text:
Every Which Way We Can
Finance & Development,
PDF version
Forbes Philanthropy Summit
Philanthropy and private investment are increasingly important in the global fight against poverty
Global poverty reduction was once a battle financed by well-off countries with the support of international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank. But times are changing.
Philanthropic contributions by the likes of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and George Soros's Open Society Foundation, social enterprises such as the Grameen Bank, and the increasing flow of investment funds to developing countries are now taking on a higher profile in the fight against poverty.
Developing economies are attracting more direct investment. But they still need official aid and money from private donors to help correct market failures and catalyze solutions for the poor (see box).
Spectrum of aid
Financial flows to developing economies for poverty reduction run the gamut from grants to private sector investment.
Grants, of course, are 100 percent subsidies to a government or nongovernmental organization to provide some service or transfer. In the middle of the spectrum are investments that aim to generate a social return above and beyond their private return—in the form of loans to governments or equity or loans to private firms. Such social net benefits may arise through positive externalities such as a smaller carbon footprint or a reduction in contagious diseases.
At the other end of the spectrum is private investment that generates strictly private returns, benefiting the investor, the firm, and the clients of the firm. Falling nowhere on the spectrum are investments that cause negative externalities, with a social return lower than private returns.
Giving trends
The total flow of financial resources to developing economies has been rising. The absolute level of global foreign aid (also known as official development assistance), private investment, and philanthropic grants to developing economies combined has increased since 1960 (see Chart 1). However, total bilateral and multilateral foreign aid has fallen as a percent of global GDP over the past half-century.
Consistent with global trends, foreign assistance from the United States, which is the largest single contributor worldwide in nominal terms (but not nearly the largest as a share of GDP) has fallen as a proportion of GDP over the past 50 years. Much of this decline was driven by a drop in assistance from 1980 to 2000—aid actually increased percentagewise from 2000 to 2010.
The U.S. government now contributes about 0.2 percent of its gross national income to foreign assistance; the Scandinavian countries Denmark, Norway, and Sweden all give close to 1 percent (United Nations Millennium Development Goals Indicators database). In absolute amounts, the United States contributed $31 billion in 2011, while France, Germany, and the United Kingdom combined—with two-thirds the population of the United States—contributed $58 billion. On a per capita basis, the United States contributed $99 in official aid, while these three European countries combined gave $280.
Some aid is direct budget support, whereas other aid takes on particular forms, such as technical assistance (e.g., Japan) or investment in infrastructure and industry (e.g., China). All these approaches ultimately aim to improve the quality of life in developing economies, while often also serving the donor country's interests.
Shifts in public opinion
U.S. views on foreign aid can seem paradoxical. A 2010 survey showed that most people in the United States vastly overestimate how much federal spending goes to foreign aid, pegging it at 25 percent on average. The actual figure is less than 1 percent. Ironically, most Americans would like to "reduce" the foreign aid budget to 10 percent of overall spending—a sum that would actually represent a tenfold increase in aid (WorldPublicOpinion.org, 2010).
Attitudes toward aid are changing, however. In the United States, the share of people who would like to cut back on aid has declined steadily over the past 40 years, from a high of 79 percent in 1974 to a low of 60 percent in 2010, with a comparable increase in those who consider aid levels about right or even too low (General Social Survey, 2010). But even though they mistakenly believe that aid is quite high, Americans are on average more likely to say it should be higher still. They are also increasingly likely to commit their charitable dollars abroad: private donations to international causes began rising steadily as a percent of GDP beginning in the early 1980s (see Chart 2).
The growth of private philanthropy may be driven by Americans' perception that nongovernmental assistance is more effective than government aid in promoting development (KFF, 2012). The accuracy of this perception is subject to debate, but new approaches, such as microcredit, led by nongovernmental organizations are certainly getting more media attention than reliable-yet-stodgy aid standbys like budget support.
Microcredit is in fact a particularly apt example of this phenomenon. A recipient of both private philanthropy and investment, it has risen to prominence on the back of tremendous fanfare, including a Nobel Peace Prize to the Grameen Bank and Muhammad Yunus in 2006. Web 2.0 services like Kiva also helped bring an already popular approach to a large retail audience, by promoting personal connectedness to aid recipients. Kiva allows donors to read the stories of individual clients and track their loan repayment, and it offers donors social recognition by featuring their stories and giving histories on its website. These are the Facebook generation's equivalent of sponsor-a-child programs. New approaches, such as GiveDirectly, take the idea of direct connection to the next level and allow individual donations to flow directly to beneficiaries without an intermediary.
Thinking about sustainability
A major question for today's philanthropists involves that alluring yet vaguely defined term "sustainability." Charitable donations often play an important role in supporting the vulnerable in times of need when markets or governments can't or won't do so. But nonprofits' dependence on donations makes them vulnerable to fluctuations in their funding, which can threaten their ability to achieve their goals—in other words, they're not financially sustainable. Given the shortfalls of the nonprofit approach, some potential charitable donors have shifted from the grant-based end of the spectrum toward the middle—investments with social returns higher than private returns—and even off the spectrum, to investments with no social benefit beyond the private benefits.
The primary advantage for-profit firms have over nonprofits is that their revenues are tied directly to their products and services, providing financial feedback when the goods on offer are rejected by the market and ensuring financial sustainability when they're in demand.
For donors concerned about financial sustainability, investment in developing countries offers the chance to better align revenues with beneficiaries' outcomes and to create more financially sustainable organizations in the process, because demand from beneficiaries keeps successful programs afloat. Microcredit was one of the first major development industries to shift from a donation-dependent model to one that provides services at market rates to low-income clients.
In fact, it took some creativity to figure out how to lower market rates from moneylender levels to rates closer to those offered by commercial banks to wealthier individuals. For-profit microcredit banks have been criticized for valuing revenues over poverty alleviation, but often the product delivered to the client is more or less the same, and the few randomized trials to date do show more of an impact on poverty compared with the nonprofit model. Few programs have been tested rigorously, but the burden of proof is shifting, and proponents of the nonprofit model must show just how it is more effective than one driven by profit.
Of course, other factors may also influence investment levels. Donors likely turned their interest to financial sustainability because they were disillusioned by the ability of traditional aid to produce lasting change in developing economies. Although the impact of donor disenchantment is hard to gauge and perhaps plays a smaller role than other factors, it is likely no less real. Among the other influences on investment flows are technological innovation, trade barriers, international tax policy, U.S. monetary policy, and the policy environment in the recipient country.
Despite good reasons for enthusiasm about investment, a basic conundrum persists: many ideas indeed require and deserve a subsidy to make up for a market failure. And some level of redistribution makes good policy sense for reasons both positive (improved welfare of the poor helps society function better) and normative (ethics dictates some level of altruism and charity to those less fortunate). We cannot rely on investors to solve all the world's problems.
An understanding of the structural shifts from aid and philanthropy to investment and a grasp of the appropriate levers for specific problems call for a good look at markets and when and why they work or fail. When market failures do exist, innovations can help solve them. Sometimes the answer lies in technology, such as cell phones or better bed nets to ward off disease-carrying mosquitoes, or in medicine. Sometimes it is about a business process, such as microcredit. When the problem is solvable without subsidy, market forces pull in investment.
The belief that the developing world's problems are increasingly solvable without subsidies motivates many to focus on investment. Microcredit, for example, began as a nonprofit idea, blossomed, and is now dominated by for-profit investors seizing profit-making opportunities. This is akin to supporting basic growth theory: low-income countries should grow faster than their high-income counterparts because of expected higher marginal returns to capital, which is likely to attract investment.
Investment on the upswing
Investment in developing countries has been on a variable but generally upward path in the past half-century.
Such countries saw a large upswing during the global boom after World War II, an even larger drop during the political and economic turmoil of the 1980s, and a rebound from the 1990s to today (aside from temporary drops in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States and the 2008 financial crisis).
Two shifts in policy and the economic environment in developing economies deserve particular credit for higher investment: lower transaction costs and better information—concepts straight out of Economics 101. Market efficiency requires perfect information and zero transaction costs. The world may not work that way, but it is a good starting point for analysis and a way to figure out where things went wrong.
First, take "information," which to economists has a particular meaning. Beyond mere data, information means the ability to complete transactions, to trust that a contract will be fulfilled, to ensure that all parties have symmetric information about the risks and rewards of a transaction. Improvements in institutional quality, in the spirit of Douglass North and, more recently, Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson, are all about removing information asymmetries.
Improved information can lead to the creation and improvement of actual markets. For example, Robert Jensen's seminal work on information and markets in Kerala, India, found that the introduction of cell phone towers allowed fishermen to call or text colleagues on shore about market prices before choosing a port. Access to this information led to a dramatic reduction in price differences across villages, higher incomes, more transactions, and less wasted fish (Jensen, 2007).
Transaction costs have fallen considerably over the past half-century. In the aftermath of the Cold War, as it became clear that state management of the economy was bad for growth, many developing economies adopted market-oriented economic policies with an eye toward removing information asymmetries for investors and reducing transaction costs.
To promote domestic investment, developing economies found it increasingly necessary to compete for international funds on the open market, which sparked additional rounds of reform to outdated tax codes and regulations for investor protection. Improved roads, less-restricted capital markets, lower trade barriers, faster and more reliable telecommunications, and of course the Internet have all helped lower the everyday cost of doing business. The result has been a steady reduction in the cost of starting a business. Data from the World Bank's Doing Business index show a steady decline in the number of days it takes to start a business or register property in the average low-income country since 2005, when such data were first collected. And as institutions improve, investment flows.
Making an impact
What is investment's impact on poverty reduction in the developing world? Where on the philanthropic spectrum does a given type of investment fall? And does it really matter?
"Impact investment" is a term many people use to describe investment in developing economies that carries considerable societal benefits, meaning that citizens in these countries are better off receiving "impact investment" funds than mere investment funds. But all investment should leave people better off than they were before, even in developing economies, as long as it doesn't have negative consequences—"externalities" (and assuming away behavioral irrationalities that lead people to addictions, for example, to tobacco or alcohol, that they prefer not to have). Impact investment suggests causality, but rarely do the investors or firms produce rigorous research that convincingly demonstrates a program or investment produced a change in people's lives that wouldn't have happened otherwise.
Economists agree that not all investments are equal. Investments that produce negative externalities—pollution, for example—may actually leave people worse off than before. And in some cases, an investment may merely shift wealth from one place to another. Investing in a firm that offers products already available in a community but whose advertising is more persuasive does not improve the lot of the poor; it simply shifts profits from one firm to another. But in the aggregate, any investment that improves competition and efficiency without causing negative externalities is likely to make people better off.
If impact investing is to be anything more than a marketing slogan, it must be more than an ordinary beneficial market transaction.
The question is, does the gain in societal welfare benefit third parties? In other words, are the social returns higher than the private returns? For example, a firm may come up with clean cookstove technology that uses less firewood than ordinary stoves. Customers save time and money when they need to collect less wood, other household members enjoy better indoor air quality, and the entire population benefits from reduced carbon dioxide emissions. Unfortunately, the rigorous evidence we have doesn't support this picture perfect story for the cookstoves.
Similarly, the production of insecticide-treated bed nets doesn't just protect customers from malaria, it also lowers the prevalence of the disease in the neighborhood. Investors who choose projects with the potential for both profits and positive externalities could claim to be more impact oriented than traditional investors.
Still, the belief that an investment will generate positive externalities doesn't absolve firms from the ethical responsibility and pragmatic need to evaluate the actual benefits, just as charities must take a realistic look at the effects of their programs.
Impact investors can point to profit as an indication that their bed nets or cookstoves are in demand, but sales and participation rates alone do not prove that an investment has improved customers' lives. After all, some of the most profitable products sold in the developing world are alcohol and tobacco (or local substitutes like khat), hardly known for their widespread societal benefits.
Microcredit is a case in point. For decades, microcredit practitioners made grand claims about poverty reduction based on assumptions rather than evidence and quantified their so-called success simply by tallying the number of participants. But stories appeared in the media that warned of overindebtedness, and people began to worry that microcredit was actually harming its participants. To make things more complicated, the negative stories suffered from as little analysis and data as the positive ones. Half a dozen recent randomized controlled trials have taught us that despite some positive impact from access to microcredit, it is not lifting millions out of poverty.
Philanthropist investors start out with a desire to generate broad social benefits, believing investment is the way to get there. But good cost-benefit analysis has a high price tag, and it is naïve to expect for-profit investors to pay for it if it doesn't improve their bottom line. So who should pay? It needs to be a philanthropist who wants to measure whether the social returns exceed the private returns. This philanthropist could also be the investor. Not all investments (or aid projects for that matter) should be rigorously evaluated; that would be an unethically high allocation of resources to research. But we need more evidence than we have now.
Money flows will continue through foreign aid, private philanthropy, and investment. Each has its purpose, its merits, its drawbacks. But if our goal is to make a dent in societal problems, we owe it to our future selves and to future generations to make the time and effort to sort out what is good from what only sounds good. ■
Dean Karlan is Professor of Economics at Yale University and President and Founder of Innovations for Poverty Action.
General Social Survey, 2010 (May). www3.norc.org/GSS+Website
Jensen, Robert, 2007, "The Digital Provide: Information (Technology), Market Performance, and Welfare in the South Indian Fisheries Sector," Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 122, No. 3, pp. 879–924.
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), 2012, "2012 Survey of Americans on the U.S. Role in Global Health." www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/8304.cfm.
WorldPublicOpinion.org, 2010, "American Public Vastly Overestimates Amount of U.S. Foreign Aid." www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/brunitedstatescanadara/


text:
US defends NSA powers but prepares for changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's national security team acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that it can read and store the phone records of millions of Americans when investigating one suspected terrorist.
The testimony to Congress came as concerns remain high over citizens' privacy after details of the once-secretive programs were leaked in recent weeks. Obama invited a bipartisan group of lawmakers to the White House on Thursday to discuss the National Security Agency surveillance programs.
Since it was revealed that the NSA puts the phone records of every American into a database, the Obama administration has said such records are rarely searched. When they are, officials target only suspected international terrorists.
But testimony to Congress showed how easy it is for the government to analyze the calling patterns of Americans with no connection to terrorism.
It hinges on what's known as "hop" or "chain" analysis. When the NSA identifies a suspect, it can look at his phone records and also at the records of everyone he calls, everyone who calls those people — and everyone who calls those people.
If the average person called 40 unique people, the analysis would allow the government to mine the records of 2.5 million Americans when investigating one suspected terrorist.
The NSA has said it conducted 300 searches of its telephone database last year. The analysis of those searches could mean scrutinizing the phone records of tens or even hundreds of millions of people.
"When you look at the reach of this program, it envelopes a substantial number of Americans," said Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate.
John Inglis, the NSA's deputy director, said NSA officials "try to be judicious" about conducting the analysis.
Such reassurances have done little to quiet the sharp criticism from both top political parties over the once-secret surveillance program. Last week saw a close vote in the House of Representatives on a measure that tried to kill the phone surveillance program.
On Wednesday, the administration acknowledged some limitations to its sweeping surveillance powers are inevitable.
This national debate of privacy versus national security began when former government systems analyst Edward Snowden leaked classified documents exposing NSA programs that store years of phone records on every American.
That revelation prompted the most significant reconsideration yet of the vast surveillance powers Congress granted the president after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The administration intended to keep the telephone program a secret forever, and few in Congress had shown any interest in limiting it. Snowden's leaks abruptly changed that.
The telephone program is authorized under a provision of the USA Patriot Act, which Congress hurriedly passed after the 2001 attacks against the U.S.
The Obama administration says phone records are the only records being collected in bulk under that law, but it has left open the ability to create similar databases of people's credit card transactions, hotel records and Internet searches.
Several lawmakers promised bills that would provide tighter controls or more transparency. Proposals include eliminating the FBI's ability to seize data without a court order, changing the way judges are appointed to the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and appointing an attorney to argue against the government in secret proceedings before that court.
Another would force the government to reveal how many Americans have had their information swept up in surveillance.
Associated Press writers Pete Yost and Matt Apuzzo contributed.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
With their first state football championship in hand since 2006, and fifth overall, the San Juan Broncos and head coach Monty Lee leap head first into the storied Utah high school football annals.
Lee's Broncos and their 7-0 snow bowl victory over hard luck opponent South Summit require perusing Bronco football history.
The Boys in Blanding first started playing football in 1956, making the playoffs for the first time in 1958, where they ignominiously lost to the Cedar City Redmen, 60-20.
Since then, the Broncos have taken 34 more trips to the state playoffs, winning 48 games and losing 30. Their first of 11 trips to the championship game came just two short years later, where they lost to who would become a familiar finals opponent, Millard, 47-19.
It was a long 17 years before the Broncos would sniff the playoffs again. In 1977, they began a tradition of being in the playoffs nearly every year, even though they lost in the quarterfinals four times. Fans have now seen the Broncos in the playoffs for 33 consecutive years.
The Blue Broncos have lost in the quarterfinals or the first round 15 times and in the semifinals six times. The Broncos have been in the semifinals for 16 of the last 23 years, becoming a fixture there.
The breakthrough came in 1989. Under head coach Art Burtenshaw and assistant Monty Lee, the Broncos captured their first ever state football championship, besting the Hurricane Tigers 34-16 at Mountain View High School, and starting a run of 10 trips to the finals in 21 years.
Five of those trips have resulted in heartbreaking losses, with the number three standing out prominently. Four of those losses were by three points, 9-6 to Delta in 1991, 21-18 to Morgan in 1993, another agonizing 9-6 loss in another snow bowl with Kanab in 1994, and a particularly excruciating loss to Grand County 25-22 in 2005.
South Summit and Millard have been the most common Bronco finals opponent, both taking the field against the Broncos three times each. Millard has won two of the three, but the Broncos have now bested the Wildcats from Kamas all three times.
After the inaugural 1989 state championship, the Broncos broke through again in 1998 and 2000, both over South Summit, in 2006 over Millard and of course, this year, that 7-0 gut check over SS again.
It has been defense that reigned in the past two titles for the Broncos, as they have shut out both opponents, the Millard Eagles, 13-0 and last Saturday's 7-0 win.
Some more Bronco facts, courtesy of George Felt, author of Utah High School Football:
San Juan's all-time record (54th season): 340-205-4 (.622); playoff record (35th appearance): 48-30 (.610); championship game record: 5-6.
Monty Lee's all-time record (seventh season): 62-17 (.785); playoff record (seventh appearance): 9-5 (.643); championship game record: 2-1 (lost to Grand in 2005, defeated Millard in '06).
San Juan has scored in 125 consecutive games, second-most in state history. The Broncos last suffered a shutout in 1999, by Manti 40-0. The Broncos would have to more than double their current streak to approach Skyline's all-time record of 262 straight scoring games, set from 1986-2007.
In the 1998 title clash between these San Juan and South Summit, San Juan mounted the biggest comeback in championship game history. Down 20-0 in the first quarter, the Broncos scored 36 straight to win 36-26.
Broncos claim 2A state football title An interview with San Juan Bronco Coach Monty Lee


text:
Last summer a group promoting the exploration of Mars — named, well, Explore Mars — dropped a large red rock in front of Houston's city hall. Designed the look like a Martian boulder, the fake rock helped build momentum for what ultimately was a successful landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars.
Yet the group's ultimate aim is not sending robots to Mars, but rather humans. So earlier this month the group conducted a nationwide survey of U.S. citizens that focused on the exploration of Mars.
The group has not released the full results of the survey of 1,001 Americans, but it did issue a summary. And what sticks out to me is the seemingly hopeless optimism of Americans that we'll put a human on Mars within two decades, by 2033.
Some of the results pertaining to the statement, "I am confident humans will go to Mars by 2033."
- 71% of Americans are confident that humans will walk on Mars by 2033
- Young people are more confident.
- 73% of Americans ages 18-24 are confident humans will go to Mars by 2033.
- This age group of 18-24 has the highest confidence percentage that humans will go to Mars by 2033 and in their lifetime.
- 71% of both white and black Americans are confident humans will go to Mars by 2033.
- 79% of Asian Americans are confident humans will go to Mars by 2033, and 80% of Native Americans are confident of this.
I'd love nothing more than to see a human walk on Mars within two decades, but to believe this suspends reality in a couple of ways.
First of all, under the very best of scenarios, ones in which NASA delivers a rocket and space capsule on time and on budget, the space agency will launch humans into an orbit around the moon in 2021.
Alas that's probably a date that should be taken with a grain of salt.
Officially NASA has a goal of sending humans to Mars by the 2030s, but that's not actually to the surface, just into orbit around the red planet. In other words, even from an optimistic, eyes-wide-shut to reality point of view, NASA is not planning to send humans to the surface of Mars in the 2030s.
Now there are other possibilities. Elon Musk has talked of sending humans to the surface of Mars within 15 years. And China is a rising space power. Nevertheless the same challenges that face NASA will face them: Mars is 600 times more distant than the moon, there's space radiation, and there's much more challenging gravity to launch from than the surface of the moon. And all of this is darned expensive.
The fact of the matter is that to believe humans will walk on Mars by 2030 is either hopelessly naive, blindly optimistic, or both. I'd love to be wrong.


text:
Business and Industry / School System Profile
Welcome business and industry leaders. The Coweta County School System has partnered with local businesses, civic organizations, the Coweta County Development Authority and The Newnan–Coweta Chamber to focus on ensuring that graduates are prepared for the 21st Century work environment. From our national model college and career academy (Central Educational Center), to our partnerships with local businesses, universities, and West Georgia Technical College, we strive to meet our vision of ensuring the success of each student. The material below is designed to provide prospective business and industry leaders with quick reference material as you consider our county for future development. Please let us know if we can provide additional information about our school system. We look forward to your participation as we continue to make Coweta County a world class location to live, work and grow.


text:
Mass Infringement Lawyer Complains About Too Many People Challenging His Lawsuits
from the costing-money deptLast week TorrentFreak had a post about a filing in one of many porn-related mass infringement lawsuits by a lawyer representing K-Beech. TorrentFreak's post focused on the fact that the lawyer, James White, admitted that it was dropping certain types of people from its lawsuits, such as undercover cops, military personnel and politicians. That certainly reflects the double standard we've seen elsewhere.
But other parts of the same filing may be even more interesting. Xbiz picked up on the part where White whines about all the defendants he sued filing identical "kit" motions in response to getting sued... because it's too expensive for White to respond to each one. Most of these are motions to sever, noting that it was improper to join so many totally and completely unrelated defendants into a single case. So far, most of the courts presented with such cases have agreed to dump most of the defendants as unrelated, but White makes it out like this is some crazy concept because the defendants dare to file boilerplate/copy-and-paste documents:
Most of these motions, however, are filed by pro se litigants and cut and pasted from BitTorrent defense kits or otherwise copied...It kind of makes you wonder how anyone doing what White is doing could file such a thing with a straight face. His entire legal campaign depends on making his legal efforts "expensive to defend against," to try to pressure people into settling up rather than fighting. In fact, White seems to try to twist this abuse of the court system to force settlement in his own favor, claiming that the court should want more settlements, and thus it should encourage random joinder, because it makes White's costs lower, meaning he can allow lower settlement deals:
[....] These motions are expensive to defend against. Indeed, many such motions intentionally raise issues that have absolutely nothing to do with the subject matter before the court or matter which no court has ever held justify the motion. Consequently, Plaintiff has to spend substantial resources arguing against irrelevancies and abstractions.
Increasing the costs associated with this litigation by forcing Plaintiffs to file individual suits would only increase the settlement demands and make settlements less probable.If I understand this logic properly, it suggests that the courts should prefer more mass shakedown lawsuits, because it'll mean more settlements rather than court. But, of course, that leaves out the idea that many of the defendants might just be innocent.
Filed Under: copyright, infringement, joinder, lawsuits


text:
Good news for Android users who've had to stare with envy at their iOS counterparts enjoying free Spotify radio on their iPhones and iPads for the past month. The Android Spotify app has been updated to include the free radio streaming and is now available on the Google play store. Go get it.
The apps are nearly identical in functionality apart from a few cosmetic changes imposed by the operating systems, allowing users to listen to free radio stations generated by a song or particular artist of their choosing. And because it's 'free', they'll be limited to how many songs they can skip per hour, and will have to endure the occasional advertisement. But it's still a better option than what their local radio stations are broadcasting. [Google play Store]


text:
"My name is Bernice a Christian I have a 14 years old daughter a medical assistant,medical code and billing I have C P R, FIRST AID,I HAVE CHILD ABUSE CLEARANCE . love children and I have passion w..." Sign Up to See Full Profile
"EDIT: Currently (Summer 2019) seeking weekend positions and occasional/one-time weekday positions. Thanks. ************************************************************ (You can call me "R"/Derola) I'..." Sign Up to See Full Profile
"Hi, My name is Aimee and I was born and raised in New Jersey. I relocated to Philadelphia and I love it here; the music, the creativity, and the calmer city feel is what brought me here. In my spare ..." Sign Up to See Full Profile
"Hi there, my name is Veronica and I am a recent college grad and am back in my hometown Philadelphia. I majored in Psychology and started my studies in San Francisco, but transferred and graduated fr..." Sign Up to See Full Profile
"Hi, my name is Emily, I am 22 years old. I've recently graduated college at George Washington University. I have years of experience babysitting, and have worked at multiple summer camps, both day and..." Sign Up to See Full Profile
"Legal. Bilingual nanny , CPR first aid certified red cross. Hello! I am Andrea. I always loved being around children and enjoy spending time with them. I have been a nanny for children since I was..." Sign Up to See Full Profile
"Fun, Energetic and Loving individual who loves children, cares about their development and finds joy in making them happy. Seeking a family that is uplifting and caring. I have been serving as a teach..." Sign Up to See Full Profile
"Hi- My name is Nia I graduated from the University of Missouri Kansas City, where I received a bachelors in dance performance and choreography. I grew up in Chicago, Illinois where I trained in Ballet..." Sign Up to See Full Profile
"Hey there! My name's Chanel. I'm currently an assistant teacher as well as a full time student. I'm always looking for occasional babysitting jobs. I have years of babysitting, tutoring, and nannying ..." Sign Up to See Full Profile
"Hi , my name is Aaliyah but every one calls me Ali , I'm 21 years old and attends full sail university ! I love kids and I love being able to make people smile" Sign Up to See Full Profile
Searching for a date night babysitter, full-time nanny, or last minute child care? Look no further than UrbanSitter, the most powerful of all babysitting websites. Unlike traditional babysitter or nanny agencies, UrbanSitter connects you with baby sitter reviews written by parents you know and trust, and helps you book babysitters and nannies instantly on-demand.
What sets UrbanSitter apart is its amazing local network of babysitter and nanny recommendations from parents you're connected with through school, moms and dads groups or social networks. Sign up for free to start your babysitter search today.
Start with a babysitter or nanny search by date or post a job to find available babysitters and nannies. Then, use custom filters to find a baby sitter in your neighborhood with your qualifications such as a background check, child and infant CPR certification, babysitter with car, or special needs experience.
Babysitter profile videos, response times, number of repeat families, ratings and UrbanSitter reviews help you decide on the best baby sitter for your family. Conveniently, all babysitters in the app have an online calendar with their real time availability, so you can book a baby sitter in minutes or with a few taps from our babysitting app. Sign up for a free UrbanSitter account now.


text:
Monday, January 2, 2012
A Simple Comfort Food ~
15 comments:
Some foods just seem to feed both body and spirit; don't they? Your banana bread looks delicious!ReplyDelete
A very Happy New Year to you!
That bread looks divine. My comfort food is pumpkin bread - pure satisfaction. Wishing you a wonderous new year! xxooReplyDelete
Happy New Year I hope 2012 is great for you!ReplyDelete
Yum I love bananna bread and a cup of tea too! Your version sounds delish I must give it a go xox
Thanks for the recipe, I was just thinking about banana bread yesterday, as I looked at a bunch of very ripe banana's on the counter!ReplyDelete
xxx DJ
Beautiful! Wishing you a year full of daydreams and comfort!ReplyDelete
I made "Springerlies" over the holidays which my Mom has carried on the tradition of making and this was my first time. There was an immediate comfort to connecting via this family recipe....and the wooden mold helped to shape lovely patterns.
sounds delicious! We just returned from Provence visiting relatives and I prepared macaroni and cheese (Ina Garten's version) for them--they loved it! In limited french I tried to explain "comfort food" ("it's food that hugs you"). It may have been lost in translation but it was understood in their bellies :)ReplyDelete
I've never tried adding coconut, but I will now!ReplyDelete
Love the idea of adding shredded coconuts to banana bread.ReplyDelete
And I'd have to say that any meal or drink enjoyed under your walnut tree would be the ultimate comfort experience.
ah... a new year's gift... i have been wanting a really good comforting banana bread recipe. my thanks, and happy new year to you and yours!ReplyDelete
When I think of banana bread, I always think of my mom and my grandma; they always baked this delicious treat. It's perfect for breakfast and desert, and like you mentioned, I cannot eat it without butter! Thank you for the recipe.
And...gorgeous shot of the Walnut tree!
Banana bread is one of my favorite treats -- if I ever manage to convince myself to not eat all the bananas before they get really ripe. I've tried a bunch of recipes too, but have never found one that leaves me speechless. I have a feeling your recipe just might have that effect...ReplyDelete
Oh dear one...got your sweet card today...you are such a blessing to me...thank you so much...love to you for a joyful new year..you spread joy where ever you go. xoxoxoxooxReplyDelete
Oh my goodness. This recipe sounds divine! I can't wait to try it out. Ripen, bananas! Ripen!!!ReplyDelete
SO making this this weekend. Will hopefully make me feel a little bit like I"m still on vacation. Hope you're having a lovely week my dear. xxReplyDelete
Happy New Year!! 2 loafs in the oven as I type this. xx'sReplyDelete


text:
Our Raving Destin Fans
Contact Us
Greater Pensacola Area: 850-477-1151
Ft. Walton/Destin Area: 850-243-0154
Niceville/Crestview Area: 850-243-0154
Toll Free All Areas: 1-866-477-1151
Some Services Not Available in All Areas. Call for details.
Air Duct Warning!
Sign up for our Exclusive Deals and Helpful Tips
Join In
Need Service?
Call (850) 477-1151 or Email Us ©2018 Latello Brands LLC All Rights Reserved.
Doodlebuggers™, "The Most Trusted Name In Service", and The Doodlebug are registered trademarks of Latello Brands LLC
Our service Area
Escambia County: Century, Pensacola, Barrineau Park, Bellview, Beulah, Brent, Cantonment, Ensley, Ferry Pass, Gonzalez, Goulding, Innerarity Point, McDavid, Molino, Myrtle Grove, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Key, Walnut Hill, Warrington, West Pensacola
Walton County: City of DeFuniak Springs, City of Freeport, Town of Paxton, Argyle, Eucheanna (Euchee Valley), Glendale, Grayton Beach, Miramar Beach, Mossy Head, Seaside, Santa Rosa Beach
Baldwin County: Barnwell, Bay Minette, Bayside, Belforest, Blackwater, Blakeley, Bon Secour, Daphne, Elberta, Fairhope, Foley, Gulf Shores, Loxley, Magnolia Springs, Orange Beach, Perdido Beach, Point Clear, Rabun, River Park, Robertsdale, Romar Beach, Rosinton, Silverhill, Spanish Fort, Summerdale, Tensaw, Turkey Branch, Oyster Bay, Bromly, Park City, Perdido, Perdido Key, Pine Grove, Pine Haven, Clay City, Magnolia Beach, Crossroads, Elsanor, Fort Morgan, Malbis, Marlow, Houstonville, Miflin, Seacliff, Seminole, Stapleton, Josephine, Stockton, Swift, Montrose, Lillian, Oak, Weeks Bay, Whitehouse Fork, Yupon
Okaloosa: Town of Cinco Bayou, City of Crestview, City of Destin, City of Fort Walton Beach, City of Laurel Hill, City of Mary Esther, City of Niceville, Town of Shalimar, City of Valparaiso, Baker, Blackman, Campton, Deerland, Eglin AFB, Escambia Farms, Garden City, Holt, Lake Lorraine, Milligan, Ocean City, Seminole, Wright
Santa Rosa: Gulf Breeze, Jay, Milton, Bagdad, Munson, Navarre, Navarre Beach, Pace, Oriole Beach


text:
COLLEGE STATION – One of Texas A&M's all-time football legends has been arrested on DWI charges, according to the Bryan-College Station Eagle and KBTX-TV.
College Station police pulled over Bucky Richardson, who led the Aggies to two Southwest Conference titles from 1987-91, on University Drive around 1 a.m. Sunday. According to the KBTX website, "A police report (stated) Richardson was seen swerving on University Drive, not maintaining a single lane. The arresting officer says Richardson failed a number of elements and admitted he'd had three beers at a local restaurant that night before driving."
Richardson, one of the program's most popular players in history, went on to a brief NFL career with the Houston Oilers, Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs.


text:
andrema wrote:I will translate this, since you are from TX and probably have trouble lernin' -- Brad is a Redneck and likes guns as well as other things that can kill or maim.BSears wrote:I was going to ask if you could post pics of your hoggin' experience but, well, you can't post pics.
That's pretty spot on. I grew up in TN and KY. Maybe we just didn't have enough hogs around for the phrase to catch. Or maybe the Volunteers left the Lone Star state before the phrase was coined.
Affinity for Guns and knives won't get you a pass, but it sure doesn't hurt either.
Thank you.


text:
Feb. 26, 2011
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A junior stole the show on Senior Day in the Thunderdome.
Emilie Johnson had 27 points to lead UC Santa Barbara past Cal State Northridge, 71-52, Saturday afternoon, extending the Gauchos' winning streak to a season-best six games.
Johnson had 19 points in the first half for UCSB, 17-10 overall and 11-4 in the Big West, as CSUN's defense held Meka Valentine in check for the first half. Johnson helped the Gauchos close the first half on a 15-4 run and take a 15-point lead into the locker room.
She scored the team's first nine points, pushing her past 1,000 for her career, becoming the 23rd member of UCSB's 1,000-point club. The Loomis, Calif. native finished 10 of 18 from the floor and 7-for-10 from beyond the arc, tying her career-high in three-pointers.
Valentine recovered, though, finishing with 12 points and 15 rebounds in her final regular-season game at the Thunderdome. She and Margaret Johnson were honored before the game, but the two of them will play once more in their home building as UCSB will have a first-round Big West Tournament game on Tuesday, March 8.
Nicole Nesbit had 10 points - all in the first half - off the bench to go with five assists while senior Margaret Johnson finished with seven points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals.
The Matadors (4-24 overall, 4-10 in the Big West) hung close with UCSB for a good portion of the first half, trailing just 19-18 with 8:14 to go. But, consecutive three-point plays by Nesbit and Angelei Aguirre helped UCSB get some breathing room before the team rattled off its impressive run to close the half.
Santa Barbara's defense held CSUN without a field goal in the final 4:33 of the first half to build its lead.
The lead ballooned to 30 with 4:30 to go, allowing head coach Lindsay Gottlieb the opportunity to take her seniors out of the game one at a time to a standing ovation.
UCSB finishes its regular season next Saturday at Cal Poly with a 4 pm game. The game will be aired live on AM 990 and online by clicking here with the pregame show starting at 3:30 p.m.
The Gauchos will then find out who they host on Tuesday, March 8 in the first round of the conference tourney. Tickets are available by clicking here or by calling (805) 893-UCSB (8272).
Johnson's 27 Points Leads UCSB Past CSUN
Feb 26, 2011


text:
Thanks to the quirky chaps at Yanko, the humble duster—that feathery thing you never use over in the storage closet right now—has received a conceptual makeover involving static electricity called the Du.Static.
The name is a combination of dust (yuck!) and static (yay!). Static, as in static electricity, which is what designers say can be used in an on and off fashion to attract dirt from all sorts of places around the home.
Du.Static "cleaned up" *groan* at the 2011 Sparks Awards with a silver medal.
Du.Static's base doubles as an air purifier.
The Du.Static did not fare well with wizards during focus testing. Several of their kind lost their lives when they mistakenly reached for their Du.Static and surrounded themselves with a dust cloud instead of an invisibility cloak. [Yanko]
You can keep up with Jack Loftus, the author of
this post, on Twitter and Facebook.


text:
Grapefruits are classified as alkaline, cold, sweet and sour. Grapefruit is anti-mutagenic, antiseptic, antiviral, detoxifying, diuretic and liver cleansing. Grapefruit helps promote the circulation of energy and clears heat toxins from the body. It has been used to treat alcohol intoxication, atherosclerosis, bad breath, belching, broken capillaries, catarrh, constipation, cough, fever, gall stones, indigestion, jaundice, lupus, pneumonia, rheumatism, skin inflammation, and obesity.
Grapefruit helps remove inorganic calcium deposits, prevent heart attacks, stroke and cancers, especially pancreatic and stomach. Anticancer compounds in grapefruit include flavonoids (especially in the white inner rind and peel), terpenes, limonoids and coumarins. Its phenolic compounds help the body produce substances that help detoxify carcinogens, including nitrosamines.
Grapefruit contains vitamin C, folic acid, calcium, iron, and potassium. Pink grapefruit contains the antioxidant carotene. Grapefruit contains the fiber pectin that helps lower blood cholesterol levels, and dissolves arterial plaque. Grapefruit also contains the flavonoid naringin, which helps eliminate old red blood cells from the body and is also anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic.
Look for firm, but springy to the touch grapefruits that are heavy for their size. Thin-skinned fruits tend to be juicier. They store best in a cool room, rather than the refrigerator. Storing them in a closed bag encourages deterioration. Grapefruit peels, if organic (commercial ones are often waxed) contain beneficial essential oils, including limonene that is being studied for their anti-tumor properties. Enjoy grapefruit for breakfast, in fruit salads, alone or juiced. It is best to eat the whole fruit, as many of the important compounds, such as pectin are in the pulp.


text:
Click To Enlarge
Here is a lot of 20 vintage Tim Mee Vietnam era soldiers made by Processed Plastic. The soldiers shown in the photo are the ones you will receive. They are armed with M16 rifles, 1911 pistols, bazookas, mortars, and flame throwers. All soldiers are in very good, played with condition. The mortar stands might be cracked, but this was often the case when these soldiers came out of the bag when new. The soldiers will be packed in a polybag.
- Item #: 270713N


text:
Welcome to the LayItLow.com Lowrider Forums.
Move Quick: Here Are the Best...
From the lifestyle to the specifics. Culture, art, community, history, lowering techniques, cruising and more. This forum covers anything related to Lowriding!
- Sponsored by www.inkedcity.com
A place to talk about and post information on upcoming and past lowrider car shows and events.
- Sponsored by Black Magic Hydraulics
Comment on rides and put up pictures of your lowrider here. This is where we come when we're looking for more vehicles to feature on the site.
- Sponsored by Black Magic Hydraulics
Do you have a work in progress lowrider you are building? This is the place to keep a running topic documenting your project step-by-step.
Looking to coordinate with other lowriders in your area? You can start and find regional topics from your community and all over the country and world in here.
Organize and share information with other members on club activities and events. You'll find all the car club topics in this category.
- Sponsored by Adex Aircraft Hydraulics
A place to talk about your music tastes and show off your lowrider drawings, sketches, aerosol, tattoos, poetry and other artwork.
The hydraulics forum is dedicated to lifting your low. Ask questions and post replies about anything from a simple street setup to a competition hopping system.
- Sponsored by Black Magic Hydraulics
There are plenty of ways to put your ride on the ground. Topics in here range from high tech air bag systems to simply chopping the coils!
- Sponsored by Altered Altitude Customs
Airbagit air system, good or...
Everything about tires and wheels. From classic 13 inch wires with whitewalls to slabs, dubs, and spinning wheels.
Need help on restoring the interior to a better than factory leather or have tips on doing a biscuit tuck from the dash to the trunk with plush velour?
- Sponsored by Bling Metalflake
74 Monte Carlo swivel seats...
Discussions on quality body work, custom paint jobs, murals, detailing, cleaning and polishing.
For the sound and video system in your lowrider. Everything related to mobile electronics (audio, video and security) is in here.
Having general problems with your ride? Issues dealing with the engine, drivetrain, exhaust, chassis, brakes, a/c, etc.
Forum for lowrider bicycles. Classics, cruisers, trikes and all types of lowrider bikes.
- Sponsored by Bone Collectors
Lowrider Auction Frame Ends...
Discussion group specifically for custom built lowrider model cars, kits, hydros and more.
- Sponsored by Scale Lowrider Magazine
Post classified ads to buy or sell any and all types of vehicles.
- Sponsored by AM Express Auto Transport
Looking to buy or sell vehicle parts? Engine parts, wheels, tires, electrical, interior items or exterior items.
- Sponsored by AM Express
Lincoln Town Car 95-97 gold...
Looking to buy or sell anything Hydraulics, Air or Suspension related? Look no further!
Anything related to Sound you will find in here.
Other items that may or may not be related to lowriding. Anything that doesn't fit in one of the classified categories above can be found in here.
- Sponsored by KrazyKutting
Chola Posters are still around
A classifieds forum specifically for members interested in buying and selling scale car models, parts and accessories.
Had a good or bad experience with a transaction? Provide feedback here to help others. Check here before finalizing a deal.
Need to customize or repair your vehicle? Check out our selection of parts and accessories at CARiD.com, or give us a call at 800.505.3274 for professional advice. www.carid.com
Summer Wholesaler Closeouts...
There are currently 524 users online. 3 members and 521 guests
Most users ever online was 7,269, 01-15-2016 at 10:37 PM.


text:
Live 24/7 CUSTOMER SERVICE. Just call at the toll number below at anytime and we will attend to you 365 days/year!
Get informed about the
Get informed about the
Romanian Holidays
- Bestsellers
- Birthday
- Love & Romance
- Anniversary
- Congratulations
- New Baby
- Flowers Basket
- Browse all ocassions
- Roses
- Lilies
- Orchids
- Gerberas
- Anthurium
- Chrysanthemums
- Paradise Bird
- Calla Lilies
- Carnations
- Red Poinsettia
- Browse all flowers
Our friends
Romanian Roses
At Romanianroses.com, we believe in making your online shopping experience convenient, enjoyable, and most of all, safe. Your credit card information is never disclosed to anyone and your personal information is confidential! In order to provide you with the latest security standards we use the services of 2Checkout.com Inc - the exclusive authorised retailer of the goods and services provided by our company.
"Let me show you Sweet smell of a delicate whisper Behind the vision of gardens Go and read of your life Tiny ripping at the heart Drunk from a rose."
- Erica Caitlin Lee
We will deliver your fresh flowers to Techirghiol as quick as a blink of an eye!Techirghiol is a town in Constanta County, Romania.
The town is well known for its take, the Techirghiol Lake, which is a spa.
Send stylish gifts to Techirghiol Romania, only through our flower shop!
Send exquisite white calla lilies to Techirghiol Romania!
Florists Techirghiol delivers flowers anywhere in Constanta County and anywhere in Romania too.
Create phenomenal moments by sending beautiful white roses to Techirghiol-Romania!


text:
Question: Is 12 too young for otoplasty surgery?
Answer: Not necessarily. Most ears have reached almost their adult size by 6 years of age, which for me I would consider the lower limit of acceptability. In fact, at times if you want this covered by insurance 12 years of age is sometimes the cut off age for when it may no longer be considered a deformity and then be classified as a cosmetic procedure. You should check with your insurance carrier if your insurance covers it and your surgeon you choose also accepts insurance. Many surgeons do not accept insurance for otoplasty so make sure both parties do. The other reason that 6 years of age is oftentimes considered the lowest limit of acceptability is that children under 6 years of age have a harder time handling the necessary postoperative instructions and related care. In short, they are liable to mess up the results if they are too young or go through too much psychological trauma, as they cannot handle the recovery. However, the opposite is also true: if you wait too long and the child feels ostracized or teased at school, there can also be detrimental psychological effects. I would encourage an open discussion with your child to see where the motivation is and whether he or she has been affected by the ears rather than the parents being the motivating factor. As you can see, the best course of action oftentimes is an open discussion with your child and with your prospective surgeon when deciding on having an otoplasty at a younger age.


text:
NYTimes Threatens NYTClean Bookmarklet Maker With Bogus Trademark Claim
from the uh,-that's-not-how-trademark-works deptWe've already mentioned NYTClean, the four-line javascript bookmarklet that lets you remove the NY Times' paywall with a single click. Apparently, the NYTimes' lawyers, with their interesting interpretation of trademark law, have threatened the creator of those four lines of code, and bullied him into changing the name to NYNewspaperClean. The NYT claims that it's not complaining about the functionality, but just the name:
I am writing concerning your "NYTClean" bookmarklet, posted at http://euri.ca/2011/03/21/get-around-new-york-times-20-article-limit/.This is trademark abuse. There is no confusion here. No one using the NYTClean bookmarklet thinks that it's endorsed by the NY Times. No moron in a hurry is going to be confused into believing it's a product of the NY Times. The trademark that the company has on the NY Times does not give the company total control over NYT. It only allows them to stop situations where there is clear confusion or dilution, neither of which are likely here. This is just a form of trademark bullying.
As you obviously know, The New York Times Company has used its 'The New York Times' trademark since at least as early as 1851 and today offers numerous products and services under its famous 'The New York Times' trademark, including its online version of The New York Times at the URL NYTimes.com, and various blogs and electronic media products. NYTCo's NYTimes.com website receives over 15,000,000 unique visitors each month. NYTCo owns numerous registrations for its 'The New York Times' trademark in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Canadian Trade-Marks Office and these trademarks are among the company's most valuable assets.
We object to your use of our famous "NYT" trademark in connection with your application and your promotion thereof, which constitutes trademark dilution and trademark infringement under U.S. and Canadian trademark law.
Accordingly, we ask that you immediately cease use of the "NYT" trademark in connection with this application. This email is without prejudice to any action that may be necessary to protect the valuable rights of NYTCo in its intellectual property.
Filed Under: nytclean, paywall, trademark
Companies: ny times


text:
Buddy Nix steps down as Buffalo Bills GM; takes over new role as special assistant
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Buddy Nix is stepping down as the Buffalo Bills general manager, the team has announced.
Nix will remain with the team in a new role as special assistant, the Bills said in a release issued on Monday.
The Bills did not immediately announce Nix's replacement. The team has spent much of the offseason grooming assistant GM Doug Whaley to take over.
The move did not come as a surprise, and comes after Nix oversaw the draft in which the Bills opened by selecting quarterback EJ Manuel.
At 73, Nix completed his third season as the Bills general manager.


text:
INDIO >> As the sun sets in the Coachella Valley, temperatures drop from burning hot to comfortably chilly, making me crave warm food. Since I had been eating at restaurant pop-ups for the past two days, I decided to try the more traditional festival food to round off my Coachella experience.
I was feeling a burger but my two coworkers both decided they wanted wraps, so I ended up standing in line at a nearby booth for sandwiches. While I knew I wanted to try their garlic Parmesan fries, I had to make the difficult decision between a Philly steak sandwich and the Italian garlic chicken sandwich. I decided that I wouldn't be kissing anyone that night and opted for the latter, wishing there was an option for half sandwiches so I could try both.
Good thing there wasn't.
The food came to me almost immediately, which I dearly appreciated since it was all I had eaten since 9 a.m. that morning. The garlic Parmesan fries were garlicky with a generous amount of Parmesan and chopped parsley for flavoring. Allowing the Parmesan to provide the saltiness, the fries were crisp on the outside and soft on the inside and still tasted great after the chilly air took away its warmth, but it was the sandwich that truly impressed me.
The sandwich was presented on a toasted bun and tasted like it had just been brushed with garlic butter, making the bun melt in your mouth. While the chicken in most chicken sandwiches is dry and tough, this chicken was seasoned with herbs and garlic and then cooked with a lightly brushed barbecue sauce to a tender and moist perfection. The peppers and onions provided a sweet and crunchy contrast to the savory meat and fluffy bun.
To top it all off, we were sitting at a table with a clear view of Calvin Harris and his crazy pyrotechnic-outfitted stage. So while I devoured the delicious festival food, I got to listen to his top hits and watch fireworks explode from the stage without bumping elbows with a single person.


text:
Environmental Law Institute recognizes Penn State wetlands scientist
Environmental Law Institute recognizes Penn State wetlands scientist
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Environmental Law Institute has announced that Robert P. Brooks, a wetlands scientist at Penn State, has received the 2013 National Wetlands Award for Science Research. Brooks and six other award recipients were honored at a ceremony at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C., on May 9.
For more than 30 years, Brooks has built a research program in wetlands science that spans the full range of topics relating to wetlands ecology and conservation. This research is highly applied, making it valuable to natural resource managers and policymakers in developing and implementing effective programs to protect wetlands.
"Rob's work in wetland research, particularly in support of EPA's Region III wetland monitoring and assessment efforts, has helped build regional and state capacity from essentially zero in 2000 to comprehensive state wetland monitoring programs in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Virginia in just 10 years," said Regina Poeske, senior ecologist for EPA Region III. "Rob has been a remarkable catalyst for the development and implementation of state wetland monitoring and assessment programs, and his continued leadership and research efforts are helping lead the way toward more scientifically defensible wetland protection and restoration programs."
In 1993, Brooks founded Riparia, a center focused on wetlands and aquatic ecosystems science. Based in the Department of Geography, the center works collaboratively with other academic institutions and government agencies to advance the state of wetland science. As Poeske noted, "Under Rob's direction, Riparia has led or participated in some of the most significant research on wetlands and wetland assessment techniques in the country."
In addition to his research, Brooks takes an avid interest in training graduate students to contribute to the long-term protection of wetlands habitat, mentoring 42 graduate students to the completion of their degrees. "I'm always looking for students with a sparkle in their eye and an interest in conservation that is comparable to mine," he said.
Most impressive, however, is Brooks's dedication to conserving wetlands. "What sets Rob apart is his dedication and efforts to making a positive contribution to wetland conservation – whether in training students to become conservation professionals or working with agency biologists to develop management plans that ensure the protection of wetlands," said Thomas Serfass, professor of wildlife ecology at Frostburg State University. "Rob is able to make a difference because of his positive, encouraging and collegial approach in dealing with people – students and professionals alike."
Brooks' research has resulted in more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, numerous book chapters and more than 140 presentations.
The National Wetlands Awards program is administered by the Environmental Law Institute and supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Forest Service and Federal Highway Administration. A committee of wetland experts representing federal, state and local governments, academia and nonprofit organizations selected the award recipients.
For more information on the National Wetlands Awards, visit www.nationalwetlandsawards.org.
Brooks may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
We hope our forum gives you what you need to stay on track, be successful, and feel good about yourself.- Judy and Nina
Only registered members are allowed to access this section.
Please login below or register an account with The Serotonin Power Diet Bulletin Board.
Forgot your password?
Home | The Book | Authors | Speaking | Consulting | Press Room | Blog | Forum | Success Stories | FAQ | Contact | Facebook
Copyright ©2006-2013 Judith J. Wurtman, PhD and Nina T. Frusztajer, MD
Authors of The Serotonin Power Diet


text:
So it turns out that, per CBO's numbers, the "epic" budget showdown didn't even produce enough cuts to pay for a week of bombing Libya.
On that subject, as I noted last week, the Obama administration's Office of Legal Counsel recently released its memo arguing that our Libyan adventure is constitutional. And that memo is one sorry piece of work.
Over at the Washington Examiner's "Beltway Confidential" blog, I've been commenting on various aspects of the OLC memo, and I thought I'd link to some of that discussion here.
Recently, I addressed two of the OLC's arguments: (1) that what we're doing in Libya isn't "war"; and (2) that the 1973 War Powers Resolution gives the president a 60-to-90-day "free pass" to wage war without congressional authorization. Neither argument comes close to showing that the president's actions in Libya are legal.
Make no mistake, what we're doing in Libya amounts to war. Defense Secretary Gates admitted as much recently, albeit reluctantly:
It's fairly common to hear supporters of unrestrained presidential war power argue that whatever "war" is, it's far too ambiguous a concept for us to insist that the president be restrained by constitutional niceties like prior congressional approval.
But this is a silly argument.
Yes, there are line-drawing problems with the "Declare War" Clause, as there are with every other clause in the Constitution. That doesn't mean there are no lines — the color gray isn't a refutation of the categories "black" and "white."
And the Libyan intervention is pretty black and white. This is a nondefensive, unprovoked use of force, ordered by our president to, as he put it, prevent a massacre that would have "stained the conscience of the world." (By the way, there's good reason to doubt that was the case, Professor Alan Kuperman argues.)
The OLC's argument that the War Powers Resolution empowers the president to launch "limited" wars fares no better. Put briefly, (1) the WPR makes clear that the president's constitutional powers are limited to defensive uses of force; (2) the text underscores that the WPR doesn't purport to add anything to the constitutional powers of the president; and (3) it couldn't in any event: the Constitution trumps a statute, and, like it or not, the Constitution doesn't allow the president to start wars.
Even so, the WPR — passed over Richard Nixon's veto in 1973 to restore congressional control over the decision to go to war — hasn't much inconvenienced any president since. Perversely, they actually use it as an argument for presidential war-making, which is why it may have done more harm than good, overall [.pdf].
As Charlie Savage pointed out recently in the New York Times, the 60-day clock runs out in mid-May. We're still bombing Libya now, and President Obama recently approved the use of armed Predator drones there. If this keeps up for another month, then Obama will become the second Democratic president in a row to wage war beyond the WPR's 60-day limit.


text:
Whangarei Falls
Situated to the North of Whangarei city, spectacular Whangarei Falls is a 26m high waterfall surrounded by park, native New Zealand bush and walkways
Spectacular Whangarei Falls is a 26m high waterfall surrounded by park and native New Zealand bush. Follow the brown road signs to the Whangarei Falls – off Ngunguru Road at the NE end of Whangarei. There is plenty of parking, a picnic area and free entry. You can view the waterfall from a choice of 3 platforms above the falls or by walking down a well-maintained gravel track to the bottom.
From the Whangarei Falls you can also start longer walks to A H Reed Memorial Kauri Walkway (1 hour return), Mair Park and Mt Parihaka (2 hrs return) or the Town Basin (4 hrs return).
Article by
Lupton Lodge
Be inspired. Stunning, boutique accommodation designed for privacy & relaxation. 10 minutes from Whangarei, spectacular Tutukaka Coast. Gourmet breakfast and Wi-Fi included. Pool, guest lounge, air-con, DVDs, private garden. Dinner menu available.


text:
In The Healing Power of the Drum, psychotherapist and drum facilitator Robert Lawrence Friedman weaves an tapestry of personal experience, fascinating anecdotes and compelling research, demonstrating the hand drum's capacity to provide significant health benefits for everyone. This breakthrough book examines the use of hand drums in treating at-risk adolescents, stressed-out employees, Vietnam veterans, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and more.
Following are excerpts from my book:
The hand drum has been used for thousands of years in celebrations, rituals and ceremonies. However, the merging of science with the healing qualities of the hand drum is a relatively new development.
Psychological and Physiological Applications
Some of the psychological applications in which hand drums are being used include assisting veterans to release the emotional pain of post-traumatic stress disorder, releasing the pent-up anger and negative emotions of "at-risk" adolescents, and promoting health in corporate executives through releasing their day-to-day stress, in addition to many other applications.
In the medical field, the hand drum is being used to help Alzheimer's patients improve their short-term memory and increase social interaction and to help autistic children increase their attention spans. In some cases, it is not necessarily the hand drum that provides positive changes in an individual, but a rhythmic device such as a metronome or an audiotape which plays specific rhythms. Such tools are being used to aid Parkinson's patients and stroke victims to regain the control of movement or increase their gaits.
As a drum facilitator and psychotherapist, I have personally witnessed the power of the drum to relax the tense, energize the tired, and heal the emotionally wounded. I have also observed the hand drum's extraordinary and consistent ability to create states of euphoria, induce light trance, promote play, release anger and promote feelings of community and unity.
My hope is that through examining the breadth of work that is available we can realize that the application of rhythm and its ability to heal the body, mind and soul is boundless. Yet much more research is necessary to confirm what many have experienced and studied already-that rhythm in relationship to the body and mind has many benefits-an idea that our society is just beginning to grasp.
In this century, when we seem to be moving farther and farther away from ourselves and our deeper needs, the drum, through its simplicity, effortlessness and naturalism, offers us a link back to that which we knew before technology separated us from our soul.
Through providing a channel back to our deeper nature, the drum concurrently provides those who use it with a link to others. The drum seems to have the capacity to unite all individuals who choose to experience it together. Despite race, religion, color, creed, background, or ideology, all are joined together through this ancient instrument's calling. The drum, therefore, becomes a vehicle for transporting all who utilize it, across all boundaries, to an experience of wholeness and community.
Alzheimer's Disease
As our life spans becomes longer and longer, mental problems such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia become more common. Many people with these diseases eventually require institutional care. Nursing homes are required to provide activities for residents which enhance the quality of their lives. Playing drums has been found to be the ideal activity for people with diminished physical and mental capacities.


text:
How plants conquer the space: the cell's flying plates
Plant cytokinesis is orchestrated by a specialized structure, the phragmoplast. The phragmoplast first occurred in representatives of Charophyte algae and then became the main division apparatus in land plants. Major cellular activities, including cytoskeletal dynamics, vesicle trafficking, membrane assembly, and cell wall biosynthesis, cooperate in the phragmoplast under the guidance of a complex signaling network. My research focuses on the self-organization processes that govern phragmoplast functions. I will give a general overview of plant cytokinesis, and present our recent data on the gamma-tubulin independent microtubule nucleation by the plant-specific protein MACERATOR and a conserved member of TPX2 protein family.Andrei Smertenko, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular Plant Sciences Washington State University host: Linda Wordeman
High spatiotemporal resolution, three-dimension fluorescence imaging of biological samples in vivoDr. Liangyi Chen Professor Laboratory of Cell Secretion and Metabolism Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China Host: Bertil Hille Abstract: I will give two stories. (i) One story describes unpublished ultrasensitive Hessian structured illumination microscopy that enables ultrafast and long-term super-resolution (SR) live-cell imaging. At a photon dose one order less than point-scanning microscopy, Hessian-SIM has achieved 88-nm and 188-Hz spatial-temporal resolution for live cells imaging and lasted thousands of images without artifacts. Operating at 1 Hz, Hessian-SIM enables hour-long, time-lapse SR imaging with mitigatable photobleaching, highlighting the possibility of achieving SR imaging with commonly used fluorophores for an unlimited period of time. (ii) The second story is our recent Nature Methods paper, our invention of the fast high-resolution miniature two-photon microscope for brain imaging in freely-behaving mice at the single-spine level. With a headpiece weighing 2.15 g and a new type of hollow-core photonic crystal fiber to deliver 920-nm femtosecond laser pulses, the mini-microscope is capable of imaging commonly used biosensors at high spatiotemporal resolution (0.64 μm laterally and 3.35 μm axially, 40 Hz at 256 × 256 pixels). It compares favorably with benchtop two-photon microscopy and miniature wide-field fluorescence microscopy in the structural and functional imaging of Thy1-GFP- or GCaMP6f-labeled neurons. Further, we demonstrate its unique application and robustness with hour-long recording of neuronal activities down to the level of spines in mice experiencing vigorous body and head movements or engaging in social interaction.
Evolution and brain computationI will introduce our work towards identifying principles of brain function and computation, focused on using comparative approaches and exploiting unusual model systems (reptiles, cephalopods) to study sleep, texture perception and cerebral cortex evolution. Gilles Laurent, PhD, DVM Director Max Planck Institute for Brain Research http://www.brain.mpg.de/home/ 4:00 PM Location: T-739, HSB host: Stan Froehner
Dr. Bastian's seminar will be rescheduled for a later date.
Learning and Relearning MovementHuman motor learning depends on a suite of brain mechanisms that are driven by different signals and operate on timescales ranging from minutes to years. Understanding these processes requires identifying how new movement patterns are normally acquired, retained, and generalized, as well as the effects of distinct brain lesions. The lecture focuses on normal and abnormal motor learning and how we can use this information to improve rehabilitation for individuals with neurological damage Amy Bastian, Ph.D. Professor of Neuroscience Johns Hopkins University Host: John Tuthill
Discovering Structure in Neural and Behavioral DataScott Linderman, PhD Department of Statistics Columbia University Abstract: New recording technologies are transforming neuroscience, allowing us to precisely quantify neural activity, sensory stimuli, and natural behavior. How can we discover simplifying structure in these high-dimensional data and relate these domains to one another? I will present my work on developing statistical tools and machine learning methods to answer this question. With two examples, I will show how we can leverage prior knowledge and theories to build models that are flexible enough to capture complex data yet interpretable enough to provide new insight. Alongside these examples, I will discuss the Bayesian inference algorithms I have developed to fit such models at the scales required by modern neuroscience. First, I will develop models to study global brain states and recurrent dynamics in the neural activity of C. elegans. Then, I will show how similar ideas apply to data that, on the surface, seem very different: movies of freely behaving larval zebrafish. In both cases, these models reveal how complex patterns may arise by switching between simple states, and how state changes may be influenced by internal and external factors. These examples illustrate a framework for harnessing recent advances in machine learning, statistics, and neuroscience. Prior knowledge and theory serve as the main ingredients for interpretable models, machine learning methods lend additional flexibility for complex data, and new statistical inference algorithms provide the means to fit these models and discover structure in neural and behavioral data. Host: Stanley C. Froehner
How and why are the currents of CaV1.1 calicum channels curtailied in skeletal muscle?The presentation will include structure-function studies on CaV1 channels and analyses of the role of the calcium current in muscle fiber type specification and neuro-muscular junction formation using various mouse models. Bernhard Flucher, PhD Professor Department of Physiology and Medical Physics Medizinische Universität Innsbruck host: Stan Froehner
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Professor, Department of Neuroscience and PhysiologyThursday, May 10, 2018 2:00 p.m. T-639 HSB


text:
601 Drake Road, Kalamazoo
- Schools Kalamazoo
- County Kalamazoo
- Township Kalamazoo City
- Acreage 1.5
- Taxes
- Zoning CC
- Parcel 390619110001
- Lot Size 1
OFFICE/RETAIL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY - Join Mercantile Bank, Gilden Woods Early Care & Preschool and the Parkway Flats 241-unit apartment complex (currently under construction) on Kalamazoo's west side. Fronting Drake Road and/or Arboretum Parkway, parcels range from 1 - 3 acres. Site is located at lighted intersection - just south of W. Main retail corridor and west of the WMU campus - adjacent to Linden Grove Middle School and Walden Woods condominiums.
The content relating to real estate for sale on this web site comes in part from the IDX program of the Michigan Regional Information Center, LLC. © 2019 MichRIC, LLC. All rights reserved.
All information provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified.


text:
helps you identify weak and duplicate passwords as you're logging into your sites, notifying you immediately so you know you should update that account.
If you haven't gone through the process before, it's a few simple steps. Let's say you want to update your Gmail password. After logging in to the Gmail account, you can navigate to the site's account settings page, where you should see a "change password" option. In most cases, LastPass will recognize that there's a "new password" field, and will prompt you with the "generate" notification, which will allow you to generate a new password.
With the changes submitted for the account, LastPass should show a notification asking you to "confirm" the change, or to "save" the change as a new site entry. Choosing "confirm" will allow LastPass to replace the old password with the new, generated password in the site entry in your vault.
As you start registering for new sites, LastPass will also show a generate notification, so you'll have unique, strong passwords for all of your accounts moving forward.
Want to learn more about increasing your security with LastPass? Check out these blog posts:
How are you using LastPass to better your online security?


text:
How to Use
the Readings
Inquiry Question
Reading 2: Olmsted's Views on Parks
Frederick Law Olmsted is best known as the founder of American landscape architecture. The office he established over a century ago created designs for thousands of public and private projects from coast to coast. His works include Central Park in New York, Belle Isle Park in Detroit, the grounds of Stanford University in California, the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, and the U.S. Capitol, as well as the Boston park system. In every case, he looked on nature as something to be experienced rather than just talked about. His great genius was in arranging and rearranging nature so that every view seemed perfectly natural.
Born in Connecticut in 1822, Olmsted was about 20 years older than Charles Sargent. Sumac poisoning at the age of 14 affected his eyesight and allowed him little formal schooling. He did study on his own, however, and during a trip to Europe he became interested in English landscape gardening, which had moved away from the rigidity of formal gardens toward a more romantic, natural look. Olmsted also became fascinated with the idea of parks as ideal places in which people could experience the essence of nature. His writings on the value of natural scenery share similarities with those of William Wordsworth (1770-1850) and Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), major literary figures of the period associated with the Romantic and Transcendentalist movements respectively. These movements, popular during the second quarter of the l9th century, stressed the importance of man's unity with nature.
Rather than dismissing cities as terrible places in which to live, Olmsted thought that cities could be wonderful if they incorporated places of natural beauty where people could enjoy the healthful benefits of sunlight and pure air. In such places, people could interact in ways that might ease the stress and antisocial behavior he attributed to the crowded city. He expressed these views in his address, "Public Parks and the Enlargement of Towns," which he gave in Boston in 1870. He proposed that all cities set aside space for parks that could be used to experience natural scenery. He also felt that:
The park should, as far as possible, complement the town. Openness is the one thing you cannot get in buildings. Picturesqueness you can get. Let your buildings be as picturesque as your artists can make them. This is the beauty of the town. Consequently, the beauty of the park should be the other. It should be the beauty of the fields, the meadow, the prairie, or green pastures, and the still waters. What we want to gain is tranquility and rest to the mind.¹
To Olmsted, the function of the park was to relax the human spirit. By offering a physical and visual contrast with the city, parks produced an involuntary response in the visitor. He said, "The chief end of a large park is an effect on the human organism...like that of music...a kind that goes back of thought, and cannot be fully given the form of words."²
Olmsted was very strict in his interpretation of what did and did not constitute a park. He believed that even though other landscapes, such as public squares or botanical gardens, may contain similar elements of trees, water, fields, and roads, the idea behind the design of a park was often quite different. Olmsted realized that there surely would be differences of opinion with Sargent over how an arboretum should be designed. Responding to Sargent's letter asking him to become involved in the project, he wrote:
Indeed a park and an arboretum seem so far unlike in purpose that I do not feel sure that I could combine them satisfactorily. I certainly would not undertake to do so in this case without your cooperation and I think it would be better and more proper that the plan should be made by you with my aid rather than by me with yours.³
It is clear that Olmsted worried that the idea of an arboretum serving as a park might not work at all. However, he soon embraced the arboretum project because it sought to bring the beauty of nature to the city. Olmsted worked diligently for many years to see it come to fruition.
Questions for Reading 2
1. . How were Olmsted's views related to Transcendentalist and Romantic thought?
2. What did Olmsted believe the beauty of a park provided to people? Can you think of a place in your town that gives you the feeling he described?
3. What do you think Olmsted meant by "picturesqueness"? Can you give an example of a picturesque place?
4. Olmsted compared the effect of a park to that of music. What do you think he meant? Do you listen to music for the same reasons that you might go to a public park?
Reading 2 was compiled from Polly M. Rettig, "Arnold Arboretum" (Suffolk County, MA) National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Washington, D.C.:U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1975; Cynthia Zaitzevsky, Frederick Law Olmsted and the Boston Park System (Cambridge: Belknap Press, 1982); and documents housed at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site.
¹Frederick Law Olmsted, Public Parks and the Enlargement of Towns, 1870, p. xx.


text:
Cheap Flights from Jackson Hole to St. Pete–Clearwater International in 2019
Flight information Jackson Hole to St. Pete–Clearwater International
Non-stop airlines
St. Pete–Clearwater International and Clearwater Executive
2 airports
Explore Tampa
Tampa Hotels
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Tampa
Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza
Westin Tampa Harbour Island
Don Vicente de Ybor Historic Inn
Frequently asked questions
Compare flights from Jackson to Tampa and find the cheapest flights with Skyscanner
Skyscanner is a fast and simple travel search engine that helps you to find cheap flights and great prices on flights from Jackson to Tampa. We compare hundreds of flights from all major airlines and travel agents, finding you the best deal on cheap plane tickets to Tampa from Jackson.
Best of all, both our website and our app are completely free to use, and you will never be charged hidden fees using Skyscanner!
When is the best time to book from Jackson to Tampa?
- Make sure you're getting the best price for your flight tickets. Find the best time to book from Jackson to Tampa by checking our best time to book tool.
- Track the price of your plane tickets to Tampa by signing up to Skyscanner Price Alerts.
- If you're flexible on when to travel, use Skyscanner's 'whole month' search tool to find the cheapest day to travel.
- Looking for last minute flights? Learn how to find last minute deals for your trip to Tampa.
Useful information before booking your travel from Jackson to Tampa
Check the travel information panel above to get exact information about:
- Distance from Tampa to Jackson
- Flight time from Tampa to Jackson
- Which airlines provide the cheapest tickets from Jackson to Tampa
- Which airlines fly direct to Tampa from Jackson.
Book a hotel or car rental for your stay in Tampa
Skyscanner also offers great deals on hotels and car rentals, so there's no need to open multiple tabs to complete your trip planning. Book your hotel or car rental for your stay in Tampa today.
Prices shown on this page are estimated lowest prices only. Found in the last 45 days.


text:
The Dead Sea scrolls
Viking Press, 1955 - Dead Sea scrolls - 435 pages
The complete account of the great archeological finds which Edmund Wilson Calls " ... without any question the most precious discoveries of their kind since the texts of the Greek and Latin classics brought to light in the Renaissance."
From inside the book
19 pages matching Seleucids in this book
Where's the rest of this book?
Results 1-3 of 19
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
The First Discoveries
n Alarms and Excursions
Later Discoveries
13 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
according Alexander Janneus allusions ancient Antiochus Epiphanes Aramaic Archbishop Samuel Aristobulus Bedouins Belial believed biblical Brownlee called cave century a.d. Christian column concerning connection covenant covenanters Damascus Document Dead Sea Scrolls discovery Dupont-Sommer Essenes eternal evidence excavation fact fragments Gnosticism Habakkuk Commentary Hasmonean Hebrew holy house of Absalom Hyrcanus ideas identified indicate interpretation Isaiah manuscript Israel Jerusalem Jewish Josephus Judah Judaism judgment Karaites Khirbet Qumran Kittim later letters Maccabean manu Manual of Discipline Mark's Isaiah scroll Mark's manuscript Masoretic text means ment mentioned Messiah Old Testament Onias paleography Palestine Museum passage period Pharisees points prophets Qumran rabbinic reading reference Roman says scholars Schools of Oriental script sect Seleucids Sons of Darkness Sons of Light spirit suggested Sukenik teacher of righteousness temple Thanksgiving Psalms thou hast tion Trever truth Vaux vowel wealth wicked priest word writing written Zadok


text:
You have no items in your shopping cart.
Egyptian Cotton cutaway collar One button round cuff Plain White Shirt
Shirts are Made to Order & will be made within 20 working days.
Just white Shirts became an Iconic Figure in mastering the art of white shirts for men. From collars to cuffs our online experience will help you witness all the little details that makes us the pioneers of mens white dress shirts. The quality of fabric and the exquisite stitching provides a perfect white dress shirt for any given occasion.
You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the 'Complete Orders' link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.
We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.
When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.
Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.


text:
Historical markers at the University Park campus and other Penn State locations across the Commonwealth call attention to the University's rich tradition of achievement in higher education and in service to society. A formal series of blue-and-white markers was launched in 1989 by the Penn State Alumni Association and the Office of Strategic Communications. The Alumni Association funds the project while the Strategic Communications office provides management services and coordinates the installation and maintenance of the markers with the Office of Physical Plant. The markers in general commemorate events and locations of broad importance to the intellectual and scientific development of Penn State as one of America's leading public universities.
In addition to this series of blue-and-white markers, several other historical commemoratives are located at the University Park campus that offer a glimpse into Penn State's past.
If you would like to suggest a marker, please check the guidelines here.
Click on the following links for:
University Park Historical Marker Map
For a map showing the locations of the markers included in the Alumni Association/Strategic Communications program at the University Park campus, as well as the location of campus buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Questions or comments about the program can be directed to this same address.


text:
Indiana's Larry Landis: Mapping Provides a Guide for Broadband Policy
October 22 - In an interview with BroadbandCensus.com, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commissioner Larry Landis reflected on the value of various efforts to obtain broadband data. He also made reference to his earlier work in the private sector, and the impact that high-technology tools can have on such efforts. Keep Reading


text:
OSHA Seeks to Make Injury Records Public
Proposed New Rule Would Vastly Change Workplace Safety Reporting; Chamber and Other Groups Are Likely to Protest
Large companies would be required for the first time to make their worker injury and illness records public under a new rule that a Labor Department agency is set to propose Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter.
The new proposal, which would affect companies with more than 250 employees, would vastly change current workplace-safety reporting practices. It would require companies to file electronic-injury and illness reports that would be available to the general public, as well as to researchers, company employees,...


text:
Maze cartoon of Israel on 4th of July. As fireworks appear in the sky, one monkey says to the other, "Oh Wow! I didn't realize Israel has fireworks on July 4th!" The other responds, "Oh we don't, those are just rockets from Gaza."
Created by Yonatan Frimer
Click here for a printable, hi-res version of this maze
Click here for the maze solution Gaza on July 4th
Click here for the latest Maze Cartoons by Yonatan Frimer
Click here to check out Maze Art by Yonatan Frimer
Click here to view the Maze Blog
Qassam hits building in southern community
A Qassam rocket landed near a building in one of the communities in the Sdot Negev Regional Council early Wednesday, causing damage to a packing-house. There were no reports of injuries.
Avi Aptelboim, head of the community's emergency squad, reported that "a Color Red siren was sounded at around 4 am, followed by a rocket which landed inside the community, near the packing-house. The packing-house sustained heavy damage and it won't be operated today. There were no injuries, thank God." "The rocket landed right next to the packing-house.
The equipment near the packing-house was damaged, and the building itself sustained damage from shrapnel," said one of the residents.
"The rocket landed right next to the packing-house.


text:
Fort Carson Homes For Sale | 200k-250k
Fort Carson Homes For Sale | 200k-250k
Fort Carson Homes For Sale | $200,000-$250,000
Find Fort Carson Homes For Sale in Colorado Springs and Fountain priced between $200,000-$250,000 along with details, pictures, maps, calculators and more. Search all Fort Carson real estate in the Colorado Springs MLS. Setup your own private search to stay on top of Fort Carson listings the minute they hit the market. Your private Fort Carson search in the Colorado Springs MLS will allow you to find all of the information you need in one place and organize your favorite listings with the "favorites" feature. Setup your real estate search now to see what other options simplify the process. Your premier resource for Fort Carson Housing!


text:
Yahoo Axis Extension for Chrome
Publisher's Description
Yahoo! Axis offers the only one-step browsing and search experience that allows you to enter your search, see and interact with the results and find exactly what you need without ever leaving the page you are on. Plus, it includes rich, visual snapshots of each result so you can preview the site before you visit it. Axis finds your answers fast and always keeps you moving forward.
Axis is also the only mobile browser that works with your favorite desktop browser (via a toolbar) to automatically connect your online experiences across all your devices. Your browse and search history, bookmarks and saved articles are always available wherever you need them. Set a bookmark on your iPad and it will automatically appear on your iPhone and desktop, or seamlessly jump from one device to another and pick up wherever you left off.


text:
00:00:00 -- -- -- - -
Status of the Google Map limit
This map has 100 loads left before it becomes locked
Since July 2018 Google Maps has become expensive to use.
In order to sustain our service we have to charge for maps with views above a certain limit.
Re-fill this map and avoid disruption


text:
Note : Your request will be directed to Pulsar Microwave.
The C2-08-301 from Pulsar Microwave is a Directional Coupler with Frequency 5 MHz to 1 GHz, Coupling 11.5 dB, Coupling Variation ±0.5 dB, Amplitude Flatness 0.5 dB, Directivity 20 dB. Tags: Surface Mount. More details for C2-08-301 can be seen below.
20 dB Stripline Directional Coupler from 1 to 2 GHz
300 W Low PIM Directional Coupler from 0.698 to 2.7 GHz
You can now find similar products from multiple companies on everything RF.


text:
Established 1986
On Line Shop
My Cart
My Account
Contact Us
All Items
Subscribe to our newsletter.
Already registered? Enter your email and password:
First Visit?
Create an account
Featured Items
The War Diaries of a Panzer Soldier: Erich Hager with the 17th Panzer Division on the Russian Front
£ 49.95
Treasure Bunker £50 Gift Voucher
£ 50.00
WW2 German Silver Spanish Cross Without Swords
£ 6,995.00
R.A.F. Dambusters 'Gibson Over The Mohne' Framed Signed Print.
£ 695.00
WW2 German MP38/40 Ammunition Pouch
£ 595.00
WW2 German Kriegsmarine Brass Surface Ship and U boat Clock
£ 1,495.00
WW2 German Panzer Unteroffizier Bust
£ 475.00
WW2 German Kriegsmarine/Luftwaffe Astronomisches Rechengerat ARG1 Celestial Computer
£ 795.00
WW1 H.M.S. Sepoy Gun Tompion
£ 495.00
WW2 German Kriegsmarine U-Boat Combat Clasp
£ 795.00
Your Cart
Continue Shopping
WW2 German War Merit Cross with Swords 2nd Class
(Code: 1944)
£ 18.00
($ 22.38)
Add to cart
No suspension loop or ribbon.In fair condition.
Recently Viewed Products
WW2 German War Merit Cross with Swords 2nd Class
£ 18.00
Back to Index Page
About Us
Copyright © Treasure Bunker Ltd. 2012 VAT Reg. Number 804 5832 36 Company Reg. Number SC259348
e-Commerce Website by Oxatis


text:
Get excited about reading again with fun and interesting tips from our experts, including The M.D., our dietitians, and our fitness expert. In our health library, you will find all of the information you need to achieve your goals of making a healthy lifestyle change. So, start reading and start losing!
Celiac Disease
Learn the warning signs and symptoms of celiac disease in adults and children, and discover how changes in your diet can lead to dramatic improvements in the quality of your life.
Simply answer a few questions so we can figure out your weight loss goals and provide solutions for a lighter, healthier you. Our weight loss meal plans are designed to help real people achieve real and lasting success.
Get free support to help you lose weight and be healthy with our Weekly Dish on Health.
© 2005-
Privacy Policy - Store Terms
Yes, send me free support to help me lose weight and
be healthy with the Weekly Dish on Health Newsletter.