during the night to unwind within the lap of luxury once again. Since a lot of people's travel budgets happen to be slashed previously couple of years, all-inclusive holidays are accepted in the past all-inclusive holidays are the right solution for those who wish to have a great time towards the max inexepensively.


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Elections seem to bring out the best and the worst in people. On the positive side, the interest in public service and scrutiny of government services re-energizes us and provides the impetus to update and improve services. On the negative side, the emotions of campaigns inevitably lead to conflicts and vilification of candidates and causes that don't deserve it. Such was the case with our recently completed Evergreen Park and Recreation District election.
In 1983, the Baltimore Colts selected John Elway with the first pick in that year's NFL draft. Elway had no interest in playing for the Colts, and said he would play professional baseball if they took him. So the Colts traded Elway to the Broncos for two players and a first-round pick in the 1984 draft. The rest is history.
Since then, Broncos drafts have been pretty ordinary. No big headlines, no huge stories.
Until this year.
Sometimes the story isn't as big a deal as the story about the story. How much different would United States history look if, the day after the Watergate break-in, President Nixon had said, "Campaigns make people do crazy things," instead of getting involved in the cover-up that led to his resignation?
While there is little doubt there is nothing in Scott McInnis' tax returns or John Hickenlooper's charitable contributions that rise to the level of Watergate, the principle is the same. The longer questions persist, the bigger the story gets.
On May 3, 1972, Sylvia Brockner wrote her first column for the Canyon Courier, about pine siskins, and readers flocked to her words about nature's rhythms and the beauty of Evergreen and its surroundings.
An important election May 4 will determine the direction the Evergreen Park and Recreation District takes in future years, and may affect property taxes. Property taxes provide 41 percent of the current EPRD operating budget. The other 59 percent comes from user fees, grants, etc. EPRD costs will likely remain stable or increase. Tax revenue is projected to decline for the next two years. We consider key issues to be dealing with finances, determining the broad needs of the district (not special interests), and Buchanan Park development.
Two weeks ago, my kids returned home from school with new backpacks. The green bags — which more resembled re-usable grocery totes — touted the U.S. census, proclaiming "Be counted" in several languages, with a backdrop of multi-colored hands.
Before Coloradans went to their precinct caucuses last month, it looked like U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and former lieutenant governor Jane Norton were on their way to meeting in a combative and expensive race for Colorado's U.S. Senate seat. What a difference a month makes!
As the Constitutional Convention wrapped up in September 1786, a woman approached Benjamin Franklin and asked him, "Well, doctor, what have we got — a republic or a monarchy?"
"A republic," Franklin replied, "if you can keep it."
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NATURE CALENDAR: Build a bluebird nest box, go eagle watching or take a walk
Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge and Rhode Island Coast, New Haven Bird Club field trip with Chris Loscalzo, 7 a.m. Feb. 25, meet at Branford commuter lot, Exit 55 off I-95, 203-389-6508, firstname.lastname@example.com. Looking for grebes, loons, Harlequin ducks.
Bluebird Nest Box Workshop, 10:30 a.m. Feb. 25, DEEP's Kellogg Environmental Center and Naugatuck Valley Audubon Society event, 500 Hawthorne Ave., Derby, families build and take home a bluebird box, advance registration required, 203-734-2513. Bring your own hammer. Donations accepted.
Eagle Viewing Boat Cruises, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursdays, 9, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through March 18, Connecticut Audubon trips on the Connecticut River aboard the RiverQuest, $40, 800-996-8747, www.ecotravel.ctaudubon.org.
Eagle watching along the Connecticut River, with Janet and Jerry Connelly of the Audubon Shop in Madison, Saturday and March 3, $20, includes lunch at Oliver's Taverne in Essex, 203-245-9056, www.theaudubonshop.com.
Sikorsky Airport & Great Meadows, New Haven Bird Club First Wednesday Walk with Charlie Bernard, 8 a.m. March 7, meet at Long Beach parking lot at end of Oak Bluff Avenue, Stratford, 203-247-2660, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Conserving the Nature of the Connecticut River watershed, New Haven Bird Club meeting with Patrick Comins of Connecticut Audubon, 7:30 p.m. March 8, Jones Auditorium, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington St., New Haven, 203-230-1697, www.newhavenbirdclub.org.
Cold Weather Paddling, with Suzanne Hutchinson of Kokatat and Brad Fowler of Middlesex Hospital, 6:30 p.m. March 14, North Cove Outfitters, 75 Main St., Old Saybrook, 860-388-6585, www.northcove.com to reserve a seat.
Family bird walk at Brooksvale Park, New Haven Bird Club outing with Corrie Folsom-O'Keefe, 9 a.m. March 17, meet at small parking lot next to barn off Brooksvale Avenue, Hamden, 203-630-9640, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Saturday Morning Bird Walks, 8 a.m. March 17, April 14, May 12 and June 9, Osbornedale State Park, 500 Hawthorne Ave., Derby, meet in Kellogg Environmental Center parking lot, 203-734-2513.
Winter Creature Cruises, Maritime Aquarium, 10 N. Water St., Norwalk, 1:30 p.m. March 17, aboard the Oceanic, looking for harbor and gray seals, winter waterfowl, $18.50-$20.50, advance ticket purchase recommended, 203-852-0700, ext. 2206, www.maritimeaquarium.org. Also, noon March 31 and 1 p.m. April 1.
Southern Connecticut Small Craft Symposium, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 31, Wilbur Cross High School, 181 Mitchell Drive, New Haven, promoting maritime skills and awareness of environmental issues, displays and demonstrations, door prizes, $5, 203-903-5705, firstname.lastname@example.com. Presented by Changing Tides PaddleCraft and New Haven Parks & Recreation.
Island Keeper internships, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, working in the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, May 21-August, live on islands performing wildlife and vegetation surveys, invasive species management and more, $180 per week. Send cover letter, resume, three references to email@example.com, www.fws.gov/northeast/mckinney/
Marsh Botanic Gardens, docents wanted to expand hours. Greenhouses are open to the public 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 227 Mansfield St., New Haven, 203-432-6320, firstname.lastname@example.com, exhibits of carnivorous plants, desert specimens and sun-loving plants from around the world.
History of New Haven Bird Club, John Triana continues his work on the club archive. Anyone with photos, clippings or memorabilia to share can contact him at 203-758-7203 or email@example.com.
Send items for the Nature Calendar to Rick Sandella, features editor, New Haven Register, 40 Sargent Drive, New Haven 06511 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Call 203-789-5676.