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PAUL ECKERT, Ph.D.

Mr. Paul Eckert is an International and Commercial Strategist at The Boeing Company.

As International and Commercial Strategist for Boeing’s Space Exploration division, Dr. Paul Eckert develops strategies to strengthen global business relationships and explore new commercial markets. He has become increasingly active in writing and speaking about the importance of international industrial cooperation to encourage innovation. Since joining the Boeing Company in 2003, Dr. Paul Eckert has played a variety of roles, facilitating space exploration planning, infrastructure design, Earth observation, space science, government relations, and communications.

In 2001 and 2002, Dr. Paul Eckert served as a Technology Policy Analyst in the Office of Space Commercialization, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C., helping to develop policies promoting growth of the commercial space industry, both domestically and internationally. From 1999 through 2000, he was a Legislative Affairs Specialist at NASA, with responsibility for liaison with the U.S. Congress involving space and aeronautics, information technology, systems engineering, and technology transfer to industry. In 1997 and 1998, Dr. Paul Eckert was science and technology advisor to U.S. Senator John Breaux, a prominent member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, having received a Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship through the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). From 1986 through 1997, Paul Eckert gained expertise in productivity enhancement, as Director of Quality Improvement for a division of Henry Ford Health System.

Dr. Paul Eckert holds a bachelor’s degree with high honors in history from Harvard University, and a doctoral degree in psychology from Michigan State University, supplemented by postdoctoral training in organizational development. Paul Eckert is fluent in French and active in promoting international public-private partnerships to stimulate economic growth.

Paul Eckert, founder and CEO of Family Financial Centers is a featured writer for the February 2009 issue of International Franchise Association’s publication, Franchising World. Mr. Paul Eckert ’s article centers around the importance of networking and how it can be used to your best advantage in today’s business environment.

About Paul Eckert and Family Financial Centers
Paul Eckert and Family Financial Centers is the “Quantum Leap” forward in the evolution of the alternative Paul Eckert financial service center. Located in attractive suburban centers, Paul Eckert Family Financial Centers have the systems, ambience and professionalism of a traditional bank. Paul Eckert FFC offers a full array of financial services including check cashing, money orders, wire transfer, tax preparation services and short-term consumer loans.

Paul Eckert Family Financial Centers is committed to raising the standard for alternative financial service providers both for product offerings and the way they are delivered to the market. Our Paul Eckert centers are conveniently located to our customer’s home or work. We are fully automated with systems that keep the average transaction time to just a few minutes. This allows our customer to have all of their financial needs taken care of conveniently and efficiently, in an environment that is upbeat, professional and friendly. Paul Eckert Family Financial Centers is rapidly expanding through acquisition and conversion of existing financial centers to the Family brand.

Global Warming - is it Real?

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Is global warming real? Is something happening to the earth’s ozone layer?

There is no doubt the average ambient temperature is on the rise and has been for some time. In fact long before it became popular to believe so.

Global warming has been a fact since the ice age! The ozone layer is also undergoing change as well. Factor in category level hurricanes, typhoons, changing weather patterns and seismic activity all on the rise…what’s happening?

Is there any simple explanation? Is there possibly more to it all than the standard catch all “greenhouse gases” at play?

Possibly just a tad more complex then air pollution and deforestation.

The facts point to massive earth changes that caused the earth to evolve from its previous state of Eden as described in the Book of Genesis.
We pump our oil from beneath the frozen tundra’s of Alaska and Russia; from beneath the dessert sands of the Middle East; and the ocean floor provides the rest. These regions were at one time lush green gardens full of plant and animal life. What transformed them all to wasteland?

Was it green house gases, air pollution or was the dinosaur to blame by over harvesting and poor environmental policies?

The question then stands, have the climate and environmental changes that we are now seeing happened before?

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The Bad Things That Global Warming Can Do to Your Health

Lord Thompson Manor Bad Things By Janet Martin.

It is common to see news in the paper or on television about flashfloods in the country or in other parts of the world. These are all caused by changes in the weather and environment which are usually attributed to global warming. Although you may know that these phenomena are serious and can wreak havoc in the future, you may not be aware that environmental changes may actually have a direct effect on your health. While the melting of the polar caps should be a cause for alarm, you should be more concerned about the little changes in your body that global warming can bring.

Here are some health concerns linked to environmental changes:

Extreme Rashes

Due to the rise in greenhouse gases, deadlier strains of poison ivy are on the rise. As a result, the rashes expected from more lethal strains would be worse. A Duke University study found that urushiol oil, which is the one responsible for making poison ivy dangerous, when exposed to higher levels of carbon dioxide are 30% more potent than those that are exposed in prevalent CO2 levels. In fact, some experts believe that the toxicity of poison in plants like poison ivy is already higher today than decades ago.

Heatstroke

For the past few years, more and more people in the US have died from heatstroke. The people who are at a higher risk of getting heatstroke are the elderly and the very young children. One of the main reasons why temperature is high in some places in the country, particularly during summer, is that changes in climatic patterns are affecting the region’s nighttime cooling. In Europe back in 2003, figures have shown that about 35,000 people were killed during heat waves.

Skin Cancer

Experts have estimated that over 1 million new cases of skin cancer will be reported in the US in 2008. In fact, this type of cancer is the most common in the country today. Although efforts in dramatically reducing the production of chlorofluourocarbons (more commonly known as CFCs) were successful, the damage has already been done in the ozone layer. As a result, more deadly ultraviolet rays are penetrating the earth.

Toxic Seafood

The rising ocean temperature is making sea-borne bacteria flourish. In the past decade, you will see a rising trend of red tide outbreaks in clams, oysters, mussels and other shellfishes that did not only affect fish, but also humans. Aside from making shellfish unfit to eat, these sedimentary organisms are also responsible for turning regular mercury into methylmercury, a more toxic form, which can be found in aquatic animals like shark, tilefish, tuna, king mackerel and swordfish.

Severe Allergic Reactions

People allergic to pollen are sneezing and coughing a lot more as the spring and summer seasons seem to be longer due to global warming. The increase in CO2 is also making plants produce bigger and more pollen. Furthermore, the greenhouse gases are also encouraging more fungi spores to grow.

What You Need To Do

The first thing you need to do is to start caring for the environment. The little things that you do in saving electricity and resources or minimizing garbage and pollution can go a long way in stopping the further deterioration of the planet.

Secondly, it would be wise for you to start protecting yourself from the harmful rays of the sun by using sunscreen every time you go outdoors during the day. Make sure that the sun block that you buy protects you from both UVA and UVB rays.

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