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The 2004 Toyota Highlander comes with more powerful engines, new safety features, and optional seating for up to seven passengers. Styling has been revised slightly for 2004, but the real changes are under the skin.
The four-cylinder engine that comes standard is more powerful and the new V6 is larger and more powerful than before. Adding to the improved responsiveness these changes bring is a new five-speed automatic transmission. The suspension has been revised, producing a very soft ride quality. And minor structural changes have been made to improve space efficiency inside.
In spite of these revisions, the Highlander remains the easiest of motoring companions. Getting in and out couldn't be easier. Its flexible interior makes it easy to various combinations of people and cargo. Seating for five comes standard, but 2004 models offer an optional third-row seat to carry up to seven passengers, though they'd be cramped. The third row folds flat and the second-row seat folds nearly so, revealing 80 cubic feet of cargo space, more than a Toyota 4Runner. The Highlander can swallow impromptu flea-markets buys with ease, and tote them home despite sudden worsening of the weather. New airbag systems for 2004 include optional curtain-style airbags and side airbags designed to protect passengers' heads and torsos in a side impact or rollover.
The Highlander offers a soft, smooth ride and its engines are smooth and quiet. The base model, equipped with the revised 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine and front-wheel drive, performs well around town and on the open highway, delivering responsive performance when merging into highway traffic. Equipped with the larger 3.3-liter V6 and all-wheel-drive, the Highlander offers strong power and secure handling in nasty weather. Highlander offers much of what made the Lexus RX 300 popular, but without Lexus-sized monthly payments.
The Toyota Highlander looks smart and trim, falling somewhere between the edgy high style of the RAV4 and the muscular purposefulness of the 4Runner. There's a slight family resemblance between the Highlander and the Lexus RX 330, although the Highlander looks more dressed down, rather like wearing faded jeans and a favorite windbreaker instead of dry-clean-only lunch-with-the-ladies attire.
Highlander is actually slightly larger inside, as measured by total EPA interior volume, than the RX 330, although the Lexus has slightly more cargo volume.
Highlander's front bumper, light clusters and grille are new for 2004. The bumper cover has sharper lines molded into it, so its shape is better defined than before. The grille's horizontal bars are bolder and better defined, while the various elements of the light clusters seem to blend together more smoothly. Similar changes have been made around back. At either end, however, the difference is so subtle that only the most dedicated Toyota-watcher is likely to notice.
The Highlander no longer represents the latest in design, however. While the Lexus RX 330, which uses the same basic chassis architecture as the Highlander, is now in its second generation, the Highlander is still in its first generation of design. The Highlander lacks the cutting-edge design of the Nissan Murano, and its front and rear overhangs are relatively large.
Entry, both for cargo and for people, is easier in the Highlander than in truck-based SUVs. With its more car-like step-in and lift-into, the Highlander is even friendly to wearers of tight skirts. Not so the usual truck-based SUV.
While the Toyota 4Runner is basically a truck, the Highlander is essentially a car. Like a car, the Highlander uses unit-body construction rather than having a separate frame. And, like a car, the Highlander features a four-wheel independent suspension, rather than a solid rear axle. Two-wheel-drive versions are front-wheel drive, not rear-wheel drive. The 4Runner is the opposite of each of those. The best choice? It comes down to your game: For towing and driving off road, the 4Runner is better. For commuting and transporting the family, the Highlander is the better choice. Properly equipped, Highlander can tow up to 2,500 pounds, not much by truck standards.
Few vehicles are easier to get in and out of than the Toyota Highlander. Neither climbing up nor stepping down is required. Simply slide in. This makes the Highlander one of the most convenient vehicles on the planet for running daily errands. The Highlander will not likely ever annoy you.
Highlander comes with reclining front bucket seats in front. These seats are flat and lean, but supportive and comfortable and adjust to suit various-size drivers. Part of the appeal of SUVs is the ease of seeing out at every angle. And so it is here. The sloping hood of the Highlander makes the forward view even more encompassing.
The second row seats up to three passengers, but is better for two. The center of the second-row seat folds down into an arm rest with cup holders, adding comfort with four aboard and the seats recline for added comfort. It's split 60/40 and folds down with a cleverly articulated seat bottom. It folds fairly flat but not perfectly flat. The second-row seat slides forward to make access to the third row easier, and to provide more legroom for third-row passengers.
Toyota intends for the third row to be used only occasionally. We found sitting in the third row uncomfortable. Our knees rode high, there's no leg room and it's relatively cramped. Legroom is the same, but the Honda Pilot offers substantially more hip and shoulder room in the third row. Also, the side-curtain airbags do not protect third-row passengers as they are designed to do in a Toyota Sienna minivan. Bottom line: Consider a minivan if you need the third row often. A third-row seat folds flat into the floor, with no need to remove the headrests. Third-row seats ($850) include rear privacy glass, a rear heater system with separate fan controls, and additional cup holders.
Back up front, you'll find everything in its place. Power window buttons are right there on the doors. Ventilation ducts are right where you would expect to find them. Radio and heater controls use simple dials and amply sized buttons and operate intuitively. Instruments are readily visible through a panoramic space in the comfortable four-spoke steering wheel. The whole layout bespeaks thoughtful appraisal and wise choices. V6 models come with aluminum interior accents. Interior trim and fabrics in all Highlanders have been upgraded for 2004. 2004 Limited models come with simulated maple-burl dash trim and door scuff plates, but the fake wood on the center stack looks like fake wood. The standard climate control is a single-zone system.
The shifter is uniquely positioned more as a part of the dash than on a central console. This opens up the space between the front seats. It also lends an open, unconfined air to the cockpit. The interior is outfitted with dome, door courtesy, glove box and cargo-area lighting. Map pockets, visor mirrors, and front and rear auxiliary power outlets are provided. The driver's window has one-touch Auto-down.
Highlander provides a large amount of cargo space: 80.6 cubic feet with the second- and third-row seats folded. The second row does not fold perfectly flat, but the third row folds flat and does not take up cargo space. Most people end up riding around with the second-row in place for passengers and the third row folded flat into the floor, leaving nearly 40 cubic feet of space available for stuff. Opening up the third-row seat leaves only 10.5 cubic feet behind it for cargo. The Honda Pilot offers more cargo space, however. A neat feature: The cargo cover stows.
The Toyota Highlander is easy to drive and operate. It feels instantly familiar with no fumbling for controls. The Highlander is quieter than truck-based SUVs both in engine and road noise. It rides smoothly on a variety of surfaces, true to the car side of its SUV heritage, though some road vibration could be felt through steering wheel.
The standard front-wheel-drive, four-cylinder Highlander makes a superb wagon for the city and suburbs, especially now that traction control and stability control are standard equipment. Highlander is far easier to deal with on a daily basis than a truck-based sport-utility. Though you ride a little taller, you look eye to eye at Volvo wagon drivers.
The four-cylinder engine offers good power. It's quick, smooth and quiet. Power is up slightly from the 2003 model to 160 horsepower and 165 pounds-feet of torque. We found the four-cylinder version to be a happy performer and didn't feel like we were missing something by not having the V6. The four-cylinder gets significantly better fuel economy than the V6 (22/27 vs. 18/24 mpg EPA-estimated City/Highway). The four-cylinder Highlander comes with a four-speed automatic transmission. It features a Snow Mode for improved throttle control when starting up on a slippery surface from a standstill.
The optional V6 is larger and more powerful this year, at 3.3 liters and 230 horsepower (vs. 3.0 liters and 220 horsepower in 2003). Torque is increased significantly, to 242 pounds-feet. Torque is that force that propels you away from intersections and up hills. Further enhancing engine smoothness are active-control engine mounts that cancel vibration. Toyota recommends using premium fuel for the V6, but it runs fine on regular. The new V6 is mated to a new five-speed automatic.
Highlander feels at home around town, amidst traffic lights and parking seekers. It's a good size for city streets and soaks up potholes and irregular pavement well. Rolling into suburbia, the Highlander fits right in. It's a natural mall-crawler, maneuverable and quick to nose into a parking slot. It cruises well on major highways, offering good stability and a smooth, quiet ride. It's a solid-feeling structure.
The steering effort is very light at low speeds, so it's easy to turn in tight quarters. Grip is quite good for hard cornering, better than expected. On winding roads, though, the steering felt slow and vague. The suspension is too soft for hard driving. There's too much body movement. The car wallows in corners, the body leans.
Toyota's electronic Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) with traction control (TRAC) is now standard on all Highlanders. VSC can detect sliding of either the front or rear wheels and reduces engine power and/or applies the brakes on individual wheels to correct the Highlander's course.
Braking is certain and smooth. Standard on all 2004 Highlanders are anti-lock brakes (ABS) with Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist. ABS helps maintain steering control while braking hard, while EBD optimizes brake force at each wheel under different load conditions, or as the car's weight shifts forward under braking. Brake Assist detects emergency braking and automatically maintains enough brake pressure to engage the ABS even if the driver makes the mistake of relaxing pressure on the brake pedal.
All-wheel drive works great in slippery or inconsistent conditions. Snow melt, muddy ruts, icy patches on shadowed curves were easily handled by our AWD V6 Limited. On a meandering back road, the Highlander cut up hills through eight inches of newly fallen snow like a snowplow on a rescue mission. All-wheel-drive Highlanders use a permanently engaged system that splits torque 50/50 front/rear, and relies on TRAC's electronics to limit slippage at any wheel. Highlander is intended primarily as a highway and street vehicle with all-weather capability. It is not meant for boulder bashing a
Toyota Highlander is an excellent choice as a no-hassle wagon. Its ease of operation and convenience features make it eminently easy to live with. Highlander carries four people in comfort, hauls a lot of stuff, and will roll through any storm. Toyota's reputation for quality, durability and reliability should mean trouble-free ownership and a strong resale value. Highlander provides what most people want from a modern, on-road sport-utility.
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2013 Toyota Highlander$28,559 | 42,698 mi
2013 Toyota Highlander$29,994 | 19,574 mi
2012 Toyota Highlander$24,673 | 51,171 mi
2012 Toyota Highlander$25,899 | 33,461 mi
2012 Toyota Highlander$29,988 | 24,211 mi
2012 Toyota Highlander$32,000 | 44,289 mi
2012 Toyota Highlander$35,500 | 22,000 mi
2011 Toyota Highlander$25,950 | 42,714 mi
2011 Toyota Highlander$26,595 | no mileage
2011 Toyota Highlander$27,399 | 34,243 mi
2011 Toyota Highlander$27,981 | 43,817 mi
2011 Toyota Highlander$27,988 | 63,095 mi
2011 Toyota Highlander$27,996 | 30,855 mi
2011 Toyota Highlander$28,750 | 33,173 mi
2011 Toyota Highlander$28,997 | 41,731 mi
2011 Toyota Highlander$29,550 | 19,787 mi
2010 Toyota Highlander$17,988 | 60,146 mi
2010 Toyota Highlander$20,900 | 52,334 mi
2010 Toyota Highlander$20,990 | 42,791 mi
2009 Toyota Highlander$17,999 | 59,874 mi
2008 Toyota Highlander$17,500 | 75,344 mi
2007 Toyota Highlander$13,995 | 103,042 mi
2007 Toyota Highlander$14,990 | 53,258 mi
2005 Toyota Highlander$13,995 | 106,370 mi
2005 Toyota Highlander$14,995 | 61,249 mi
2004 Toyota Highlander$12,178 | 98,666 mi
2003 Toyota Highlander$11,999 | 129,373 mi
2002 Toyota Highlander$8,991 | 145,500 mi
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It's been the dog days of summer for much of the US, but here in San Francisco, the weather has been remarkably mild. I'm actually a bit disappointed by it since I've been wanting an excuse to wear this linen safari jacket I got from Ascot Chang last year. It started off as the first piece in my shirt jacket project, but after changing the design from a shirt collar (self-explanatory) to a Ghillie collar (what you see above), I realized I no longer had a shirt jacket on my hands, but rather a safari one.
Safari jackets became part of sporting wear during the late 19th-century, when Westerners went to Africa for safari tours and big game hunting. Since then, they've cycled in and out of fashion. The height of their glamour was probably around the mid-20th century, when they became associated with Ernest Hemingway, Clark Gable, and James Bond. Then, in 1968, they became a bit more chic after they appeared in one of Yves Saint Lauren's runway shows as part of his "Saharienne" collection. The jacket died off for a little while after that, only to then be revived ten years later as a staple piece in the original incarnation of Banana Republic (back when they were a high-end, tropically-themed outfitter, rather than just a run-of-the-mill mall brand).
The one I have from is made from a slightly heavier weight, mid-blue linen by Solbiati. There are two symmetrically placed chest pockets (button flapped) and two larger patch pockets at the hips (bellowed). The back has a half belt, single vent, and an inverted box pleat to allow for greater movement in the arms. The sleeves have shirt cuffs, the buttons are dark brown horn, and the corners of the pocket flaps are fitted with small snaps, so that they can be secured down when necessary (I was afraid that the linen would curl over time).
I really like how it turned out, and was impressed by Ascot Chang's price. They only charged me what three or four of their basic shirts would have cost, which is much less than the other two tailors I approached, who quoted me the same as a bespoke sport coat. With the Ascot Chang price came one fitting.
Still, the weather hasn't been hot enough for me to wear this more than three or four times, so I'm not completely sure how useful it is. In my head, I imagine this as a nice, casual alternative to a sport coat. If I actually get some regular wear out of it, I'm thinking of having a few more made. Fox Brothers just re-introduced a cotton serge they originally made in 1900. Somewhat inspired by these photos of Will, I'm thinking of having a fully belted safari jacket made from that, or for something less "safari looking," maybe a cigar linen design using something W. Bill's vaults. A tweed or moleskin version might also be interesting for fall/ winter purposes, but first I have to wear this blue linen one.
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Firstly thanks for organising such a wonderful trip. Everything about it was magical! All pickups and tranfers were on time and friendly.
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Provisions for Recreational Use
A Plan for Recreational Facilities
Chapter VI:
After deciding the type and extent of facilities needed to serve recreational travelers in Alaska, whether visitors or residents, the advisability of putting the plan into effect must be considered, and means by which that result may be achieved, if it is deemed worthy.
There must be examination into approximate costs involved, the capital investment to be made before service can be offered the using public. Soundness of investment must be tested, assurance obtained that returns, whether direct or indirect, will be commensurate. Sources of funds must be analyzed. Machinery must be set up to carry on the detailed planning and supervision of construction which are necessary to successful provision of facilities. The manner of administering facilities must be determined, and arrangements perfected for such administration.
APPROXIMATE COSTS INVOLVED. Detailed estimates of cost must obviously await and accompany the final plans from which physical features will be built. The program has not yet been crystallized enough to allow calculation of every cubic yard of earth to be moved or of the exact number of shingles needed to cover yet uncounted roofs. It is possible, however, to arrive at a general approximation of the overall costs which may be expected.
The major items which make up the costs of such projects normally fall into the classifications of (1) purchases of land, (2) roads, and (3) buildings and their contributory utilities.
Lands. It has been noted that the Alaska Highway and the other roads in the Territory pass largely through lands which are still in public ownership. Such homesteads and other entries as have already been perfected have not prevented the selection of advantageous sites for the required recreational facilities. Therefore the subject of land purchase may be dismissed with the simple statement that no action of the nature will be necessary.
Roads. The direct improvements to the highways which have been suggested in Chapter IV will act to promote greater recreational use of the roads and fuller enjoyment of that use. However, their cost should be considered as chargeable to maintenance and operation of the roads, and not properly as a part of the provision of facilities for lodging, feeding, entertaining, and informing those who will travel the system.
Extensions of the highway for the primary purpose of viewing the surrounding countryside do fall in the latter category, whether they are simple wide spaces in the road or loops to better points of vantage. They are unnecessary for accomplishment of travel over the roads, but advisable primarily to increase the pleasure which will be derived by sightseeing travelers. It is estimated that there may be needed as many as 100 major opportunities to pull off the traveled way, that a typical one may include an area of as much as 1,200 square yards of gravel surfacing, and that a fair average cost, complete with guard rail or rampart where items of that nature are needed, would approximate $6,000.
At vacation areas and major and secondary overnight stopping places it will be necessary to build entrance and service drives, parking spaces, and service courts. Gravel surfacing will probably be adequate for these features and for view overlooks, without recourse to bituminous treatment, even if through highways are so improved. This assumption is based upon the theory that travel speeds will be decreased within the immediate environs of lodge and camp grounds. Should this premise be disproved and treatment become necessary, costs will increase accordingly. It is estimated that minor roads and graveled areas will average 5,000 square yards for secondary stopping places, 7,500 for major ones, and 10,000 for the vacation area at Mentasta Lake. The costs involved should not exceed $4 per square yard, a figure roughly twice that of straight-run highway construction in Alaska.
Buildings and Utilities. Developmental costs for the structures and public utilities which will be included in the growth of potential communities are not estimated. It is reasoned that these will not be installed by any governmental agency or under subsidy from it, but by private enterprise working in conformity with policies and standards which will be established by the General Land Office. As communities expand, need will arise for public systems of water supply and distribution and sewage collection and disposal, items which should concern the cities immediately upon their incorporation.
As opposed to communities, the various vacation areas and overnight stops in natural surroundings should probably be initiated by the use of public funds, whether or not the whole program is finished through this medium. The need for stopping places is pressing if Alaska is to be accessible to motor tourists. Provision of such facilities by private enterprise usually awaits a demonstration of need more forcible than the theoretical proof of this report. Installation of a leaven of well-planned and satisfactory accommodations by public agencies will go far to set standards for developments by private capital and to discourage enterprises of haphazard and undesirable character.
Overall figures set upon the costs of buildings and utilities required at the various areas will necessarily be approximate, since detailed planning must precede detailed calculations of construction costs. Plans worked out for Mentasta Lake include enough detail to permit a more finished analysis of costs, but even here there is nothing to indicate that revisions of considerable moment will not be involved before development is attempted.
From experience in the provision of comparable facilities in the States, and with due allowance for the "Alaska differential", it appears that the estimate for buildings at Mentasta Lake should be not less than $180,000, for utilities $60,000, and for landscape embellishment $12,000. Major and secondary overnight stops might run one-half and one-third as much, respectively.
The cost of needed professional services in the fields of engineering, architecture, and landscape architecture, for preparation of detailed surveys and plans, and for supervision of construction, will run higher in Alaska than in the States. It should aggregate about 6 percent of the total costs for the items with which it is concerned.
Markers and Signs. Mileage and directional signs are recognized as adjuncts to ordinary use of the highways, and their installation as a function of the administering agency. Because of the essential governmental nature of the service, benefiting the traveler for business or sightseer alike, its cost is not considered as a proper charge to use for recreational travel alone.
Interpretive signs, on the contrary, are classed as primary aids to touring. The program is subject to elaboration or restraint, both in number and in unit cost of signs. It lends itself to modest beginnings, augmented as justified by use. At the start it will be well to install a few effective and permanent markers, rather than to attempt full coverage with makeshift temporary affairs which must be replaced later. One hundred markers at an average cost of $200 will make an acceptable start toward interpreting Alaska's scenic splendors and historic assets to its interested visitors.
Summary of recommended expenditures for recreational facilities
THE ECONOMIC SOUNDNESS OF EXPENDITURES. It has been stated that, ordinarily, all plans for improvements must be appraised as to their economic soundness. So far as the expenditures recommended by this report are concerned, it would be a simple matter to generalize that without them travel by automobile to Alaska would be almost impossible; that such travel for normal business is essential to the future economic welfare of a great country, hitherto largely unutilized; therefore, any cost is justified to achieve a result so generally conceded as desirable. But what profits will be returned, in addition, from the recreational use which will follow the installation of facilities, but which would not accrue without them?
Pertinent parallels may be drawn from facts cited by the Tennessee Division of State Information in the April 1944 issue of "The Tennessee Planner". It summarizes results of a comprehensive survey of tourist travel into the state for about 18 months just prior to war restrictions.
Analysis of included data reveals that 26,223,635 tourist nights were spent in Tennessee during 1941. The article also states, with regard to Tennessee, that "the investment in hotels, tourist courts, and other facilities engaged either wholly or part-time in the tourist business amounts, in round figures, to $250,000,000". The plant investment for tourist accommodation is $9.53 per tourist-night per annum.
How does this compare with facilities recommended for Alaskan roads? From the table of expected use on page 54, it is estimated that the combined daily load at Mentasta Lake and the major and secondary stopping places will total 1,600 persons, 102,400 for the 64-day season. If tourists spend with the same freedom as those in Tennessee, investment of $975,872 is justified for these 24 sites, upon the basis of recreational travel.
Wide variations must be expected, however, in the spending capacities of visitors to Tennessee and of adventurers to Alaska. The eight states contiguous to Tennessee, from which a large proportion of its tourist travel is drawn, average about 40 percent below the nation-wide economic level, if per capita effective buying income is accepted as a criterion. As has already been pointed out, most tourists who essay the long trip from the States to Alaska will be drawn from the higher economic strata.
The same article shows that the 1941 Tennessee tourist spent $2 a day for food and lodging while in the state. The North Pacific Planning Project, in its study of postwar use and maintenance of the Alaska Highway, has estimated conservatively that these costs will run from $5.25 to $6.00 for travel along the Highway to and in Alaska. On the lower basis, expenditures for facilities can justifiably be increased by 162.5 percent, thus becoming over $2,500,000. Revenue accruing to the operators from local business has not been considered.
Comparisons with capital investments in Tennessee may be enlightening, but the basic question still persists. What profits will return from provisions for recreational use? To sum up such returns, some of which are tangible and others less evident, it is necessary to consider direct returns from the facilities, whether to the public treasury or to individual citizens, and those which do not come directly from the facilities although possible only because of their existence.
If accommodations are provided by the government and remain public property, as is recommended, and since their operation can hardly be considered and entered into as a governmental function, it may be inferred that the owner should receive a just fee in return for any franchise granted to a private agency to operate the facilities for profit. Such fees are direct returns to the public treasury. To what extent would they amass?
Information may be gained from experience in the operation of similar facilities in National Parks. Tourist conditions at four of the eight previously-cited areas are like those anticipated along Alaska roads. During a recent normal travel year, before the influence of gasoline and rubber scarcity was felt, direct returns from those four parks to the public treasury in the form of franchise fees from concessioners ran to about $.10 per tourist-day. At that rate, from the expected seasonal visitation to Mentasta and the major and secondary stopping places, there would be recovered annually $10,240. If this sum is regarded as interest, at the rate which the United States offers its citizens through war bonds, the justifiable investment, for this fractional return, would amount to over $350,000.
Direct returns to the individual citizen will be mostly in the form of payment for personal service, in connection with the construction of facilities or with their operation after they are completed. Conservative estimates indicate that at least half the recommended construction costs will be in wages for skilled and unskilled labor.
Labor will also be needed to maintain the plant throughout the year and offer service to tourists in the summer. Assume the seasonal employment of a dozen persons at Mentasta and five at each overnight stop. Three months time for 125 persons is involved, besides the 30 who remain on year-round duty. Certainly more than $150,000 will be paid out each year to those who serve the tourist.
Indirect financial benefits to Alaska and to its citizens through tourist travel will be important. A total of 384,000 tourist-days per annum has been projected as a possibility. Leaving out those who will travel by bus, and assuming four passengers to a car as a reasonable compromise between economy of transportation and comfort of passage, there are involved annually about 15 million car-miles in Alaska. The added 75 million miles which must be traveled between the home garage and the boundary of the Territory may interest cost-defraying riders but do not enter into the Alaska picture.
Planning authorities previously cited from the Pacific Northwest estimate that motor tourists will spend an average of $1.00 per day per person for incidentals other than food and lodging while in Alaska, and that automobile operation costs beyond the southerly end of the Alaska Highway will be about $.047 per car-mile, exclusive of depreciation and fixed charges. Upon that basis, the expected 48,000 tourists will leave $1,000,000 of new money in the Territory each year. Ten per cent of this, or $100,000, might well be counted as clear profit to Alaskan residents who will serve the tourist. These receipts will be attendant upon recreational travel from the United States. The Alaska Highway has made this possible, but unless procurement of food and lodging along the way is made easy, little travel will result.
The indirect consequences of postwar use of the roads of Alaska can hardly be appraised in dollars-and-cents value to the Territory and to the nation. Highway access to Alaska will act as a stimulus to further settlement. Alaska is coming of age; if it is to take its right and proper place in the political and economic pattern of the nation it needs the larger population which it can so well support as much as the nation requires the wise utilization of Alaska's resources. Discouragement of potential settlers through failure to adopt simple measures which will facilitate travel is as inimical to the best interests of Alaska and Alaskans as to those of the thousands of outlanders whose interest in the Territory is so apparent.
SOURCES OF FUNDS. Construction of the Alaska and Glenn Highways has been financed through funds made available as a military necessity. Granting that the same military necessity has not dictated the inclusion of features essential to post war travel but irrelevant to military use, it seems that full returns should be garnered from the in vestment and its value maintained through adaptation to civil use. From whence and through what channels should come the requisite financing?
The status of Alaska as a territory, administered by the Federal government, makes it necessary that costs involved be assumed by that government, since dependence upon private enterprise to initiate and prosecute an acceptable program of development has been demonstrated as uncertain.
Ordinary operation of affairs in the Territory is covered by funds provided by the Congress through the regular channels of legislative appropriation. Specific items of plant improvement are likewise included, as the need for them arises. Perhaps this will prove the most appropriate source of funds for undertaking the provision of accessories necessary to Alaskan highway travel, although an alternative method suggests itself. Pro vision of tourist facilities along the roads of Alaska would fit well into a program of postwar public works for presentation by some government agency. Perhaps other proposals will be received for bringing the highways themselves to their deserved status.
Private enterprise may anticipate, but less than adequately, the opportunity which will accompany the opening of the Alaska Highway to private use. Some time will elapse before accommodations for the traveler can be provided by governmental action. Purely as an interim proposal, and solely to make early private travel possible, it is recommended that legislation be enacted which would authorize the Secretary of the Interior, at his discretion, to lease to private interests, for the purpose of furnishing lodging, meals, and automobile supplies and repairs, any of the sites herein proposed for such use. Construction of the facilities and their operation by the lessee should conform to general standards and policies herein established, and be subject to approval by the Secretary. Pro vision should be included for cancellation of the leases and recovery of plant by the government, contingent upon fair reimbursement to the lessees.
PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION. When the extent of the program has been determined and financing arranged, there must be planning, building, super vising, and arranging for operation, before the tourist may start north with full confidence that his comfort and convenience are assured. If facilities are provided by the Federal government, responsibility must be assigned to some agency of that government for obtaining results which have been anticipated and for which funds have been set aside. Various agencies have been concerned with public works of this nature; creditable ends would probably result from the delegation of responsibility to any one of several. It is not within the province of this report to recommend a specific recipient for the task, but some of the things which must be done can well be recited.
Detailed topographic surveys must be obtained of the sites chosen for development. A knowledge of the nature and distribution of vegetative cover is essential. Direction and extent of featured views must be recorded, and the possibilities for water supply and sewage disposal investigated.
The site plan is begun. Needed facilities are listed and so arranged upon the site as to take the best advantage of land characteristics. Architect and landscape architect each bring to the task the particular knowledge which education and experience have given him.
Detailed plans are prepared for structures and accessories, whether for lodge buildings, cabins, retaining walls, small-boat piers, approach roads, parking lots, service garages, water supply, sewage disposal, or what-not. Estimates of quantities and costs involved are compiled, and contracts awarded. It will be asked whether these things can not be built without detailed planning. The answer is that they can be and have been built, in the States and to a greater degree in Alaska, without benefit of technical service. Too many structures in the Territory have been closely akin to Topsy; there should be a fruitful field for architecture in the cycle of development which appears ahead.
The corollary is that the "Topsy" is razed far sooner than its neighbor of professional design, not always because of structural instability, often be cause of more expensive operation or maintenance, sometimes because it fails to attract deserved business to occupant tenants.
Professional planning is usually moderate in cost when compared with the total expenditures for the planned structure; it almost always creates, by an ingenuity of arrangement, operational savings which offset its own cost within a comparatively limited period; it often accomplishes immediate savings in construction costs far beyond its own very modest expense. The value of professional planning and supervision to construction projects is generally recognized.
The manner in which construction of facilities will be carried on depends largely upon the way in which funds are provided for their establishment.
If appropriations are made through the ordinary legislative channels, the most feasible procedure will probably lie in award of contracts covering the desired improvements. Exception is noted with regard to the roadside view overlooks, which most certainly should be constructed by one of the two governmental road-building agencies which have functioned in Alaska for many years. Whether the approaches and incidental roads appurtenant to the various lodging places should be similarly excepted depends upon the final arrangement of site plans. Relatively short approaches could well be included in the general site contract, longer ones will fall naturally to the lot of the road-building agency.
Should construction be financed through a post war work program, procedure would depend upon the form taken by that program. During the decade prior to Pearl Harbor, needed plant improvements like those required in Alaska were afforded to many Federal and State parks under circumstances which may be paralleled in postwar years. Those coming through participation in Public Works Administration grants were constructed under contract; more were built by Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees under the supervision of the National Park Service.
Either method would be adaptable, if available, to Alaskan needs. Participation in any program modeled along the lines of PWA would involve the advance preparation of detailed plans, but less field supervision. A distinctive feature of the CCC plan of action was the creation, within itself but as a responsibility of the supervisory agency, of a directive and technical group. Flexibility of program was thus assured and results obtained, in many types of construction, which were superior to those which could have been accomplished through the contract procedure prevalent under PWA.
ADMINISTRATION OF FACILITIES. Consideration of the manner of administering future vacation and tourist facilities along the roads of Alaska resolves into two parts; (1) under whose general supervision and control shall they be operated, and (2) how will actual operation be carried on? Derivative from these appears a third; should all the facilities be subject to the same control and operation?
It is immediately apparent that they should not. View overlooks and interpretive signs do not fall in the same category as the other facilities. View overlooks have been described as lateral extensions of highways; their construction by a road-building agency has been recommended; their maintenance should logically be a function and responsibility of the highway-administering agency. Because the interpretive signs are so closely keyed to the view overlooks, and since installation and maintenance of distance-markers and directional signs are parts of road administration, there is good precedent for suggesting the inclusion of interpretive signs with those of other types. In preparing the text for these markers, road administrators should seek and be afforded the aid and advice of other government agencies most concerned.
Relation to Private Operations. The two primary questions apply then only to facilities which may be established at Mentasta Lake and at major and secondary overnight stopping places, through use of public funds. Roadhouses which already exist and operate under private auspices are obviously not subject to the same degree of control which should accompany use of government-furnished accessories.
In recommending sites for development, care has been taken not to infringe upon the territory of roadhouses which are apparently going concerns and which seem qualified to render to future travelers the adequate service to which they are entitled. Deviations from this principle are in the suggested accommodations at Summit Lake, not more than ten miles from Paxson's, and on the Glenn Highway opposite Nelchina Glacier, less than five miles from the not yet fully developed Eureka roadhouse.
The facilities at Summit Lake would be off the Richardson Highway, reached from the possible road from Mentasta Lake to Mount McKinley National Park, and should not be initiated prior to that road. Until such time, Paxson's will serve all the needs in that vicinity. The Nelchina location has been selected as offering a setting more pleasing to the traveler than the site of Eureka's present rather rudimentary accommodations. If the quality of these is improved to recommended standards, the Nelchina site may perhaps be dropped from further consideration. Possibly proprietors of roadhouses thus affected might look with favor upon the chance to operate superior Government-provided facilities in the neighborhood as concessioners.
If the expected volume of travel materializes, there are existing roadhouses whose proprietors will find it necessary to increase guest capacities of their own establishments. In truth, they may derive, from this report and its recommendations, many helpful hints on making these enterprises more attractive to the tourist.
It is not the intent of this report to suggest a ban upon the development of tourist stopping-places by private capital in locations other than those listed for governmental provision. The listings and recommendations are aimed at one end, and one alone, that of having ready, as soon as possible, enough accommodations so that highway travel will be feasible for the tourist, even if the facilities must later be supplemented. A single thought is proffered concerning patents of land for private undertakings of this nature, and that only with the intent to safeguard scenic values of the roadsides; such developments should not be allowed to encroach upon the recommended 600-foot right-of-way, or to violate scenic easements which have been suggested.
Control. Government-provided facilities must come under general control and supervision of some governmental agency. Lands upon which facilities will be created, and the facilities themselves, are recommended for retention in Federal ownership. With the partial exception of Mentasta Lake, in the last analysis, they will be necessary adjuncts to highway travel. Advantage sometimes accrues from unified administration of highways and facilities appurtenant thereto, although such procedure is not indispensable. It is recommended that the control and administration of such vacation and stop-over facilities as are provided on government lands along the highways of Alaska be vested in an appropriate governmental agency functioning in Alaska.
Operation. The governmental agency which be comes responsible for administration and general control of Mentasta Lake and the roadside stopping places will probably not carry on the actual operation of supplying food, lodgings, and necessary sundries to the traveling public. Activities of this sort are not generally considered as legitimate functions of government, and governmental agencies are usually debarred from conducting them.
Within the Territory, there is exception to the rule in that the Alaska R. R., an agency of the Federal government, has operated such facilities and furnished such services to the public at Mount McKinley National Park, an area administered by another Federal agency, the National Park Service. Perhaps the reason lies in several facts; that the railroad, contrary to usual procedure, is Federally owned and operated; that it carries no sleeping or dining cars; and that hotel facilities within the park and near the McKinley Park railroad station are well adapted to take the place of the missing rolling stock, while at the same time serving in their normal role of temporary resting place for park visitors.
So far as stopping places along the highways of Alaska are concerned, and regardless of the Mount McKinley situation, there seems no good reason for departure from usual and accepted practice. How is this problem handled ordinarily?
In many National Parks in the United States, the operation of facilities for the accommodation of visitors is by a concessioner, functioning under a contract with the government. Because of varying local conditions, no two agreements are exactly alike. In some cases government-owned structures are used by the concessioner, in others he builds and plans his own, subject to government approval. Franchise fees may take the form of a lump sum, a percentage of the gross income, a proportion of the net profit, or an amount computed from a sliding scale applied to such percentages or proportions. Under conditions of the contract, the concessioner is often required to furnish services for which no fee is recoverable from the visitor, but which are indispensable to his enjoyment for the period of his park visit. Rates charged by the concessioner for commodities and services are not variable at whim, but must receive governmental approval before being put into effect or altered.
If recourse is had to the type of operation which has been described, results will be more apt to be satisfactory if the recommended services along the roads are consolidated under a single management. Multiple relationships between administering and operating agencies will thus be avoided, financial stability and responsibility of the concessioner rendered more probable, and uniform, dependable service to the traveling public assured.
Review of the expected quantity and distribution of tourist visitation brings forth the conclusion that consolidated operation of extensive facilities so widely distributed will be a considerable task, not to be entered into hastily, or with limited financial backing. Corporate prosecution of the undertaking will have its obvious advantages.
To meet the special and unusual conditions which accompany operations in Alaska, a particular and uncommon course is advocated. It is recommended that interest be stimulated at once in formation of a quasi-public and limited profit corporation, in which to vest the operation of roadside tourist and vacation facilities after they have been completed.
The envisioned corporation would include among its officers and stockholders men of known weight and substance in the Territory. Its management would be Alaskan, its field of operation in Alaska, and resultant benefits would accrue to Alaska. No stigma of exploitation would mar the record of its activities.
The sole purpose of the corporation would be to operate vacation and tourist facilities on lands under Federal administration. It would participate in no other form of business. Successful operation of roadside facilities might well lead later to expansion of the field of corporate activities to include tourist accommodations which now exist or may later be provided in the National Parks and other Federally-administered areas of Alaska.
In recognition of the public-service nature of the corporation, fees for franchises granted to it could well be established upon a reasonable basis. Full time executives and year-round and seasonal field employees would be paid at rates commensurate with those received for similar services in Alaska. Volume purchasing through a central office would act to reduce prices paid for supplies to a lower level than that available for lesser transactions.
It is in no wise the intent of this proposal that participation in the corporation should be an act of philanthropy on the part of the stockholder. Because of the limited element of risk involved, it is the intent of the proposal that dividends on stock be restricted to modest proportions, the rate to be defined in the articles of incorporation and to persist as a maximum through the existence of the corporation.
Profits beyond the stipulated dividend rate would be expended for improvement and expansion of plant, as required, and for the general benefit of areas upon which operated facilities are located. Use of the reserve profits would be under joint control of representatives of the administering and operating agencies. Extent to which the improvement reserve may accumulate should be specified.
The recommended procedure is designed to enlist within the corporation public spirited citizens of Alaska whose first concern is for its welfare. The organization would accomplish dual ends. It would increase the prosperity of Alaska and Alaskans, and at the same time augment the pleasure to be derived by those who have the good fortune to visit this land which has so much to offer.


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This photo released by Zoo Atlanta on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 shows twin panda cubs born Monday to the zoo's resident giant panda Lun Lun, the first twin pandas born in the United States since 1987, zoo spokeswoman Keisha Hines announced. Hines said zookeepers who had been anticipating only one cub based on a recent ultrasound were surprised by the first-ever twin panda births at Zoo Atlanta. (AP Photo/Zoo Atlanta, Adam K. Thompson)
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Two giant panda cubs are being rotated between their mother and an incubator to ensure the newborn twins are properly fed and receive equal doses of maternal nurturing, officials at an Atlanta zoo said Tuesday.
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Congressman Mike Honda has spent more than a decade in Congress working tirelessly to protect our environment and public health, earning him an impressive 97% on LCV's National Environmental Scorecard. LCV Action Fund is proud to endorse him for re-election and support his efforts to#ActOnClimate. Learn more: http://bit.ly/1cy2xLp — with Mike Honda.
Ugh—Under The Tea Party influence, House Republicans' votes on the environment went from bad to worse in 2013. See if your representative sided with climate change deniers or stood up for our environment last year: http://scorecard.lcv.org/
BREAKING: We've just released the 2013 National Environmental Scorecard! The first step to getting more environmental policies passed is letting your members of Congress know that you're paying attention. So find out if your members of Congress stood with people or polluters this year at: http://scorecard.lcv.org/
Now is the time! Secretary of State John Kerry is making up his mind on whether he thinks the Keystone XL pipeline is in "our national interest." The answer is clearly NO! But we only have 30 days to make sure Secretary Kerry gets his facts straight. Tell him to reject this pipeline here: http://www.lcv.org/KXLcomments
Talk about INSPIRING! A huge thank you from LCV to everyone who braved the winter weather and participated in the nationwide protests against the Keystone XL pipeline last night. With your help, more than 10,000 people came out to 283 vigils across 49 states to call on President Obama to reject this dirty pipeline! Check out photos here: http://bit.ly/1n9139B
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Michael Bloomberg has been appointed as the United Nations' Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change. A proven leader on climate issues, he will be a strong advocate to address climate change and help improve the lives of people in urban regions around the globe.
President Barack Obama just laid out his plans in the State of the Union to make this a year of action. The most important action we can take is fighting climate change now!If you haven't shown your support yet for the president's plan to cut carbon pollution, do it now: http://www.lcv.org/CutCarbon#SOTU #ActOnClimate
President Barack Obama began last year by making strong arguments for why we must #ActOnClimate during his Inauguration and State of the Union speeches. In his speech tonight, we're hoping he'll lay out even bolder plans to combat climate change. What environmental issues do you hope Obama will talk about during tonight's #SOTU speech?
Good news for our Arctic: Just last week, Shell received another setback in their quest to drill oil in the pristine Arctic Ocean when a federal appeals court ruled that the company wrongly received drilling permits in 2008. Learn more: http://bit.ly/1f6AleM
Over the weekend, a TransCanada natural gas pipeline exploded shooting flames 300 meters into the air and leaving thousands without heat in sub-zero temperatures. This is the SAME company that's trying to run the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline through America's heartland. They say their pipelines are safe—does this look safe to you? http://bit.ly/19Xlju2 We cannot let TransCanada build any more pipelines that endanger our lives and environment.
Illinois Congressman Bill Enyart pledged to support action on climate change under the Clean Air Act during the 2012 campaign in order to get our support. But he went back on his word and co-sponsored legislation that would GUT the Clean Air Act. Not cool. Tell him to give LCV's campaign contribution back here:http://wefb.it/ncLKBW
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TODAY Secretary Jewell and Senator Martin Heinrich and Senator Tom Udall are meeting with locals to talk about the future of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks area in New Mexico. They need your support to make sure that this special place is protected forever as a National Monument. Add your name here to support the preservation of this beautiful and diverse place: http://wefb.it/Yqx-LY


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NEWS: We are so EXCITED that our cards are in Abigail Spencer's summer shopping list in Vogue Magazine- June!!! And What?! We WON a LOUIE Award in the overall letterpress category this year during NSS!!
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An Entourage Movie WILL Happen!
We have been waiting for quite some time. Rumors have been circulating, but no definite answer has been given… until recently.
Doug Ellin is the creator, exectuive producer, head writer and small time actor in the 8 season series. Don't know who he is? He's the director that Johnny Drama runs into a few times..
His Twitter account was created on August 17th 2012 and tweets about writing the script for the movie. No date has been provided, but it seems very promising.
Now; so many fake Entourage Accounts have been created, claiming dates, rumors and possible story lines so I see the skepticism that this could also be fake. HOWEVER: is this enough proof?
He is followed by Jerry Ferrara (Turtle), Adrian Grenier (Vinnie) and Jeremy Piven (Ari)..
I await the day that the movie is announced. I'll be first in line for sure.
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4 bedrooms, 3 baths, loft, sleeps 10
House in beautiful Bridger Canyon; amazing views of the Bridger mountains and the Spanish Peaks. Sit on the 2nd floor deck and watch the magnificent sunsets over the Spanish peaks, while grilling your next meal. Relax in the hot tub under the stars after a fun day of skiing.
Watch the elk and deer graze in your backyard. Wake up in the morning and watch the sun rise on the snow-packed Bridger peaks from the master bedroom picture window. Enjoy a cozy evening in front of the two story stone fireplace.
Just 10 minutes from Bozeman and Bridger Bowl ski area. Big Sky and Moonlight Basin ski areas are just an hours drive. The Yellowstone and Gallatin rivers are only 30 minutes away for world class fishing or a peaceful float.
Yellowstone National park is 80 miles. Great mountain biking and hiking just minutes from the house. Only a 30 minute drive from the airport.
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- Low Allergen Environment
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
- suitable for elderly or infirm
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The world of social capital is small, but it's hot. With rising uncertainty about both the moral and economic underpinnings of the traditional financial sector, finance for socially conscious enterprises has become a destination for those looking to put their morals behind their money and those who see good social and environmental stewardship as hallmarks of success in tomorrow's economy.
At the Presidio School of Management we were lucky to sit down and talk with three leaders in this space: Joe Glorfield of TBL Capital, Esther Park of RSF Social Finance and Deb Parsons of Investors' Circle. Here are some trends they identified in social venture finance:
Corporations Are Integral Components to a Sustainable Future
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The goal of this post is to make the point that corporations are one of our greatest assets in moving towards a sustainable future. There are two points that I propose to support this point:
1. Corporations represent a remarkable platform for the industrial capacity that is required to create the materials necessary for renewable energy systems.
2. Corporations represent a remarkable asset in terms of human knowledge and skills.
Will the US Be the Leading Market for Electric Vehicles?
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As industry leaders watch closely the consumer response to new electric vehicles, ideas are quickly taking shape in regards to where manufacturers should target their sales and production. While North American, European and Chinese auto manufacturers race to bring a viable electric car to market, the question remains, who will arrive first and where will the manufacturing centers be located?
A recent announcement that Think, Norway's pioneering electric carmaker, will open a manufacturing plant in the US is an indication that the US may be overtaking Europe as more lucrative marketplace for the production of electric vehicles.
Better World Books Thrives Despite the Recession
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We have already published two posts about Better World Books, one in February by Amie Vaccaro, and the other by me last June. Why should there be another post? During an economic recession when people are buying less of everything, Better World Books is thriving. Started in 2003 by college students, seven percent of its revenues go to non-profit organizations and libraries. It has raised over $5 million for those organizations and libraries. In other words, Better World Books is a triple bottom line company that is managing to make a profit.
On CNN's website, an article pointed out that other online bookstores have more revenue. In 2008, Half Price Books had $186 million in revenues, and Amazon.com had $177 million during the first three months of this year alone. However, unlike Half Price Books and Amazon.com, Better World Books does not charge shipping and handling fees within the U.S., and only charges $3.97 worldwide. That coupled with the low cost of its books, gives it a tremendous opportunity for continued growth.
Another Earth Day Rant
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Watching all the Earth Day coverage yesterday was pretty exhausting. Let's face it: Most of those talking heads on television are only repeating what one of their researchers likely found on the internet. They are not the experts, and they don't often seek out the real experts when it comes to reporting on the environment or sustainable development. Generally speaking, of course.
How many times do we have to hear about changing light bulbs, carpooling, and turning down your thermostat? Don't get me wrong. I certainly appreciate all the attention the cable news networks devote during Earth Day. But it's really become a broken record falling on deaf ears.
Truth is, most people in this country only respond to two things: Fear and Greed. And if you don't tap those buttons, you're just spinning your wheels.
Socolite: Where Social Consciousness is Always in Style
One of the primary goals of the Philanthropy in Five series is to feature companies who are committed to giving back, and serve as a framework for making social consciousness the standard way of conducting business.
In similar fashion (bad pun intended), Nicole D'Alonzo is launching Socolite.com, an online destination for spotlighting the philanthropic efforts and social innovations of local businesses and entrepreneurs in a fun, contemporary way. Her vision is to transform the idea of a socialite into a "socolite," where being socially conscious, embracing a green lifestyle and being eco-aware are the height of style.
She refers to her concept as the web equivalent of a lounge where people can congregate to share goodwill, collaborate and use their collective power to make a difference in ways that are compelling, memorable and fashionable. From charity fundraisers to black-tie benefits to casual networking events, Nicole is chronicling these experiences through video and compiling documentaries to help inspire ongoing change, and shape a culture rooted in consciousness. In a society built on the concept of it being chic to spend, Nicole is showing that it's chic to give. And that's a cause that's more than just a passing fad. Click to continue reading »
Delivering Value with Values: BBMG's 2009 Conscious Consumer Report
We previously covered BBMG's first Conscious Consumer Report here last year, but as we limp through one of the most crippling economic crises since the Great Depression, this year's report takes on a particularly relevant tenor.
"Consumers now more than ever expect more from brands and products," Bemporad said in a recent interview. With consumer confidence at a new low, combined with increasing unemployment, and a populist backlash against Wall St. scandals, "[Consumers] are yearning for the combination for the combination of value and values in the relationships with the brands in their lives. They are hungry for that authenticity."
Several questions were posed in the approach of this year's report. Will consumers seek green benefits in a tough economy? Which product attributes matter most in a recession? How do consumers know if sustainability or socially conscious claims are true? How can socially responsible brands survive the economic crisis and thrive long-term? And the report's results offers "new strategies for innovation by delivering on the multiple dimensions of value – price, performance, purpose and participation." By doing so, BBMG claims brands will be able to survive the crisis, build deeper relationships with customers, and thrive in the sustainable economy of the future. Click to continue reading »
What Is So Special About Microfinance?
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In 1983, Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus visited a Bangladesh village where he loaned $27 to stool makers who paid him back with interest. After that he created the Grameen Rural Bank which has lent over $983 million to over seven million borrowers.
Kiva.org, a person-to-person microfinance website, defines microfinance as "the supply of loans, savings, and other basic financial services to the poor." The 2005 Commission for Africa report pointed out that access to financial services, including credit, is very hard for poor people. Microfinance gives small entrepreneurs access to credit.
Karmic Leads: Employing Consciousness
Philanthropy comes in many forms. It can manifest as corporate giving or cause-related transcations or volunteer programs. It can be donations of time, money or expertise. Or, in the case of Karmic Leads, it can be a database of job listings designed to help individuals and small business owners connect with relevant opportunities, at no cost. With the challenging economy and lay offs reaching record numbers, founder, Nipa Shah decided to utilize her resources to create a community of employers and job seekers that is highly targeted, accessible, and best of all, completely free. Her goal is two-fold — get people employed and form professional connections that will help them stay employed by tapping into a network of contacts all committed to an employ-it-forward approach to hiring. And that's good karma you can take to the bank on pay day. Click to continue reading »
A Conundrum for Social Entrepreneurs: Selling Your Company Without Selling Out
Next to the Dr. Bronner's soap, it's hard to think of a consumer packaged product that wears its makers' political and social stance more on its sleeve (or rather, label) than Ben & Jerry's ice cream. The delicious treat is an iconic sustainable product. So when Ben and Jerry sold their company to multinational consumer packaged goods producer Unilever in 2000, did they become iconic sell-outs?
That's a good question, and one that was addressed during Tuesday's Investors' Circle Spring Conference in a session called "The Sell Out."
When we ask "what is a sell-out?" we have to use a common standard for measurement, said the panel's moderator Mark Albion, founder of Net Impact and best-selling author of True to Yourself and More Than Money. His suggestion for a metric was to ask whether the acquired company continues the founder's efforts to create social good in its efforts to run the business. In other words: Is today's Ben & Jerry's ice cream doing as much or more good work than the privately-held company run by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield achieved? Panelist Pierre Ferrari, chairman of the board of Ben & Jerry's, responded that from a purely utilitarian point of view, when you consider profitability only, then the answer is a clear yes. But when viewed through the lens of social responsibility, the firm in some respects is "not as good as it was under [the original] Ben & Jerry's management," he admitted.


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For far too long, surrealism has been associated with solely male minds. Exhibit A: Wikipedia's accounting of the infamous crew: Paul Éluard, Benjamin Péret, René Crevel, Robert Desnos, Jacques Baron, Max Morise, Pierre Naville, Roger Vitrac, Gala Éluard, Max Ernst, Salvador Dalí, Man Ray, Hans Arp, Georges Malkine, Michel Leiris, Georges Limbour, Antonin Artaud, Raymond Queneau, André Masson, Joan Miró, Marcel Duchamp, Jacques Prévert, and Yves Tanguy.
Notice anything? Yeah, not a lot of ladies in the house. But in fact, as this powerful new collection proves, female artists in the movement were a powerful force–delving deeply into their own subconscious and dreams. In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States, edited by Ilene Susan Fort and Tere Arcq with Terri Geis, is a volume that accompanied an exhibition coorganized by the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art and the Museu de Arts Moderno in Mexico City.
It is a journey, not just through the Americas, but through the unconscious. You'll find powerful collage work, provocative photography, mythic paintings, and more. Little known pieces by famous artists, like Frida Khalo, but also less household names like Kay Sage and Dorethea Tanning. There is so much to revisit and rediscover here.
There are great essays here, too–accessible and yet complex. I'm impartial to Maria Elena Buszek's, as I know her to be a badass in real life. She writes a chapter called "Eros and Thanatos: Surrealism's Legacy in Contemporary Feminist Art," in which she brings deep art history chops to bear on how our feminist consciousness was shaped by the indignities of surrealism's male dominated scene. I'll give one of her experts, feminist author Angela Carter, the last word: "I knew I wanted my fair share of the imagination, too. Not an excessive amount, mind; I wasn't greedy. Just an equal share in the right to vision."
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Journal seeks recipes for cookbook
Salina Journal | Saturday, August 31, 2013 3:29 PM
Attention area cooks: We're looking for recipes for the 2013 Salina Journal holiday cookbook and gift guide.
Attention area cooks: We're looking for recipes for the 2013 Salina Journal holiday cookbook and gift guide.
The deadline to submit your recipes is Oct. 14, and once again there are six categories: candies and desserts; main dishes and casseroles; cookies, breads and rolls; appetizers and salads; vegetables and soups; and kids' dishes.
Please type or print each recipe and include your name, address, telephone number, recipe category and email address, if applicable. Recipes - a limit of one per category - can be emailed to Gary Demuth at firstname.lastname@example.com or postmarked and mailed to Holiday Recipes, c/o Salina Journal, 333 S. Fourth, Salina 67401.
Not all submitted recipes may be included in the cookbook. Special diet recipes may be entered in any category, but please identify it as a special diet recipe and describe what dietary needs are being met.
Dishes in the kids' category should be a fun, colorful treat both kids and adults would enjoy.
Prizes will be awarded by random drawing. A cook's name may be entered in the drawing up to six times, one for each category.
First prize is $100, second prize is $75 and third prize is $50.
Additionally, up to 10 cooks will be asked to prepare a recipe for a photo to be included in the cookbook. Selected cooks will receive $20 gift certificates.
The holiday cookbook will be published in the Nov. 17 edition of the Salina Journal.
For more information, call 822-1405 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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