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"The book includes a thorough catalogue of seal-boxes from Britan, it offers a typology of shapes, looks at the chronol[o]gy and manufacture, and discusses possible uses as well as designs and significance."--Publisher's web site, viewed 3 Jan. 2013.

Boxes --- Metal containers --- Decoration and ornament, Roman --- Copperwork, Ancient --- Seals (Numismatics) --- Boîtes --- Récipients métalliques --- Décoration et ornement romains --- Dinanderie antique --- Sceaux --- History --- Histoire --- Great Britain --- Grande-Bretagne --- Antiquities, Roman. --- Antiquités romaines --- History. --- Boîtes --- Récipients métalliques --- Décoration et ornement romains --- Antiquités romaines

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""Colin Andrews' work has revolutionized my UFO-related research, moving me from nuts and bolts to exploring consciousness as the basis of a new paradigm. On the Edge of Reality deals with the connection between our consciousness and physical reality. I highly recommend that everyone read the book." --Grant Cameron, coauthor of UFOs, Area 51, and Government Informants "On the Edge of Reality makes us as humans aware of a new reality that is going to guide our understanding of our place in the Universe and that we are all one, including the extraterrestrials who have been observing us for thousands of years. Quantum physics is slowly opening the door to mysteries of the Universe and our place in it; it shows that the Universe is more mysterious than we imagined and indeed more mysterious than we can imagine." --Dr. Jesse Marcel, Jr, MD, military officer, author of The Roswell Legacy "In my lifetime of reading and research, I have never seen a more comprehensive, grounded and logical presentation of supra-normal phenomena. This is the best researched attempt to comprehend their origins and ultimate meaning for mankind. It is a grand achievement by authors with indisputable credentials and authority who have advanced our understanding of the reality of higher consciousness and its immense potential and hope for all of us. High strangeness, indeed." --Dan Aykroyd, comedian, singer, actor, and screenwriter A global expansion of consciousness is underway. As predicted by ancient prophecy, old ways of thinking and of seeing the world are shifting. Mind-stretching new phenomena are challenging current reality. New frontiers of science are disclosing a connection between our consciousness and physical reality. As consciousness changes, so do our perceptions. The door is opening to a new reality. Join Colin and Synthia as they explore what is beyond this door. Examine the multitude of current changes--from the bases of society to the foundations of science--that indicate the unfolding of a new paradigm. Investigate non-ordinary reality and unexplained phenomena as interactions of consciousness. In this fascinating new title, you will explore and learn about: Parallel cases of inexplicable exchanges between lights in the sky and crop circles on the ground Strange sounds in the sky heard and recorded around the world Photographic orbs of light The Norway Spiral, a rotating spiral of light seen by hundreds of people in 2009 Unexplained RADAR interference patterns correlating with weather anomalies"-- "A global expansion of consciousness is underway. As predicted by ancient prophecy, old ways of thinking and of seeing the world are shifting. Mind-stretching new phenomena are challenging current reality. New frontiers of science are disclosing a connection between our consciousness and physical reality. As consciousness changes, so do our perceptions. The door is opening to a new reality"--

Consciousness --- Civilization --- Philosophy --- Forecasting --- Parapsychology. --- Occultism.

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Adaptive social protection (ASP) helps to build the resilience of poor and vulnerable households to the impacts of large, covariate shocks, such as natural disasters, economic crises, pandemics, conflict, and forced displacement. Through the provision of transfers and services directly to these households, ASP supports their capacity to prepare for, cope with, and adapt to the shocks they face-before, during, and after these shocks occur. Over the long term, by supporting these three capacities, ASP can provide a pathway to a more resilient state for households that may otherwise lack the resources to move out of chronically vulnerable situations. Adaptive Social Protection: Building Resilience to Shocks outlines an organizing framework for the design and implementation of ASP, providing insights into the ways in which social protection systems can be made more capable of building household resilience. By way of its four building blocks-programs, information, finance, and institutional arrangements and partnerships-the framework highlights both the elements of existing social protection systems that are the cornerstones for building household resilience, as well as the additional investments that are central to enhancing their ability to generate these outcomes. In this report, the ASP framework and its building blocks have been elaborated primarily in relation to natural disasters and associated climate change. Nevertheless, many of the priorities identified within each building block are also pertinent to the design and implementation of ASP across other types of shocks, providing a foundation for a structured approach to the advancement of this rapidly evolving and complex agenda.

Adaptation --- Climate change --- Disaster --- Disaster risk finance --- Humanitarian --- Resilience --- Risk Management --- Safety nets --- Social protection --- Vulnerability

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In 2008, when food prices rose precipitously to record highs, international attention and local policy in many countries focused on safety nets as part of the response. Now that food prices are high again, the issue of appropriate responses is again on the policy agenda. This note sets out a framework for making quick, qualitative assessments of how well countries' safety nets prepare them for a rapid policy response to rising food prices should the situation warrant. The framework is applied using data from spring 2011, presenting a snap?shot analysis of what is a dynamically changing situation. Based on this data safety net readiness is assessed in 13 vulnerable countries based on the following criteria: the presence of safety net programs, program coverage, administrative capacity, and to a lesser degree, targeting effectiveness. It is argued that these criteria will remain the same throughout time, even if the sample countries affected will be expected to vary. Based on this analysis the note highlights that though a number of countries are more prepared than they were in 2008, there is still a significant medium term agenda on safety net preparedness in the face of crisis. In this context, strategic lessons from the 2008 food crisis response are presented to better understand the response options and challenges facing governments and policy makers. The note concludes by calling for continued investment and scale up of safety nets to mitigate poverty impacts and help prevent long term setbacks in nutrition and poverty.

Administrative Costs --- Agriculture --- Capacity Building --- Climate Change --- Commodity Prices --- Conflict --- Coping Strategies --- Developing Countries --- Financial Crisis --- Financial Services --- Food Consumption --- Food Security --- Grains --- Health, Nutrition and Population --- Human Capital --- Inequality --- Maize --- Malnutrition --- Means Testing --- Micronutrient Supplementation --- Nutrition --- Nutrition Programs --- Nutritional Supplements --- Political Economy --- Poverty Line --- Poverty Reduction --- Prenatal Care --- Price Volatility --- Public Debt --- Purchasing Power --- Rice --- Rural Population --- Rural Poverty Reduction --- School Attendance --- School Feeding Programs --- Social Development --- Social Protections and Labor --- Soybeans --- Staple Foods --- Sugar --- Technical Assistance --- Unemployment --- Wheat --- World Development Indicators --- World Food Program