gricultural science policy in the United States has profoundly affected the growth and development of agriculture worldwide, not just in the A United States. Over the past 150 years, and especially over the second th half of the 20 Century, public investments in agricultural R&D in the United States grew faster than the value of agricultural production. Public spending on agricultural science grew similarly in other more-developed countries, and c- lectively these efforts, along with private spending, spurred agricultural prod- tivity growth in rich and poor nations alike. The value of this...

Life is short. For Andersen, a retired navy pilot who has visited forty-five countries in his career, experienced many cultures, and spent significant time as a hospice volunteer witnessing many end-of-life testimonies and scenes, this truth cannot be underscored enough. Throughout his own life he has been a seeker, searching to learn more and understand the greater purpose of being. At the time he didn't know it was to create something that could help others-and that is the beauty of life. Experience it, and it shall show you the way. Passing the life-changing lesson he has learned to...