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GSA Solicits Industry Comments on Draft Reorganization Plan
June 13, 2005
Contact: Mary Alice Johnson (202) 501-1231
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today hosted a public meeting to offer industry representatives an opportunity to share comments on the draft plan to reorganize the Federal Technology Service (FTS) and Federal Supply Service (FSS) into the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS).
"The draft plan provides a high-level strategy for the creation of a new Service designed to improve GSA's ability to provide acquisition services and vehicles that meet customer requirements and provide best value for federal agencies," said GSA Administrator Stephen A. Perry. "Industry is a valued partner in helping GSA to provide these services and solutions and we appreciate the input provided today and throughout this process as we improve our ability to better serve federal agencies and the American taxpayer."
Administrator Perry, Acting FTS Commissioner Barbara Shelton, FSS Commissioner Donna Bennett, and GSA Chief Financial Officer Kathleen Turco participated in the public meeting.
Industry comments were offered by the Information Technology Association of America/GSA Subcommittee and the Professional Services Council. This was the second public meeting in two months hosted by GSA to discuss the FTS and FSS reorganization and the creation of FAS. The first meeting, held April 21, 2005, provided an opportunity for industry to comment as the draft plan was being developed.
The draft plan was released on June 2, 2005. The final plan is expected to be completed in July 2005. Download or View the Draft FTS/FSS Reorganization Plan >
GSA is a centralized, federal procurement, property management and policy agency, created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. GSA acquires, on behalf of federal agencies, office space, equipment, telecommunications, information technology, supplies and services. It also plays a key role in developing and implementing government-wide policies. GSA's 13,000 associates provide services and solutions for the office operations of more than one million federal workers in more than 8,000 buildings the government owns and leases in 2,000 U.S. communities.

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Arizona would benefit from a strong new industry that provided more revenue than housing or hospitality, more fascination than sports, more food than agribusiness currently produces and more energy than has been produced in the history of the state. It would be nice too if the industry aligned with the current focus on biosciences. The industry should also employ engineers and scientists and other high salary professionals.
Arizona needs a new industry with a strong competitive advantage and a business model that is sustainable. Sustainability requires a green industry that is minimally consumptive―requiring little land, water or other resources. A sustainable industry should provide more energy than it consumes and provide a positive ecological footprint.
The business model should strengthen with growth and demonstrate a vitality and versatility to support a variety of niches. The industry should also integrate with the high technology associated with Arizona's $600 million investment in genomics, medical information systems and biosciences.
The new algae industry might be called the "Green Gold Rush." The analogy has validity because the attraction to gold mining is finding a free resource at one's feet. Similarly, algae production takes nearly free resources: sunshine, waste water and desert and creates high value foods, fuels, nutraceuticals and medicines.
Declining industries
Arizona's economy flourished for decades with the 4C's: cattle, citrus, cotton and copper. More recently, electronics and semiconductors were added to the economy mix. However, resource constraints and global competition have taken a toll and key Arizona industries have been diminishing in employment, revenues and prospects.
Arizona's migration from historical industries to new industries has occurred for a variety of reasons. Water availability, land and costs limit agribusiness. Heavy irrigation requirements, often three acre-feet, 36 inches, per crop, drive up costs. Many farmers must also pay for the energy to pump water from surface sources or most often from underground aquifers. Aquifer levels are declining requiring bigger pipes and stronger pumps. Heavy irrigation also imparts salts to the soil which reduces crop vitality.
The severe summer heat makes some crops impractical to grow and others develop poisonous toxins such as aflatoxin due to the heat. Population growth has consumed the prime farmland in and around cities which has benefiting the housing industry but damaged agribusiness. As communities expand, outlying land becomes increasingly more expensive as speculators take options on development.
New farmland becomes increasingly expensive as infrastructure such as laser leveling, pipelines and irrigation systems must be put in place in remote locations. New farmland tends to be more costly yet less productive than already developed land. Consequently, agribusiness becomes a continually less attractive investment. Currently, business models show that even gifted new land may not be profitable for agriculture due to the increasing capital costs necessary to manage a farm.
Many of Arizona's agricultural products that historically had high value have become commodities. Early or late season crops that were possible to grow only in Arizona due to early spring warmth and late fall sunshine gave growers a competitive advantage. Now, many fruits and vegetables are imported year-round.
Copper, electronics and semi-conductors have felt the impact of global competition and especially cheap foreign labor, Figure 1. While each industry will continue in Arizona, the scale will reduce along with revenues and employment.
Figure 1. Arizona's Old and New Industries
Unfortunately, some Arizona industries have not been sustainable because key resources were insufficient to sustain the industries. Arizona's strategic resource is water.
Water strategy
Water availability and use hold the key to Arizona's future. Failing sufficient clean water, Arizona cannot sustain its valuable tourism industry, industrial businesses or growing population. Only three sources of water are available:
1. Surface water – from the seven reservoirs and the Colorado River water that flows through the CAP aqueduct
2. Groundwater – from underground aquifers
3. Reuse water – from wastewater treatment plants
Surface and groundwater are largely committed under contract to existing users. Therefore, a new industry must be water efficient and able to use wastewater or grey, partially purified water.
Algae have the capacity to become a critical part of Arizona's water strategy as algae can thrive in most kinds of wastewater such as city sewer water, industrially polluted water with heavy metal such as mining or even saline water. In addition to growing in mucky water, algae can be used to clean wastewater for reuse by citizens, industry or agriculture.
Agriculture cannot use saline water because the salt kills land plants by blocking water absorption from the roots. Algae have no root structures and some strains simply absorb water pollutants. Those pollutants can be separated from the algae during processing. The clean water has value and the metals can be collected and resold for reuse in industry.
Algae are robust, water-based plants that grow at an extremely high rate, often doubling or tripling their biomass in a single day. They need only sunshine, warm temperatures, impure water and modest nutrients to flourish. Algae grow so fast in commercial production that biomass harvest occurs daily or even continuously. Once the green biomass is removed from the water, the water and remaining nutrients may be recycled in a continuous growing loop.
CO2 conversion
Algae grow biomass quickly in a wide variety of conditions. Plants use the sun's energy through photosynthesis to convert sunlight into chemical energy. They convert inorganic substances such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur and other nutrients into organic matter such as green or blue-green biomass.
Algae feed on the greenhouse gas, CO2, and convert it to simple plant sugars and lots of O2, Figure 2. Water stores little dissolved CO2 naturally so cultivated algae need added CO2 for food. Photosynthesis takes in CO2, nutrients and water and produces the algae biomass with proteins, carbohydrates and lipids (oils). The process releases considerable oxygen to the atmosphere.
Figure 2. Algae Takes in CO2 and Produces O2
Even though algae represent only 0.5% of total global biomass by weight, algae produce about 40% of the net global production of oxygen on earth – approximately equal to all the forests and fields combined.Algae, often called microscopic phytoplankton, grow in most bodies of water and provide the foundation for nearly all marine food chains. Subtract algae and phytoplankton from the water column and fish, shellfish and other aquatic creatures cannot survive.
The Arizona algae industry has extraordinary potential worth billions of dollars because with advanced technologies, algae can produce a wide variety of high-value foods, medicines, nutraceuticals and biofuels as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Algae Products and Use
The lipids can be removed and made into biofuels such as jet fuel, JP-8. The remaining starches and proteins can be made into a limitless variety of human and animal foods and other coproducts. Since there are over 30,000 known algae strains and probably several million in nature the product and coproduct possibilities for this biomass are nearly limitless.
The harvested algae are extremely malleable in the sense that they can be stored in the same form as corn, wheat, rice or soy products. These include protein-rich milk, soft mash of any size, shape or texture, tortilla, cracker or flour. They can be made into texturized vegetable protein with added fiber or extruded to make additives for meats that improve moisture retention and increase protein while lowering fats.
Processing can match the form of nearly any food such as peanuts, pesto or protein bars. Fortunately, years of food processing for land-based plants that have an unappealing natural taste such as soybeans make it easy to add flavors, textures (fibers) and aromas.
Algae are currently used in hundreds of products such as beer, gum, cosmetics, nutraceuticals and medicines. Newly discovered or genetically engineered strains hold potential for mass production of vaccines, vitamins and other high-value nutrients.
Arizona's advantage
Arizona stands alone in competitive advantage for algae production. No other state offers the unique combination of sunshine, warm weather with few frosts and low-cost flat, non-cropland. Arizona even has numerous saline aquifers with water that cannot support agriculture. Compared with cattle as a protein source, for example, algae need less than 0.001 the land and water.
Iowa won the non-sustainable corn ethanol sweepstakes and Iowa benefits from all the subsidies for corn and ethanol refining. Government subsidies for ethanol in Iowa amount to $640 for each citizen due to the "Presidential Caucus Effect." Every presidential campaign begins in Iowa and every candidate supports larger corn ethanol subsidies.
However, the industry is not sustainable because Sierra Club calculates that the 44 new Iowa ethanol refineries will crash Iowa's freshwater aquifers. An average ethanol refinery uses the water equivalent of about 5,000 households. In addition, 326,000 acres in Western Iowa use irrigated corn for ethanol, further depleting their groundwater. Irrigated corn requires about three acre-feet of water which translates to about 3,000 gallons of water to produce each gallon of ethanol. Several cities in Iowa also have found their groundwater contaminated and undrinkable due to Nitrites from cornfield fertilizer run-off.
Many states can grow corn but only a few can grow algae productively without the prohibitive costs of controlled environment buildings. Algae can be grown anywhere but are far less productive in many climates as they stop growing on cloudy days. The biomass also grows more slowly with cooler temperatures. Sustainable commercially scaled cultivation requires the climate and terrain associated specifically with Arizona and parts of Southern California. Other locates in the U.S. south may build production systems that produce only in the summer similar to existing land crops.
Algae are sustainable because growth requires only a tiny fraction of the inputs – energy, water, land, fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides required for land-based plants like corn, citrus, cotton or cattle. The industry is ecologically positive because algae can take flue gasses from coal-fired power plants and sequester the CO2; use the excess heat for growth while producing tons of O2. Algae can remediate the nitrogen and other pollution from agriculture in groundwater and wastewater. Algae production is ecologically positive because it has minimal input needs and no waste products are produced to leach into the soil or fill waste dumps.
Arizona State University also offers a competitive advantage in the knowledge workers needed for the algae industry with excellent engineering and business schools and the only Laboratory for Algae and Biotechnology in the U.S.
Algae grow high-value biomass at speeds 30 to 100 times faster than land plants for one reason: they do not waste energy on structures like trunks, roots and leaves. Land plants have to withstand all the forces of nature – wind, weather and predators. Algae are water plants that are supported by the water in situ, in which they grow. For algae, it's like being in a womb; all support systems are local and focus on growth and development.
In nature, algae's greatest strength acts as a weakness. Fast growth shades new and prior plants from sun light. The underlying plants are shaded or receive too little light for photosynthesis and die. Cultivated algae require constant mixing to enable all the cells sufficient access to light.
Another unusual strength works against algae in natural habitats. The high protein composition, often around 50% of the biomass, means the plant begins breaking down faster than shrimp – which for practical purposes means immediately. Cultivated algae harvest occurs daily but algae in natural settings begin to rot quickly and give off the associated gasses and fragrances.
Consequently, people tend to think of algae based on its natural settings where it often presents itself as smelly green slime. In contrast, cultivated algae give off rich O2 which smells similar to walking through a redwood forest (without the trees).
Algae are infamous for causing problems in public waterways and in personal pools, ponds, pots and aquariums. Algae's tolerance for a wide range of growing conditions means it demonstrates its resilience and fast growth in any moist or wet area that gets sunlight. As a result, algae research has focused nearly 10:1 on trying to kill, control or remove the productive green biomass versus cultivation. As a consequence, our survey research indicates 98% of people view algae as a pest.
Biomass production
Cultivated algae grow quickly and display continuous growth in sunshine where the biomass may double or triple daily. Algae slow their growth on cloudy days and go into respiration at night.
Algae grow similar to other plants and grow faster with increasing sun or heat. Algae grow within the boundaries of the "law of the minimum."
The plant grows quickly to the maximum it can until it hits a mineral, chemical, nutrient, light or temperature limitation. When the last of the limiting nutrient is absorbed, N for example, the plant stops growing until more of the minimum constraint becomes available.
The challenge for algae cultivation becomes insuring that sufficient nutrients are continuously available to the fast growing plant.
Algae differ widely in the levels of chemical, light and temperature parameters that limit their growth. For example, some algae flourish in low pH water (high acid) while others prefer high pH. Laboratory analysis can determine the concentrations of major nutrients and other growing parameters. Nutrient concentration ratios such as N/P can predict which algae strains should predominate under stable resource conditions.
Biomass composition varies by variety but may be 60:30, oil to foods, with about 10% waste. Therefore, it offers a solution to both fuel and food. The biomass is demoistured and stored in a convenient form such as a cake. The biomass does not require refrigeration and has a two-year self-life.
Algae are clean and healthy. The natural product has a hint of the fresh green smell of alfalfa and a soft organic taste. Several newly discovered varieties are odorless and tasteless and take on the smell and taste of the food they accompany.
Algae cultivation typically occurs in tanks or ponds, so no soil tilling, heavy equipment or pesticides and herbicides are required, although light tractors are common. Algae grow all over the Earth, so its range substantially exceeds corn. However, cultivated algae grow best in sunny, warm regions. Algae can grow where other crops cannot grow, such as deserts, mountains and rooftops.
Algae do not have the cellulosic trunk, tassel, leaves, roots and cob – the structural overhead – necessary for land plants like corn to withstand the land environment. Algae invest their growth energy in creating oils and proteins with light carbohydrates for the cell walls. An algae strain with 60% oils produces over 55% net oils that can be made into liquid fuel like high-powered jet fuel or biodiesel.
Biodiesels are typically about 33% more energy producing per unit than gasoline. In contrast, corn produces 98% non-energy producing cellulosic biomass called stover and yields less than 2% energy biomass. Most of the plant is waste in an energy sense and the stalks are left in the field. The corn energy biomass can be converted into a low-powered fuel that has only 64% the energy per unit as gasoline.
Some power companies such as Arizona Public Service have turned their problem with CO2 emissions into an opportunity. The Redhawk 1,040 megawatt power plant recycles greenhouse gases into renewable biofuels and uses algae to capture the CO2 gas emissions. The power plant exhaust is routed through algae growing systems and can eliminate part of their CO2 emissions during the day. Power plants run 24/7, so this presents only a partial solution.
Some power plants also use waste heat from power generation in the growing systems that increase the velocity of biomass growth. The only company supplying these systems currently, Greenfuels Technologies, associated with MIT, claims that using algae-fed CO2 and warm water from the power plant could potentially create annual yields of 8,000 gallons of biodiesel plus about 8,000 gallons of ethanol per acre. These production levels may be theoretically possible but are well beyond any current operational systems.
However, some power plants are operating their biofactories at a profit on a stand-alone basis. Reducing emissions may earn the power plants CO2 emissions credits and tax credits.
Compared with corn, algae offer substantial productivity, ecologic and economic advantages as shown in Table 1.
Table 1. Algae Advantages Compared with Corn
Unfortunately, R&D on algae has taken a hiatus since 1995 when the U.S. Department of Energy decided to close down the Aquatic Species Project and algae research to focus on the politically expedient biofuel – corn ethanol. Since then, the majority government biofuels funding and subsidies has gone to support corn ethanol and ignored other renewable fuel sources.
The most pressing challenge lies in scaling up algae biofactories for continuous commercial production. Sparse R&D means the favored technologies have not been tested on a large scale. Fortunately, much of the necessary production knowledge comes from hydroponics and aquaculture where R&D has moved those technologies forward.
The challenges presented by algae production are nontrivial. Commercial biofactories producing the health food Spirulina currently operate in California, Hawaii, South Africa, Japan, India, Thailand and China where algae products are used for food. Focused R&D can have scaled algae production systems operating in Arizona within several years.
Algae industry: A new Arizona industry?
An algae industry would employ primarily high-technology knowledge workers because the business models substitute advanced technologies for labor, similar to wind turbines or solar collectors. Research in progress at ASU Polytechnic is examining ways to combine solar collectors and algae production. Quite possibly, the same land footprint could support wind turbines in the right location.
Early entrants to the algae industry will employ numerous engineers and scientists to solve the fascinating technical challenges for large scale production. For example, algae production business models often include labs for selecting productive strains and monitoring strain vitality and quality in the growing systems. Fortunately, Arizona is blessed with many capable technical brains who are no longer employed in electronics and semiconductors.
The algae industry is unlikely to match the 12,000 jobs created in the existing Arizona bioscience industry. Algae production will use relatively few high-tech managers orchestrating largely automated growing and harvesting systems. Food, fuel and coproduct manufacture and refining will employ a substantial number of people. Salaries will probably be around the current bioscience levels, averaging about $50,000.
The revenue generated from an algae industry could exceed the other bioscience niches. It is too early to predict which algae products will produce the most revenue but several appear very promising, including:
Liquefied energy – biodiesel, jet fuel, ethanol or methanol
Foods – high protein replacement for grains such as wheat, corn and soybeans
Health foods – Spirulina, vitamins, special nutrients
Medicines – nutraceuticals, vaccines and high-value medicines
The algae industry business models are very attractive because with relatively modest investments, high value products are possible that can be sold for substantial profits. However, Arizona has seen failed attempts before at building industries around new crops such as guayule, a weed that can be made into a rubber product, and jojoba, a bean than produces oil. Similarly, early attempts at new growing systems such as hydroponics never lived up to their hype.
Algae businesses will have to prove their ability to scale-up to commercial production levels and also show they can sustain high production to take advantage of Arizona's 360 days of sunshine. The initial cultivated algae production systems will need to be a public and private partnerships to share the risks associated with early R&D.
The combination of biofuels, foods, nutraceuticals and medicines all delivered from a renewable resource that is ecologically positive means Arizona can look forward to a strong new industry. Some may call this the green gold rush because the products and coproducts offer such high value.
The path to build this exciting and high value industry begins with a first step: focused R&D on sustainable scaled algae production systems.


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Sam Maloof, born in 1916, is America's most widely admired contemporary furniture craftsman. Maloof, entirely self-taught, is one of only a handful of furniture designer-craftsmen to make his livelihood through working full time with his hands. Although his furniture has a sculptural quality and has been exhibited in major museums, he doesn't consider himself an artist, but rather a woodworker, and lets it go at that.
Maloof's distinctive furniture style has developed slowly and steadily over decades. New designs evolve from existing ones. As a result, his furniture has a timeless, classic look, its form directly related to its intended function. Evolution, not revolution, is the hallmark of his style.
As beautiful as it appears, a Maloof rocking chair is remarkably comfortable. Art at the service of utility is the essence of Maloof's philosophy of design. It is a motto that has sustained a tradition of fine craftsmanship.


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MTV Movie Awards 2009
Here's an assload of shots from the 2009 MTV Movie Awards last night. I don't really have much to say about a program that recognizes Twilight as a superior film than The Dark Knight except we're basically doomed as a civilization. Oh, and also, Lauren Conrad looks fucking ridiculous, Cameron Diaz is old and Kristen Stewart couldn't be more baked if the entire stage was made of ganja.
Okay, I'm done.
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In a recent decision in the case of an Indian subsidiary of a globally renowned premium automobile group (the taxpayer), the Delhi Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (the Tribunal) has distinguished the Special Bench Ruling in the case of LG Electronics (SB Ruling) with regard to the issue of marketing intangibles in context of a distributor. The Tribunal adjudged that if the distributor was sufficiently compensated by the foreign principal through the pricing of products, i.e. through higher gross margins, the same would have catered to extra AMP expenses, if any, spent by the distributor as compared to the comparables. Accordingly, no separate compensation in the form of reimbursement of excess AMP expenses was required from the principal when the taxpayer is already earning premium profits as compared to comparables with similar intensity of functions.
The Tribunal acknowledged that in the absence of a specific provision in the Income-tax Act, Revenue cannot insist that the mode of compensation for AMP expenses by the foreign principal to the Indian taxpayer (who is a distributor) necessarily be direct reimbursement and not pricing adjustment. The said remuneration for extra AMP could well be received through the pricing of imported products, namely through a commensurately higher gross margin.


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BC Puppets
Offering great prices on the complete line of Folkmanis. Located in Vancouver BC Canada, for fast Canadian delivery
Bernard's Jewelers
This is our 77th year of business in historic Salem, Massachusetts, and Bernard's Jewelers is pleased to have launched our first online store. We're excited to feature respected names in high quality jewelry, tableware and giftware.
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Board Silly Puzzles & Games
Open Year Round in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Board Silly Puzzles & Games offers a large selection of puzzles, games, brainteasers, puppets and much more!!
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An eco-friendly shop featuring hard-to-find wildlife & fantasy shirts & gifts.
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We specialize in cottage accent items for the home and garden. Our line includes linens, nautical bedding and accessories, outdoor seating, ship models and navigation instruments, Nantucket baskets, and a diverse collection of Sea Shore dishware.
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Since 1979 our friendly, family-owned doll and teddy bear business has served gift buyers and collectors worldwide. We offer you a terrific selection in all price ranges, for all age groups, and strive for supreme customer service.
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Dragon's Toy Box is the best toy store in Seattle for high quality interactive fun for infants through adults! Started in 2005 by mother daughter team Gail Small & Brekke Hewitt, we are a family owned and operated business.
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Adventure shopping for the entire family since 1984. Delight in over 10,000 stuffed animals on three levels aboard our custom built Ark. Realistic animals range from exotic to domestic and miniature to life size. Nine Time national award winning store.
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Joie de Vivre
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Jungle House Publications features wildlife children's books with Folkmanis Puppets and plush animals representing the characters in the books. Great for storytelling.
Kaleidoscope Shop
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Kites and Puppets
Located in Canada, we sell the full line of Folkmanis puppets. Fast shipping and great service. Choose from our variety of Kites and Puppets. Retail, institutional, and government PO's welcome.
Klem's Tractor, Inc.
Great selection of educational toys! Check us out! Much more than a Department store!
La Retro Gifts Boutique
Located in West Reading, Pennsylvania, USA, La Retro Boutique has become a leading seller of fun gifts for kids, tweens, teens and adults. Our primary goal is to create a positive shopping experience while providing unique and fun gifts.
Learning is Fun
Learning is Fun, the education candy store, offers a wide selection of educational products in a fun, well-organized place to shop. Our web store features toys, games, puppets, children's books, book & plush sets, arts & crafts, science kits, & much more.
Learning Through Play
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Children's imagination superstore with costumes, puppets for imagination play. Educational and role playing toys for children. Themed birthday party supplies and matching accessories and costumes.
Merlin's Toy Cave
At Merlin's Toy Cave, we strive to provide toys and gifts to encourage imagination and creativity.
Mrs. Kate's Puppet and Song Shop
Quick, personal service with a smile for all your finger puppet needs & some larger puppets. Mrs. Kate writes songs to go along with Folkmanis puppets!
My Favorite Toys
We carry a full line of quality toys, puppets, puzzles, and games for kids of all ages, including grown-up kids!
My Kidz Got Style
An upscale, luxurious infant and childrens store, we specialize in designer, trendy, and chic products. We have a huge selection of apparel furniture, bedding, toys, games, gifts, maternity needs, organic bath products, shoes, and accessories.
One Way Street, Inc
One Way Street is a supplier of creative teaching tools and equipement for churches and schools. We supply curriculum, music, books, puppets, and puppetry equipement to schools and churches throughout the world.
Order of Merlin
Harry Potter Merchandise, Magic Wands and Wizard Supplies. Get your Folkmanis Owls here. Free Potions Labels with every purchase.
Out of the Blue Toy Store
Voted the BEST Toy Store in Albuquerque for the 5th year in a row, we are the ONLY specialty Toy Store in Albuquerque. Customized service and free gift wrap every day of the year!
PADiLLY offers the full line of Folkmanis Puppets, including Folkmanis hand puppets, Folkmanis character puppets, and Folkmanis finger puppets. You will also find HABA, Holztiger, Ravensburger, Anchor Stone, Crocodile Creek, LEGO, Plan Toys, and more. Hap
Paisley Monkey
Paisley Monkey, an online store headquartered in Lakewood, Ohio since 2005, sells over 1400 unique and wonderful gift items including toys, puppets, books, music, clothing and other gifts for infants, children and parents from more than seventy brands.
Planet Happy
Planet Happy's mission is to promote imaginative and intelligent play while setting a higher standard for children's products. We focus on carrying beautifully crafted natural toys, games, books, and more. All of our products fall into at least one of the
PlayFair Toys
PlayFair Toys is proud to be the Planet's Only Toy Store Run by a (Slightly Eccentric) Science Professor! Bringing you unique, open-ended, stimulating learning and educational toys through for over 25 years, we continue to seek out new and classic educati
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Puppet Line
Whether you need puppets for ministry, school, therapy, gifts, or just for fun at home, we know you are going to love the high quality and low cost of our puppets! Soon you will experience the joy that comes from owning our puppets!
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Online store selling all things puppet! Shipping just $7.95 for your entire order.
Puppet Super Store
Hundreds of puppets at 20% off retail, free shipping over $125.00. Featuring the full line of Folkmanis Puppets. In business since 1979. We accept purchase orders from Schools and Libraries for amounts over $100.00. If you have any questions you can co
Puppet Universe
Puppet Universe features one of the largest selections of half-body, full-body, finger and hand puppets on the Internet. Find over 200 types and styles of Folkmanis puppets in a wide range of characters and sizes. '
Puppet World
Puppet World has been in business for thirty years, selling throughout the United States. For in stock items, we ship sames day via UPS, and out of stock puppets will ship within seven days! Visit our website at www.puppetworld.net.
We Build Smiles and Imaginations. The Puppet People.
When you shop at Puppet.com for all of your puppets and puppet accessories, you're the star of our show! We promise to give you star treatment every time you visit us. All of our puppets and puppet accessories ship factory fresh directly from our warehous
Puppets on the Pier
You will find a huge selection of gift ideas - puppets, marionettes, cartoon and popular book characters. We feature the full line of world's finest Folkmanis puppets. Fast shipping, International orders welcome!
Creative play with the use of puppets.
Rabbit In My Hat
Rabbit In My Hat is your source for hand puppets, rabbit in the hat products, magic tricks, puzzles and more.
Saylor Variety Store
We are an online store that specializes in high quality toys and gifts. As a family owned business located near Lake Tahoe, California, our goal is to bring the very best of the best to American Families, toys for that special occasion.
School Jungle
The website is partial presentation of the items we have in the store or can obain as special order.
Seattle Audubon Nature Shop
The Nature Shop is the retail section of our website and is dedicated to nature and bird related products. All profits support the programs of Seattle Audubon.
Self Esteem Shop
Folkmanis Puppets are our top selling item. Resources on all issues for children of all ages. If you don't see what you're looking for, give us a call at 800-251-8336. All items stocked are not yet on our web site.
Shibori Dragon
Visit the Shibori Dragon for the finest in Oriental fabrics, Quilting & Wearable Art with an Asian Flair. We also have unique beads, buttons, embellishments and gifts including Folkmanis Puppets for the young at heart.
Sing 'n Speak Spanish
Sing 'n Speak Spanish is a 4 year Spanish Elementary Curriculum for K - 6th grades. It is an interactive language program that integrates songs, puppetry, and many fun activities into each lesson! Join the schools nationwide that have discovered us.
Someone Special
Specializing in Fine Gifts and Collectible since 1975.
Stone and Bone Trading Company
A world of wonder for young, old and everything in between Great gifts for lovers of magic, dragons and unique curiosities.
Store for Knowledge
Opened in 2002, Store for Knowledge specializes in educational and pretend play toys that spark the imagination. Customer service is our #1 priority and we consistently strive to make your shooping experience a pleasant and simple process that will keep y
Storyteller Moon
So very many of the puppets used in Storyteller Moon performances and workships are made by Folkmanis, and are indeed available for sale through Storyteller Moon!
Stuffed Animal World
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Stuffed Ark.com
Welcome to one of the largest collections of life-like stuffed/plush animals like the creatures that were saved aboard Noah's Ark! Orders received by 10AM Pacific Time Monday-Friday ship fromNorthern California the same day.
Stuffed Legends.com
Welcome to our collection of plush characters inspired by the traditions of western culture. Follow the links to see our legendary plush creations.
Stuffed Safari
Stuffed Safari is THE online destination for plush animals and puppets! We carry only the best brand names, and have one of the largest selections and varieties of animals on the web!
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The length of time involved in the process varies depending on what is to be done. Projects with complex issues of environmental concern or large differences from the Comprehensive Plan or Zoning Ordinance will take the longest. The Village department with which you file an application can give you the best estimate of how long the process will take.
1.The petitioner makes a presentation about their request.2. The Village staff outlines their findings as to the appropriateness of the request and any background or analysis they have conducted to facilitate an informed decision about the petition. 3. The Village Board or Planning Commission / Zoning Board of Appeals members have the opportunity to ask questions. 4. Members of the audience have the opportunity to ask questions 5. Petitioner may have the opportunity to respond to or clarify any questions or statements from the audience. 6.Open discussion about the petition then ends and the hearing is closed.
The Village Board or Planning Commission / Zoning Board of Appeals act on the matter if all questions have been clarified. Boards will vote on whether or not to accept, amend, or deny the proposal.


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Dr. Temple Grandin, an accomplished adult with autism will present "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism" at 7 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Memorial Chapel at the University of Redlands.
"Grandin is world famous for overcoming her personal struggles with autism and has inspired people around the world as a champion for individuals with autism and their families," a press release from the UofR said. "She is among the few people who have broken through many of the neurological impairments associated with autism, developing unique coping strategies, including her famous squeeze machine, modeled after seeing the calming effect of squeeze chutes on cattle."
Grandin is also a professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University.
Her insights into animal behavior and innovations in livestock handling have revolutionized food-animal welfare, according to the UofR.
Her accomplishments as a speaker, author and advocate earned her a place among TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2010, and her life story was the subject of the 2010 HBO biopic, "Temple Grandin," winner of seven Emmy awards and a Golden Globe.
"Thinking In Pictures" will offer information from the frontlines of autism, including treatment, medication and diagnosis, as well as Temple's insight into genius, savants and sensory phenomena.
This event will be presented by the University of Redlands Campus Diversity and Inclusion and the Ad-Hoc Working Group on Disability Issues.
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Section 106 Consultation
Federal laws and regulations, starting with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, drive modern cultural resource practices. Section 106 of the NHPA is the most important part. The original wording requires only that federal agencies take cultural resources (including archeological sites) into account when planning ground-disturbing projects. Other laws and regulations have been passed in the years since, producing a detailed set of procedures that have come to be known as the "Section 106 Process." A summary of Section 106 regulations and how to use them may be found on the web site of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP).
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What is the Section 106 bottom line?
The bottom line is: all federally funded or permitted projects must be reviewed for impacts to cultural resources.
What sorts of projects are federally funded?
Federally funded projects include levees developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and highways funded by the Federal Highway Administration through the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). Federal funding can also include less obvious projects such as those developed with money provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). These grants are administered through the Kansas Department of Commerce (KDOC), but since the source of funding is federal, Section 106 regulations apply. Communities often find that projects such as waste water treatment improvements fall under Section 106.
How about federally permitted projects?
The most commonly encountered permits are those issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). COE permits generally involve projects such as bridges, pipeline crossings over streams, and projects that involve changes to stream channels or flood plains. FERC permits are required for natural gas pipelines and related facilities, while FCC permits are issued for cell towers. Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Rural Development Agency (RDA), and Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC) often issue loans and permits for housing rehabilitation.
Who reviews the projects?
Each state has a State Historic Preservation Officer or SHPO. The Kansas SHPO is Jennie Chinn, Executive Director of the Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS). As no SHPO is an expert in everything, each has a staff. At the KSHS, this staff is part of the Historic Preservation Office, which is part of the Cultural Resources Division. Staff may be reached by calling 785-272-8681 ext. 240 or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
When should I contact the Kansas SHPO?
The Kansas SHPO should be contacted as early as possible in the project development process. SHPO staff can offer guidance and help to avoid known archeological sites or areas likely to contain sites. Also, contacting us early will allow us to determine if the building you are working on is listed or eligible for listing for the National Register of Historic Places.
How do I submit a project for review?
The Kansas SHPO will accept project submissions either by regular mail or in electronic form. Projects should be submitted to Review & Compliance, Kansas State Historical Society Cultural Resources Division, 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615. If possible, communications towers or collocations should be submitted using the FCC's E-106 system.
Electronic submissions may be sent as e-mail attachments. Be aware that the KSHS servers have an upper limit of approximately 10mb for attachments and our email system will not accept .zip files. Large files, such as multiple quad maps or project plan sheets, should be sent by regular mail.
Who submits the project for review?
In most cases, the design/engineering firm or grant administrator charged with project oversight submits documentation for review. Some federal agencies, most notably the Army Corps of Engineers (COE), the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), and the Department of Defense (DOD) submit their own projects.
What should be included in a request for review?
Please provide a cover letter clearly indicating the county and city within which the project will take place and a sentence stating that the letter is a "request for consultation regarding the proposed project in accordance with 36 CFR 800." Provide a project name and number (if available), along with the name, address, and telephone number of a contact person. Also indicate the name of the person or entity requesting consultation if different from the contact person, and the federal or state agency for which review is required.
A basic description of the project (housing development, water line, cell tower, etc.) should be provided, along with a map or aerial photo showing its location and extent. A United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) quad map section is ideal, and a legal location (Section, Township, Range) should be included. If your project involves a building or structure, please include a photo of each structure along with a scope of work.
The Kansas SHPO accepts electronic submissions, but all replies are sent via regular mail, so a return mailing address is necessary as well.
How long does a review take?
By law, the Kansas SHPO is allowed 30 days for review. In practice, though, most reviews are completed in less than two weeks. Projects are date stamped and reviewed in the order that they arrive. Within reason, requests for expedited reviews are considered.
What is the outcome of an archeological review?
The SHPO Archeologist performs a Phase I investigation, examining archeological site files, maps, and other background information for the project area. If in his/her judgment, the proposed project area has low potential for containing archeological sites, a clearance letter is sent and the process is complete. If, on the other hand, the area has good potential for containing sites or if recorded sites are present, a letter requesting an archeological survey is sent. Since staff time is limited, review of particularly large projects such a major pipelines cannot always be accommodated. In such cases, a letter will be sent recommending that a consultant be hired to perform the Phase I investigation. Once the consultant has completed an examination of background information, the results are submitted to the SHPO Archeologist who will then decide whether or not a survey is necessary.
What is the outcome of a structural review?
After reviewing the photos and scope of work the SHPO will determine the following:
1. The National Register eligibility of the building or structure
2. If found to be eligible, the effect of the project on the building or structure.
If the structure is found to be not eligible for the National Register, the project may proceed without further review. If the structure is found to be eligible, the project must meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.
What does an archeological survey involve?
In most cases, an archeological survey (referred to as a Phase II investigation) is conducted by systematically walking over the project area, looking for prehistoric and/or historic artifacts. If surface visibility is poor, shovel testing may be employed. Using this technique, holes are excavated at regular intervals in order to examine the subsurface. In river/stream valley settings, deep testing for buried archeological sites is sometimes necessary. This type of testing in most cases is conducted using a backhoe to examine subsurface areas beneath the reach of shovel testing. Find a guide to field procedures and report standards.
Who does the archeological survey?
Find a list of consultants who have asked for inclusion by the Kansas SHPO. Consultants not listed therein may be chosen as well. If that course of action is chosen, the Kansas SHPO staff should be consulted prior to beginning fieldwork to ensure that the consultant is qualified. In fairness to all, Kansas SHPO staff cannot recommend one consultant over another, nor can they comment on cost estimates.
Who pays for the survey?
In the case of federally funded projects, the responsible federal agency pays for the survey and for any additional investigations that ultimately might be necessary. Cultural resource costs associated with federally permitted projects are the responsibility of the developer.
What if no sites are found?
If the consultant finds no evidence of archeological sites, a report describing the Phase II investigation is submitted for review. If the fieldwork and report are judged by the SHPO Archeologist to be adequate, a clearance letter is sent and the process is complete.
What if something is found?
If the consultant finds an archeological site (or sites) within the project area, a recommendation will be made for systematic archeological testing (referred to as a Phase III investigation). Testing generally involves controlled excavation of several (usually small) test units with the objective of determining if the site is significant. At the conclusion of Phase III testing, two outcomes are possible. If the site is not considered to be significant and the testing procedures and report are judged by the SHPO Archeologist to be adequate, a clearance letter is sent and the process is complete. If the site is judged to be significant, then the process moves to mitigation (referred to as a Phase IV investigation). At any stage, consideration can be given to altering the proposed project to avoid archeological sites.
Who pays for the testing?
As was the case with Phase II surveys, federally funded projects are paid for by the responsible federal agency. In the case of federally permitted projects, Phase III testing costs are the responsibility of the developer.
What makes a site significant?
This is the key question, as not all sites are significant. Significance is determined by the four criteria (A, B, C, and D) for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, all of which have their roots in the evaluation of buildings. They are Criterion A: association with an important historical event; Criterion B: association with an important historical person; Criterion C: historically important design/construction; and Criterion D: potential to yield important historical or archeological information. Not surprisingly, most archeological sites that are found to be significant fall under Criterion D because, with a few notable exceptions, it is very difficult to associate archeological sites with specific events, persons, or types of design/construction.
What happens if a site is found to be significant?
If a site is determined to be significant, it is said to be an "eligible" property, meaning that it is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If the project cannot be modified to avoid the site, then the damage caused by construction must be mitigated. This is usually accomplished through major (Phase IV) salvage excavations, which are designed to recover the information contained in the site prior to its destruction. Plans for excavation are coordinated through the Kansas SHPO and the funding/permitting federal agency through development of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).
Who pays for the salvage excavations?
As was the case with Phase II surveys and Phase III testing projects, federally funded projects are paid for by the responsible federal agency. In the case of federally permitted projects, Phase IV mitigation/salvage excavation costs are the responsibility of the developer.


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LISTEN: The National unveil 'Hunger Games' soundtrack contribution
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The National's contribution to the "Hunger Games: Catching Fire" soundtrack is making its way around the Internet.
Republic Records started streaming the indie rocker's new track "Lean" on SoundCloud this week, ahead of the compilation's official release later this month.
Coldplay's "Atlas" was the first single pulled from the soundtrack back in September, and tracks from Sia and Christina Aguilera followed in October. The second "Hunger Games" album will also feature songs by Of Monsters and Men, Imagine Dragons, Lorde, the Lumineers, Patti Smith, and more. It's due out November 19th, while the film itself will hit theaters on November 22nd.
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Sometime next year, LAPD Detective Tom Barnhart plans to go back to a patrol car for a shift.
His partner for the day will be his daughter, Sam.
Sam Barnhart, who wasn't even born when her dad became a police officer, walked the stage Friday at the Los Angeles Police Academy, becoming one of the city's 40 newest officers.
The 23-year-old joins a long tradition of LAPD as family. Looking around after the ceremony, Tom Barnhart said four graduates had family members on the force, two retired and two still active.
"It's a very proud moment," he said.
Sam was one of 40 people (including six women) in class 8-12, the eighth recruit class to begin training in 2012.
She said she'd never thought about being a cop until a few years ago despite growing up with a dad in the LAPD. Tom said he saw Sam's inquisitiveness and intelligence and thought she might make a good attorney, but that didn't interest her.
She had jobs at a physical therapy office and as a ride operations supervisor at Six Flags Magic Mountain, near their home in Canyon Country.
But a couple years ago, she told her dad she was looking for a real career.
He mentioned police work, but didn't push it and encouraged her to research it and other fields herself. After looking into the LAPD, she was drawn to the wide range of career paths and the chance to meet new people.
"There are no two days that are the same," she said.
As Tom remembered, Sam came to him, said she wanted to join and asked, "What do I do? How do I get started?"
The department's Candidate Assistance Program, which Tom used 32 years ago, helped prepare her for the physical rigors of the academy.
Tom's girlfriend, Shelly Cloughley, is a physical therapist and helped Sam.
When they started working, Cloughley said, Sam couldn't do a push-up. After their work and the department preparation, she can do dozens, no sweat.
Sam excelled in shooting, too, Tom said, "so I definitely won't be getting into any shooting competitions."
Tom reflected on the changes between his time and his daughter's. When he was in the academy in 1981, officers didn't even have hand-held radios, just car radios. So recruits were taught to tape dimes to the backs of their badges so they could make pay phone calls if they needed help while on foot.
On Friday morning, the 40 new officers marched into the gym in dark dress uniforms and hats. A handful at a time, they lined up to walk onto the stage, salute the chief and get their diplomas. Sam was joined on stage by her father.
After everyone had walked the stage and sat back down, the new officers stood to recite the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics (at their own request), and then the chant they created, which ends "8-12, hoorah!"
Then they tossed their caps in the air, albeit with somewhat less abandon than usual since the ceremony was held indoors.
While on probation for a year, Sam will work in the Van Nuys Division.
That's not far from her dad, who's the lead robbery detective in the Mission Division.
Tom likes hands-on work and never wanted to advance through the ranks, but he figures his daughter might. So unless he retires first, it might not be too long before she outranks him.
That, too, is a tradition. LAPD Chief Charlie Beck advanced further than his dad, who retired as a deputy chief.
Beck told the graduates Friday his family in the department has included not only his father, but his sister, two cousins and two children.
"This is not my job. This is who I am," Beck said. "You are not my employees. You are my family."
With that kind of attitude, Sam Barnhart said later, who wouldn't want to join the family?


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Miley talks VMA performance on 'Miley The Movement'
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Miley Cyrus says she knew what she was doing when she made the Internet explode last August with her VMA performance. In her MTV documentary called "Miley: The Movement," which premiered on Wednesday night, she speaks about her goals for that night.
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The documentary started with the release of Miley's single "We Can't Stop." The singer kicked off a huge promotional tour, which included back-to-back appearances on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "Good Morning America." Her normally tough exterior wore down a bit when she became sick that day. The singer admitted to the pressure she's putting on herself for her upcoming Bangerz release, saying it needs to go to number one for her to feel like the blood, sweat and tears she put in was worth it.
Pharrell Williams spoke about how he's encouraged Miley to continue pushing the envelope. Explaining her transition, or "movement," as she calls it, Pharrell said he wished people would remember that she's a "20-year-old that's evolving." He said that Miley was "raised in the era when hip-hop was king," and her embracing the culture represents how "she's a by-product of America."
While the documentary gave fans a sneak peak into her world, it failed to address her parents' recent separation, or her breakup with Liam Hemsworth.
Miley poked fun at her now infamous VMA performance in promos for her upcoming appearance on 'SNL' this weekend. Check it out here:


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Washington : Government Printing Office
|Chap. 483
|San Carlos and Flathead Indian irrigation projects, deferment of construction charges.
49 Stat. 1803.
25 U. S. C., Supp. IV, §§ 389-389e.
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Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in accordance with the Act of June 22, 1936, the action of the Secretary of the Interior in deferring such charges under said irrigation projects is hereby approved.
Approved, August 5, 1939.


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Navy: Cap'n Crunch Not a Real Officer
(NEWSER) – Cap'n Crunch is under attack. "We have no Cap'n Crunch in the personnel records—and we checked," says the director of the Navy's news desk at the Pentagon. No, really. It's in the Wall Street Journal. "We have notified NCIS and we're looking into whether or not he's impersonating a naval officer—and that's a serious offense," he added.


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