...the quote I've attached to 2011/365/315:

"Pain is a relatively objective, physical phenomenon; suffering is our psychological resistance to what happens. Events may create physical pain, but they do not in themselves create suffering. Resistance creates suffering. Stress happens when your mind resists what is...The only problem in your life is your mind's resistance to life as it unfolds."

- Dan Millman Quotes from Way of the Peaceful Warrior -

philosophersnotes.com/quotes/by_topic/Perception - I notice I've gained quite a lot of practical knowledge related with 'life unfolding' since my post two years ago. At that time I still was very much gathering theoretical information of re-inventing yourself => re-inventing your work etc...

One word Tuesday: Inspirational , post it then Tag it with #TP721 - This is originally a photo I took during an evening walk in last July in Lauttasaari, Helsinki. I need an inspirational picture for next weekend's expressive art therapy campus learning - so I post-processed the photo a bit... both for this today's assignment and the assignments waiting during next weekend.

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

A new session of Pangaea geology field training moved to Lofoten, Norway, to scout for new traverses for the Pangaea analogue complement.

The team, consisting of planetary geologists and training experts, is preparing space farers for lunar exploration.

Lofoten shares many geological features with lunar highlands, such as the Apollo 16 landing site, making it a perfect site to train astronauts on lunar geology.

Pangaea instructors Matteo Massironi , Riccardo Pozzobon, and Fransceco Sauro, as well as petrology professor and local expert Kåre Kullerud are guiding ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer through interesting geological sites in the Nusfjord, an area containing primitive crust rock formations, including anorthosites, which are known to be typical lunar highland rocks.

The Pangaea course is designed to provide European astronauts with introductory and practical knowledge of Earth and planetary geology to prepare them to become effective partners of planetary scientists and engineers in designing the next exploration missions.

The course also aims to give astronauts a solid knowledge in the geology of the Solar System from leading European scientists.

Credits: ESA–S. Sechi

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

Centre for Vocational Training (CVT) primarily aims to train a pool of highly competent marine and processing industries' tradespeople who can work in challenging and demanding environments. It seeks to provide affordable training in theoretical and practical knowledge for workers who aspire to attain the highest skills in the marine and processing industries. By participating in offered courses from CVT, these young fellows play a pivotal role in ship construction.

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Cliff Sugarman Cass on vacation to Hawaii

After a tiring travel of 48 hrs Cliff Alan‘s flight landed in Hawaii. Cass with his family headed towards the resort they reserved for themselves. Four seasons Resort the lana’I Lodge at Koele, Lalani Hawaii the Resort was sighted in the central Highlands Comprising of plantation style Lodge with orchid house and a stable and old churches on the ground. Journey was although comfortable but extremely tiring so Cliff Alan and family decided to take rest for the first day. After getting fresh and filling their empty stomach Clifford Alan and family landed on their beds and lost in napping dreams. Next day was Saturday.

After getting fresh and having some breakfast Clifford Alan with his two sons and wife started to expedite the Hawaii. Cliff also hired a guide along with them so that apart from enjoying his sons would also get some useful information. As they move further the guide explains them about Hawaii.

“Hawaii is situated between the pacific ocean. It is the most popular tourist destination because of its abundant natural beauty, Oceanic surroundings, warm tropical climate, abundance of public beaches and volcanic surroundings .Due to its mid pacific location Hawaii has many North American and Asian influences along with its vibrant native cultural influences .The main Hawaiian Islands are

Hawaii, Maui,O’Ahu,Kaua, moloka,Lana’I, Ni E hau Kaho olawe island. Hawaii is completely surrounded by ocean and an archipelago. Hawaii ‘s tallest mountain is , Mauena Ke and is taller than Mount Everest

Any time a tourist visit the Hawaii ,got fascinated by the superior natural beauty and culture.

Cliff Alan Sugarman stared discovering Hawaii with Oahu Traverse the island , passing through the villages, rainforest and a row of pineapple plantation. Deep blue water from rugged cliffs was giving a panoramic view. Then they reached to the North shore of world famous surf. There they enjoyed surfing. After surfing they headed for the market place to explore the shops and artisan stands. Now they visit to the Honolulu which is the most popular state capital of Hawaii. Honolulu is a treasure trove of Historic landmarks and monuments, flourishing art and culture. Honolulu spreads throughout the southern shores of Oahu .Spreading from pearl harbor to Makpuu encompassing world famous Waikiki

Now they first decided to explore the most historic places of Hawaii. First they visit the Iiolani palace of Hawaii Which is the only palace of USA. After overthrowing the monarchy of “king Kalakaua and Queen Lili Uokalani” the building was used as the capitol building of the Provisional Government, Republic, and Territory. The Hawaiian use the language Pau Ka Aina which means the land is calm” Clifford And family t also happen to see Iolani Hawk which is the sign of Hawaiian Royalty They also saw the coronation pavilion for king Kalakaua and Queen Kapi’ Olani , Iiolani Barracks and 1883 public notice announcing a reception at the Iiolani Palace. Catherine could have seldom thought that a vocational trip could also be so much educational. She was happy for her children, as they were not only enjoying but also getting some practical knowledge

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

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In September 2008, Mohawk College completed a $27 million transformation of the Stoney Creek Campus into the Mohawk Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Research, Resources and Training (STARRT) Institute. The College’s focus on offering in-school training that directly complements the practical knowledge gained during job placements ties directly into CGC’s market transformation initiative.

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DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

Innocent of any practical knowledge of airships, American inventor John Morrell set out to make aviation history in Berkeley, California, on May 23, 1908. At noon, Morrell, three photographers and a 16-man crew clambered on board the walkway lashed below an airship shaped like a giant sausage and started its five automobile engines. Significantly, the man in charge of constructing the airship refused to join them.

The launch was uneven, some line handlers letting go before others. The single-celled airship - much too long for its own strength - staggered crookedly to an altitude of 300 feet. The gas rushed to one end with such great pressure that the envelope burst, and as it fell, men, engines and propellers were dumped into the watching crowd. Broken bones were abundant but, miraculously, no one was killed.

Text and photo from "The Giant Airships", by Douglas Botting, 1980

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

Speaking of the collaboration with musician and composer Jason Roebke since 1998, what I have been working on was adopting and trying to understand his philosophy behind his performance. It becomes the learning process of the other's learning history to be an artist and why he is creating the work he does right now. Jason shared with me abundant amount of practical knowledge, on the job skill, and how to think and improve the creative thinking as a collaborator. Through the collaboration, which includes rehearsals and discussions, we exchanged the differences and similarities between sound and movement as an equal components of what we create. As a result, we have been able to keep generating genuine and honest pieces of work together.

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Ayako Kato is a Chicago-based dancer, choreographer who hails from Yokohama, Japan. Since 1998, she has been an artistic director of Ayako Kato/Art Union Humanscape (AUH) and presented and performed her works extensively in the United States, Japan, and Europe. In 2014, she received

Chicago-Lucerne Art Residency Grant from Swiss Benevolent Society and was also selected as an artist-in-residence at the University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign through Chicago's Links Hall LinkUP with Dance program. She has been studying dance anatomy under Irene Dowd since 2007 through intensives. In addition to classical ballet and modern dance, she studied Tai Chi, Noh Theater, and Butoh with master Kazuo Ohno, one of the founders.

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

🇬🇧 RESONANCE STONEWORK

A minimal model for how “impossible” megaliths were shaped and moved

(EN-99 | Research Draft v1.0)

1. Starting point: the problem nobody solves honestly

Across multiple sites – Giza, Aswan, Sacsayhuamán, Puma Punku, Coricancha, Ollantaytambo – we see three recurring facts:

Blocks of extreme mass

– tens to hundreds of tons, sometimes placed high above ground;

Geometries that exceed hammer-and-chisel logic

– compound curvature, seamless polygonal fits, “buttery” radii;

Absence or insufficiency of classical tool signatures

– either no percussion marks where they should be, or marks only on later surfaces.

The official narrative:

“They did it with brute force, ramps, and stone hammers.”

The empirical problem:

In many key locations, the geometry and material evidence do not match such a process.

This report proposes the minimal additional assumption that makes the evidence coherent:

Resonance (controlled vibration/energy fields) was used to change the state of stone and reduce effective weight.

Not magic. Physics.

2. Constraint 1 – Stone tells us it was softened

At several major sites we see signs that, at some stage, the rock behaved plastically rather than brittle.

2.1. Vitrification and thermal signatures

On selected blocks (e.g. Sacsayhuamán, Coricancha) we observe:

thin vitrified surface layers – fused, glassy skin;

rounded micro-edges, not broken ones;

mineral boundary changes consistent with high temperature + rapid cooling;

absence of typical abrasion patterns from chisels across those surfaces.

These are process signatures, not aesthetics.

They imply:

The outer millimetres of stone reached temperatures and stress states

where it flowed or reconfigured rather than chipped.

2.2. High-order curvature without impact scars

On selected “pillow” blocks and interlocking faces:

surfaces are continuously curved in 3D (convex → concave blends),

no step-faceting, no percussion pits, no conchoidal fracturing,

fits between blocks are continuous contact, not point contact.

You cannot achieve such surfaces in hard igneous/very dense rock with:

hand hammers,

short chisels,

and human-level positional accuracy,

without leaving a chaotic field of micro-scars.

Here, we do not see those scars on the primary fit surfaces.

The simplest reading:

At least during the final fitting stage, the material did not behave as dry, brittle stone.

3. Constraint 2 – Logistics say: brute force is not enough

A few canonical examples:

Aswan “Unfinished Obelisk” (~1200 tons):

carved in a narrow trench where:

a human cannot swing a hammer with full force along the whole length,

debris removal and ventilation are near-impossible,

yet walls and floor show regular, smooth grooves, not chaotic impact zones.

King’s Chamber beams in the Great Pyramid (~50–70 tons each):

placed ~40–60 m above ground,

in a boxed-in interior,

with no internal ramps or lifting towers preserved,

and no convincing full-scale experimental replication under Bronze Age constraints.

Polygonal cyclopean blocks in the Andes:

multi-ton blocks interlocked with several neighbours at once,

in 3D curvature,

with tolerances that demand millimetric alignment in multiple axes.

To maintain the standard model, we must assume:

continuous heavy lifting in constrained spaces,

with low-tech levers and ropes,

at a precision modern cranes struggle to match,

without leaving plausible ramp / scaffolding / anchor traces in many key spots.

This is physically possible on paper – but increasingly improbable once you account for ergonomics, error propagation, and real material behaviour.

4. Constraint 3 – The geometry keeps pointing to resonant devices

Two classes of artifacts link directly to controlled vibration / resonance:

4.1. Resonant chambers and “acoustic architecture”

Throughout the ancient world:

narrow, high stone rooms with strong standing-wave behaviour;

corridors and chambers tuned to specific formants (measurable today);

“niches” and “boxes” whose dimensions correspond to clean acoustic modes.

These are not random.

They show intentional tuning of space to frequency.

4.2. Resonant machine-like objects (e.g. Sabu Disc)

The Sabu Disc / Saqqara Disc is a key example:

brittle schist, shaped into thin, cantilevered blades;

three-winged rotor-like geometry with central hub;

continuous 3D curvature, coaxial symmetry, and blade profiles consistent with flow control, not storage;

one-of-one: no typological family of “similar bowls”.

The most conservative technical reading:

This is a flow / resonance component, not a container.

A part of something, not a standalone ornament.

Taken together, these data classes suggest:

knowledge of resonance,

practical exploitation of vibration and standing waves,

use of geometry as a control interface for energy flow.

5. Minimal Resonance Model

We do not need to know the full technology to sketch a minimal working model:

5.1. Phase 1 – Local softening (cutting & shaping)

Hypothesis:

Targeted resonance (acoustic, EM, or hybrid) excites specific modes in the stone’s microstructure, effectively lowering its yield strength in a controlled volume.

Practical effects (modern analogues exist on small scale):

ultrasonic drilling and cutting,

acoustic-assisted machining,

microwave and induction heating in selected zones.

Applied macroscopically:

stone behaves like semi-plastic material in the energized region,

can be deformed / moulded / “poured" against a template or a neighbouring stone.

This explains:

butter-smooth 3D fits,

local vitrification,

absence of impact scars on key surfaces.

5.2. Phase 2 – Friction reduction & pseudo-levitation (transport)

Hypothesis:

Resonant excitation reduces effective friction and/or creates a thin vibro-fluidised interface between block and substrate.

Again, modern analogues:

acoustic levitation and “hover” transport of small objects,

vibratory conveyors,

maglev-like effective friction reduction (different physics, same outcome).

Macroscopic consequences:

multi-ton block can be slid / guided with radically less force,

precise placement is achievable with human-scale teams once static friction is neutralized.

This helps resolve:

how blocks are manoeuvred in tight quarters,

why we lack massive ramp systems for every operation,

how multi-directional, compound fits are achieved without endless trial-and-error.

5.3. Phase 3 – Lock-in and hardening

After shaping and placement:

resonance ceases,

stone returns to its normal high-strength state,

vitrified skin acts as a “frozen” memory of the process.

The structure now appears impossibly perfect for hammer-and-chisel work –

because it was never created by hammer-and-chisel in the first place.

6. Falsifiable predictions of the Resonance Stonework model

A good hypothesis must be testable.

This model predicts:

Microstructural anomalies in “mystery” surfaces

– reoriented grain boundaries, partial melting, and annealing patterns not explainable by weathering or simple fire.

Localized, not global, thermal signatures

– evidence of high energy input confined to contact zones and interfaces, not across whole blocks.

Frequency-friendly geometries

– recurring use of proportions and shapes that correspond to clean harmonic ratios and acoustic modes.

Absence of proportional tool wear traces

– where conventional tools are claimed, observable wear patterns and debris volumes should match. In many key examples, they do not.

These predictions can be checked with:

petrographic thin sections,

SEM/TEM micro-imaging,

resonance scanning (acoustic, EM),

experimental archaeology with scaled resonance tools.

7. What this model is not saying

To be absolutely clear:

It does not claim “aliens built everything.”

It does not deny human ingenuity, labour, or local tradition.

It does not require a magical new physics.

It simply states:

In specific, well-documented cases, the most coherent explanation for the observed geometry, microstructure and logistics is controlled energy/ resonance applied to stone, not brute-force percussion alone.

This leaves plenty of room for:

unknown human cultures,

lost high-tech traditions,

and gradual, uneven development – not a single global “super-civilization”.

8. Summary (for those who read only the last paragraph)

Some ancient stonework shows signatures of plastic behaviour and vitrification, incompatible with pure hammer-and-chisel methods.

Logistics of cutting, lifting and fitting multi-ton blocks in confined spaces push classical ramp / lever models beyond realistic ergonomics.

Resonant geometries and machine-like artifacts (e.g. Sabu Disc) strongly suggest practical knowledge of controlled vibration.

A minimal resonance model – soften → move → lock – explains all three problem classes with one additional assumption, grounded in known physics.

We don’t have all the answers.

But the stone is clear on one thing:

It does not remember only the chisel.

It remembers fields, frequencies and forms.

Our job now is simple and hard at once:

to read that memory without fear, dogma, or premature certainty.

EN-99 , 恩-九九 , MY-99

A new session of Pangaea geology field training moved to Lofoten, Norway, to scout for new traverses for the Pangaea analogue complement.

The team, consisting of planetary geologists and training experts, is preparing space farers for lunar exploration.

Lofoten shares many geological features with lunar highlands, such as the Apollo 16 landing site, making it a perfect site to train astronauts on lunar geology.

Pangaea instructors Matteo Massironi , Riccardo Pozzobon, and Fransceco Sauro, as well as petrology professor and local expert Kåre Kullerud are guiding ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer through interesting geological sites in the Nusfjord, an area containing primitive crust rock formations, including anorthosites, which are known to be typical lunar highland rocks.

The Pangaea course is designed to provide European astronauts with introductory and practical knowledge of Earth and planetary geology to prepare them to become effective partners of planetary scientists and engineers in designing the next exploration missions.

The course also aims to give astronauts a solid knowledge in the geology of the Solar System from leading European scientists.

Credits: ESA–S. Sechi

A new session of Pangaea geology field training moved to Lofoten, Norway, to scout for new traverses for the Pangaea analogue complement.

The team, consisting of planetary geologists and training experts, is preparing space farers for lunar exploration.

Lofoten shares many geological features with lunar highlands, such as the Apollo 16 landing site, making it a perfect site to train astronauts on lunar geology.

Pangaea instructors Matteo Massironi , Riccardo Pozzobon, and Fransceco Sauro, as well as petrology professor and local expert Kåre Kullerud are guiding ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer through interesting geological sites in the Nusfjord, an area containing primitive crust rock formations, including anorthosites, which are known to be typical lunar highland rocks.

The Pangaea course is designed to provide European astronauts with introductory and practical knowledge of Earth and planetary geology to prepare them to become effective partners of planetary scientists and engineers in designing the next exploration missions.

The course also aims to give astronauts a solid knowledge in the geology of the Solar System from leading European scientists.

Credits: ESA–S. Sechi

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

The Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) were founded in 1838 as the English Agricultural Society to “encourage and promote technical innovation and communicate practical knowledge of value to farmers”. The RASE were granted a Royal Charter in 1840 and in 1845 founded the Royal Agricultural College. In 1973, they also established the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. The RASE held their first Royal Show in 1839 and thereafter until these were discontinued in 2009.

Today, the RASE operate as a UK Registered Charity whose core roles are in the transfer of agricultural scientific knowledge, technology and best-practise to the farming industry and rural communities.

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References:

www.rase.org.uk/index.php/about-us (RASE website - about the RASE, includes a link to their history).

www.cheffins.co.uk/assets/catalogues/lots/21/368.jpg (Royal Agricultural Society of England medal displaying the same monogram as on this badge).

www.linkedin.com/company/royal-agricultural-society-of-en...

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Enamels: 2 (blue & red).

Finish: Gilt.

Material: Brass.

Fixer: Buttonhole (horseshoe shaped clasp).

Size: 7/8” x 1” (22mm x 26mm).

Process: Die stamped.

Imprint: J. PINCHES, LONDON.

The Winter School for Audiovisual Archiving is a four-day training that gives participants the practical knowledge to design and implement a preservation plan for their audiovisual collections. The fourth edition of the Winter School took place at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision from Tuesday 15 until Friday 18 January 2019.

Alchemical treatises. Manuscript: England, late Fourteenth Century. MS Hunter 110 (T.5.12): Page with illustrations of alembics and furnaces (folio 28r)

The craft of alchemy developed significantly in the Thirteenth Century and it is consequently the subject matter of a large number of surviving late medieval manuscripts. This literature incorporates a spectrum of works, ranging from those dealing with technical metallurgical matters to those couched in mystical language concerning the transmutation of base metals into gold. This manuscript is a compendium of texts. Included are works by the thirteenth century Dominican scholar Albertus Magnus, William de Furnivall’s On the Sublimation of Arsenic, a copy of the Mappae Clavicula, a dictionary of alchemical terms, and anonymous treatises on salt and divination. The opening displayed to the left is from Albertus Magnus’s Straight Path in the Art of Alchemy. It is illustrated with simple diagrams of furnaces, used to ‘sublime’ or distil various substances. The illustrations in alchemical works are often unsophisticated, but nonetheless essential in books that were intended to be used in intensely practical ways.

The first part of Chaucer’s Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale provides a fascinating account of the workings of an alchemist’s laboratory with its unending and elusive experimentation. Although Chaucer refers to the craft as a ‘slidynge science’, he takes great delight in listing the strange names of the chemicals and processes, and obviously had some practical knowledge of chemistry.

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

It’s a part of technical training on aluminum manufacturing products and many young people take part in this training to gather a considerable amount of practical knowledge & experience. By participating in this training, they become familiar with the day-to-day issues of an aluminum plant, as well as understand the most common problems, which makes them skilled workforces. Freshers gain in-depth knowledge and participate in making a difference. After training, they join reputed aluminum manufacturing companies and contribute to the country’s economy.

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The Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) were founded in 1838 as the English Agricultural Society to “encourage and promote technical innovation and communicate practical knowledge of value to farmers”. The RASE were granted a Royal Charter in 1840 and in 1845 founded the Royal Agricultural College. In 1973, they also established the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. The RASE held their first Royal Show in 1839 and thereafter until these were discontinued in 2009.

Today, the RASE operate as a UK Registered Charity whose core roles are in the transfer of agricultural scientific knowledge, technology and best-practise to the farming industry and rural communities.

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References:

www.rase.org.uk/index.php/about-us (RASE website - about the RASE, includes a link to their history).

www.cheffins.co.uk/assets/catalogues/lots/21/368.jpg (Royal Agricultural Society of England medal displaying the same monogram as on this badge).

www.linkedin.com/company/royal-agricultural-society-of-en...

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Enamels: n/a. Leather gold-foil printed.

Finish: Gilt.

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Fixer: Buttonhole (shield shaped clasp).

Size: 1 7/8” x 2 ½” (47mm x 65mm).

Process: Die stamped. Leather stretch fitted over metal badge. Adhesive probably used.

Imprint: JOHN PINCHES, 21 ALBERT EMBANKMENT.

A new session of Pangaea geology field training moved to Lofoten, Norway, to scout for new traverses for the Pangaea analogue complement.

The team, consisting of planetary geologists and training experts, is preparing space farers for lunar exploration.

Lofoten shares many geological features with lunar highlands, such as the Apollo 16 landing site, making it a perfect site to train astronauts on lunar geology.

Pangaea instructors Matteo Massironi , Riccardo Pozzobon, and Fransceco Sauro, as well as petrology professor and local expert Kåre Kullerud are guiding ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer through interesting geological sites in the Nusfjord, an area containing primitive crust rock formations, including anorthosites, which are known to be typical lunar highland rocks.

The Pangaea course is designed to provide European astronauts with introductory and practical knowledge of Earth and planetary geology to prepare them to become effective partners of planetary scientists and engineers in designing the next exploration missions.

The course also aims to give astronauts a solid knowledge in the geology of the Solar System from leading European scientists.

Credits: ESA–S. Sechi

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Aug. 5, 2011 -- DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Delta economy,” said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill. “While these loans may be small, they can make a major difference in the success of a small business. Now, more than ever, we need to be doing everything we can to make sure our mom and pop shops have the resources they need to grow their business and create good-paying jobs.”

As an extension of ACCION Texas Inc., a 501(c)(3) microfinance company, ACCION Delta is committed to empowering diverse individuals, assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses gain access to capital and the practical knowledge to operate a business.

Established in 1994 in San Antonio, ACCION Texas (ATX) is a nonprofit microlender and small business lender. Its services help Texas and Louisiana entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, stabilize and increase their incomes, create employment and contribute to the economic revitalization of their communities.

“We are pleased to partner with great technical assistance providers like the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Operation JumpStart program that provides much needed training for small businesses,” said Janie Barrera, president and CEO of ACCION Texas Inc. “What the Delta lacked was access to a credit provider like ACCION Texas.”

The collaboration between ATX and CIE brings together the nation’s largest microlender with one of the nation’s most successful rural microenterprise development programs. Since 2006, the CIE's Operation JumpStart program has trained over 750 aspiring entrepreneurs that have started nearly 250 new businesses that are sustaining at over 90%.

Based on the success of Operation JumpStart, the CIE was the only recipient in the United States to receive two grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to build microenterprise development capacity. The CIE is collaborating with the Delta Regional Authority to build a network of Operation JumpStart programs throughout the lower Mississippi Delta region. Organizations are completing certification training and will begin training and mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners soon. With the development of ACCION Delta, they will have access to the capital they need.

“I am thrilled to partner with ACCION to deliver high-quality business training and services, and capital to entrepreneurs throughout southeast Missouri and the Mississippi Delta region,” stated Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of management at Southeast. “Their expertise in providing loans to individuals who do not have access to traditional funding sources combined with the expansion of our successful Operation JumpStart program will lead to the startup and expansion of hundreds of businesses in our region. It’s these kinds of regional collaborations supported by the Delta Regional Authority that will lead to significant improvement in quality of lives, businesses and communities throughout our region.”

About ACCION

ACCION Texas, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit microlender, is committed to providing capital to entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources. ACCION’s loans range from $500-$100,000. Since inception, ACCION has made 12,000 loans to entrepreneurs totaling $112 million. For more information, please visit: www.acciontexas.org. To schedule an interview with ACCION President and CEO Janie Barrera, please contact Veronica Flores-Paniagua at (210) 531-5536.

About the Delta Regional Authority

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership that serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Chris Masingill, appointed by President Obama to be the DRA’s federal co-chairman, along with the governors of the eight states, comprise the Authority’s board. For more information, please visit: www.dra.gov.

About Southeast Missouri State University and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship-focused university centers in the Midwest, offering a wide array of academic and outreach programs and services, including: innovation development and research; entrepreneurship education, training and mentorship; and business incubation and development services. The CIE supports Southeast Missouri State University’s strategic priority to advance the region’s economic appeal and strength by accelerating local and regional economic growth and development that improves the quality of lives, communities and businesses in southeast Missouri and the surrounding region. For more information, visit: www.semo.edu/cie.

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Listed 12/24/2013

Reference Number: 13000972

The Montana State University Historic District (MSU Historic District) is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places at the statewide level under Criterion A in the area of Education and Agriculture and at the local level in the area of Community Planning and Development. Under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act, Montana State University (MSU) provided a high standard of education in agriculture and the mechanical arts as Montanas land-grant institution during its first 75 years, while also extending beyond its mandated subjects into the physical sciences, arts and humanities. Through the provisions of the 1887 Hatch Act and the 1914 Smith-Lever Act, MSU also served Montanas rural communities through the public dissemination of applied agricultural research completed by the Agricultural Experiment Station and practical knowledge on agriculture and home economics compiled through the Agricultural Extension Service. At the local level, MSU had an immeasurable impact on its host city of Bozeman, both in terms of its physical growth and the development of its socio-economic and cultural character. Furthermore, the MSU Historic District is also eligible for listing at the statewide level under Criterion C in the area of Architecture. As a collection of free-standing, high-style buildings designed by many of Montanas leading architects, the MSU Historic District is matched only by Montanas other institutions of higher learning. The district also includes a range of historically significant Victorian, Revivalist, and Modernist styles beginning with the Collegiate Gothic Montana Hall (1896-1898) and extending though the 1967 Roskie Hall, an eleven-story dormitory designed in the futurist Exaggerated Modern (or Googie) style.

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A new session of Pangaea geology field training moved to Lofoten, Norway, to scout for new traverses for the Pangaea analogue complement.

The team, consisting of planetary geologists and training experts, is preparing space farers for lunar exploration.

Lofoten shares many geological features with lunar highlands, such as the Apollo 16 landing site, making it a perfect site to train astronauts on lunar geology.

Pangaea instructors Matteo Massironi , Riccardo Pozzobon, and Fransceco Sauro, as well as petrology professor and local expert Kåre Kullerud are guiding ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer through interesting geological sites in the Nusfjord, an area containing primitive crust rock formations, including anorthosites, which are known to be typical lunar highland rocks.

The Pangaea course is designed to provide European astronauts with introductory and practical knowledge of Earth and planetary geology to prepare them to become effective partners of planetary scientists and engineers in designing the next exploration missions.

The course also aims to give astronauts a solid knowledge in the geology of the Solar System from leading European scientists.

Credits: ESA–S. Sechi

DECORATIONS: D.S.O. January 1917. Mentioned in Despatches: 13th November 1916, 9th April 1917, 7th November 1917 and 16th March 1919. C.B.E June 1919. C.B. June 1921

PROMOTIONS: Surgeon Captain A.M.S. 30th January 1896: Major R.A.M.C. 30th July 1904. Lieutenant Colonel 1st March 1915. Temporary Colonel 3rd November 1915. Colonel 3rd November 1915. Major General 1st June 1922. Deputy Director General of R.A.M.C. 1st August 1922.

CAMPAIGNS: Tirah : August 1897 to April 1898. South African (Boer War): February 1902 to September 1902. First World War. Sierra Leone : 30th July 1914 to 6th March 1915. France and Belgium: 17th April to the Armistice. Germany: Armistice to 18th December 1919.

RECORD OF SERVICE AND MOVEMENTS: 1892 entered A.M.S. (Army Medical Service). 1892 September: Netley on probation.( 4 months). 1893 February: Aldershot School of instruction (2 months). 1893 April: Posted to Southern District for Duty, Portsmouth and Gosport.(4 months). 1895 September: Embarked for India on H.T. Victoria. 1895 October: Posted to Rohilshand district, in Bareilly, Shahjehanpur and Ranikhet. 1897 August: Tirah Campaign (No 9 Field Hospital – 4th Brigade). 1900 February: Six months sick leave in UK. 1900 September: Returned to India, Lucknow and Boer POW camp in Shahjehanpur. 1901 December: Return to UK for one month posting. 1902 February: South African field force. 1902 October: returned to UK to senior course at RAMC College, served in Woolwich and appointed secretary to the Advisory Board on Venereal Disease. 1905 March: posted to Valetta and Cottonera, Garrison Staff Surgeon, and staff Surgeon to Duke of Connaught. 1909 September: return to UK attached to MO Staff at War Office and appointed MO 6 in Directorate of Military Operations. 1914 February: Sierra Leone Military Hospital Freetown. 1915 March: British Expeditionary Force, Malassise Hospital (near St Omer). A.D.M.S. 15th Division, D.D.M.S. IV Corps, GHQ South and VI Corps. 1918 23rd December: posted as Chief of Mission in Berlin to evacuate wounded POWs’. 1919 5th April : posted to British Military Mission in Berlin (head of political section). 1920 January/ posted ADMS Shorncliffe District. Here the record ends but we know he was posted to London and became D.D.G. of the R.A.M.C. in 1922.

PUBLICATIONS: “Manual of Venereal Diseases” 1913 2nd Edition. “System of Syphilis diseases” Power and Murphy London 1910. “The treatment of Venereal disease and Scabies in the Amy” 1904 for the Advisory Board for Medical Services.

MISCELLANEOUS: Practical knowledge of German, French, Austrian, Italian, Swiss, Swedish medical schools and hospitals civil and military. Represented War Office at various Medical Congresses on the Continent. Represented War Office at Int. Red Cross Conference, Washington DC 1912 and at General Medical Congress in London 1913.

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The Winter School for Audiovisual Archiving is a four-day training that gives participants the practical knowledge to design and implement a preservation plan for their audiovisual collections. The fourth edition of the Winter School took place at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision from Tuesday 15 until Friday 18 January 2019.

my grandmother ... my hope ....

About the photograph :

My grandmother’s story is perhaps the story of thousands of Indian women even today.Born before independence , though from a small village she has a wider lens of seeing this world ... mother of 7 children's itself gives some kind of responsibility ... you speak about the power of india ... she is still just the power house of our home as that of mitochondria is for a cell ... I look around, among the middle and upper educated classes in India, and see my grandmother’s story repeating over and over again, even today!! though having lot of interest in studies she could manage them only till std. 7th ....but speaking about the 85 years of practical knowledge empowers her strength ... the only reason i want to share her photo in this context is to show that ... her presence gives power to one and all in our family ....so its the story of my grandmother like her there are manier of our elders who constitute the power of each house ... powering india ....

The Winter School for Audiovisual Archiving is a four-day training that gives participants the practical knowledge to design and implement a preservation plan for their audiovisual collections. The fourth edition of the Winter School took place at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision from Tuesday 15 until Friday 18 January 2019.

Caryn Hartglass, speaks, 2016 NYC Veggie Pride Parade

Caryn Hartglass combines science with practical knowledge

from real life experiences in order to promote the powerful, healing bene- fits of a plant-based diet, juicing and meditation. She has appeared on Dr. Oz, Geraldo At Large, 20-20 and CNN and hosts the weekly Internet radio show It’s All About Food on the Progressive Radio Network. She is the co-founder of the nonprofit organization Responsible Eating And Liv- ing (REAL) which promotes whole, plant-based foods and planet-friendly products. Caryn is co-director of the Plant-Powered & Thriving course program at the Food Revolution Network with Ocean and John Robbins. She obtained the Plant Based Nutrition Certificate from eCornell and T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies; Bachelor and Masters de- grees in Chemical Engineering from Bucknell University. She worked in the semiconductor industry for 20 years; she’s a classically trained singer who has won two international voice competitions.

A new session of Pangaea geology field training moved to Lofoten, Norway, to scout for new traverses for the Pangaea analogue complement.

The team, consisting of planetary geologists and training experts, is preparing space farers for lunar exploration.

Lofoten shares many geological features with lunar highlands, such as the Apollo 16 landing site, making it a perfect site to train astronauts on lunar geology.

Pangaea instructors Matteo Massironi , Riccardo Pozzobon, and Fransceco Sauro, as well as petrology professor and local expert Kåre Kullerud are guiding ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer through interesting geological sites in the Nusfjord, an area containing primitive crust rock formations, including anorthosites, which are known to be typical lunar highland rocks.

The Pangaea course is designed to provide European astronauts with introductory and practical knowledge of Earth and planetary geology to prepare them to become effective partners of planetary scientists and engineers in designing the next exploration missions.

The course also aims to give astronauts a solid knowledge in the geology of the Solar System from leading European scientists.

Credits: ESA–S. Sechi

著名水彩畫大師黃運南來香港教授水彩畫工作坊！

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Ng Woon Lam, NWS AWS-DF is a Singapore watercolor artists with signature membership from both American Watercolor Society (AWS) and National Watercolor Society (NWS). He has won a total of more than 50 international and national juried art awards. He received his Dolphin Fellowship (AWS-DF) from the most prestigious watercolor society, American Watercolor Society (AWS) after winning his second AWS Bronze Medal from AWS 147th Annual International Show in 2014.

He is currently teaching watercolor and drawing full time at School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University (NTU). With his 30 over years of experience in art, especially in watercolor painting, he has recently published his art theory textbook, ‘Practical Applications of Color Theory & Design Concepts’ for art students as well as art enthusiasts.

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黃運南是一位新加坡水彩藝術家，擁有美國水彩畫會（AWS）和全國水彩協會（NWS）的署名會員資格。他贏得了超過50個國際和全國藝術獎。他在2014年全國水彩畫會第147屆國際展上獲第二次AWS銅獎後，獲頒海豚院士榮銜（AWS-DF）。

他目前為南洋理工大學（NTU）藝術設計和媒體學院助理教授，主講水彩和素描課程。他以三十多年的藝術經驗及知識，特別是在水彩畫，出版了他的藝術理論教科書，“應用色彩學與造形概念”。

運南的文章和作品刊登於大多數世界知名的藝術雜誌，包括水彩藝術家，藝術家雜誌，國際藝術家雜誌和法國水彩雜誌。

這是一個難得的機會，您可以從他的理論和實踐過程中學習水彩畫。

1906

Dr. Harvey W. Wiley conducting experiments in his laboratory in the Department of Agriculture (two assistants unidentified)

Harvey Washington Wiley (October 30, 1844, Kent, Indiana - June 30, 1930, Washington, D.C.) was a noted chemist involved with the passage of the landmark Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. Wiley was offered the position of Chief Chemist in the United States Department of Agriculture by George Loring, the Commissioner of Agriculture, in 1882. Wiley brought with him to Washington a practical knowledge of agriculture, a sympathetic approach to the problems of agricultural industry and an untapped talent for public relations. After assisting Congress in their earliest questions regarding the safety of the chemical preservatives then being employed in foods. These famous "poison squad" studies drew national attention to the need for a federal food and drug law. Wiley soon became a crusader and coalition builder in support of national food and drug regulation which earned him the title of "Father of the Pure Food and Drugs Act" when it became law in 1906. In 1912, Wiley resigned and took over the laboratories of Good Housekeeping magazine where he established the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval and worked tirelessly on behalf of the consuming public.

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Alchemical treatises. Manuscript: England, late Fourteenth Century. MS Hunter 110 (T.5.12): Illustrated page from Albertus Magnus' The Secret of Philosophers (folio 62r)

The craft of alchemy developed significantly in the Thirteenth Century and it is consequently the subject matter of a large number of surviving late medieval manuscripts. This literature incorporates a spectrum of works, ranging from those dealing with technical metallurgical matters to those couched in mystical language concerning the transmutation of base metals into gold. This manuscript is a compendium of texts. Included are works by the thirteenth century Dominican scholar Albertus Magnus, William de Furnivall’s On the Sublimation of Arsenic, a copy of the Mappae Clavicula, a dictionary of alchemical terms, and anonymous treatises on salt and divination. The opening displayed to the left is from Albertus Magnus’s Straight Path in the Art of Alchemy. It is illustrated with simple diagrams of furnaces, used to ‘sublime’ or distil various substances. The illustrations in alchemical works are often unsophisticated, but nonetheless essential in books that were intended to be used in intensely practical ways.

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