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Last week, the Senate voted to appropriate more than $554 million to ensure safety for Iowans and communities throughout the state by adequately funding our prisons, our courts, the Department of Public Safety, the Attorney General, and other agencies and functions of our justice system.
As approved by the Senate, this year's Justice Budget (House File 2450) provides extra money to the Department of Corrections to hire more prison guards. Prisons are dangerous places. Additional guards will help keep the staff and public safe by maintaining control and preventing escapes.
The Justice Budget also invests in Iowa's successful Drug Courts, which reduce crime by teaching offenders how to stay off drugs and become responsible, contributing members of society. Participants are held accountable for their behavior and must adhere to the strict rules of the program or go straight to prison. Drug Courts also save taxpayer dollars. Each offender who participates in Drug Court saves thousands in tax dollars each year.
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Consistent with the Governor's recommendation, the Senate's Justice Budget also provides full funding for victims' assistance grants. The House failed to approve adequate funding for these grants, which go to programs that assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Last year, these programs helped more than 27,000 Iowans find safe housing, seek counseling, get jobs and learn how to escape from an abusive relationship.
We also voted to put more state troopers on Iowa highways. More patrol officers make for safer roads and quicker response times when someone needs assistance, whether it is responding to an accident, a crime or a simple breakdown.

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Undergraduate Research Advances Systems Engineering Knowledge, Supports U.S. Department of Defense
Involving students in cutting-edge, interdisciplinary academic research alongside faculty members is one of the hallmarks of Stevens' undergraduate program.
For the first time this summer, Stevens undergraduates joined the systems engineering research community, working on several significant projects to advance the innovative pursuits of the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC), a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC), competitively awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to Stevens in 2008.
The SERC, a nationwide network of collaborator universities and more than non-profit research organizations, is focused on enhancing the nation's knowledge and capability in the area of systems engineering thinking to address critical global issues.
"One of the SERC research priorities is workforce development, and one aspect of this research involves introducing systems thinking and systems concepts at the undergraduate level," said Debra Facktor Lepore, director of strategic programs for the SERC and industry professor in the School of Systems and Enterprises. "The undergraduate students worked on research projects that increased their understanding of the role systems engineering plays in solving complex systems problems. They contributed to important behind-the-scenes elements of research, such as learning how to conduct a literature search, manage data, and interface with other systems engineering experts around the country."
Student research by Robert Ritter '12, Abigail Vaskain '14, Hudson Amaro '12 and Logan Bagarozy '15 furthered the SERC's mission by pushing forward large-scale DoD projects to keep the U.S. safe.
Ritter, who earned his B.S in Engineering Management in 2012, worked with Lepore to compile thousands of lines of notes from discussions with systems engineering subject matter experts and reviews of systems engineering publications into a concise database. His project especially focused on consolidating information related to rapid systems engineering, with the purpose of helping industries and organizations make processes more efficient.
"I learned a great deal about the different approaches to product development, especially concerning the complex needs of the people driving these processes and how their interactions with each other affect the final product," Ritter said.
Upon graduation, Ritter worked for a small consulting firm doing Workday SaaS integration implementations, and is soon moving on to MasterCard where he will continue developing its global Workday integration catalog. He said the insights and experiences he gained during his summer research with the SERC is already helping him in his career.
"The idea of making any process more efficient by using engineering best practices is relatable to all industries," he said.
Vaskain, an Innovation & Entrepreneurship Summer Scholar, helped Lepore prepare for the annual SERC Research Review, which convenes academic and government leaders to share ideas concerning the DoD's research challenges. Vaskain created a program and structure for the event, providing themes to facilitate collaboration.
She also worked with an interdisciplinary team of Stevens faculty members and former astronaut and Navy Seal Captain William Shepard to create a new vision for systems engineering capstone courses at Stevens.
"My work was a balance of big picture thinking and engineering, enhancing my ability to conceive and select innovative strategies," Vaskain said.
Amaro, who will earn his B.E. and M.E. in Mechanical Engineering in Dec. 2012, worked on the SERC RT-34 project, which looks at existing expedited systems engineering practices, catering specifically to warfighter needs, and what different practices, systems and criteria help them to succeed, or not succeed. Taking this information, the project hopes to develop guidelines that will help existing and future programs to succeed with their rapid projects, while completing them faster, smarter and better.
"This research is helping to improve a critical aspect of warfighter support," Amaro said. "When these urgent needs are brought up, you want to fulfill them in the smartest way, as fast as you can. In these projects where time and quality are key, having these guidelines to improve expedited engineering process can save not only time, and money, but lives as well."
Stevens Scholar Logan Bagarozy '15 also conducted a literature search and analysis of articles and reports related to expedited systems engineering, including reports from other SERC Research Tasks and case studies from both standard and expedited engineering projects.
"I learned a lot about best practices in systems engineering, especially with regard to the benefit of having the right people for a Systems Engineering project," Bagarozy said.
His research on rapid engineering could impact military development and acquisition, enabling the DoD to respond to threats much faster and neutralize new developments that threaten the nation, rather than get bogged down by procedure.
"It has been a joy to work with these students and see what they can accomplish!" said Lepore.


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Well, the The Boys Rule Boys Read Book Series Tournament has been interesting, to say the least. Some unexpected upsets and crazy twists, but, hey, that's how these tournament things go (look how far Davidson went in the NCAA Tournament--they almost even took out mighty Kansas). Well, now it's time to vote to see who plays in the championship. You, the posters in Blogland and paper voters via ImaginOn, determine who. Oh, there are also the really cool prizes to be won. Let the games begin:
Right Side Game:
The Harry Potter Series (seed 1) Vs. Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures (seed 3):
The Harry Potter Series
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Left Side Game:
The Chronicles of Narnia (seed 6) Vs. The Undeland Chronicles (seed 7)
The Chronicles of Narnia
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So let the voting begin to see who will play for The Championship!!!!!!
Here are the rules once again:
1) The books that are going against each other will move to the next round if they receive the most votes from you guys.
2) Everyone who wants to (adults and girls also) can vote by responding to this blog and voting for the books in each match-up they would like to see go on in the tournament.
3) Multiple voting by the same individual for a particular book is not allowed. One vote for each match-up.
4) Voting will start with the posting of this blog entry. Voting from bloggers will be allowed for that day and for 8 following days (fourth round votes due by 9:00 p.m. Monday, April 7) . Also if you can get by ImaginOn, we will have paper handouts that you can use to vote.
5) You will notice that the books are seeded. What this means is the books with the higher seeds (1 being highest, 8 being lowest) are expected to go further in the tournament. Those with lower number are expected to make early exits. However, who goes on and who goes home will be determined by your votes.
6) Finally, prizes will be awarded to the one who votes for the most books that go the furthest. In the case of a tie, the number difference between upsets will be used to determine the ultimate winner (say someone picks a seed 8 to beat a seed 1, that would give them 7 points for a tie-breaker, etc.). Also the three pointer can be used to give voters more points (3 points).
7) Let me stress the 3 pointer once again!!!! One review gives the writer the equivalent of 3 right votes. Lets say you have 8 points now on the Leader Board ; one review would up you score to 11 points (the number of points the leaders have now). This is a powerful tool in the tournament!
8) Also remember the prizes for the 3 highest on the Leader Board!!!! First place will be an autographed T-shirt from the UNCC Men's Basketball Team. Second place will be an autographed poster. 3rd prize will be a book of your choosing (softcover) from all the contenders in the tournament. If you live near in the Charlotte area, you could come to Imaginon to claim your prize, If you live out of town or can't get to Imaginon, we will send your prize to you.
9) That's it all. So get in there and vote for your favorite books and more importantly have fun!!!!!!
Well that's all I have time for right now (I think I just saw the Lagamorph in the library. Gotta get my trusty two-sided lightsaber in case he is looking for trouble.
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CLEVELAND — A man charged with holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for over a decade will undergo an evaluation to determine if he is mentally competent to stand trial, a judge ordered Wednesday.
Although both the defense and prosecution agree Ariel Castro is competent, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Michael Russo said he wants to make sure the 52-year-old man is able to understand the charges and assist attorneys in his defense.
The examination by a court-appointed doctor likely will be Thursday, the judge said.
Castro has pleaded not guilty to 329 counts in an indictment that covers August 2002, when the first woman disappeared, to February 2007. More charges could be filed in the case cracked May 6 when one woman escaped from Castro's house, leading to the rescue of the other two.
Prosecutor Tim McGinty told the judge he would be going back to the grand jury soon to seek the additional charges. Attorney General Mike DeWine said this month that a state crime laboratory is checking new evidence to determine if there were additional victims.
McGinty said he believes Castro understood what he was doing when the crimes were committed and he is competent now.
"We have absolutely no doubt … that he's entirely competent, knows exactly what he's doing now and did then," McGinty said in court Wednesday.
Castro's attorney, Craig Weintraub, told reporters afterward that he believes his client is competent for trial.
A brief statement issued Wednesday by attorneys on behalf of the women suggested they want a quick resolution of the case.
"The longer this process lasts, the more painful it is for them. And the more sordid details of this horror that get disclosed in this process, the more painful it is for them," said Kathy Joseph, attorney for Michelle Knight.
James Wooley, representing Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, said the women have faith in the legal process but added, "The simple, honest truth is they would like it to be over. They want this whole thing behind them. Any date set by which this may end is like light at the end of a tunnel."
The indictment alleges Castro held the women captive, sometimes chaining them to a pole in a basement, to a bedroom heater or inside a van. One of the women had a child by Castro. The indictment says that when one of the women tried to escape, he assaulted her with a vacuum cord around her neck.
McGinty hasn't said if he'll pursue a death sentence for a charge of forced miscarriage involving one woman.
Castro is being held on $8 million bail and has turned down media interview requests.
The trial has been scheduled for early August, but that could change to give attorneys more time to prepare. Another pretrial hearing was set for July 3.
Weintraub said he received 900 documents from prosecutors Tuesday night, but he doesn't think "there's any information in there that we don't already know."


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Analyst: Bungie would be "very good fit" to replace Infinity Ward
Bungie's new ten-year deal to have its new IP published by Activision seems to be a good enough reason to replace Infinity Ward, according to one analyst.
Analyst: EA aiming to get 2 million subs for The Old Republic
EA are looking to get 2 million subscribers when Star: Wars: The Old Republic releases next year, according to one analyst.
Analyst: PS3 to get "the best YoY growth in January"
PlayStation 3 will see "the best YoY growth in January" when the NPD results come out next week, according to one analyst.
Analyst: Xbox 360 Slim "is a question of when, not if"
Analyst David Cole of DFC Intelligence has told Industry Gamers that it won't be long before Microsoft released a slimmer version of Xbox 360."I think it is a question of when not if," he told the site. "However, the when part is a big uncertainty … rumors have been going on for a long time. […]
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Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia has predicted that Activision will delay the release of Starcraft 2 into 2010 instead of shipping it in October 2009.Bhatia expects the game to sell around three million copies with a 2010 release being a positive thing for the company, despite the missing the holiday shopping season.Activision had no comment […]
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Road trip: Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet tour wheat farms
Colorado's two U.S. senators, Republican Cory Gardner, and Democrat Michael Bennet, on Saturday toured northeastern Colorado for their inaugural wheat tour.
Republican Wayne Allard started the wheat tour when he was elected to Congress in the 4th District in 1991. Every year, he would visit different parts of the Eastern Plains. When Allard was elected to the U.S. Senate, and Republican Bob Schaffer took his seat in the U.S. House, it became the Schaffer wheat tour. Then it was the Musgrave wheat tour after Republican Marilyn Musgrave; the Markey wheat tour after Democrat Betsy Markey; and then the Gardner wheat tour.
When Gardner was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014, Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck took his seat in Congress.
"So now they have the 'Buck Wheat' tour," Gardner said, cracking himself and others up.
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The actress and host Jane Lynch opened up the 2016 People's Choice Awards with a crafty performance of the hit "Walk the Moon" song with her own pop culture twist, and with the help of some background dancers, the awards show was in full motion.
One of the first topics was Steve Harvey's Miss Universe blunder. Lynch announced that there was going to be a new award for an actor who never won a PCA, but deserved to, and it went to Miss Colombia. (Although, that wasn't actually Ariadna Gutierrez on stage, but someone who looked a lot like her.)
The first tender moment came from Taylor Kinney, who gave Lady Gaga a sweet shout-out while accepting his award for Favorite Dramatic TV Actor. "My fiancée couldn't be here tonight, but she says hello, wishes she could. I love you, babe. Thank you for having my back and supporting me. You inspire me every day."
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But the night wasn't only about award winning. Vin Diesel accepted Favorite Action Movie and Favorite Film for "Furious 7" and began to get choked up thinking of his late co-star Paul Walker. The action star even began to sing the film's breakout song "See You Again" for his fallen friend before leaving the stage.
With a heartwarming montage to Taylor Swift's "Out of the Woods," viewers relived some of Ellen DeGeneres' most sincere moments on her show, before she took the stage to accept her Humanitarian Award. "This is crazy, I mean, so, so deserved, but this is crazy," she joked.
"I just think that kindness is something that we should all have. That's an innate quality that we have and we need more of that out there. I read a great quote recently, 'What if there was no such thing as love? Just proof of love.' I don't know if it was from the Bible or an Instagram, but either way it's powerful."
DeGeneres wasn't the only one who brough the laughs. While accepting the award for Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress, Dakota Johnson alerted the audience that presenter Leslie Mann broke her dress.
"It's not like nobody here hasn't already seen my boobs," she said, referring to her role in "Fifty Shades of Gray."
And just when you thought all was fine and dandy, something out of the ordinary happened. When the ladies of "The Talk" were accepting their award, a young man came out of left field and tried to ambush their speech, but not without a fight. Sharon Osbourne began kicking him and flipped him off, while Sheryl Underwood yelled, "You ain't gonna pull no Steve Harvey up here, no sir, no sir. Security! Back to your speech, girl."
The show also included musical performances by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, Jason Derulo and Jordan Smith with David Foster.
And, now, the most important part—the winners:
Favorite Movie: "Furious 7"
Favorite Movie Actor: Channing Tatum
Favorite Movie Actress: Sandra Bullock
Favorite Action Movie: "Furious 7"
Favorite Action Movie Actor: Chris Hemsworth
Favorite Action Movie Actress: Shailene Woodley
Favorite Animated Movie Voice: Selena Gomez, "Hotel Transylvania"
Favorite Comedic Movie: "Pitch Perfect 2"
Favorite Comedic Movie Actor: Kevin Hart
Favorite Comedic Movie Actress: Melissa McCarthy
Favorite Dramatic Movie: "The Martian"
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor: Johnny Depp
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress: Dakota Johnson
Favorite Family Movie: "Minons"
Favorite Thriller movie: "Taken 3"
Favorite TV Show: "The Big Bang Theory"
Favorite Network TV Comedy: "The Big Bang Theory"
Favorite Comedic TV Actor: Jim Parsons
Favorite Comedic TV Actress: Melissa McCarthy
Favorite Network TV Drama: "Grey's Anatomy"
Favorite Dramatic TV Actor: Taylor Kinney
Favorite Dramatic TV Actress: Ellen Pompeo
Favorite Cable TV Comedy: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
Favorite Cable TV Drama: "Pretty Little Liars"
Favorite Cable TV Actor: Kevin Hart
Favorite Cable TV Actress: Sasha Alexander
Favorite Premium Cable TV Show: "Homeland"
Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor: Dwayne Johnson
Favorite Premium Cable TV Actress: Kristen Bell
Favorite TV Crime Drama: "Person of Interest"
Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor: Nathan Fillion
Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress: Stana Katic
Favorite Network TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show: "Beauty and the Beast"
Favorite Cable TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show: "Outlander"
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor: Jensen Ackles
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress: Caitriona Balfe
Favorite Competition TV Show: "The Voice"
Favorite Daytime TV Host: Ellen DeGeneres
Favorite Daytime TV Hosting Team: "The Talk"
Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host: Jimmy Fallon
Favorite Streaming Series: "Orange is the New Black"
Favorite Actor in a New TV Series: John Stamos
Favorite Actress in a New TV Series: Priyanka Chopra
Favorite Animated TV Show: "The Simpsons"
Favorite New TV Comedy: "Scream Queens"
Favorite New TV Drama: "Supergirl"
Favorite Male Artist: Ed Sheeran
Favorite Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Group: Fifth Harmony
Favorite Breakout Artist: Shawn Mendes
Favorite Male Country Artist: Blake Shelton
Favorite Female Country Artist: Carrie Underwood
Favorite Country Group: Lady Antebellum
Favorite Pop Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Hip-Hop Artist: Nicki Minaj
Favorite R&B Artist: The Weeknd
Favorite Album: Meghan Trainor
Favorite Song: "What Do You Mean?," Justin Bieber
Favorite Music Icon: Madonna
Favorite Social Media Celebrity: Britney Spears
Favorite Social Media Star: Matt Bellassai
Favorite Mobile Game: Candy Crush Saga
Favorite Video Game: Super Smash Bros.
Favorite YouTube Star: Connor Franta
Seriously Popular Award: Maddie Ziegler
Favorite Humanitarian: Ellen DeGeneres
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Known as the 'pearling capital of the world' visitors to Broome were once predominantly pearl fisherman and the town remained a remote outpost on the Kimberley Coast until its eventual emergence as a travel destination. These days, a camel ride on the 20 kilometre long Cable Beach is high on the list of many travellers' Australian must-dos.
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The U.S. federal census was conducted each decade from 1790 to the present. This information pertains to censuses conducted in 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, and 1840.
Record Description[edit | edit source]
Population schedules consisted of large sheets with rows and columns. The schedules were arranged by place, such as township or post office. The places were not filed in any particular order. The arrangement of families on a schedule is normally in the order in which the enumerator visited the households. The original schedules are well preserved at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. They were microfilmed in the 1950s and 1960s. The schedules for some counties in varying censuses are missing.
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The 1820census includes the following genealogical information:
- Full name of the head of household
- Number of free white males and females in each household
- Number of free colored persons and slaves in each household (1820 only)
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The U.S. federal census is the best source for quickly identifying the head of a household and may also identify persons for whom other records do not exist. However, you must know the name of an ancestor and sometimes the variant spellings of that name to search for a census entry.
Begin your search by finding your ancestors in the census index. (Nationwide name indexes may be able to help you locate your ancestor even when you do not know the place of residence.) Use the locator information in the index (such as page number or family number) to locate your ancestors in the census. Compare the information in the census to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information of more than one family or person to make this determination. Be aware that as with any index, transcription errors may occur.
When you have located your ancestor in the census, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them.
You should follow the family through each available census. Again, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. For example:
- Use the age categories to determine an approximate birth date range.
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It is often helpful to extract the information on all families with the same surname in the same general area. If the surname is uncommon, it is likely that those living in the same area were related.
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Description: Two men shaking hands. Bill Gilbert (left) greeting customer Albert Farine in Irving State Bank's new building, 1947. The Merchants and Planters Bank was organized in 1907. Chaney and Fletcher Miller took over operation of the bank and in 1908 and had it chartered as the Irving State Bank. It later became Irving Bank and Trust Company and remained in business along Main Street until 1975.
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ACC M5: 10.11.12 EditionPosted by mpatton on October 11th, 2012
- Fredericksburg Star: Virginia didn't wow anyone last season with its athleticism. However, incoming freshman Justin Anderson may. The 6'6″, 226 pound freshman has all of the physical tools to be a great player in the ACC. Anderson, along fellow freshmen Evan Nolte and Mike Tobey will have to master Tony Bennett's pack-line defensive strategy if they hope to see much time on the court this season. Bennett's strategy is good at hiding athletic disadvantages, but the more athletic lockdown defenders he puts on the wing, the more effective Virginia's already stifling defense will be.
- Washington Post: Alex Prewitt jotted down some "nuggets" from Maryland's media day that are pretty revealing. Literally speaking Prewitt noted the offseason weight changes for most of the Terrapin roster. Notably, Nick Faust and Alex Len both added much needed bulk (30 pounds!) which should help both be more effective on the boards. James Padgett also bulked up pretty substantially. On the other side of the scale, Pe'Shon Howard, Shaquille Cleare and Charles Mitchell all lost significant weight. More figuratively, Prewitt's anecdotes painted a picture of a team with a lot more chemistry than Maryland seemed to have last season. Maybe Cleare and Seth Allen are just more outgoing, but it certainly sounds much more comfortable than the team did last year.
- Raleigh News & Observer: Speaking of newcomers, Wake Forest has a boatload. There are seven self-proclaimed "Baby Deacs" joining Jeff Bzdelik in Winston-Salem this year. Bzdelik is putting some real pressure on the newcomers, saying, "I need them to perform now. I don't want [youth] to be an excuse or a crutch for our young guys." Part of his urgency may be a his seat heating up after two incredibly lackluster seasons (to be kind). With Travis McKie and CJ Harris back and the strong incoming class, the Demon Deacons will be much more talented across the board this season. However, despite Bzdelik's insistence, nothing makes up for experience.
- Associated Press (via ACC Sports Journal): Clemson lost top scorers Andre Young and Tanner Smith to graduation. Last season the story read the same way, with Jerai Grant and Demontez Stitt leaving. This year, Brad Brownell needs Devin Booker (ACC phenom Trevor Booker's younger brother) to increase his consistency and Milton Jennings to tap into his McDonald's All-American potential. Both players have the talent, but neither has shown the ability to lead night in and night out. That consistency has to improve for Clemson to have a successful season.
- ESPN.com: Dave Telep reported that Caleb and Cody Martin, twins out of Mocksville, North Carolina, will be joining NC State in 2014. The twins are just another example of Mark Gottfried working hard to get as much in-state talent as possible. This strategy certainly has a history of success, as North Carolina is one of the richest states in terms of its homegrown basketball talent. If Gottfried's team has a good year this year and CJ Leslie goes in the lottery, look for the Wolfpack to have continued recruiting significance. Gottfried is a very talented recruiter and success breeds more success.


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Out with the old and in with the new — that's what a study comparing Consumer Reports to Decide.com concludes.
PricewaterhouseCoopers/AEV conducted research on the two recommendation agencies and found Consumer Reports several steps behind Decide.com in various areas like product availability and an up-to-date database. The study, which was sponsored by Seattle-based Decide, analyzed 100 products in an eight-day span last month and stacked them against each other.
Recommendations differed 31 percent of the time. One of the more notable statistics was that 12.5 percent of recommendations shown as "Best Buy," or "Recommended," by Consumer Reporters were incorrect based on newer versions of the item with stronger features or lower prices available at other online outlets.
"Decide is to Consumer Reports what Yelp is to Zagat: an example of technology disrupting older ways of providing consumers advice," said Mike Fridgen, Decide CEO, in a press release. "Our technology provides product recommendations in real-time by using big data, millions of reviews from across the Internet, in addition to experts."
There were also vast differences in user reviews and pricing decisions. Decide features 30 times more user reviews that are updated in real time and factored in recommendations. On the other hand, Consumer Reports allows only subscriber reviews, which aren't calculated into the recommendation.
The only category that Consumer Reports matched Decide on was in the "Comprehensive" section.
The report reminds us of last week's Redfin study that showed how its competitors like Zillow and Trulia have outdated database information. With how fast technology moves today, providing the newest information available at all times is certainly becoming more and more crucial.
Decide.com was co-founded by University of Washington computer scientist Oren Etzioni, and it is backed by Maveron, Madrona and others.
Previously on GeekWire: Consumer Reports for geeks: New 'Decide Score' uncovers the best and worst products


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Cameron, an injured veteran, with his new "war buddy," Harper, a service dog that is helping him heal.
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Ian, a Humvee driver in Iraq, was doing his job for the military when an insurgent threw a grenade into the vehicle.
The 19-year-old tried to deflect the grenade but it fell inside. Another soldier threw his body on it to save his comrades and died instantly.
Ian suffered the worst injuries of the four survivors: traumatic brain injury, many shrapnel wounds and severe mobility problems.
When he returned to Fort Carson army base, Ian needed all the help he could get. A big part of that help came when he got Clark, a Freedom Service dog specially trained to brace and balance Ian, as well as help him with everyday activities.
Ian is now married with two children and a good job.
"I feel like I can do more of the things I did before I was injured," he said in an article in the current newsletter of Freedom Service Dogs, Inc.
The Englewood-based organization is trying to help other veterans with severe injuries like Ian's, but the going has been hard. This was a tough year for nonprofits and 2010 might be no better, says Sharan Wilson, executive director of Freedom Service Dogs.
"We have a dozen veterans on our waiting list," Wilson said. 'We'd have more but the military knows we have a shortage of resources."
It takes about $25,000 and most of a year to train one dog. And Freedom Service Dogs also has nearly 30 other non-military people on its waiting list.
The program for veterans is called Be a Hero to a Hero. Wilson said it works with the Warriors in Transition Battalion at Fort Carson.
"The Battalion is for military people coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan who have severe mental or physical illness problems," she said. "They are too injured to serve and aren't ready to return to private life. They spend six months to two years getting healed."
The battalion at Fort Carson has 600 members and is the largest of five in the country, Wilson said.
Freedom Service dogs are found at shelters. They often have health problems, she said, so the first step is to get them healthy.
Then they go through basic obedience training by members of Pawsitive Connection, a program for at-risk kids, or members of Warriors in Transition.
After that, Freedom Service's three professional trainers take over, teaching dogs the specific skills it will need for specific veterans.
Along the way volunteers help socialize the dogs, occasionally taking them home for overnight stays. Volunteers and dogs in training have a legal right to go anywhere, since that is what the animals must do once they are placed, Wilson said.
When the process is finished the dog will have transformed from a homeless mutt to a life partner that can do tasks such as helping find necessities, helping navigate crowds or providing emotional support for veterans who have lived through the horrors of war.
"In Iraq everyone has a battle buddy," said another returned soldier, Cameron. "Now that I'm home, (my dog) Harper is my battle buddy."
To help, reach Freedom Service Dogs Inc. at www.freedomservicedogs.org or 303 922-6231.
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A recent poll found that more pet owners plan to buy Christmas presents for their dogs and cats than last year.
An Associated Press-Petside.com poll shows 52 percent of pet owners plan to buy their animals a holiday gift — up from 43 percent last year.
This runs contrary to the fact that 93 percent of Americans say they'll spend less overall or about the same as last year, according to a separate Associated Press-GfK poll.
The AP-Petside.com poll found that six in 10 of those who own only dogs planned on shopping for their pet for the holidays. Forty percent of those with only cats planned to pet shop.
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About the 2019 Flat Earth International Conference
The Flat Earth International Conference is an educational endeavor composed of individuals and organizations uniting around the common purpose of the true scientific inquiry of the created earth.
Most people today subscribe to the espoused heliocentric globe model explanation of our cosmology, which contends that:
The earth spins at 1,040 miles per hour while traveling around the sun at 66,000 miles per hour;
meanwhile, the entire solar system moves through the milky way galaxy at 490,000 miles per hour
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The 2019 Flat Earth International Conference (FEIC) is the 3rd annual conference hosted by Kryptoz Media. FEIC features presenters from various backgrounds and belief systems who have each made an impact on the larger Flat Earth community. FEIC is not in any way affiliated with the Flat Earth Society.
"People still believe the earth is flat!?" We maintain that the earth is flat and stationary, but we weren't born into this way of thinking. Like you, we grew up believing in a heliocentric globe-earth model. After extensive experimentation, analysis, and research, we have come to know that the truth of our cosmology is not that which we've been told.
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Washington, DC -- Nanotechnology will significantly change virtually every facet of the way we live. The next president has the opportunity to shape these changes and to ensure that nanotechnology's benefits will be maximized and its risks identified and controlled. A new report by former EPA official J. Clarence (Terry) Davies lays out a clear roadmap for the next presidential administration and describes the immediate and longer term steps necessary to deal with the current shortcomings of nanotechnology oversight.
"The future of the technology is in the hands of the incoming administration. The shape of the future will depend significantly on what the new government does," says Davies, whose report, Nanotechnology Oversight: An Agenda for the New Administration, was released today.
In the report Davies calls for the White House and federal agency policymakers to maximize the use of existing laws to improve nanotechnology oversight. Such measures include defining nanomaterials as "new" substances under federal toxics and food laws, thereby enabling the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider the novel qualities and effects of nanomaterials. Davies also calls for federal pesticide and workplace safety laws to be used to protect against potential adverse impacts of nanomaterials.
Immediate policy changes, however, need to be followed by longer-term changes to existing oversight laws. For example, two major high-exposure applications of nanotechnology - cosmetics and dietary supplements - are essentially unregulated. The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act needs to be amended to deal with these applications. Other laws important to nanotechnology, such as the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act, also need radical revision, Davies says.
Without increased funding and staffing for relevant agencies many of the actions called for in the report will not be possible.
"In order to ensure the safe development of this rapidly advancing technology, which is projected will enable 15 percent of globally manufactured goods worth $2.6 trillion by 2014, there needs to be an increase in nanotechnology risk research monies in the fiscal year 2009 budget to $100 million and in FY 2010 to $150 million," says David Rejeski, the director of the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies.
The report highlights the importance of creating sensible nanotechnology oversight policies that will help ensure the safe and sustainable application of nanotechnologies to climate change, food security, water purification, health care, and other pressing global problems.
"Potential risks of nanoscale materials have already been identified, and for the world to realize the benefits of this technology, the next administration must act swiftly and carefully," Rejeski says. "This will be a challenge, but one that could have limitless opportunities to improve the world in the 21st century."
The report is available at: www.nanotechproject.org/n/oversight/
About Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the ability to measure, see, manipulate and manufacture things usually between 1 and 100 nanometers. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter; a human hair is roughly 100,000 nanometers wide. In 2007, the market for nanotechnology-based products totaled $147 billion. Lux Research projects that figure will grow to $3.1 trillion by 2015, or about 15% of total global output.
The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (www.nanotechproject.org) is an initiative launched by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and The Pew Charitable Trusts in 2005. It is dedicated to helping business, government and the public anticipate and manage possible health and environmental implications of nanotechnology.


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Tyler is considered the advanced manufacturing, health care, educational and retail center of East Texas. Tyler's charming brick streets lead visitors to an array of family attractions, quaint antique shops and unique specialty stores. The city has an impressive youth recreation program, including baseball and soccer leagues. Its cultural offerings feature ballet, symphony orchestras and art museums.
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The step-grandchildren of Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels are billionaires, although their wealth comes mostly from their biological relatives, Bloomberg's David de Jong reports.
Here's how the relationship works:
- In 1931, Goebbels married Magda Quandt, who'd previously been married to industrialist Guenther Quandt (as well as another man before).
- Harald Quandt (actually the son of Magda's first husband) wound up living with Goebbels after the marriage.
- When Guenther — himself implicated as a Nazi follower though not involved in the regime's crimes — died, Harald and his half-brother Herbert Quandt inherited his fortune.
That included ownership of two large manufacturing firms as well as stakes in Daimler-Benz and potash miner Wintershall AG.
Today, Herbert's widow Johanna Quandt, 86, and their children Susanne Klatten and Stefan Quandt remain BMW's dominant shareholders, de Jong says. Meanwhile, he writes, "the billionaire daughters of Harald Quandt -- Katarina Geller-Herr, 61, Gabriele Quandt, 60, Anette-Angelika May-Thies, 58, and 50-year-old Colleen-Bettina Rosenblat-Mo -- have kept a lower profile."
Goebbels poisoned himself and his biological children as the war was ending.


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KIRKLAND, Wash.—(August 6, 2009)—German-based Lavera Naturkosmetik, a leader in "truly natural" beauty and skincare products, making natural beauty and skincare products available to a wider audience. Bestsellers from Lavera skincare, makeup, hair care and sunscreen lines are now being featured at CVS/pharmacy locations in California and on cvs.com as part of their growing natural skin care section.
"It is our goal at Lavera to make truly natural skincare and beauty products more accessible to customers," said Ulrike Jacob, CEO of Lavera USA. "Consumers are starting to realize that the products they put on their skin are just as important as the food they put in their body. The purer, the better."
In fact, sixty percent of ingredients put onto the skin penetrate into the bloodstream. Lavera products contain only natural ingredients—none of the potentially harmful chemicals and toxins that a majority of beauty products on the market in the United States contain.
Lavera adopts the strict guidelines set by BDIH, the regulatory organization in Germany. It's the most stringent certification process anywhere in the world for making sure products are manufactured to the highest standards of being all natural and ecologically friendly. Having joined the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Lavera is committed to making safer products, as well as providing greater transparency to consumers about their products—something that the U.S. could take a few lessons on from European standards.
The company has also received a variety of awards from independent institutions in Europe. In 2008, Lavera was ranked number one in a study on safe cosmetics conducted by Oeko-Test Magazine, an influential consumer advocacy magazine in Germany, beating out 32 natural and mainstream manufacturers. And as of May 2009, Lavera has more than 516 Sehr Gut (Very Good) ratings that have been awarded to individual products reviewed by Oeko-Test. The Lavera Self Tanner carried at Target also won the 2008 Gorgeously Green Award as the "Best Self Tanner on the Market," and was the only natural cosmetic product to receive and "Oustanding" from Oeko-Test.
By exposing more consumers to natural products, Lavera expands on its goal of promoting health, radiant skin and overall wellbeing. From their Mango Milk Shampoo to their Wild Rose Faces line, everyone will find something they love. Visit www.lavera.com to see if there is a store near you that carries Lavera products or visit cvs.com to order products online.
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Open See by Jim Goldberg
In Paris walking along the Seine, a young woman stops about eight feet from some approaching tourists, spotting something on the ground. She places herself in their sightline, stoops down and a large golden ring appears in her hand. She looks at it admiringly and asks the tourists if it is theirs. After some moments of wonder, she offers to sell this golden ring to them for maybe what appears to be a surprisingly small sum of money. A few blocks further, a young Romanian boy stoops to pick up another invisible ring off the ground and the tourists pause with his questions of ownership. A few blocks further it is an elderly woman who bends down with surprising dexterity. A relatively harmless scam that gives the impression that the roads in Paris are literally paved with gold.
Since 2003 Jim Goldberg has been working on a project about the "New Europeans," that is, refugees escaping their homeland either because of war or poverty to make a new home in Europe. His new series of books, Open See just published by Steidl, brings together a multitude of voices speaking of their journeys towards a "better life."
Using different media such as multi-format photographs, polaroids, writing, ephemera and objects, Goldberg presents these fractured histories as a flow of harsh realities of dislocation where hope seems pushed to its limits. The most common denominator between the participants is the disconnect between dreams and reality. One is offered a job by a cousin only to be sold into prostitution. Another dreams of the wealth of Europe and yet faces even more poverty as racism keeps them from getting any job. It is a set of books as much about the cruelty of man attempting to take advantage of the powerless while they are in their most vulnerable state.
Like in his book Raised by Wolves, Goldberg's approach is a collaborative effort - the marginal given their spotlight. He photographs and collects the histories but also allows the subjects their own voice by way of writing on the photographs he takes of them. Often without translation, my first impression was of annoyance that I could not fully understand each person's plight but now I think that lack of translation is a strength. By denying certain information due to language barriers, Goldberg has placed us into a similar uncomfortable space as those approaching a foreign country with limited means of communication.
I found it also a way to avoid the 'refugee as spectacle' which is so prevalent in photojournalism. In an effort to describe these lives with the small hope of changing something or helping, often the subject becomes nothing more than a case in need of a solution. My only criticism is that the art-making aspect of collage and intentionally amateur, in-the-moment constructions, can feel a bit forced. It is Goldberg's scrapbook approach - perhaps identifying that the mediums he employs can only provide but a part of the story - that I am both seduced by and yet weary of.
As books, Open See is a set of four housed in a flimsy cardboard slipcase. Three books are relatively thin and concentrating on what appears to be Eastern Europe, India and Africa while the fourth is much thicker and a collective global portrait. There is little text apart from what appears in the images themselves but for two stories in the larger book on a woman sold into prostitution and a Moroccan man who's complicated and life-threatening journey into Italy ended with him unemployed and left with little option but turning to crime to survive.
The genetic lottery of where and when someone is born and the circumstances in which they arrive into is a question the Moroccan man ponders. He asks why couldn't he have been born 14km north of his birthplace. It could be as simple as a few kilometers or a moment in history that shifts a life from normality to horror. This book will mostly sit on the shelves of the affluent, those on the right side of borders, those that probably will know no hardship like those in the photos - the lucky ones, living lives that are the dream of others.


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Horror film to be remastered for simultaneous bow
Moviegoers can get scared IMAX-style as the large-format exhibitor is digitally remastering Paramount's "Paranormal Activity 4" with plans to release the film starting Thursday, Oct. 18, at 9 p.m. -- concurrent with the film's nationwide bow.
Pic marks the second IMAX treatment for the scarer franchise after "Paranormal Activity 2." The four-quel will launch at roughly 300 digital IMAX domestic locations.
The exhib plans to rework the film's sound and image quality for IMAX. Read the entire article here.


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Your participation will provide you not only with the opportunity to stay abreast of what's happening at Saint Mary's, but will also allow you to meet other great families and share your experiences. You will receive access to:
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The Parent and Family Association is open to all family members of current Saint Mary's students. Whether you are local or long distance, we welcome your involvement with the College. There is no cost to sign up and your membership lasts throughout your student's undergraduate experience at Saint Mary's College! To register click on this link: Family Forum Listserv & Newsletter.
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Deal Continues Companies' Long-Running Relationship
Walt Disney Co. and IMAX Corp. agreed to release a handful of upcoming Disney films in IMAX theaters, with plans to team up on several Marvel films and a Star Wars movie in 2015.
The deal continues IMAX and Disney's long-running relationship and will involve IMAX being part of Disney's release strategy for several major films, including this year's "Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier," "Maleficent," and "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy," as well as next year's "Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Tomorrowland" and "Star Wars: Episode VII."
Last year, the two companies agreed to co-produce their first movie together, expanding the relationship between the entertainment giant and the operator of theaters known for large floor-to-ceiling curved screens.
The companies have previously collaborated together on the distribution of numerous films such as "Fantasia 2000" and "Oz the Great and Powerful."
Read more about the IMAX and Disney partnership on The Wall Street Journal's website.


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Say $G$ is a reductive group over $\mathbb{C}$. We can take a dominant highest weight $\lambda$ and look at the action of $G$ on $X = \mathbb{P} V(\lambda)$. The stabilizer of the class of the highest weight vector is a parabolic subgroup so the orbit is isomorphic to $G/P$. What about the other orbits in $X$? If $[v] \in X - G/P$ then is there a good description of $G.[v]$ or its closure? If this is hard for general $[v] \in X - G/P$ are there any conditions you can put on $[v]$ that make it easier? Is $G/P$ the only closed orbit?
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"Gangnam Style" may be the most viral YouTube video of all time, but a pre-Internet viral media campaign started at Harvard has it beat hands down in the social good department (and maybe in terms of virality, too).
You know it as the designated driver campaign. And in the 2 decades since it kicked off, it's saved thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of lives.
Here's how it came to be.
The Harvard Alcohol Project changed nights on the town forever
Inspired by a similar program initiated in the Scandinavian nations during the 1920s (or the mid-1980s, depending on your source), the Harvard Alcohol Project, led by associate dean Jay Winsten, initiated a social marketing campaign with the aid of the media and communications industries.
What truly set the campaign apart was the way it sought to foster awareness of the concept. Instead of relying solely on public service announcements (PSAs) — of which there were many successful manifestations, including the Ad Council's "Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk" slogan — Winsten and company urged major Hollywood studios, as well as television networks ABC, CBS, and NBC, to incorporate the "designated driver" into their scripts.
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Just one of the many memorable PSAs that helped propel the Designated Driver program.
The designated driver becomes reality … through TV and movies
Soon, hugely successful shows like Cheers, The Cosby Show, and many more were incorporating snippets of dialogue, sub-plots, scenes, and jokes referencing the "designated driver." In fact, within the first 4 years after the campaign's 1988 launch, over 160 prime-time shows incorporated references to the idea.
This was the first time that the big 3 TV networks ran simultaneous campaigns with the same message. And according to industry estimates, the Project received over $100 million of network airtime annually, despite having a real budget under $300,000.
After TV and movie studios picked up the concept, it wasn't long before everybody from U.S. presidents to professional sports leagues jumped on it too. By 1991, just 3 years after the campaign kicked off, the term "designated driver" became a social reality as an entry in the Random House Webster's College Dictionary.
Why the designated driver campaign worked
The strength of the designated driver idea lies in a simple reality of TV consumption: people don't like watching commercials. And when we do watch them, we tend to associate commercials with attempts to sell us something — even when it's simply a public service announcement.
On the other hand, the characters in TV shows can be admirable, inspiring, or just simply relevant, resonating with our own personal sense of humor, fears, and aspirations. So when they start talking about a concept like "designated driving," it seems less like an idea we're being asked to adopt and more like an existing social reality.
In other words, it takes the persuasion out of the equation. Viewers don't have to be convinced to accept the concept or champion the cause because the fictional worlds of movies and TV shows have already made it a "reality."
Designated driving leads to fewer alcohol-related fatalities
Some of the more skeptical among you might be thinking, "Okay, so the social marketing campaign worked. But how effective is the concept itself in curbing drunk driving?"
The fact is the designated driver program has had seriously positive effects on the number of those killed due to drunk driving. When the campaign began in late 1988, 23,626 people a year died in alcohol-related crashes. By 1992, annual fatalities dropped to 17,858 — a decrease of 24 percent!
Esurance is doing its part … and you can too
We're also doing our part to encourage designated driving during the holiday season (when the wine, nog, and toddies tend to be flowing), and we're asking for your help. Head over to our Facebook page to thank the designated drivers who've made your nights on the town safe and sane, or ask a friend to tackle the task this year.


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If channeling your inner pop diva is a look you want to create this Halloween, Nicki Minaj is your best bet. The singer rocks neons and wigs like nobody's business so dig through your closet for the brightest colors you have before taking a trip to the mall.
Hair: You'll need to visit the wig store for this one. Nicki is known for her limitless hairstyles so whether you're in the mood to be a blonde, have some blue highlights or want to try out bubblegum pink the sky's the limit. For a little extra Nicki influence try teasing the wig for some more volume.
Make-Up: The makeup should be as bright and eye grabbing as you can make it. After your basic foundation and blush it's all about the eyes. Try a turquoise eyeshadow like CoverGirl's Eye Enhancers that extends to the tip of your brow line and draw in black eyeliner. Add more volume with eyelash extensions. Grab your pinkest lipstick to coat on your lips and you're ready to go!
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Clothes: Nicki is a fan of short skirts and tutus so find the shortest skirt in your closet and pair it with a tutu for some extra flavor. Try visiting Claire's for their Rainbow Ribbons tutu to complete the look. Next, find a midriff showing tank and couple it with a bright colored vest. Finish the look with the craziest tights you can find and platform heels, the higher the better (but make sure you can walk!).
Accessories: As much as Nicki's wigs are a part of her style so is her bling. Pair all your bracelets with a big necklace like this dollar sign available at Party City. Think outside the box and unleash your inner Roman.
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There are many flower fragrances in Ladies Perfume prices in South Africa used in perfumes but no fragrance can beat the smell of Rose which is known as the 'Queen of Flowers'. Roses are known for not only their beauty but also for their delicate scent and fragrant oil. Rose oil is one of the valuable ingredients in most perfumes for women. Rose Perfumes are feminine and classy and favorite with most women. Given below are some popular rose fragrances.
1) Paul Smith Rose: Paul Smith Rose Perfume is a fresh floral fragrance for women was launched in the year 2007. Best Ladies Perfume Cataluge it comes with a blend of different scents like Turkish rose oil, green tea along with light sparkling smell of magnolia and violet flowers. This is a great summer fragrance.
2) Yardley English Rose: When speaking of Rose fragrances how can I forget Yardley English Rose? This English rose perfume is one of the popular from the brand of Yardley. With its own unique blend of this timeless fragrance Yardley English Rose by Yardley of London for Women has been enchanting women around the world for generations. If you love the smooth and refreshed feeling Yardley English Rose can work the magic for you.
6) Woods Of Windsor True Rose: Woods of Windsor True Rose women that belongs to the floral fragrance group and was launched in 2002. This is a cool, Best Perfumes Online For Sale fresh and calming pink rose fragrance with notes of crisp green leaves and chamomile encased by notes of exotic dusty violet and damask rose. The base of the fragrance comes in sensual aromatic woods, musks and regal iris.
Why Do People Buy Perfume
Wearing Rose fragrances are considered to be classy and romantic. If you like to smell like Roses all the floral fragrances for women listed above can help. These are also popular choices during Summer and also as gifts for women.
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If it is Valentine's Day, then many men resort to flowers or candy to show the women in their lives just how much they really care. For the bigger holidays such as birthdays or Christmas, men typically reach a bit deeper into their pockets for the larger ticket items such as jewelry or perfume. But the reason why so much perfume is sold in any given year has far more to do with hormones and the feelings created by certain scents than by the gift-giving rationale of men.
Perfumes, colognes, and scented oils have been part of human civilization since the time of the ancient Egyptians and beyond. Jars and vases filled with exotic fragrances have also been found in ancient Chinese burial sites. In fact, the use of perfumes has no exact starting date as its exact history is unknown. All that is truly known is that women and men have been using cologne and perfume to enhance their own scent for thousands of years will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
In any given year, 66% of men and 75% of women find themselves buying cologne or perfume during the course of a year. Researchers believe that part of the reason why women love receiving perfume (and also when men love giving perfume as a gift) is due to pheromones. Pheromones are hormones thought to stimulate sexual appetite or interest and they are triggered by scent.
So do women love perfume because it makes them want to have sex? No, actually the scent has a more dramatic effect upon men. While the effect is less pronounced in women, certain colognes worn by men have been known to produce a similar desire in women. Although a link between the scent of perfume and increased sexual desire has been found, researchers do not believe that it explains the desire to wear perfume on a daily basis.
In fact, most scientists believe that human pheromones and their impact upon our behavior has decreased over the years as we have become more advanced and civilized. While most scientists conclude that scent once played a rather large part in human mating habits, they believe that it has relatively little to do with sexual attraction in this day and age.
So then…why do women love perfume so much and why is it such a popular gift during the holidays? It actually seems to be due to the simple feeling created by wearing any fragrance that one finds appealing. In fact, the feeling created by a woman wearing perfume is similar to that made by a candle used for aromatherapy. It is soothing, subtle, and slightly romantic but not really sexual in nature.
Of course, it does not really matter why precisely a woman loves wearing perfume. All that is truly important is that she does love to smell great and the attention she receives when wearing her favorite perfume. In time, the perfume and the scent of her own body will combine into a singular aroma that will literally become her own scent.
As the sense of smell can recall the most vivid of memories, it is this unique scent of a woman combined with her perfume that people tend to remember most when thinking of that person. Men will often buy the same perfume for a woman even years after she has ceased using it because it is the scent they have come to identify with that woman.
And yet, women do move on to new perfumes and always seem to be on the search for a new scent to adorn their bodies. Of course, it is not surprising for some higher end perfumes to cost $100's of dollars per bottle which is why a large number of women and men find themselves shopping for their favorite brands online. The Internet can also be a great place to find deals on new perfumes and fragrances as most websites generally offer a much greater selection than traditional stores.
The love of perfume by both men and women may be completely instinctual and somehow related to sexuality. However, the fact is that perfume just plain smells great and therefore puts us in a good mood. Who doesn't like something that smells good—be it a pot roast or a garden lily? Of course, pot roast has a tendency to make us hungry…so what does the smell of fine perfume make us? There has to be a really good reason why perfume is so popular, now doesn't there??
Preserving Your Perfume
Perfumes come in what seems like a never ending option of fragrances and aromas. For people with allergies (such as seasonal or allergic reactions to dust or asthmatic symptoms) wearing perfume can be a struggle.
People with allergies still like to make a statement and explore perfumes and fragrances, however it can be challenging to find one that doesn't trigger a reaction. A few basic hints can help someone who is looking for perfume but not the breathing and reactive symptoms that accompany it can make the world of scent statements more manageable.
For starters, light is always better than heavy. Whether you are talking about the scent itself or the application process, a light aroma has less likelihood of setting off an allergic reaction. A light application of a mild scent is easier for people to tolerate than anything else and can free an individual from a scentless existence.
When shopping for a fragrance, bring a trusted friend with you. Explain what you are looking for and have them do most of the sniffing in an attempt to find the light aromas that are less likely to set you off. Once you experience an allergic reaction the shopping experience will come to an end since it will be impossible for you to tell whether any other scents give you the same reaction.
Avoid musky scents and floral aromas, as these tend to have a high concentration of allergy triggers. Softer oriental or woody scents carry the least likely reactive triggers. These can be difficult to determine if you are standing in an aisle with rows of scents such as you will find at a discount store. Wherever you choose to do your searching for the right perfume for you, make sure you choose a place that has a staffed counter so you can explain what you are looking for while minimizing exposure to other basic allergens. Ask permission to step a few feet from the counter so that you are not in the direct line of fire from other harsher scents that someone else is considering.
Try to plan the perfume shopping trip on a low allergy trigger day. If you live in a heavy smog environment, or a high pollen area, your available days may be limited. These are the days you probably wouldn't be able to wear any perfume anyway. Walking into the store with allergy symptoms is not a solid platform for trying to find a perfume you can tolerate.
Try out a few colognes. Sometimes the different water alcohol base level in cologne makes it easier for an individual to tolerate the aroma. Perfumes have a higher concentration of oils, and their scent is stronger because of this. There are plenty of feminine scented colognes to choose from. Again, ask a staffed counter individual for assistance.


text: What is Evidence-Based Clinical Practice?Palmer's strategy for focused curricular change to improve patient careFall 2011 Home article > a message from Dr. Burt Creating meaningful connections At many of the events we host throughout the year, you will hear us comment that the College is focused on three key things: student learning, the patients we serve and the research that supports them both. Yet as you read this issue of Insights, you'll soon realize that our focus is more comprehensive than just those three key components. Yes, we are very concerned about the quality of our educational program, but we are just as concerned about helping our alumni in meaningful ways. We would all agree that it is difficult to keep pace with the changes in today's healthcare world. That is why Palmer is being proactive in a whole host of ways that meet the needs of our students as well as our alumni. You'll discover how Palmer is leading the way in integrating evidence-based clinical practice into the Doctor of Chiropractic curriculum when you read this issue's cover story. This article helps explain what evidence-based clinical practice really means, and how we're integrating it into the Palmer curriculum to educate the next generation of chiropractors and strengthen the profession as a whole. You'll also read about the Palmer CareerNetwork. This new initiative helps alumni connect with Palmer in meaningful ways that also have an impact on your practices as well as our students. Read about this exciting new online connection on page 5. I hope once you read it, you'll be motivated to join the Palmer CareerNetwork as a student mentor or to take advantage of the many online career services it offers. Not only are we reaching out to our students and alumni with new and innovative programs, but our alumni are connecting back to the College through the creation of programs like the Dr. David D. Palmer Athletic Trust established by the Palmer Rugby Alumni Association. The Palmer CareerNetwork and the Dr. David D. Palmer Athletic Trust are just a few examples of how Palmer and our alumni are working together to enhance the educational experience for our students—the next generation to move chiropractic forward. If you're wondering when one of us will be coming to a state association meeting in your area, check out the next issue of Palmer Highlights or go to the travel calendar at https://portal. palmer.edu and click on "Travel Calendar" on the right. I hope as you read this issue of Insights you will get a sense that the College and our alumni are making a real difference in today's world of health care. Enjoy the read, and thank you for all of the things you do for Palmer and chiropractic. article >