LAUREATES

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Solar Energy Radiant Heating Systems
http://www.radiantsolar.com/
'"Solar energy, in the last analysis, has always been the basis not only of civilization, but of life: from the primeval sun-basking plankton to modern man harvesting his fields and burning coal and oil beneath his boilers, solar energy has provided the ultimate moving force. But its direct utilization at a higher level of technology is a newer phenomenon, and rich with new potentialities at this stage of human affairs." Peter van Dresser - Landscape 1956'

New Economics Foundation
http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/
"nef is an independent think and do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being. We aim to improve quality of life by promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, environment and social issues. We work in partnership and put people and the planet first. We are unique in combining rigorous analysis and policy debate with practical solutions on the ground, often run and designed with the help of local people. We also create new ways of measuring progress towards increased well-being and environmental sustainability."

The Institute of Noetic Sciences
http://www.noetic.org/ions/new.html
"We are a nonprofit membership organization located in Petaluma, California that conducts and sponsors leading-edge research into the potentials and powers of consciousness—including perceptions, beliefs, attention, intention, and intuition. We explore phenomena that do not necessarily fit conventional scientific models, while maintaining a commitment to scientific rigor. Through our publications, events, and educational media, we inform our members and the public about the frontier findings on personal and social consciousness and its relationship to the physical world."

Healing Thyself Naturally
http://www.healing-thyself-naturally.com
"Practicing Natural Health is also known as Alternative Medicine or Alternative Therapy. Would you like to learn how to achieve Natural Health through Alternative Health and Healing and proper Nutrition?   Read the following questions to see how this can help you.
How are you feeling today?  How do you feel most days? Are you overweight?  Do you feel sluggish?   Moody?   Do you suffer from various allergies?  Is your stress level about to peg the meter? Would you like to take control of your health?    If you answered yes to any of these questions, this is the site for you.  Here you will find the information you need to get back into the command center of your life.  That’s right, YOU take control.  YOU drive.  YOU learn what you need to in order to give YOURSELF the best quality of life possible. YOU deserve it.   Best of all, this information is FREE!!!  Follow this guide to learn how to achieve Natural Health."

MapQuest
http://www.mapquest.com/
"Ranked within the top 10 most powerful U.S. brands on the Internet by NetRatings and as the number one mapping site and number one travel site by comScore Media Metrix, MapQuest.com is the world's leader in interactive location-based services. MapQuest.com receives more than 26 million visitors every month and serves up over 10 million maps and directions each day."

Family Medicine - University of Maimonides (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

"The medicine has changed constantly from its beginnings, and these changes in the last years have been really vertiginous. The changes of articles of incorporation, the hiper-specialization and a new pattern of disease, have demanded to reframe to many countries a deep change in their systems of medical attention. The answer of many of those countries was to fortify and to stimulate the Primary Attention to Health “Atención Primaria de la Salud (APS)." [computer translation from Spanish]

Open Directory Project 

"The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors. 
Its editorial standards body of net-citizens provide the collective brain behind resource discovery on the Web.  The Open Directory powers the core directory services for the Web's largest and most popular search engines and portals, including Netscape Search, AOL Search, Google, Lycos, HotBot, DirectHit, and hundreds of others.
Instead of fighting the explosive growth of the Internet, the Open Directory provides the means for the Internet to organize itself. As the Internet grows, so do the number of net-citizens. These citizens can each organize a small portion of the web and present it back to the rest of the population, culling out the bad and useless and keeping only the best content."

Optimal Thinking

"We are all Optimal Thinkers. Some of us use Optimal Thinking from time to time, others use it more frequently, but most of us don’t use it consistently. Until now, this peak form of thinking has not been acknowledged or structured. That’s why I coined the term Optimal Thinking. We all know that green is a color that is seen frequently in nature. Once we know that it is created by combining blue and yellow, it’s easy to reproduce it consistently. Similarly, once we identify Optimal Thinking as a specific form of thinking and understand its structure, we can reproduce it consistently."

PayPal

Most Internet websites use it on a regular basis and it is so easy today to take it for granted, but PayPal is actually an innovative system which facilitates an impressive business exchange worldwide for millions of individuals and organizations. Thank you... Pal!

"Founded in 1998, PayPal, an eBay Company, enables any individual or business with an email address to securely, easily and quickly send and receive payments online. PayPal's service builds on the existing financial infrastructure of bank accounts and credit cards and utilizes the world's most advanced proprietary fraud prevention systems to create a safe, global, real-time payment solution."

September 20, 2003

The International House of Reiki

"The society that has evolved in this new millennium is one that is interested in balance. Learning to balance work, family, pleasure and personal growth appear to be our major concerns today. We understand that with this balance we can achieve a lifestyle that offers calm and strength rather than stress and illness. To achieve these ends, spirituality rather than religion has become our focus. There are many avenues that can be taken to explore one's spirituality. The system of Reiki is just one of these."

Adoby Systems - Creator of the Acrobat

"Adobe's Vision: Network Publishing
Publishing anything, anywhere, on any device.

Free Adobe Reader® software lets anyone view and print Adobe PDF files; Adobe has distributed more than 500 million copies of the software worldwide.

Whether files need to be shared across the office or around the globe, the Adobe® Acrobat® product family enables businesses to simplify document processes using Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). A standard adopted by governments and enterprises worldwide, Adobe PDF is a reliable format for electronic document exchange that preserves document integrity so files can be viewed and printed on a variety of platforms."

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