Lisa Lansden (born 1971 in Brandon, Mississippi) is the reigning Mrs. American Dream<ref name="adpageants"/>, a philanthropist, musician, model, and Corporate Director of The Florida Keys Center for Plastic Surgery. Lansden is most notable for her titles of Mrs. Florida American Dream 2009 and Mrs. American Dream 2009; on August 21, 2010, she is scheduled to crown her successor in New Orleans, Louisiana.<ref name="adschedule"/> She also created Project Inspiration to renovate and decorate The Florida Keys Children's Shelter.<ref name="fkcs"/>
Features and awards
Lansden has been featured on the Florida Network for Children, the National Network for Youth and Family<ref name="nn4youth"/>, and the Southeastern Network for Children. She was awarded the Dream Keepers Appreciation Award in March 2010 for her philanthropic efforts with Project Inspiration.<ref name="fkcs"/> She will also be featured in Florida Healthcare News in Fall 2010.<ref name="fmdoctor"/>
Education and early career
Lansden received her education at The University of Southern Mississippi, where she studied Education, Psychology, and Criminal Justice. She went on to work in television, newspaper, and radio marketing, as well as real estate.
Features and awards
Lansden has been featured on the Florida Network for Children, the National Network for Youth and Family<ref name="nn4youth"/>, and the Southeastern Network for Children. She was awarded the Dream Keepers Appreciation Award in March 2010 for her philanthropic efforts with Project Inspiration.<ref name="fkcs"/> She will also be featured in Florida Healthcare News in Fall 2010.<ref name="fmdoctor"/>
Education and early career
Lansden received her education at The University of Southern Mississippi, where she studied Education, Psychology, and Criminal Justice. She went on to work in television, newspaper, and radio marketing, as well as real estate.
Authors: Mike Kimel and Michael Kanell
Presimetrics Workman Publishing Company came about to answer a simple question: how well did past American Presidents perform on wide range of policy issues? To answer this question, Presimetrics looked at a wide range of issues, things like
abortions using data from the Centers for Disease Control, economic growth, healthcare, and job creation. The analysis is performed performed by computing the rate of change in each issue over the length of each administration mainly on the Presidents from Dwight Eisenhower (1953) to GW George W. Bush (2008), (e.g., by how much did the murder rate change while each President was in office? what about the national debt?, etc.). Administrations are then ranked based on their performance on every issue.
The authors find many surprises. For instance, presidents who have reputations as small government advocates often were those most responsible for expanding the size and scope of the federal government. Conversely, some presidents who are considered spendthrifts actually did a good job at keeping government spending in check or paid down the debt.
Another interesting factor of the book is that on many issues, Presidents who did well tended to have similar policies to other Presidents that did well, while Presidents who did poorly often followed the same policies as other Presidents who did poorly. This makes it more likely that policies make a big difference in political outcomes.
Perhaps the most controversial finding in the book is that lower tax burdens have not led to faster economic growth or increased job creation. In fact, Presidents who did best at economic issues were also the ones that increased tax burdens.
Written by Mike Kimel and Michael Kanell, a business reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Parade Magazine created a quiz based on Presimetrics which appears in their August 8, 2010 issue. The authors also have a blog which provides additional analysis beyond that which appears in the book.
Presimetrics Workman Publishing Company came about to answer a simple question: how well did past American Presidents perform on wide range of policy issues? To answer this question, Presimetrics looked at a wide range of issues, things like
abortions using data from the Centers for Disease Control, economic growth, healthcare, and job creation. The analysis is performed performed by computing the rate of change in each issue over the length of each administration mainly on the Presidents from Dwight Eisenhower (1953) to GW George W. Bush (2008), (e.g., by how much did the murder rate change while each President was in office? what about the national debt?, etc.). Administrations are then ranked based on their performance on every issue.
The authors find many surprises. For instance, presidents who have reputations as small government advocates often were those most responsible for expanding the size and scope of the federal government. Conversely, some presidents who are considered spendthrifts actually did a good job at keeping government spending in check or paid down the debt.
Another interesting factor of the book is that on many issues, Presidents who did well tended to have similar policies to other Presidents that did well, while Presidents who did poorly often followed the same policies as other Presidents who did poorly. This makes it more likely that policies make a big difference in political outcomes.
Perhaps the most controversial finding in the book is that lower tax burdens have not led to faster economic growth or increased job creation. In fact, Presidents who did best at economic issues were also the ones that increased tax burdens.
Written by Mike Kimel and Michael Kanell, a business reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Parade Magazine created a quiz based on Presimetrics which appears in their August 8, 2010 issue. The authors also have a blog which provides additional analysis beyond that which appears in the book.
Mike Kimel is one of the co-authors of the book Presimetrics - What the Facts Tell Us About How the Presidents Measure Up On the Issues We Care About(August, 2010.) website and blog
He received a Bachelor's Degree from UCSB and earned his Ph.D. in economics at UCLA. He grew up in Sao Paulo Brazil and attended [http://en. .org/wiki/Escola_Maria_Imaculada_(Chapel_School) Chapel School] Mike currently works for a regional diversified energy company and is a contributing blogger on Angry Bear In 2001 he founded Analytic Economicsa consulting firm that specializes in economic and statistical work.
Mike lives in Akron, Ohio, with his wife and son.
He received a Bachelor's Degree from UCSB and earned his Ph.D. in economics at UCLA. He grew up in Sao Paulo Brazil and attended [http://en. .org/wiki/Escola_Maria_Imaculada_(Chapel_School) Chapel School] Mike currently works for a regional diversified energy company and is a contributing blogger on Angry Bear In 2001 he founded Analytic Economicsa consulting firm that specializes in economic and statistical work.
Mike lives in Akron, Ohio, with his wife and son.
Nura Zhinus Watson (born July 3, 1997) is a Spanish actress and musician.
Biography
Early life and education
Nura Zhinus Watson was born in Valladolid, Spain. She currently studies piano at the Music Conservatory of Valladolid and receives singing and acting classes sponsored by the Teresa Rabal Foundation at the Cuarteto Teatro School of Theater.
Career
Nura Zhinus first performed as an actress in a play when she was only 3 years old, taking on the main role in a Persian traditional play for children. In 2003, when she was but 6 years old, she participated in the Castile and León “Veo Veo” arts semi-final as an actress where she acted as an anatomy teacher, explaining the human body by heart and ending with memorised quotations from the Bahá’í Writings that moved the audience to tears.
In 2005, Nura Zhinus Watson was chosen by Persian singer Ahdieh to act as a presenter on her DVD for children, Bachehá, Bachehá.
Over the last two years Watson has participated in several Spanish TV acting roles as “Princesa Luna”, including the national semi-finals of the Telecinco program “Tienes Talento” in 2008.
Discography
*Pretty Kitten (Editorial Everest, 2005)
*Funny Bunny (2008)
Awards
*2006: Premio Revelación Francisco Rabal
*2006: Premio Nacional de Artes Escénicas (Spanish National Performing Arts Award)
Biography
Early life and education
Nura Zhinus Watson was born in Valladolid, Spain. She currently studies piano at the Music Conservatory of Valladolid and receives singing and acting classes sponsored by the Teresa Rabal Foundation at the Cuarteto Teatro School of Theater.
Career
Nura Zhinus first performed as an actress in a play when she was only 3 years old, taking on the main role in a Persian traditional play for children. In 2003, when she was but 6 years old, she participated in the Castile and León “Veo Veo” arts semi-final as an actress where she acted as an anatomy teacher, explaining the human body by heart and ending with memorised quotations from the Bahá’í Writings that moved the audience to tears.
In 2005, Nura Zhinus Watson was chosen by Persian singer Ahdieh to act as a presenter on her DVD for children, Bachehá, Bachehá.
Over the last two years Watson has participated in several Spanish TV acting roles as “Princesa Luna”, including the national semi-finals of the Telecinco program “Tienes Talento” in 2008.
Discography
*Pretty Kitten (Editorial Everest, 2005)
*Funny Bunny (2008)
Awards
*2006: Premio Revelación Francisco Rabal
*2006: Premio Nacional de Artes Escénicas (Spanish National Performing Arts Award)