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By Peter Holleran "You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show that God's creative principle works in you." Paramhansa Yogananda (1893-1952) was perhaps the equal of Swami Vivekananda in widely disseminating Indian yoga to the West. The Kriya Yoga path he taught was essentially an emanationist mystical path with similarities to both kundalini and shabd yoga.
Paramahansa Yogananda and Kriya Yoga: A Comparative Analysis
Comprehensive Community Development in the Metropolitan Context The “disappearance of work” in lower-income and predominately minority neighborhoods of America’s cities has been linked to a host of social ills – from family disintegration, to long-term welfare dependency to high levels of violence and crime. One prominent theory holds that spatial mismatch – suburbanization of employment without suburbanization of lower-income residents -- is responsible. Recent research strongly suggests that this theory is deeply flawed. Poverty is indeed suburbanizing, and economic analysis shows that spatial proximity appears much less important to neighborhood employment rates than other factors, such as the thinness of employment networks, racial discrimination in hiring, and the failures of public education.
Neighborhoods and Labor Markets - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Conference: Small Business and Entrepreneurship during an Economic Recovery - Call for Papers - November 9-10, 2011
Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C. November 9–10, 2011 The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation invite the submission of papers for Small Business & Entrepreneurship during an Economic Recovery, a conference that will take place November 9–10, 2011, in Washington, DC, at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Federal, state, and local governments have recently enacted numerous policies and programs in support of small businesses. Financial institutions and others are increasingly being called upon to provide capital to small firms—from main street shops to the nascent high-growth companies.
REO & Vacant Properties: Strategies for Neighborhood Stabilization - Boston Fed
A Joint Publication of the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston and Cleveland and the Federal Reserve Board September 2010 Research and commentary from nonprofit and municipal practitioners; Federal Reserve, academic, and policy researchers; and private sector partners Complete Book (156 pp., 4.7MB) Features REO markets and how they operate Keeping properties occupied despite delinquencies Stabilizing neighborhoods after foreclosures ContentsNews & Events - Conferences - Consumer Protection and Community Affairs - REO and Vacant Property Strategies for Neighborhood Stabilization - Agenda
Wednesday, September 1 Welcome and Opening Remarks Governor Elizabeth Duke, Board of Governors Introduced by Sandra Braunstein, Board of Governors National Overview of the REO Crisis Mark Zandi, Moodys.com
The Russell Berrie Foundation - Jewish Renaissance
The Center for Interreligious Understanding (CIU) Faith in Dialogue Russ Berrie wished to support efforts to build a pluralistic world where people of all faiths could co-exist peacefully and be respectful of each other's religious traditions.
Community Development Investment Review Can community development finance help "bend the cost curve" for health care? That is one of the questions motivating this issue of the Review. In light of the insights and research from the authors in this volume, the answer is a resounding yes.
Healthy Communities: Exploring the Intersection of Community Development and Health - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Economic Research, Educational Resources, Community Development, Consumer and Banking Information
Foreword By Eric Rosengren and Janet Yellen The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), enacted in 1977, has fostered access to financial services for low- and moderate-income communities across the country.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco September 12, 2011 The current affordable housing development model has been challenged by changing fiscal priorities and the struggling economy.
Exploring New Models for Affordable Housing - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Economic Research, Educational Resources, Community Development, Consumer and Banking Information
"David Erickson's book provides a fascinating analysis of the rise of networks in the provision of affordable housing in America-how we moved from federal government provision of low-income housing to a rich tapestry of public, private, and nonprofit suppliers. Erickson documents the rise of networks and new institutions. He combines politics, history, and policy research in a rich analysis of the little-known revolution in housing policy during the past three decades."
Center for Community Development Investments Welcome to the Center for Community Development Investments, an online clearinghouse of investment resources that also encourages collaboration, innovation and research in the community development investment industry. The Center is sponsored and staffed by the Community Development Unit of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco with direction from an Advisory Committee of industry practitioners and researchers. <p style="text-align:right;color:#A8A8A8"></p>
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Center for Community Development Investments
Economic Letter: Asset Price Booms and Current Account Deficits (2011-37, 12/5/2011)
Before the global financial crisis of 2007–2009, the United States and several other countries posted large current account deficits. Many of these countries also experienced asset price booms. Evidence suggests the two developments were linked. Rising asset values in the United States permitted households to borrow more easily to boost consumption, while the net sale of debt securities abroad financed current account deficits.Foreclosure Resource Center - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Cook County Foreclosure Rates Polk County Foreclosure Rates Wayne County Foreclosure Rates Marion County Foreclosure Rates Milwaukee County Foreclosure Rates Charts reflect the 3-month moving average of the following rates from 2006m7 through 2012m6.Have interest rates fallen? Or do you expect them to go up? Has your credit score improved enough so that you might be eligible for a lower-rate mortgage? Would you like to switch into a different type of mortgage? The answers to these questions will influence your decision to refinance your mortgage.
A Consumer's Guide to Mortgage Refinancings
CEDRIC's principal mission is to foster and document research related to community and economic development issues such as small business financial behavior, access to credit, affordable housing, and community development and reinvestment. 2013 Community Development Research Conference The Community Affairs Officers of the Federal Reserve System is sponsoring the eighth biennial Federal Reserve Community Development Research Conference to highlight new research shedding light on resiliencies and rebuilding initiatives that can directly inform community development policy and practice. Read More... (external) Small Business Development and Finance: Opportunities in the Quad Cities