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Shrewsbury (Pennsylvania)
Shrewsbury is a town in the agricultural Susquehanna Valley region of York County, Pennsylvania. It is located four miles above the Mason-Dixon line (PA-MD border). With approximately 3,500 people residing in Shrewsbury, it is a small suburban community with many farms and family owned or Amish farmers' markets. With it's accessibility to Interstate 83, travelers can reach many Pennsylvania and Maryland locations from Shrewsbury very quickly and easily.
Shrewsbury was first settled in part of a larger area known as Shrewsbury Township in 1739. As the village developed, it was incorporated as its own town in 1834. The largest ancestry group in Shrewsbury is from Germany, with 38 percent of residents today identifying with either German or Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. The town of Shrewsbury covers a mere 1.8 square miles, existing in the township that covers 29 square miles. The township includes Shrewsbury, Railroad, New Freedom, and Glen Rock, and students attend the Southern York County School District.
The town has developed rapidly, with a population increase of 45 percent in the past 20 years. With nearly double the people, farms and pieces of land have been sold and commercialized with creation of strip malls and multiple shopping plazas. Although Shrewsbury is part of the York metropolitan area, most commuters travel south to Baltimore County for work. Sixty-five percent of Shrewsbury residents are married or have families, with a median family income of about $57,000 per year. Majority of citizens in Shrewsbury claim to be registered Republicans, and demographically, the town is 97 percent white.
Get in
By Plane
* Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), Baltimore, MD.
* Harrisburg International Airport, Harrisburg, PA.
By Car
* Driving North: From Baltimore, take Interstate 83 North. Shrewsbury is the first exit when you cross into Pennsylvania, Exit 4: Shrewsbury.
* Driving South: From York, take Interstate 83 South. Shrewsbury is the last exit before crossing the Maryland line, Exit 4: Shrewsbury.
Get around
1. Mason-Dixon Family Restaurant, 3 Old Farm Lane, Market Square Shopping Center, 717-235-6471. WEBSITE. HOURS. DESCRIPTION. AVERAGE PRICE.
2. Big Apple Bagels, 586 Shrewsbury Commons Avenue, Shrewsbury Commons, 717-235-9559.
3. Cracker Barrel, 13600 Wolfe Road, Stonebridge Plaza, 717-235-4040.
4. Ship to Shore Coffee, Inc., 17 Old Farm Lane, Market Square Shopping Center, 717-227-2232.
5. Starbucks, 14605 Mount Airy Road, Shrewsbury Square, 717-227-3520.
Casual Dining
1. Aldo's Pizza, 39 E Forrest Avenue, 717-227-0445.
2. Bill Bateman's Express, 985 Far Hill Drive, Stonebridge Plaza, 717-235-2500.
3. Coach Light Restaurant, 99 E Forrest Avenue, 717-235-4711.
4. Emerald Garden, 564 Shrewsbury Commons Avenue, Shrewsbury Commons, 717-227-2288.
5. Ginza Japanese Restaurant, 616 Shrewsbury Commons Avenue, Shrewsbury Commons, 717-227-4949.
6. Nikolas' Café, 551 S Main Street, Market Square Shopping Center, 717-235-2200.
7. Ruby Tuesday's, 1020 Far Hills Drive, Stonebridge Plaza, 717-235-0223.
8. Sal's Pizza, 437 S Main Street, 717-227-4846.
9. Spataro's Italian Restaurant, 634 Shrewsbury Commons Avenue, Shrewsbury, Commons, 717-227-2000.
Fast Food
1. Arby's, 669 Shrewsbury Commons Avenue, 717-235-8849.
2. Chick-fil-A, 14665 Mount Airy Road, Shrewsbury Square, 717-235-4200.
3. McDonald's, 534 Shrewsbury Commons Avenue, 717-235-4663.
4. Quizno's, 14645 Mount Airy Road, 717-235-7310.
5. Rita's Italian Ice, 466 Shrewsbury Commons Avenue, 717-235-8588.
6. Subway, 18 Constitution Avenue, 717-227-0065.
7. Subway, 576 Shrewsbury Commons Avenue, 717-227-1741.
8. Taco Bell, 450 Shrewsbury Commons Avenue, Shrewsbury Commons, 717-227-1307.
9. Wendy's, 75 E Forrest Avenue, 717-227-2563.
1. Domino's Pizza, 548 S Main Street, 717-235-6500.
2. Pizza Hut, 546 S Main Street, 717-235-7911.
1. New China, 549 S Main Street, 717-227-0028.
2. No 1 Szechuan, 14625 Mount Airy Road, Shrewsbury Square, 717-235-2828.
Shrewsbury only has one hotel right off of Interstate 83 in the Stonebridge Plaza. There are motels off the exit before and the exit after Shrewsbury if travelers would like to seek cheaper locations. Most people traveling in and around have family nearby; for those familiar with the area, the Bed and Breakfast on Main Street was closed a couple of years ago.
Hampton Inn, 1000 Far Hills Drive. From Interstate I-83 take Exit 4, Shrewsbury. East onto Rt 851 (towards Stewartstown). Turn left onto Wolfe Rd in the Stonebridge Plaza. Take the first left onto Far Hills Drive, and the Hampton Inn is on the left. Phone: 717-235-9898, Fax: 717-235-9897, http://www.hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=SWYPAHX. Check-in time at 3 pm, Check-out time at 11 am. Complimentary breakfast and indoor swimming pool. $111/night.
Get out
Nearby destinations that are suitable for day trips include:
* York, PA: Explore the unofficial, first capital of the United States and the original Harley-Davidson manufacturing factory. (15 miles, approx. 20 minute car ride)
* Harrisburg, PA: Explore the Capital of Pennsylvania. (42 miles, approx. 50 minute car ride)
* Hershey, PA: Explore Hershey Park and other chocolate town attractions. (50 miles, approx. 50 minute car ride)
* Lancaster, PA: Explore Amish country. (40 miles, approx. 45 mintue car ride)
* Baltimore, MD: Explore Inner Harbor and enjoy Maryland blue crab or other fresh seafood. (40 miles, approx. 45 minute car ride)
* Washington, D.C.: Explore the nation's Capital. (80 miles, approx. 1.5 hour car ride)
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Lisle, Illinois ~ Want to find out why 94 percent of Benedictine University graduates either are working or enrolled in graduate school programs one year after commencement?
Attend one of the University's "Preferred Visit Days," an event held specifically for prospective undergraduate students who want to find out more about what a private, values-based education has to offer them.
Preferred Visit Day attendees meet with Admissions staff in small group settings to discuss Benedictine University's renowned academic programs, the admissions process and requirements, applications, scholarships, financial aid and take a guided tour of campus.
Students may choose to attend one of three Preferred Visit Day sessions at 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 14 and Monday, November 11 at Benedictine's main campus in Lisle.
Students and parents may also decide to attend the Homecoming Preferred Visit Day on October 12. Check in is at 10:00 a.m. at the Krasa Student Center. Following the presentation, attendees can enjoy the University's Homecoming festivities, meet with alumni and current students, and enjoy free appetizers and giveaways. Parents and students who attend the event will also receive free tickets to the Benedictine Eagles Homecoming football game against Aurora University at 1:00 p.m. in the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Colorado Springs officials are warning that panhandlers could be ticketed if they actively solicit people within 20 feet of entrances to homes or businesses.
The city last year passed an ordinance to ban any type of solicitation within a 12-block zone downtown, but a federal judge blocked enforcement of the zone while a lawsuit challenging it proceeds. Opponents of the ban say it's overly broad and would even block Salvation Army bell ringers from the zone.
City officials said Wednesday that the judge's order only applied to the part of the ordinance that created the downtown no-solicitation zone. Another part of the ordinance that says people who are soliciting must stay at least 20 feet from building entryways still stands.


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BuffaloParks needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 74 designs submitted by 28 freelance designers.
Brand name is Tardy Elf. The premise of the site is to provide content to help readers find and share ideas for last minute gifts.
Targeting both women and men. Web 2.0 is OK. While we expect the end of year holidays will be heaviest traffic wise, content will also be event focused (i.e. Birthdays, Graduation) and we may be updating the site's look and feel seasonally....
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In this excerpt from the book, we'll meet back up with Pamela Wells and explore her techniques for soft pastel work. We'll * shoot photos; * build a rough composite in Photoshop to use for reference; * paint with Pastels in Painter.
PAMELA WELLS USED PHOTOSHOP AND PAINTER to create Sun, which is a member in her series of works inspired by Tarot cards, saying : "The Sun card represents happiness, contentment and joyful living."
She built a composite to use for reference, and then working in Painter, she created a colorful illustration that has the look of blended pastel.
1 Shooting photos. Wells set up her model, the flowers and other elements using a white background; then, she photographed them with a digital camera.
2 Building a composite. To begin the illustration, Wells built a composite that included several elements. She made masks for the images in Photoshop using the Lasso tool, and then she dragged and dropped the elements into a composite file.
Wells could have brought a layered Photoshop file into Painter with layers, but she wanted a flat document with all of the elements merged together.
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AGCO plans to purchase 50% of a harvesting equipment company owned by the Italian ARGO group. The company, called Laverda S.p.A., produces harvesters for Europe in a manufacturing plant located in northern Italy. The plant builds mid-range combine harvesters for the Massey Ferguson, Fendt and Challenger brands, all owned by AGCO.
"This investment reinforces AGCO's market positioning and supports our strategic aim of taking a leading position in the European harvesting business," reports Martin Richenhagen, president and CEO of AGCO.


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Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late Whitney Houston, dazzled at the Los Angeles premiere of Sparkle in Los Angeles last night.Bobbi K who was joined by her boyfriend, Nick Gordon, posed for pictures with members of the cast. Other celebs spotted at the premiere included Christina Milian, Vivica Fox, Elise Neal & more.
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Tiger Woods certainly knows about equipment change, he himself switched from Titleist to Nike in 2000, starting with the Nike Golf Ball, and two years later also switched to Nike Clubs, so he is perfectly placed to advise Rory on the subject. Tiger knows it is a big deal, something that other golfers have not accomplished too well, most recently Rickie Fowler who had been using Titleist driver and irons switched to Cobra, and as yet has not fared too well. At the time of the switch Rickie said;
"Obviously they tried to put together something that was as close to the specs as before," he said. "The shaft, weight, the swing weight, everything like that. It just took a few drivers to get the right setup with the loft and everything, and I've actually been hitting it really well, so hopefully this week I'll be able to pump a few out there. I think they did a very good job preparing themselves and getting everything ready for testing. They did a very good job with the irons getting them similar and comparable to the ones I was playing before [Titleist 712 MB] so there really wasn't a big transition there. They felt the same, flew the same, so it was basically like putting a new set of what I already had in the bag."
Rickie and his Cobra equipment.
At the moment the clubs are not swinging quite the same for Rickie, and it appears it is that sort of conundrum that might affect Rory, this is what Tiger said;
" Any time you make a change in equipment, it's certainly a big deal, going through the testing process, trying to get the right shaft, and the club head, plus the ball, it's a challenge. Sometimes it's taken almost a year, sometimes it's taken just a few weeks. Is this equipment in general, going to help me win golf tournaments? If the answer is yes, then it's in the bag. If the answer is no, then it's not. But when you get it right, it's pretty good. It's a huge process to get to that point, it was very time-consuming. It's tiring quite frankly because it can take a long time, but it's worth it in the end if you get it right."
Michael Bannon, Rory's swing coach has no doubts about the switch, he said;
"He'll have no problems at all with new equipment. f you look at the clubs he is going to change to, all the shafts are the same. He is also going from blade to blade, which is quite an easy thing to do. The ball is fine, he just has to practice a wee bit more with it and get used to the feel of it. He has to play a few rounds of golf as well, which he hasn't been able to do with new equipment yet. People overstate what the change could mean. It is something to talk about but I think this will be an easy transition for him. I don't see it being a problem at all."
The wonderfully attired late Payne Stewart suffered a season-long slump in 1994 after leaving Wilson for a lucrative deal with Spalding. I know of many friends who have switched clubs recently and some of them have fallen back, citing that the new clubs do not play quite the same as the old ones, but they are certain things will get better. Lets hope for Rory's sake the transition is as smooth as silk.
Payne Stewart in some of his colorful outfits, he could play well too.


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The Sketchersons are a multiple Canadian Comedy Award-nominated and winning troupe, who write and perform the weekly show Sunday Night Live at Toronto's Comedy Bar. Over its twelve year history, the Sketchersons has featured some of the best upcoming comedic talent in the city.
Sunday Night Live is the flagship show of Toronto's Comedy Bar, written by and featuring The Sketchersons. Modeled after Saturday Night Live, the show features all-new sketches, live music, and a special guest host every week. Past guest hosts have ranged from local comedians and artists, to celebrities like Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Scott Adsit and John Lutz (30 Rock), Paul Brittain (Saturday Night Live), James Adomian (Comedy Bang Bang) Scott Thompson and Kevin McDonald (Kids in the Hall), and Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
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Everglades City: Past & Present
The town that cost $800 in 1889 is now the Stone Crab Capital of the World and the western gateway to the legendary Florida Everglades.
Home to the annual Everglades Seafood Festival in February each year, this small town on the edge of Florida's Everglades is known as the Stone Crab Capital of the World.
More than 375,000 pounds of stone crab claws are brought in from the Barron River between October and May each year – the legal season for harvesting stone crab claws. Gulf grouper, snapper and other fresh fish are also brought in regularly to the city's docks. With such a bounty of fresh seafood, it's no wonder this tiny town is filled with numerous restaurants, all specializing in fresh seafood along with other local Everglades favorites like fried gator tail and frog legs.
Here's how this unique Southwest Florida town came to be.
The Town that Cost $800: The Founding of Everglades City
The earliest people known to inhabit the area were the Calusa, whose civilization flourished in Southwest Florida 2,000 years ago. The earliest known modern-day settler was William Smith Allen after the Civil War. When Allen died in 1889, George Storter, Jr. of Alabama bought the land for $800.
By 1920, the town was still a small fishing village. However, Barron G. Collier, a New York advertising industry millionaire, began buying land in what would later become Collier County. He eventually became the largest private landowner in Florida. When construction of the Tamiami Trail – the road connecting Tampa to Miami – ran out of money, Barron Collier offered to finish the road through the Everglades in return for a new county being named after him. The Tamiami Trail was opened to great fanfare in 1928.
Everglades City, known in those days as Everglade, served as the county seat of Collier County. County offices were moved to Naples in 1961 after the devastating effects of Hurricane Donna in 1960. The town's name was changed to Everglades City in 1965.
Historic Buildings in Everglades City
The Allen family home, which was expanded by the Storters and later bought by Collier, eventually became the Rod & Gun Club in 1925, a gathering place for hunting and fishing enthusiasts including notable figures such as Ernest Hemingway and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Notable figures such as Ernest Hemingway and Dwight D. Eisenhower have passed through Everglades City's historic Rod & Gun Club.
The town's old laundry building (where the linens from the Rod & Gun Club were washed) now houses the Museum of the Everglades, a showcase for the history of the Everglades region – open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The old recreation center used for workers on the Tamiami Trail is now part of the Ivey House B & B.
On neighboring Chokoloskee Island, the Historic Smallwood Store Museum re-creates the trading post, store and post office that opened there in 1906, which served the Native Americans and pioneers who made their living from hunting, fishing and farming in the wild areas of the Everglades and Ten Thousand Islands.
The Smallwood Store Museum is open seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from December through April, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. from May through November. This museum features an extensive collection of books, including Killing Mr. Watson, the first in a well-known trilogy of novels by author Peter Mathiessen on the story of Ed Watson, an infamous Ten Thousand Islands resident gunned down by townspeople.
Fishing & Paddling the Gateway to Everglades National Park
Everglades City is the western gateway to Everglades National Park and is also the launching point for fabulous fishing in the Ten Thousand Islands. Anglers come from all around the world to cast for tarpon, snook and redfish – all found in abundance in the mangrove estuaries leading out to the Gulf of Mexico.
The Everglades National Park Gulf Coast Visitor Center is the launching point for paddling the famous 99-mile Wilderness Waterway, recognized by adventurers as one to put on the list of "paddling trips of a lifetime."


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(1) The world is one world, and its sufferings are one; humanity is in truth a unity, but many are still unaware of this, and the whole trend of the present teaching is directed to the awakening of humanity to this, while there is yet time to avert still more serious conditions. The sins of humanity are also one. Its goal is one, and it is as one great human family that we must emerge into the future. I would emphasise this thought: it is as one humanity, chastened, disciplined but illumined and fused, that we must emerge into the future. Those who do not grasp this important fact, whether they are what is called belligerents or neutrals, will suffer deeply as a result of their non-participation in the fate of the whole. . . . The Hierarchy is not neutral. It is one with the right element in every nation, and set against all separative, isolationist and materialistic attitudes. Such attitudes prevent the apprehension of the true spiritual values, and hinder human development. Identification with all, and participation in world conditions - voluntarily and not from force - is the way out today for all peoples. Ponder on this. (9 - 65).
(2) The long fore-ordained work of humanity . . . is to be the distributing agency for spiritual energy, to the three subhuman kingdoms. This is the major task of service which the fourth kingdom, through its incarnating souls, has undertaken. The radiation from the fourth kingdom will some day be so potent and far-reaching, that its effects will permeate down into the very depths of the created phenomenal world, even into the mineral kingdom (9 - 124).
(3) The objective of the new social order, of the new politics, and the new religion, is to bring about the unfoldment of the human consciousness, to institute and bring to men's attention the higher values, and to end the reign of materialism. It is , after all, the goal which all true knowers and spiritually minded men down the ages, have set themselves - to bring in the rule of the kingdom of God, the control of the soul, whose nature is love, and to carry forward the work which Christ inaugurated, - the era of peace on earth, goodwill towards men. This is plainly indicated by the widespread emphasis upon world peace, as voiced by the great political leaders, and as worked for by the churches everywhere.
The peoples of the world today, are divided into four groups, from the angle of Those Who are seeking to guide humanity into the New Age. This is of course a wide generalisation, and there are many bridging groups between the four major divisions.
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First, the ignorant masses: These, through poverty, lack of employment, illiteracy, hunger, distress, and no leisure or means for cultural advantages, are in an inflamed condition. They are developed just enough to respond to the mental control and suggestion of slightly more advanced people. They can be easily regimented, influenced, standardised, and swept into a collective activity by leaders of any school of thought which is clever enough, and emotional enough, to appeal to material desires, to love of country, and to hatred of those who possess more than they do. They can be controlled by fear, and thus aroused to action by emotional appeal.
Knowing no better, and suffering so much, they are easily swept by the fires of hatred and fanaticism, and so they constitute one of the greatest and most innocent menaces of the present time. They are the playthings of the better informed, and are helpless in the hands of those who seek to use them for any purpose whatsoever. They can be reached most easily by emotional appeals and by promises, whereas ideas can make but little impact upon their consciousness, for they are not yet developed enough to do their own thinking. The bulk of them are young souls, though there are exceptions, naturally. It is not the idealism of the leaders and demagogues which impresses them, and impels them into action (usually of a violent nature), but the desire to retaliate, the longing to possess in the material sense, and the determination to be what is colloquially called the "top dog". They embody mob psychology, mob rule, and mob violence. They are helpless, exploited, and - because they are an unthinking, unreasonable mass of human beings - they present a very real problem, as we all well know, and all governments well realise. Blind, unthinking violence has hitherto been met by armed force. Such is the case today. The masses fight and die on the urge of inflammatory speeches and seldom know what it is all about. Their conditions must be bettered, but not through bloodshed and exploitation.
Secondly, the middle classes, so called, both higher and lower. These are the bulk of the nations, the bourgeoisie - intelligent, diligent, enquiring, narrow-minded, essentially religious, though frequently repudiating the forms of religion. They are torn and devastated by the economic conflict, and are, without exception, the most powerful element in any nation, because of their capacity to read, to discuss, to think, to spend money, to take sides. They form the bulk of the partisans in the world, the fighters for a cause, and are formed into great groups, either for or against this, that, or the other party. They love to recognise and choose a leader, and are ready [Page 175] to die for a cause, and to make endless sacrifices for their ideals, based upon the ideas presented to them by their chosen leaders.
I am not differentiating the so-called aristocracy into a group, because that is entirely a class distinction, based largely on heredity and capital, and the modern adjustments in nations, are rapidly fusing them into a large middle class. We are dealing with basic matters, with the groupings which are founded on major attitudes, and not on divisions which emerge when material resources are under consideration. The bourgeois mind is today, slowly and steadily, permeating the masses, the proletariat, and it is also penetrating into that circle which has hitherto been called the upper classes. It is found existing as a state of consciousness in the aristocracy of any nation, and absorbing them under the great present levelling process. Because of this levelling which is everywhere going on, the spiritual aristocracy can now emerge - an aristocracy based on a realisation of divine origin and goal, which knows no class distinction, and no separating differences. We are therefore dealing with human divisions, and not class distinctions.
This second group is the most fruitful field from which the new leaders and organisers are being drawn. They constitute an intermediate group between the world thinkers, the intelligentsia, and the masses of men. In the last analysis, they are the determining factor in world affairs. The masses suffer from world conditions, and from the situations brought about through the activity of this second group, as it responds in some way or another to the new influences, the new ideals, and the new controlling factors in the modern world. This great second group itself, suffers at the hands of those who seek to impose the new rhythms upon the peoples - the political groups, the religious idealists and fanatics, and the protagonists of the new social order and economic regimes (as interpreted to them rightly or wrongly by their leaders).
Because of their intelligence, due to the improving educational facilities, the ability to read, and the impact of the new methods of propaganda, the press and the radio, they provide the most powerful group in the world in each nation, and it is to them that the leaders make their appeal, and it is their backing and their partisanship which is demanded, and which means success to any leader. They are the ones who have the controlling vote in national affairs. They are today swept by uncertainty, by questioning, by deep-seated fears, and by the desire to see justice done, and the new order of things established. Above everything else they desire peace, stable economic conditions, and an orderly world. For this they are ready to fight, and [Page 176] are today fighting in every party, every group, and for every kind of political, nationalistic, religious, economic and social ideals. If they are not literally fighting, in the physical sense, they are fighting with words, speeches and books.
Thirdly, the thinkers of the world: These are the intelligent and highly educated men and women, who sense ideas and formulate them into ideals. These people speak the words, write the articles and books, and utilise all the known methods to reach and educate the general public, and thus stir up the bourgeoisie to activity, and arouse through them, the masses. Their function, and the part they play, is of supreme importance. From their ranks come those who are steadily influencing the trend of world affairs, sometimes for good, and sometimes for selfish ends. They play upon the human mind, as a musician plays upon his instrument, and the power of the press, of the radio, and of the public platforms, is in their hands. Their responsibility is enormous. Some few, more perhaps than might appear, are working selflessly under the inspiration of the new era. They are dedicated to the amelioration of human conditions, and the betterment of world affairs along certain lines, which seem to them (rightly or wrongly), to have in them the hope of the future, and the uplift of humanity. They are found in every government, party, society, and organisation, and in every Church and religious grouping. They constitute the most influential unit today, because it is through them that the large middle class is reached, swayed, and organised for political, religious and social ends. Their ideas and utterances percolate down through the upper and middle classes, and finally reach the ears of the more advanced of the undeveloped masses.
Fourth, the New Group of World Servers: These are the people who are beginning to form a new social order in the world. They belong to no party or government, in the partisan sense. They recognise all parties, all creeds, and all social and economic organisations; they recognise all governments.
They are found in all nations and all religious organisations, and are occupied with the formulation of the new social order. From the purely physical angle, they are not fighting either for the best in the old order, or for the betterment of world conditions. They consider that the old methods of fighting, and partisanship, and attack, and the ancient techniques of party battle, have utterly failed, and that the means hitherto employed on all sides, and by all parties and groups (fighting, violent partisanship of a leader or a cause, attacks on individuals whose ideas or manner [Page 177] of living is deemed detrimental to mankind) are out of date, having proved futile and unsuitable to bring in the desired condition of peace, economic plenty, and understanding. They are occupied with the task of inaugurating the new world order, by forming throughout the world - in every nation, city and town - a grouping of people who belong to no party, take no sides either for or against, but who have as clear and definite a platform, and as practical a programme, as any other single party in the world today. They take their stand upon the essential divinity of man; their programme is founded upon goodwill, because it is a basic human characteristic. They are therefore organising the men of goodwill throughout the world at this time, outlining to them a definite programme, and laying down a platform upon which all men of goodwill can meet.
They state and believe that their initial appeal has been of such a nature that, given the assistance of the trained minds to be found in the third group outlined above, and given the needed financial assistance to do the required educational work and goodwill propaganda, they can so change the world (through the sole agency of the men of goodwill) that - without war, without arousing hatred between men, and without attacking any cause or giving partisanship to any cause - the new order can be firmly established upon earth. (15 - 632/7).
(4) The consciousness of humanity is awakened everywhere; the most undeveloped races are in process of achieving education, involving necessarily the discovery of the mind; goodwill is being recognised as necessary to world unfoldment, and men are finding that "no man liveth unto himself" - or any nation either; they are registering the fact that it is simply common sense and the part of wisdom to better conditions for all men everywhere. This is a new attitude, and a fresh and most hopeful approach. Men are learning to know and understand each other; nations are arriving at a closer contact with one another; statesmen of all nations are wrestling together and in joint conclave with the problem of bettering human living conditions; everywhere there is thought, there is appraisal, and there is the struggle for freedom and for the truer values. What is all this but the effort of the soul of humanity to kill out disease, restore unhealthy areas to health, and eliminate points of friction? Is not this what the spiritual man who is ill is seeking to bring about in his own body, and what the healer is attempting to aid him to do? (17 - 610/1).
(5) Humanity is sick and awaiting healing. The healing will be brought about through the medium of the New Group of World Servers and by the men of goodwill, aided by the Hierarchy, from which planetary centre [Page 178] the healing energies will be drawn. . . . The sickness of humanity as a race, and as a result of aeons of wrong living, of selfish purpose and of greed, has produced a mass of physical ills; today millions of children are born, either openly diseased, or with the seed of disease in them. (17 - 663).
(6) The race as a whole stands now at the very entrance to the Path of Discipleship. The racial gaze is forward to the vision, whether it is the vision of the soul, a vision of a better life, of an improved economic situation, or of better inter-racial relationship. That this vision is oft distorted, that it is materially oriented, or only partially seen, is sadly true; but in some form or another there exists today an appreciable grasp of the "new and desirable" by the masses - a thing hitherto unknown. In the past, it was the intelligentsia or the elect, who were privileged to have the vision. Today, it is the mass of men. Humanity, therefore, as a whole stands ready for a general alignment process, and that is the spiritual reason which lay behind the world war. The "sharp shears of sorrow must separate the real from the unreal; the lash of pain must awaken the sleepy soul to exquisite life; the wrenching away of the roots of life from the soil of selfish desire must be undergone, and then the man stands free". So runs the Old Commentary in one of its more mystical stanzas. (18 - 498/9).
(1) On the subject of inter-marriage, the best and soundest thinkers in both the white and black races at this time deplore mixed marriages. They mean no happiness for either party. When considering this subject it should be remembered, however, that inter-marriage between the white peoples and the yellow races (the Chinese and the Japanese) is equally unfortunate and - with the rarest exception - seldom proves successful and is never satisfactory where the children of such unions are concerned. (7 - 113/4).
(2) The political regimes of the world need orienting to each other; it has never been the divine plan that all nations and races should conform to some standard political ideology or be reduced to a uniform general form of government. Nations differ; they have different cultures and traditions; they can function adequately under varying and distinctive governments; nevertheless, they can at the same time attain a unity of purpose, based upon a genuine desire for the true welfare and progress of all men everywhere. (6 - 232).
(3) Inter-marriage between nations and races, the fusion of bloods for [Page 179] hundreds of years - due to migration, travel, education and mental unity - has led to there being no really pure racial types today. This is far more certainly the case than the most enlightened think, if the long, long history of mankind is considered. Sexual intercourse knows no impenetrable barriers, and people today have in them all the strains and the blood of all the races, and this (as a result of the world war, 1914-1945) will be increasingly the case. This development is definitely a part of the divine plan, no matter how undesirable it may appear to those who idealise purity of relationship, or how ruthless its application is at the present moment. Something intended is being brought about, and it cannot be avoided. The urge to mate becomes peculiarly strong when men are removed from their familiar settings, and experience the novelty of complete loneliness, when the normal inhibitions and customs, imposed by family relationships and national standards are removed, when danger of death is constantly faced, and the larger value submerges the lesser values and the usual conventional attitudes, and when the physical organism has been trained and brought by scientific treatment and heavy feeding, to the height of physical efficiency. I am speaking in terms of physical effectiveness and not of mental efficiency, which may or may not parallel the former. (17 - 222).
(4) . . . In saying this, I seek only to explain the phenomena which can be noted at all times when war is present, and which in the world war can be noted on a large scale. The armies of the world are everywhere, and are spread over every country; racial transmigration is a universal factor, both from the angle of military necessity, and from the plight of the civilians who find themselves in the path of war. This movement of millions of men everywhere, is one of the paramount factors which will condition the new civilisation, and its importance is based upon the fact that in twenty-five years' time men and women will be a hybrid race, whose fathers and mothers will be of every imaginable nation; white fathers will have had physical relation with women of every Asiatic or African origin, thus producing a fusion of blood which - if recognised and rightly handled and developed, from the educational angle, and with understanding - will express in embryo the nature of the sixth rootrace, and which will be in fact humanity without any racial or national barriers, with no so-called pure blood and exclusive castes, and with a new and virile sense of life, because of the infusion of stronger stocks with the weaker or worn-out types, and of the newer racial strains with the older and more developed. I hold no brief for the manner in which this is being brought about. It could have happened without war, and through a conviction that all men are equal and [Page 180] human, and that the mixture of races would solve many problems; war, however, has hastened the process, and the soldiers of all the armies of the world are having physical relations with women of all races, all civilisations and all colours. This must, whether regarded as right or wrong, according to the code of ethics and standards of the observer, produce an entirely new situation, with which the world of the future will have to cope; it must inevitably break down national prejudices and racial barriers - the first producing more effect than the latter during the initial stages. Inevitably a more homogeneous humanity will appear during the changes of the next one hundred years. Many attitudes and many customary reactions which today hold sway, will vanish, and types and qualities and characteristics for which we have as yet no precedent, will appear upon a large scale.
Whether the conservative and the so-called strictly "moral" people dislike this worldwide happening, has no bearing on the case. It has happened and is happening daily, and will materially bring about far-reaching changes. These inter-racial and mixed relationships have always happened upon a small and individual scale; they are now happening on a large scale. For the results of this due preparation must be made. (17 - 223/4).
(5) The emerging of a new racial type. The subjective outlines of this type can already clearly be seen. So glamoured are we by the form side, that many claims are made today that the new race is to be found in America. The new race is forming in every land, but primarily in those lands where the fifth or Caucasian races are to be found. . . .
Let me also make one definite statement at this point which may cause some surprise. The fifth kingdom in nature, the spiritual, will emerge out of the fifth root race. Such is the esoteric control of the Law of Correspondence. (12 - 118).
(6) The new racial type is far more a state of consciousness than a physical form; it is a state of mind more than a peculiarly designed body. In time, however, any developed state of consciousness invariably conditions and determines the body nature and produces finally certain physical characteristics. (12 - 119).
(7) Under the great evolutionary process, men and races differ in mental development, in physical stamina, in creative possibilities, in understanding, in human perceptiveness, and in their position upon the ladder of civilisation; this, however, is temporary, for the same potentialities exist in all of us without exception, and will eventually display themselves. These distinctions, which have in the past set peoples and races so far apart, are rapidly dying out with the spread of education, with the uniting discoveries [Page 181] of science bringing us all close together, and with the power to think, to read and to plan. (7 - 90).
(1) I would like also to point out with all the clarity and power at my disposal, the very deep necessity for humility and its constantly recurring expression. I refer not to an inferiority complex, but to that adjusted sense of right proportion which equips its possessor with a balanced point of view as to himself, his responsibilities and his lifework. This, when present, will enable him to view himself dispassionately, and his presented opportunities with equal dispassion. Undoubtedly all disciples, you among them, have speculated upon your status and standing upon the Path, and upon the status of your co-disciples. That is, after all, both natural and human. Some of you are too humble in the personal sense, and not in the sense of true humility. By that I mean that you are so afraid of pride and bombast and an over-estimation of your capacities, that you are untrue to the realities, and belittle the power of your souls. (5 - 95).
(2) He needs also to cultivate that true humility which will force him to give all he has in selfless service, and then to forget that he has thus given of himself. He must have no thought of himself as a factor in the case. Only when detachment and humility are present, can a disciple really serve. (5 - 417).
(3) Think humbly, speak wisely, and work ceaselessly. (6 - 555).
This theory recognises no so-called inorganic matter anywhere in the universe, and emphasises the fact that all forms are built up of infinitesimal lives, which in their totality - great or small - constitute a Life. Thus eventually we have that great scale of lives, manifesting in greater expression, and reaching all the way from the tiny life called the atom (with which science deals), up to that vast atomic life which we call a solar system. (14 - 149).
As to the significance of the word "life", our task is wellnigh insuperable, for no human being has, or can have, any comprehension of the nature of life until he has attained the third initiation. I repeat this with emphasis, and in order to impress upon you the futility of idle speculation upon this subject. (14 - 150).
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(1) It is in this realm of ideas that humanity is not a free agent. . . . Once an idea becomes an ideal, humanity can freely reject or accept it, but ideas come from a higher source and are imposed upon the racial mind, whether men want them or not. Upon the use made of these ideas (which are in the nature of divine emanations, embodying the divine plan for planetary progress) will depend the rapidity of humanity's progress, or its retardation for lack of understanding. (9 - 8).
(2) Though materialism is still rampant, there are few people who are not animated by certain definite idealistic aspirations for which they are ready, when needed, to make sacrifices. This is a relatively new phenomenon, and one that should be carefully noted. Down the ages, great sons of God have ever been ready to die for an idea; today, whole masses of men are equally ready and have done so, whether it is the idea of a superhuman state, empire or nation, or some response to a major world need, or some potent adherence to some current ideology. This indicates phenomenal racial achievement, and the pronounced success of the Hierarchy to shift human attention into the world from whence ideas emerge, and on to the higher and the less material values. (9 - 113/4).
(3) Illusion, for our purposes, can be understood to signify the reaction of the undisciplined mind to the newly contacted world of ideas. This contact opens up from the moment a man has aligned himself, and brought the lower nature into touch with the higher. Ideas come to us from the plane of the intuition. The soul illumines the plane of the mind and the plane of the intuition, so that they stand revealed to each other, and their mutual relationship becomes then apparent. The mind of the man (which is slowly becoming the centre of his consciousness, and the major reality of his existence) becomes aware of this new and undiscovered world of ideas, and he seizes upon some idea or group of ideas, and endeavours to make them his own. At first, with the majority of people, and especially with the average mystical type, the appreciation of ideas is vague and nebulous, and frequently is arrived at from a second-hand angle. The illumination, coming through the medium of the feebly established soul contact, seems to the unaccustomed neophyte, to be of a supreme wonder and of vital moment. The ideas contacted appear to him of great marvel, and superbly unusual, and vitally needed by humanity.
But the mind is still self-centred, the contact feeble, and the alignment [Page 183] uncertain. The ideas are, therefore, only dimly sensed. But the uniqueness of the experience in the realised content of the mind of the disciple, leads him deep into the realm of illusion. The idea or ideas, which he has contacted are, if he could realise, only a fragment of a far greater Whole. That which he brings to their interpretation is inadequate. The idea which has emerged in his consciousness, through the partial awakening of his intuition, will be distorted in its descent to his brain consciousness in several ways. That which he brings to the materialising of the idea, and to its transformation into a practical working scheme, is as yet wholly unsuitable. The equipment does not suffice for accuracy. (10 - 54/5).
(4) Illusion demonstrates in seven ways usually:
1. Through wrong perception of an idea. The disciple cannot distinguish between an idea and an ideal, between an idea and a thought-form, or between an intuitive or a mental concept. . . . The cause is an untrained, unillumined mind. The cure is training in the technique of Raja Yoga.
2. Through wrong interpretation. . . . The cause is an over-estimation of one's mental powers. The sin, par excellence, of the mental type is pride, and that colours all activities in the early stages. The cure is the development of a cautious spirit.
3. Through wrong appropriation of ideas. Misappropriation of an idea is based upon the drama-making faculty, and tendency of the personality to the self-assertion of the little self. These lead a man to appropriate an idea as his own, to credit himself with its formulation, and to give, therefore, undue importance to it, because he regards it as his. . . . The cause is over-estimation of personality, and undue impress of personality reactions upon the sensed idea, and upon all who attempt to contact the same idea. The cure is a steady attempt to decentralise the life from the personality, and to centre it in the soul.
One point I would like to make clear at this point. Ideas very seldom come into the world consciousness, and into the human mind, direct from the intuitional levels. The stage of human development today does not yet permit this. They can come from the intuitional levels only when there is a very highly developed soul contact, a potent mind control, a trained intelligence, a purified emotional body, and a good glandular equipment, as the result of the above requirements. Ponder upon this thought.
Most ideas, when of a very high order, are stepped down into the consciousness of the disciple by his Master, and are imparted to him through mental telepathy . . . Again, certain great ideas are to be found existing as currents of energy upon the mental plane, and can there be contacted and [Page 184] forced into embodiment through the trained attention of disciples. These currents of mental energy, coloured by a basic idea, are placed there by the Hierarchy. When thus contacted and discovered, the neophyte is apt to regard his achievement in a personal way and attribute the idea to his own wisdom and power.
4. Through wrong direction of ideas. This is due to the fact that, as yet, the disciple does not see the picture as it is. His horizon is limited, his vision myopic. . . . Its cause is a small and non-inclusive mind. Its cure is the training of the mind to be inclusive, well-stocked and well developed from the angle of modern intelligence.
5. Through wrong integration of an idea. Every disciple has a life plan, and some chosen field of service. If he has not such a field, he is not a disciple. . . . All ideas sensed and contacted, need not necessarily be ideas with which every disciple should work. This the disciple does not always realise. He therefore seizes upon the idea, and attempts to integrate it into his plans, and tries to work with energies for which he is not temperamentally suited. He imposes an energy current upon his mental body, with which he cannot cope, and disaster follows. . . . Its cause is selfish grasping for the little self, even if this is unrealised, and the disciple is glamoured by the idea of his own selfless interest. Its cure is a humble spirit.
6. Through wrong embodiment of ideas. This refers primarily to the difficulties encountered by those developed souls who do touch the world of the intuition. . . . The idea is contacted, but is wrongly clothed in mental matter, and therefore, wrongly started on its way to materialisation. . . . The cause is lack of esoteric training in creative activity. Its cure is the application of fifth ray methods, which are the methods of the mental plane.
7. Through wrong application of ideas. How often does this form of illusion descend upon a disciple! He contacts an idea intuitively and also intelligently . . . and misapplies it. (10 - 57/64).
(5) Thus thoughts play their part, and the problem of ideas will be increasingly understood, until the time may come when we shall have our trained intuitives and thinkers who will be able to work directly in the world of concepts and bring through (for the use of the race) the pattern ideas upon which to build. In saying this I realise that I may be accused of romancing and of communicating the impossible; but time will demonstrate the truth of that which I predict. (12 - 115).
See also: (6 - 280/1).
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Of one thing we can be sure, and that is that identity ever remains . . . Each one of us, in due process of evolution, forms part of one of the Heavenly Men, Who Themselves form the seven centres in that greater Heavenly Man, the Logos. Yet, though we are merged with the whole, we do not lose our identity, but forever remain separated units of consciousness, though one with all that lives or is. In like manner our Logos loses not His identity, even though He forms part of the Consciousness of the Logos of Sirius. In His turn, the Sirian Logos forms one of the seven Grand Heavenly Men, who are the centres in the body of ONE OF WHOM NAUGHT MAY BE SAID. (3 - 571/2).


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Track and Field: Sooners Announce 2014 Indoor Schedule
OU begins the 2014 season Saturday, Jan. 18 in the first Sooner Opener at the Mosier Indoor Facility. The team will remain in Norman to compete in the 14th annual J.D. Martin Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 25.
Following the home stand, OU heads to Fayetteville, Ark., to participate in the Razorback Invitational on Jan. 31-Feb. 1.
Oklahoma continues competing on the road with a trip to the East Coast to compete in the Armory Collegiate Invitational in New York City on Feb. 7-8. A trip to College Station, Texas, for the Texas A&M Invitational on Feb. 15 marks the final competition before the Big 12 Championships.
The Sooners begin postseason competition at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in Ames, Iowa, Feb. 28-March 1.
The NCAA Indoor Championships is March 14-15 in Albuquerque, N.M.
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Grambling State University baseball coach James Cooper visited with the Morehouse Chapter of the GSU Alumni Association on Thursday night.
While longtime football coach Eddie Robinson symbolizes Grambling State University's tradition of athletic excellence to this day, the school's baseball program boasts a pair of iconic figures of its own.
As a former GSU baseball player, James Cooper fully appreciates the significance of his position as the Tigers' baseball coach. Ralph Waldo Emerson "Prez" Jones, who held the dual titles of university president and baseball coach, guided the Tigers from 1936-77, before giving way to Wilbert Ellis, his longtime assistant. Ellis, who has been inducted into three Hall of Fames, coached the G-Men through the 2003 season.
Cooper was in Bastrop Thursday night as the Morehouse Chapter of the GSU Alumni Association held its annual summer gathering.
A former All-Conference center fielder at Grambling, Cooper was drafted by the Houston Astros in 2004. Following a three-year professional career, Cooper returned to Grambling as an assistant coach and also served as a recruiter in the office of admissions. Promoted to head coach in 2010, he became only the fifth head baseball coach in school history.
In his first season, Cooper promptly led the Tigers to the SWAC championship and an NCAA Tournament berth.
Ellis is still involved in baseball, serving as an ambassador for college baseball and GSU. Cooper says he never hesitates to turn to his former coach for advice.
"Having coach Ellis around, makes it a whole lot easier. He was able to graduate guys and get kids drafted," said Cooper, who holds a bachelor's degree in marketing and a master's in sports administration from Grambling. "One of the things he has taught me is to fix one thing at a time. I remember coach Ellis telling me, 'You can overload yourself if you think you have to win x number of games, so just take one thing at a time,' and that's been our approach."
Cooper has also come to depend on infield coach Davin Pierre, who like Cooper, is entering his fifth season with the program.
"Coach Pierre has been with me every step of the way," Cooper said. "It's great to have a coach like him on my staff, although I know there's going to come a point in time when we're going to lose him. He may be up for a head coaching job, himself, one day."
Grambling finished below Cooper's expectations last season, struggling to an 18-30 record, including a 9-15 worksheet in SWAC play.
"Last year, out of my four seasons, I thought this was my most talented team," Cooper said. "We just didn't go out and execute like we needed to. We pitched well and our defense was good enough, but we didn't get the timely hits. If you don't get all three, you're going to end up in the middle of the pack, which is what we did."
Looking back, Cooper sees some positives in the Tigers' 2013 season.
"We had some All-Conference players and this is four years in a row that we had a kid drafted," Cooper said, noting that righthanded pitcher Cory Jordan was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 35th round of the Major League draft.
Despite losing eight seniors, Cooper is optimistic regarding his team's chances of moving up in the SWAC standings in 2014.
"All eight (seniors) weren't everyday starters, but all eight were contributors," Cooper said. "We have some holes to fill, but we're really focused on punching our ticket and getting to the NCAA Tournament again."
Cooper's optimism is fueled by the arrival of 14 signees, a group which includes eight junior college transfers and six freshmen.
"Coach Pierre, coach (Jimmy) McDonald, our new pitching coach, and I feel real good about our signing class," Cooper said.
Cooper says the program traditionally attracts a large number of players from the Houston and Atlanta areas.
"We recruit nationally, but we have big Grambling alumni chapters in the cities of Houston and Atlanta, both of which have a large number of D-1 players to recruit from," Cooper said. "If you look at our team's ethnic background, we are extremely diverse. We have blacks, whites and guys from the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the Bahamas, Lithuania and a couple of guys from Canada."
Cooper has seen the SWAC baseball league become more diverse as a whole over the years.
"Alabama A&M and Mississippi Valley have white coaches and Alabama State has a Hispanic coach," Cooper said. "I think it's good for the SWAC."
Cooper says he would like to recruit northeast Louisiana more frequently — only three players on Grambling's 2013 roster were from the area. But the fact is youth baseball participation in the area has been on the decline for several years.
Morehouse Parish is a prime example of the area's shrinking talent base.
"For so long, Bastrop has been known for its football," said Cooper, a Springhill High alumnus. "Division I baseball is tough. It's hard to focus on football, then go to college and focus on baseball and try to get by on athletic ability. Our schedule, next year, has LSU, Oklahoma State, Dallas Baptist, UCA (Central Arkansas), Arkansas-Little Rock and Jackson State, which won our conference last year."
Nevertheless, Cooper will evaluate two walkons from Bastrop during the preseason. Pitcher/shortstop Dita Ridgell has transferred from ULM where he did not play baseball last season and outfielder Khalil Key is trying to make the team as a true freshman. Cooper has never seen either prospect play, at least not baseball.
"I saw Dita play quarterback his senior year," Cooper said. "I know he's athletic."
Bastrop has contributed to the GSU program in the past, too, as Cooper was teammates with Maurice Campbell, Michael Darrington and Lonnie Hines.
His playing days behind him, Cooper has the opportunity to make an even greater impact on the GSU baseball program as a coach. Following in the footsteps of Jones and Ellis, Cooper could be a Grambling legend in the making.


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Watching his sister visit doctor after doctor, in fruitless pursuit of a diagnosis and treatment, frustrated and inspired entrepreneur Jared Heyman.
After three years, countless physician appointments, and many unnecessary medications, Heyman's younger sister finally received the correct diagnosis: a rare disease with a straightforward treatment plan.
She is hardly alone.
It takes an average of more than two years for people with fibromyalgia to get the right diagnosis. Lyme disease is frequently misdiagnosed as everything from Crohn's disease, Lupus, and early Alzheimer's to Raynaud's disease and multiple sclerosis. In fact, diagnoses that are wrong, delayed, or overlooked are thought to affect 10% to 20% of all cases, according to a 2012 report by the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Rather than visiting one physician at a time, Heyman envisioned a system that uses the power of the crowd to recommend suggestions to patients who, in turn, can share that information with their primary healthcare providers. Already well versed in crowdsourcing and a developer of market prediction software, Heyman moved to Silicon Valley and founded CrowdMed.com.
The website combines the wisdom of the crowd with gamification, prediction software, and analytics to deliver the most appropriate advice to patients, Heyman tells us. Like an online stock market, CrowdMed's prediction market analytics software -- adapted for medical diagnostics -- allows people to choose future outcomes and win a reward if they're correct. The software aggregates respondents' knowledge to generate suggestions.
Patients pose their questions, along with symptoms, test results, lifestyle information, and images. The site's "medical detectives" respond. Although "several thousand" people have signed up as advisers, CrowdMed currently has about 200 active medical detectives. Since its beta went live in April 2013, CrowdMed has resolved approximately 200 cases, says Heyman, and now that the company is actively promoting the service, CrowdMed can handle up to 10 or 20 times this volume with its existing infrastructure and technology.
Detectives include a diverse array of medical professionals such as doctors, nutritionists, acupuncturists, and homeopaths, as well as people without formal health training who may have personal experience with a disease, he said.
"I think the expert-driven model is broken in healthcare. I saw it in my sister's case. They were all very biased and saw things through their own very narrow lens," says Heyman. "At the end of her struggle she ended up knowing more about her disease than most doctors because she ended up living it. I didn't want to bar patients who had deep knowledge about an illness."
Patients have two options, according to CrowdMed: They can submit a question for free, although they must provide a $50 deposit, which CrowdMed returns once the patient notifies CrowdMed which detective provided the
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How are your
plans coming along?
This will be another year of
DIY Christmas Gifts
for my friends and family!
I like to do something
edible for all the
men in my life...
because, to be completely honest,
that's about all I can come
up with for dude gifts! LOL!
{Recipe adapted from Cooking Classy}
2 bags Microwave Popcorn, salted only
26 Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, crushed
1 package White Chocolate Bark, melted
6 oz. Dark Chocolate, melted
In a double broiler, melt the dark chocolate.
Melt bark in the microwave according to package directions. White chocolate can be very temperamental, so I would melt it in 20 second intervals and stir between each.
Place cookies in a food processor and pulse until they have become crushed. If you prefer a chunkier cookie in your mix, simply crush them with your fingers.
Place popcorn, one bag at the time, in microwave and cook according to package directions. I used a natural popping corn that had only been lightly salted. Once both bags have been popped, pour popcorn into a large bowl {making sure to remove all unpopped kernels} and stir in crushed cookies. Drizzle popcorn mixture with the melted white chocolate bark and stir to coat the entire batch.
Dump coated popcorn onto some wax paper and decorate with melted dark chocolate. Let all chocolate completely harden before placing in bowl, bag or jar. Makes approximately 16 cups and will keep for up to a week.
Helpful Hints:
- You may want to consider using a store-bought popcorn - it seems to stay fresher and crisper longer. I would stick with a salted only flavor, though - Kettle Corn might be too sweet for some palates. I think this will be my best bet when giving it as a gift since I'm not really sure how quickly my recipient will eat their yummy treat!
- I also think the best way to store/give this treat as a gift is in a glass jar. The popcorn didn't get soft as fast in the jar as opposed to being stored in a bag.
- When making a second homemade batch, I poured the crushed cookies over the popcorn while it was still hot. That seemed to somewhat melt the vanilla filling, which I think only helps the white chocolate out in coating the popcorn! :) I will do it this way from now on when making a batch to be eaten the same day.
Oh, Smack-a-doodles!
This concotion is
That salty crunch from the popcorn,
the sweet touch from bark and cookie
and an awesome bitter bite from the chocolate...
Your palate will
tingle with excitement
from this combination - no doubt!
Everyone on your list
will L.O.V.E. finding gourmet
popcorn in their stocking!
Bag it up with a bow or
jar some up with a cutsie tag!
You can not go wrong!!
Better yet,
turn on "Elf" and eat
handfuls straight from the bowl!
Enjoy and Happy Baking!
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Check out where on my sidebar!
Yeah, I partied this week ->
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There are many classical fluorescent probes that have been successfully utilized for many years in widefield fluorescence, including fluorescein isothiocyanate, Lissamine rhodamine, and Texas Red. Fluorescein is one of the most popular fluorochromes ever designed, and has enjoyed extensive application in immunofluorescence labeling. This xanthene dye has an absorption maximum at 495 nanometers, which coincides quite well with the 488 nanometer (blue) spectral line produced by argon-ion and krypton-argon lasers, as well as the 436 and 467 principal lines of the mercury and xenon arc-discharge lamps (respectively). In addition, the quantum yield of fluorescein is very high and a significant amount of information has been gathered on the characteristics of this dye with respect to the physical and chemical properties. On the negative side, the fluorescence emission intensity of fluorescein is heavily influenced by environmental factors (such as pH), and the relatively broad emission spectrum often overlaps with those of other fluorophores in dual and triple labeling experiments.
The adherent culture of PtK2 epithelial cells featured in the digital image above was immunofluorescently labeled with primary anti-cytokeratin (pan) mouse monoclonal antibodies followed by goat anti-mouse Fab fragments conjugated to fluorescein. In addition, the specimen was stained with MitoTracker Red CMXRos and the ultraviolet-absorbing probe DAPI, which bind with mitochondria and DNA, respectively. Images were recorded in grayscale with a QImaging Retiga Fast-EXi camera system coupled to an Olympus BX-51 microscope equipped with bandpass emission fluorescence filter optical blocks provided by Omega Optical. During the processing stage, individual image channels were pseudocolored with RGB values corresponding to each of the fluorophore emission spectral profiles.
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Mayor's Office
"On this Thanksgiving, I feel truly blessed to be Mayor of a great City with a bright future. What we do at City Hall is important, but the real strength of a community comes from its people. We have active, diverse and caring residents who look out for their neighbors and friends when they are in need. Thank you for all you do to make this an outstanding community.
"At this time of the year our thoughts are also with those who can't join us at the holiday feast, especially those in the military. We give thanks for their dedication and patriotism and for the service of our many veterans.
"This holiday in an opportunity to reflect on the many things in life that we often take for granted. As you gather with family and friends, I hope you will remember to give thanks simply for the opportunity to be together again. Happy Thanksgiving to all from the Beutler family, and best wishes for a joyful holiday season."


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1 can sweetened condensed milk, label removed
Using a can opener, open the can half way. Do not pull back the lid, leave it in place. Place in a deep sauce pan and fill the pan with water just to the edge of the top of the can. Simmer over low heat, 4-5 hours or until a thick, creamy caramel forms, adding more water as it evaporates. Take care to keep the water level as close to the top of the can as possible for best results. After the 4 hours, use an oven mitt to remove the can from the pan and allow to cool. Remove the lid and serve. Store leftovers, tightly covered, in the refrigerator.


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1. Acupuncture May be an Effective Alternative for Treating Seasonal Allergies
Patients receiving acupuncture treatments for seasonal allergic rhinitis reported statistically significant improvements in symptoms and decreased use of medication compared to patients having standard treatment or sham acupuncture, but the clinical significance of the observed improvements is uncertain. Allergic rhinitis (stuffy or runny nose caused by allergies) is an extremely common condition that affects approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population. Despite the availability of effective medications such as antihistamines, patients suffering from allergic rhinitis often seek alternative therapies for symptom relief. Researchers randomly assigned 422 patients between the ages of 16 and 45 to receive 12 treatments of either acupuncture plus rescue medication (n=212); sham acupuncture plus rescue medication (n=102); or rescue medication alone (n=108) over an eight-week period during two consecutive allergy seasons. All patients in the trial could take up to two doses of cetirizine per day. If their symptoms were not adequately controlled with cetirizine, participants could be treated with an oral corticosteroid, but use of other anti-allergy medications was prohibited. After the first eight weeks, patients assessed their symptoms and reported use of medications. Patients in the acupuncture plus rescue medication group had statistically significant improvements in disease-specific quality of life and medication use compared with the other two groups. This difference waned at the 16-week follow-up. While the researchers cannot be sure if patient expectations about acupuncture affected their outcomes, the author of an accompanying editorial suggests that future acupuncture research should, as this study did, use acupuncture protocols that represent true clinical practice and compare acupuncture to other proven therapies rather than to sham acupuncture alone.
Note: For an embargoed PDF, please contact Megan Hanks or Angela Collom. To speak with the author, please contact Anne Berghoefer at firstname.lastname@example.com. A link to the summary for patients is free to the public http://www.
2. Researchers Assess the Benefits and Risks of Redefining a Positive CT Result for Lung Cancer
Using a threshold of 7 or 8 mm to define a positive lung cancer result in a baseline round of computed tomography (CT) could decrease false positive screening results. However, prospective research is needed to determine whether increasing the threshold may delay diagnosis of cancer in some patients. In CT screening for lung cancer, the positive result of the initial low-dose CT indicates whether further diagnostic work-up is needed before the first scheduled repeated screening. A definition that is too inclusive may cause excessive diagnostic work-up and unnecessary treatment, while a definition that is too restrictive may delay diagnosis. In the past decade, the frequency of identifying a noncalcified nodule (NCN) of any size on the initial baseline CT scan has almost tripled. This is mostly due to technological advances in CT scanners and the use of large computer monitors to display the CT images. Changing the size threshold for a positive screening could help reduce the harms associated with unnecessary, invasive work-up of false positive screening tests. Researchers reviewed medical records for a cohort of 21,136 patients who had a baseline CT performed between 2006 and 2010 to assess how using a more restrictive threshold in the baseline round of screening would affect the number of positive results and delayed diagnoses. Of the participants undergoing baseline screenings, 57 percent had at least one NCN discovered. By using the current definition of 5 mm, 16 percent (3,396 of the 21,136 patients) had a positive result. Of those, 8 were diagnosed with lung cancer within 12 months of baseline enrollment. Increasing the threshold to 6, 7, 8, and 9 mm would have lowered the frequency to 10, 7, 5, and 4 percent respectively, thus decreasing further work-up by 36, 56, 68, and 75 percent respectively. The authors of an accompanying editorial express concern that nodule size may not be the best indicator of cancer risk. Other variables, such as presence of emphysema or nodule spiculation could predict which nodules are likely to be cancerous. The editorialists call for development of a comprehensive computer-based risk calculator that integrates nodule and demographic information.
Note: For an embargoed PDF, please contact Megan Hanks or Angela Collom. To interview the lead author, please contact Sid Dinsay at firstname.lastname@example.com or 212-241-9200. A link to the article will be live at 5:00 p.m. on February 18 http://www.
3. Task Force Reviews Evidence to Inform Recommendations for Treating Open-Angle Glaucoma
Draft recommendation to be posted for public comment at www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org
A panel of experts commissioned to review evidence on glaucoma treatment to inform an upcoming U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation found insufficient evidence to directly compare the effectiveness of medical, laser, and surgical treatments for open-angle glaucoma. Glaucoma is an acquired degeneration of the optic nerve that is the second most common cause of blindness worldwide. Open-angle is the most common type of glaucoma where an increase in pressure on the optic nerve occurs slowly over time. Open-angle glaucoma tends to run in families, with African Americans being at a high risk. The researchers reviewed published evidence to assess treatments' effectiveness at decreasing intraocular pressure and preventing optic nerve damage, vision loss, and visual impairment. High-level evidence suggests that both medical and surgical treatments for glaucoma decrease intraocular pressure and protect against worsening visual field loss, with surgical treatment (trabeculectomy) being slightly more effective. Reviews comparing timolol with travoprost and latanoprost showed the prostaglandins to be more effective at decreasing intraocular pressure. However, prostaglandins were also more likely to cause eye redness. The reviewers found insufficient evidence linking treatment of any kind to patient-reported outcomes or visual impairment. The draft recommendations will be posted to the Task Force website on February 18 at 5:00 p.m and published in Annals of Internal Medicine when they are finalized.
Note: For an embargoed PDF, please contact Megan Hanks or Angela Collom. To interview the lead author, please contact Ana Fullmer at firstname.lastname@example.com or 202-350-6668. A link to this article will be live at 5:00 p.m. on February 18 http://www.


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Quick guide to mounting a riflescope on a rifle.
Learn how to tighten vertically and horizontally split riflescope rings. (04:01)
Learn how to set the RZR Zero Stop on the PST Gen II and Razor HD 5-20. (02:52)
Learn the basics on how to get into 3-Gun.(29:06)
Ryan shows you how to choose the right riflescope rings and mounts for a variety of rifles. (20:20)
How to Mount a Red Dot to a Handgun. (31:45)
Tune in with Jimmy on how to sight in your riflescope.
Brief overview of methods used to estimate distance with a reticle.
Adjust the mode, units, and brightness of the Ranger 1000.
Learn how to effectively use the Dead-Hold BDC reticle in the field.
Installation of the black fitted case.
Locate objects quickly with your scope.
Learn the proper set-up for your crossbow scope.(01:15)
Mount the VMX-3T Magnifier and Flip Mount behind a red dot sight.(02:35)
Quick set up of the CRS Zero Stop Turret.(03:14)
Zero adjust the L-Tec turret on a Razor HD Gen II FFP riflescope.(02:40)
Six steps to setting your Razor HD Riflescope Zero Stop Turret.(04:18)


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What the GOP Can Learn From Jeremy Lin
What can one possibly add to the hill of hype that now surrounds the glorious Jeremy Lin, New York Knickerbocker?
We are fascinated by his rise, but instead of focusing on his talent, which is raw and untested, we fixate upon his race and his biography. Lin's parents came here from Taiwan in the late 70s, settling in California, and he grew up as American as he did Taiwanese, with a quiet but devoted Christianity that marks him as a cultural conservative, and a playfulness and sense of humor that keeps him tethered to the modern world. Implicit within the coverage of Linsanity is the assumption that Lin is so special because he is unusual. But he's not, really. If you've been paying attention to integration of second-generation Asian-Americans into the our political super-culture, he's kind of normal.
Asian-Americans are a unique lot for political folks to categorize, in that they don't tend to identify collectively as one. Korean-Americans in Northern Virginia have different ways of seeing the world than Filipinos in Nevada. (Manny Pacquiao's last-minute endorsement of Harry Reid in the 2010 Senate race may have swung the race to him.) Taiwanese-Americans in Palo Alto are more conservative than Chinese-Americans in New York. It has long been assumed that Latinos would become more Republican as subcultures assimilated into the mainstream, but that hasn't happened. It doesn't seem like it will happen with Asian-Americans either, who, by 2050, will compromise about 8 percent of the U.S. population.
The GOP's association with American Christianity and with upward mobility are enough for Asian-Americans to give that party a look, but the Asian-American vote has become more and more Democratic as the average Asian-American voter has spent a longer amount of time inside the U.S. "On paper, Asians—culturally conservative, family values, entrepreneurship, fiscally conservative, meritocracy—seem tailor-made for Republicans," says Tony Lee, a Korean-American conservative and editor at the publication Human Events. "But, like with Cubans, the younger generation of Asians has not voted as Republican as one may have expected or assumed. "
Another superstar Asian-American athlete, the short-track speedskater Simon Cho, provides a second example. Like most Asian-Americans in their twenties, Cho's parents weren't born in the U.S.; when he was two, they moved to the U.S. from Korea seeking a better life for their children. (They snuck in from Canada and were later naturalized.) Cho turned out to be a prodigy. His parents sacrificed their own economic security so that he could train for the Olympics. At any point—even now—Cho could return to Korea and be a celebrity, getting endorsements, and money. At age 20, though, he chooses to remain in the U.S., because he is an American, pure and simple, even though Americans insist on seeing him as an Asian who happens to be an American. Last weekend, Cho won the World Cup in the men's 500 meter race, despite having literally broken his back last year. In all likelihood, he will race in the Sochi Olympics in 2014, and he is, as of now, the favorite to win the gold, supplanting his mentor Apolo Ohno, as the speedskater's new it-man.
I don't know how Cho will vote next November, but I suspect it won't be for a Republican. Cho has spoken out in favor of compassion for illegal immigrants. He was one, after all. But if Republicans were to rid themselves of their anti-immigrant wing, or if they choose not allow their primaries to be controlled by it, there is no real reason why Asian-Americans can't become a true swing constituency. Their allegiances with the Democratic Party are tenuous. "If Asians vote for Republicans like Jews have traditionally voted for Democrats, Republicans could see many advantages," Lee says. "For that to happen, Asians have to see conservatism as the best way for them to be more integrated and assimilated into the mainstream for themselves and their children, which should not be that hard a sell." Look again at Lin's own story: he faced discrimination as a kid playing on the courts of (even) Palo Alto, and slurs while at Harvard, but because of his superior natural abilities, rose up through the most meritocratic institution in society. There is no affirmative action based on race or last name. If you can't play, you are not going to get on the court. That up-by-the-sneaker-laces narrative is a vital part of Lin's appeal—and the Republican deal.
There's a huge opportunity for Republicans, who will desperately need minority voters in a diversifying America without straying from conservative policies. Right now, they're blowing it. But Democrats would be well-advised to stop treating Asian-Americans as a monolith. The community is too diverse for that these days. They defy typing.
As does Lin.
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Restoring your weathered teak wood is an easy 3 step process with Tip Top Teak's premium system. Learn how to clean, brighten, and seal your teak or other wood
Step 1. Cleaning Teak Wood with Crystal Deck Cleaner
Getting the teak clean is the first step in the process. You need a really effective cleaner that will not harm the wood. You should not use any bleach. All weathered teak should be first be cleaned with Crystal Deck Cleaner.
1. Wet decks and all surrounding painted and fiberglass areas thoroughly with fresh water.
2. Sprinkle teak cleaner evenly and liberally over wet surface to be cleaned. Do not try to clean more than 6-8 square feet at one time. Mix 1 cup of Crystal Deck Teak Cleaner in a 1/2 gallon of water. If any areas appears to be drying during spreading, dip your deck brush into the water/teak cleaner mixture to that area assuring wet coverage on all surfaces. DO NOT ALLOW AREA TO DRY.
3. Let teak cleaner set for 10-15 minutes keeping the surface wet throughout.
4. Scrub entire surface completely. After scrubbing, rinse thoroughly with hose and deck brush to be sure all cleaning material and resultant dirt are completely rinsed from surface. Follow cleaning with Deck Brighten (if desired), and then Teak Wood-Oil Sealer.
Step 2. Using Deck Brightener on Your Teak Deck
Teak Deck Brightener is the answer to dull, gray teak. Specifically designed to restore light beautiful look of new teaks.
– Brightens Teak Dulled by Weather and Wear
– Won't Raise the Grain
– Contains No Bleach
– Cleans Away Discoloration in the Deck
1. Dilute contents of this container with equal parts of water in a plastic bucket.
2. Wet decks and all surrounding painted and fiberglass areas thoroughly with fresh water. Do not try to brighten more than 6-8 square feet at one time. Allow to soak for 5 minutes, reapply to any dark areas. DO NOT ALLOW TO DRY.
3. Rinse teak thoroughly, scrub and rinse at the same time.
4. Allow surface to dry overnight before applying Tip Top Teak's Wood-Oil Sealer. Follow brightening process with Wood-Oil Sealer.
Step 3. Application of Teak Oil Sealer
Teak Oil Sealer is designed to seal and protect teak. Restores and protects teak and other woods. Easy to use and extra long lasting formula.
– Easy to Use
– Extra Long Lasting
– Restores and Protects Teaks and Other Woods
– Adds Luster and Beauty to Your Deck
Never apply product when ambient temperature is below 50 F, 10C. Use a paint brush or clean terry cloth towel to apply Tip Top Teak's Wood-Oil Sealer. Apply in the direction of the grain, lapping to ensure complete coverage. Apply at least two coats for essential protection. Allow to dry overnight between coats. Excess Teak Oil Sealer should be removed with a clean cloth. Follow teak sealing process by repeating the 3 Step Tip Top Teak Process at least 4 times annually for optimum protection.


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- 1 cup honey whole wheat pretzels
- 2/3 cup unsalted peanuts
- 1-4 egg whites beaten
- 2 tsp. skim milk
- 1 pound chicken breast tenderloins
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil; coat with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a food processor, combine peanuts and pretzels, cover and process until coarsely ground.
- Transfer to a shallow dish.
- In another bowl, crack and lightly beat the egg whites with milk. Dip chicken tenderloins into the egg mixture. Allow excess liquid to drip off, dip tenderloins in the pretzel mixture coating completely.
- Place coated tenderloin on the foil lined baking sheet, repeat until all tenders are coated.
- Bake chicken for 10-15 minutes or until no longer pink.
- Use light honey mustard dressing or your favorite sauce for dipping.
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Release date: March 24, 2004
Wayland's Spirit to present variety show
PLAINVIEW Different. That's the word Debbie Flournoy uses most to describe the upcoming variety show planned by Spirit, the premiere performance ensemble from Wayland Baptist University. With musical numbers from country to sacred and choreographed swing numbers, the show promises to be unlike what audiences have seen from the group in the past.
Spirit will present their Spring Fling Variety Show on Thursday, April 1 and Friday, April 2, at the Fair Theatre in downtown Plainview. Both shows will begin at 7:30 p.m.
The show will feature musical numbers from a variety of genres, including a patriotic salute to the men and women serving in the U.S. Armed Forces overseas. A full color guard will be present for this portion of the show.
Flournoy, assistant professor of music education and the group's director, said audiences can also expect a spoof of Fox's hit TV series American Idol, complete with guests playing celebrity judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell.
We really want to share what we do with the community, Flournoy said. There's something in the show that will appeal to everyone. It's fun, it's light and it's for the whole family.
Flournoy, who taught for 12 years in the Lubbock Independent School District before joining the Wayland faculty in the fall, is excited at the caliber of students participating in Spirit. Three of the students earned Texas All-State honors in high school, and two others were All-Area honorees. All group members are capable soloists as well, Flournoy noted, so the show is able to highlight each vocalist and the ensemble.
Besides being fun, Flournoy said the group is also designed to help teach Wayland music students who will be tomorrow's music teachers to lead musical ensembles in the public schools and make music fun and exciting. The group will be taking their program on tour to Alaska in April, performing at the Wayland campuses in Fairbanks and Anchorage as well as high schools, Christian schools, churches and two outreach ministries. The group will do about 60 performances for the year after their tour.
Spirit includes Jessica Lynch of White Deer, Anna Romersberger of Alaska, Alan Yarbrough of Andrews, Caleb Hailey of Grapevine, and Labrina Lang, Jamar Jordan, Amber Wiley and David Harper, all of Lubbock. Jordan will also serve as emcee for the event.Tickets for the event are $10 for adults and $5 for students of any age. Tickets may be purchased from the Fair Theatre Box Office or any member of Spirit. For more information, call 291-1075.


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Hotel Sport Berger Reviews
After spending a long while on the phone confirming exactly what rooms were required for our group, I was very annoyed to find when this was booked with the hotel all the information I had provided was disregarded. Not only were the room allocations not as booked and discussed but they were not even in line with common sense as we had a married couple who had been put in double rooms with other people! This took some time and disagreement to resolve with the hotel staff. Iglu were the agent and I could not fault the staff when we were away as I unfortunately injured myself on holiday and the staff were very helpful.
Apres Ski: 4/5
Accommodation & Value: 3/5
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Excellent central location, small public area and reception, small bar badly stocked and in need of a complete revamp.Bedrooms clean and well equipped,dining room facilities spread out and difficult for the staff to manage, breakfasts good, evening meal variable, not the best quality food. Boot room small but seemed to work, although one member of the group had hire skis taken from the room and not returned.
Apres Ski: 4/5
Accommodation & Value: 4/5
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newtontsai needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
3 winners were selected from 192 designs submitted by 39 freelance designers.
APAC Health
APAC Health is a new organisation who will identify new medicines not currently available in the Asia Pacific region for the treatment of rare diseases and conditions. We will endeavour to make these available so that people in need can access new treatment.
We are a small lean, efficient, progressive organisation that has a professional, confident, can-do culture.
The initial target audience is the companies who have new medicine but no presence or distribution in the Asia Pacific Region. Similarly the Governments and Doctors in the Asia Pacific Region need to be able to recognise our logo easily. Everyone must feel they can rely on the products from APAC Health and feel a connection.
The logo needs to be simple, bold, strong and modern but conservative. This logo will be used on stationery and on a web page. APAC Health needs to be in the design.
Be creative with design and colours. One possibility is that blue is included to represent the Pacific Ocean, but this may also be represented somehow in the design.
The image should also try to give a positive feeling and one of growth.
APAC Health will be forming connections and bridges between people and countries in need and this may also be part of the logo. APAC Health improves people's lives.
Regular feedback will be given.
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