How-to "How to Win Friends and Influence People", written by Dale Carnegie in 1936. A similar concept can be seen in many of the "[topic] For Dummies" series of tutorials and also in many other introductory surveys entitled with the suffix "101" (based on academic numberings of entry-level courses). It is common practice to write the phrase as "HOWTO" in the open-source community. This is consistent with the traditional naming scheme for technical documentation, such as FAQ and README. Another possible reason is that this makes it easier to find a how-to in search engines like Google as searching with the
Friends of the Earth (US) In 1992, they teamed with the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in Washington State to help pass a federal law to protect salmon runs. In 2003 the organization worked to draft and pass the Clean Car Law in California. Friends of the Earth International was founded in 1971 and today is a network of environmental organizations in 75 countries. In its early years, Friends of the Earth US was headquartered in San Francisco, but it was a largely decentralized organization, giving significant power and freedom to its local branches. In 1999, Friends of the Earth represented residents near the North Tyger