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SWANSBORO � It wasn�t supposed to end this way for Swansboro, but Chapel Hill proved too much for the Pirates, who were swept by the Tigers in the second round of the NCHSAA 2-A volleyball playoffs Tuesday.
SWANSBORO � It wasn�t supposed to end this way for Swansboro, but Chapel Hill proved too much for the Pirates, who were swept by the Tigers in the second round of the NCHSAA 2-A volleyball playoffs Tuesday.
Led by one player who�s going to N.C. State next year and a sophomore who�s committed to UNC along with a third player who�s going to play college basketball, the Tigers downed Swansboro 25-14, 25-15, 25-12.
Chapel Hill (20-8), the No. 3 seed out of the Big Eight Conference, will travel to Topsail (17-6) on Thursday. Topsail, the No. 1 3-A seed out of the split Mideastern 3-A/4-A Conference, beat Northern Nash 3-0 to advance.
Swansboro, the No. 1 seed out of the Coastal Conference, finishes 18-3.
�We could have done some things different,� coach Kim Miller said. �But they�re a very good team. They�ve got three awesome hitters.�
Swansboro actually jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but after a side out the Tigers scored eight straight points and the two teams then traded points until a second surge gave Chapel Hill the first set and set the tone for the rest of the match.
�We struggled with our passing and we basically passed it right up to the court and their big middle blocker went, �Kaboom!� she said. �They were hammering, and it was like, �Whoa.� We made some adjustments, but we just kept making mistakes that allowed them to on long runs.�
Still, Miller said it was a successful season, particularly given it was the Pirates� first year in 3-A after being moved up from 2-A under statewide realignment.
�We�re very proud of the young ladies. They worked hard all season. They worked hard in the off-season,� she said. �They got to see the fruits of their hard labor and to jump up to the 3-A league, it�s a big step. Regardless of what people say there�s going to be an adjustment period.
�I was very pleased with how we handled it and how we played. All that had to do with how the girls worked well together and that started with our four seniors (Kylie Cleve, Bailey Rabidou, Ashley Oriol and Emma Kitzmiller), who provided the leadership.�
Chapel Hill 25 25 25
Swansboro 14 15 12
LEADING PLAYERS�CH NA. S: Moore 4 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs; Cleve 4 kills, 4 blocks; Oriol 3 kills; Stewart 3 kills; Rabidou 14 assists, 5 digs, 1 block. RECORDS�CH: 20-8, at Topsail on Thursday. S: 18-3, season complete.


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Ah, to rid your face of its aging blemishes.
To cut or not to cut?
Plastic surgery? Botox? Or anti-aging cream?
Dr. Howard Murad, Los Angeles dermatologist and an associate professor at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, says whatever is done on the "top" will not solve the problem.
He opened his first medi-spa in 1988, began selling Murad skincare products in 1989, and is the author of several books on skincare.
"Beauty - and healthfulness - goes deeper than the skin," he says.
Q. You advocate a three-pronged approach to overall skin and health care?
A. I advocate an inclusive approach that is based on the water principle.
When we are born, we are 75 percent water and when we die we are zero percent water. In between, our cells hold less and less water. My approach encourages the cells to retain water.
First, use a product on the skin to attract water. In addition to a hydrator, as you age the skin needs to be free of antioxidants and anti-inflamatories to reduce signs of aging.
Second, eat properly and choose foods or supplements that help the cells retain water and stay hydrated.
Finally, improve your self-esteem; reduce stress; function at your highest level.
Q. Retaining water sounds like gaining weight.
A. You will weigh more if the water is in the wrong place like puffy eyes or swollen ankles. Water in your cells allows you to function at a higher level and increases your basal metabolism rate.
Q. So drink more water?
A. Putting it in doesn't keep it in. Are you a tire with holes or a tire full of air? Only one type of tire gets you to where you want to go.
If you look better, you feel better and younger.
You sleep better and, as important, you have fewer wrinkles.
Q. You are a great supporter of med spas anti-aging centers that do laser and Botox treatments, offer supplements and so on.
A. The Murad Inclusive Health Center and Spa in El Segundo, Calif., offers skin treatments, individualized cellular water diet and a program to help reduce stress. (See www.murad.com.)
Q. Don't customers need to see a doctor?
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A. It goes deeper. The skin is connected to your heart. Both heart and skin rely on blood veins.
Your whole body is connected.
We tend to think of the skin as a separate organ, not related to anything else.
But when you get angry, for example, your heart beats faster and that's not good for your blood supply. The damage shows on your skin and also makes you more prone to illness.
The idea that everything in the body is connected is an important concept.
Q. What happens if I just buy some anti-aging cream and don't worry about diet and stress?
A. You'll look prettier with most topical products. But remember, beauty is only skin deep.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Mraz is in a New York state of mind.
The Grammy-winning pop singer announced Wednesday that he will tour the five boroughs of New York in September.
Mraz said at a press conference at the Empire State Building that he will kick off the tour Sept. 17 at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College.
The 37-year-old singer-songwriter, who is based in San Diego, attended college in New York in the 1990s.
"I left New York City and I said, 'One of these days I'm going to come back with some songs and with a great show and with a great act.' And I've done that many times, but this feels like a real homecoming for me," Mraz said in an interview.
"The Five Boroughs Tour" will wrap with two nights at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sept. 22-23. His tour will also play in the Bronx on Sept. 18, in Queens on Sept. 19 and on Staten Island on Sept. 20.
Tickets for all shows will go on sale July 21.
Mraz released his new album "YES!" on Tuesday. His hits include "I'm Yours" and "I Won't Give Up," and he performed at Madison Square Garden last year.
AP Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu in New York contributed to this report.
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The Walrus Says
Last July, Katherine O'Neill and her family moved into
the late Ed Connolly's house. Ed was a founder and one of the most active supporters of the Jamestown Community Band.
On Memorial Day, Katherine will march down Narragansett Avenue as director of the Band.
After moving to the island from East Greenwich, she wanted to find a way to participate in the community. She is band director at Toll Gate High School in Warwick and caught a notice on the Music Education Nework about the director's vacancy at the community band.
"They like me and I like them, and it's working out very well," she said.
Katherine plays the French horn professionally with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bell Canto Opera Orchestra, the American Band, Rhode Island Brass Quintet, and she is a guest musician with the New England Navy Band.
She sings and plays flute with Celtic music groups.
The new director lives in Ed's house with her husband, Joe, and two daughters. Michaela, 19, who plays bass and attends Hartwick College, Brianna, 18, a cellist who will begin studies at Fairfield University in the fall. She is an accomplished musician and played in Carnegie Hall last spring.
Commenting on the island band, Katherine said it has a marvelous core of talented people. "We need more musicians from throughout the area and from all ability levels." She also urges people to donate unused instruments to the band.
Give Katherine and the band a big cheer on Memorial Day.
For additional information about the JCB, call Tom Wiggin, president,
at 423-2538.
Kudos to Tom and Dorrie Linn of Hamilton Avenue, Fred and Dottie Clarke of Longfellow Road and Joseph and Catherine Bettancourt of Howland Avenue for their donations to the Rocket Dawgz for the July 4 pyrotechnics. The quality of the shoot is dependent on your generosity. We are $3,539 behind what we were this time last year.
Send your money to P.O. Box 1776, Jamestown, 02835, and watch it being blown up on Independence Day. KA-BOOM!
Five Cub Scouts of Pack 1 became Boy Scouts of Troop 1 in special ceremonies Saturday at Fort Getty.
Earning their Arrow of Light awards are Jack Tregenza, Drew McIntyre, Brian Page, Nico Rienzo, and Matt Rafanelli. All completed the requirements for the Arrow of Light award, Cub Scouting's highest honor. Tony Rafanelli, Webelos leader, said the award is to Cub Scouting as the Eagle Badge is to Boy Scouting. The ceremony was part of Pack 1's annual camporee, and cubmaster Al Hansen provided each scout with a special arrow as part of the commemorative event.
Following the Arrow of Light ceremonies, Troop 1 scoutmaster David Volpe and Senior Patrol Leader Brian Volpe and other members of the troop conducted the Cross-over ritual welcoming the five to the Boy Scouts and Troop 1.
Lots of cake and soft drinks lightened up an otherwise cold and rainy day.
Kudos to all!
Former islander Chris Smyth of Louisville, Ky., in an e-mail, corrected a statement we made last week.
He wrote,"This is not the first year of a Jamestown team participating in Babe Ruth. I know because I played Babe Ruth baseball right there on the Rock. Matter of fact, we won the league. We were sponsored by Meredith & Clark insurance. But you are right. The town should be embarrassed that the ball fields are in bad shape." Thanks, Chris.
Dr. Joshua Hatch of the
Jamestown Animal Clinic dispels some common pet myths and old wives' tales in his Pet Tip of the Week."
"First up, unfortunately for owners and veterinarians, the temperature and feel of a dog's nose does not tell us if they are sick or not. The only reliable temperature gauge is a thermometer, and many things will affect how wet a dog's nose feels.
"Another myth is that dogs will keep their wounds clean by licking them. Contrary to another story, dogs' mouths are not actually cleaner than human's mouths and any excessive licking of wounds will just irritate them and potentially contaminate them more.
"Another dog myth that really has no good answer is that dogs eat grass when they are sick. It is true that some dogs will eat grass and then throw up while others just seem to like eating grass. The concern when a dog eats grass is whether or not the grass has been treated with pesticides or fertilizers which could actually make the pet sick and cause it to vomit." WOOF! Gag!
The Friends of the Jamestown
Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services will be selling red geraniums at the Memorial Day parade.
Joan McCauley e-mailed that the cost will be $5 and help the group continue its support of the JFC and JEMS.
Joan said, "The friends were organized to help increase awareness, recruitment, and support of the men and women who work so hard to help Jamestowners and their visitors in emergency situations. Save some room in your window boxes! We'll be set up in front of the Fire Department Museum." ***
We goofed on our query last week. The sentence should have read "I love the wide, open spaces, out where the cacti grow."
Charlie Masso reported in with "How 'bout Arthur Godfrey? There was a female vocalist on his show who sometimes sang it with him but I can't recall her name."
Sorry, Charlie, it wasn't a song. Anybody else?
Congratulations to islander
Thomas Shevlin who has been appointed senior vice president of business development at Fiduciary Trust.
Prior to joining the firm, he worked for Haven Capital Management as an equity partner.
With the Jamestown Bridge
about to receive its coup de grace this week, the structure will always be a part of islanders' memories.
Former Jamestowner Phyllis (Bradley) Anderson wrote from her Wilmington, Ohio, home: "The day before it (the old bridge) was opened for travel the ferryboat Hammonton made her last run to Saunderstown. I don't remember any cars being aboard, but I know for sure Jamestown kids were allowed for free! My sister Cynthia and myself were among the last to board.
"The following day with town officials, including my dad (superintendent of schools)and my mother, were aboard the Hammonton when she left the West Ferry dock, rounded the north end of the island and slipped into her dock at East Ferry. Summers she and the Governor Carr ran the trip to Newport.
"That weekend Jamestowners held a big celebration. I certainly remember my sister and I riding the ferris wheel. Since we were the only ones on it at the time, we went around and around begging the operator to let us off. Finally, I guess my dad heard us yelling and had the operator stop.
"On the last evening of the celebration there was a large display of fireworks - I believe over on Shoreby Hill. They ended with a display of the new bridge and a ferryboat going underneath it. And never in my 80 years have I ever seen such a display and it remains firmly in my mind.
"As to the toll collector on the bridge, I can tell you a little known fact - I don't know if my folks ever found out! I was a freshman at what was called Rhode Island State College and many a weekend in groups of two or three - never alone - we would hitchhike rides to the bridge. The toll collector would wait until someone he knew would come along and ask them to take us across. One time I was with another girl, a car went by us, stopped and backed up! Was I ever surprised - and I'm sure my face was red as a beet. As it was Colonel Datson of Fort Getty and his wife who I knew very well as their daughter Janet was a friend of mine!
"Some of the best years of my life were on the island, and I still go back every year to visit with old friends, some of whom have lived there all of their lives!"
Phyllis was staying with friends on the island last week. We told her that her visit from Ohio brought with it relief from our impending drought.
Saturday is Armed Forces
Day. Fly the flag and hug a serviceman or woman or both. Be true!
We welcome your contributions
to this column. Any kind of stuff will do. Call us at 423-0383 or our cell, 829-2760. E-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com or drop the stuff off at the Jamestown Press.


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Hypospadias is a birth (congenital) defect in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis. The urethra is the tube that drains urine from the bladder. In males, the opening of the urethra is normally at the end of the penis.
Hypospadias occurs in up to 4 in 1,000 newborn boys. The cause is often unknown.
Sometimes, the condition is passed down through families.
Symptoms depend on how severe the problem is.
Most often, boys with this condition have the opening of the urethra near the tip of the penis on the underside.
More severe forms of hypospadias occur when the opening is in the middle or base of the penis. Rarely, the opening is located in or behind the scrotum.
This condition may cause a downward curve of the penis during an erection. Erections are common in infant boys.
Other symptoms include:
This problem is almost always diagnosed soon after birth during a physical exam. Imaging tests may be done to look for other congenital defects.
Infants with hypospadias should not be circumcised. The foreskin should be kept for use in later surgical repair.
In most cases, surgery is done before the child starts school. Today, most urologists recommend repair before the child is 18 months old. Surgery can be done as young as 4 months old. During the surgery, the penis is straightened and the opening is corrected using tissue grafts from the foreskin. The repair may require several surgeries.
Results after surgery are most often good. In some cases, more surgery is needed to correct fistulas or a return of the abnormal penis curve.
Most males can have normal adult sexual activity.
Call your health care provider if your son has:
Elder JS. Anomalies of the penis and urethra. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 538.
Kraft KH, Shukla AR, Canning DA. Hypospadias. Urol Clin North Am. 2010. 37:167-81. PMID: 20569796. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20569796
Snodgrass WT. Hypospadias. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 130.


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Whether it's a nod to H-Town tradition or all in good fun, celebs love accessorizing their choppers with grills. With Beyoncé flaunting her latest set in the teaser for her upcoming "Bow Down" music video, we rounded up other starlets who've played around with Paul Wall's favorite adornment.
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Aya Hirano has made the cover of the Japanese edition of top music rag Rolling Stone, rock and roll diva that she is.
The rag promises a "long interview" with Hirano about the direction of what remains of her career, sure to be an fascinating prospect given her long-held reputation as a deep thinker.
As it is neither Twitter nor a gossip-laden tabloid, neither scandalous utterances or difficult questions seem likely, but with Hirano surely anything is possible.
The reasons behind the astonishing resilience of her career are the subject of some speculation – and admiration:
"She's starting something else, again?"
"Aya's an angel!"
"She doesn't have any fans left though – who's going to buy this?"
"What is up with those clothes and that pose…"
"I don't think much of that outfit."
"Go to some auditions and announce some proper work for once!"
"Supposedly she has secured some proper roles for winter."
"She's no good for anything but bitch characters now."
"Well, she certainly has the rock 'n' roll lifestyle down."
"What ever happened to that poor bassist of hers?"
"The Japanese version is really down market though, they even had AKB on their cover. It's just an idol magazine really."
"So there is still a mag which will take her. I remember buying it when they had Rei on the cover."
"This rag has no sense at all though. They've had Steve Jobs, Michael Jackson, 2NE, etc."
"Given that she keeps switching jobs, she's quite a rolling stone herself."
"To still pull stuff like this she must have some pretty amazing connections behind her. Who is protecting her? Her parents?"
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed right wing Cam Atkinson to a two-year contract extension through the 2014-15 season.
Atkinson, who would have been a restricted free agent next season, will receive $2.3 million over the term of the contract. The Blue Jackets signed forward Matt Calvert to a similar deal over two years earlier this week.
The 23-year-old native of Riverside, Conn., has eight goals and eight assists in 42 games this season. Selected by Columbus with its eighth pick, 157th overall, at the 2008 draft, the 5-foot-7, 172-pounder out of Boston College has 15 goals and 15 assists in 61 career games.


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22 U.S. Code § 288f–2 - African Union; extension of privileges, exemptions, and immunities
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(a) The provisions of this subchapter may be extended to the African Union and may continue to be extended to the International Labor Organization and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions, as they may be extended to a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or making an appropriation for such participation.
(b) Under such terms and conditions as the President shall determine, consistent with the purposes of this subchapter, the President is authorized to extend, or enter into an agreement to extend, to the African Union Mission to the United States of America, and to its members, the privileges and immunities enjoyed by diplomatic missions accredited to the United States, and by members of such missions, subject to corresponding conditions and obligations.
Source(Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, title I, § 12, as added Pub. L. 93–161, Nov. 27, 1973, 87 Stat. 635; amended Pub. L. 96–60, title IV, § 404,Aug. 15, 1979, 93 Stat. 403; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title IV, § 406], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–50, 2681–101; Pub. L. 108–447, div. D, title V, § 569(h),Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3026; Pub. L. 108–497, § 8,Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 4019; Pub. L. 109–472, § 7(a),Jan. 11, 2007, 120 Stat. 3556.)
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This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this title", meaning title I of act Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, 59 Stat. 669, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 288 of this title and Tables.
2007—Pub. L. 109–472designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
2004—Pub. L. 108–447and Pub. L. 108–497amended section identically, substituting "African Union" for "Organization of African Unity".
1998—Pub. L. 105–277inserted "and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization" after "International Labor Organization".
1979—Pub. L. 96–60authorized continuation of extension of privileges and immunities provisions to International Labor Organization.
Executive Order
For executive orders designating certain international organizations as public international organizations entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the International Organizations Immunities Act (this subchapter), see notes set out under section 288 of this title.
Ex. Ord. No. 13444. Extending Privileges and Immunities to the African Union Mission to the United States
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7(a)(2) of the Department of State Authorities Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–472), I hereby extend to the African Union Mission to the United States of America, and to its members, the privileges and immunities enjoyed by diplomatic missions accredited to the United States, and by members of such missions, subject to corresponding conditions and obligations.
This extension of privileges and immunities is not intended to abridge in any respect privileges and immunities that the African Union Mission to the United States of America and its members otherwise may have acquired or may acquire by law.George W. Bush.
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text: The Milk Source Way January 7, 2014 07:28 PM Tweet (Left to right) Milk Source owners John Vosters, Jim Ostrom and Todd Willer milk and manage some 27,000 cows on four Wisconsin dairies. © Jim Dickrell TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Jim Dickrell Dairy Herd Management Dairy Editor Email Management system key to growth for 2014's Innovative Dairy Farmers of the Year. Milk Source owners Jim Ostrom, John Vosters and Todd Willer are quick to admit that they're not usually the first to adopt new technology. So it's a bit unusual that they have been named as the 2014 Innovative Dairy Farmers of the Year by the International Dairy Foods Association and Dairy Today magazine. Innovation, by definition, is far broader than being the first to use new, out-of-the-box gadgetry. What these eastern Wisconsin partners are very good at is taking proven technology—be it milking systems or manure separation equipment—and adapt it to their management system. Once in place, they've been able to create dairy systems that allow them to replicate that success on every dairy they build or renovate. They've also partnered with others, such as the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Foundation and Clean Energy North America (CENA) to build, operate and manage methane and biogas digesters. This approach allows the team to focus on what they do best: milk cows, grow feed and manage people. Bonus Content More on Milk Source, Innovative Dairy Farm of the Year program Milk Source Advantage: Cross Vents Manure Mecca The Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year Award Dairy Forum 2014 Ostrom is the business manager. Vosters manages the livestock. Willer handles facility and farming operations and is the lead on building and site renovations. All three knew each other when they attended the University of Wisconsin in the early 1990s. Ostrom and Vosters partnered in 1994; Willer joined them five years later. The partnership has allowed the Milk Source trio to grow from 180 cows in 1994 to nearly 27,000 cows today. Sometime later this year, that number will climb another 3,000 cows as three more renovated Michigan dairies come into production. "Milk Source is an innovative dairy farm that supports thousands of families across Wisconsin," says Ben Brancel, Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture and one of two award nominators. "With a dedicated staff of almost 400 employees and thousands of productive dairy animals, Milk Source is a premiere example of how innovation has allowed this farm to strengthen dairy processing in this state," he says. "As a company, Milk Source LLC is constantly investing time, energy and resources in identifying and researching new equipment, processes and personnel to make its farms more efficient, its nutrients a more valuable commodity and its environmental footprint smaller," add David Crass and Anna Wildeman, who also nominated Milk Source for the award. Both are attorneys with Michael Best Friedrich LLP. "In our business model, it is essential to grow," says Jim Ostrom. "We're a more intense, higher input operation that requires higher output." Milk Source numbers are impressive: Tidy View Dairy in Kaukauna, Wis., was the original farm owned by John's dad, Ted. Ostrom joined the operation in 1994, hoping to grow the dairy from 180 cows to 600. It now milks 6,800 cows. Omro Dairy near Omro, Wis., had failed three times prior to Milk Source purchasing it in 1999. because of poor design, cows never milked well in the facility. But after remodeling and switching to 3X milking to reduce holding pen time and allowing more frequent cleaning, production jumped. The 2,700-cow Omro Dairy was Milk Source's highest producing herd last year. Rosendale Dairy in Pickett, Wis., milks 8,400 cows in two massive, cross-ventilated barns that milk with two 80-cow rotaries. Built in 2008-09, it utilizes a state-of-the-art manure separation technology that reclaims 90% of the sand bedding. More than five miles of pipe is being laid to pump manure water, with most of the solids removed, to fields for fertilizer. The system will remove some 100,000 tanker loads of manure from local roads. Last July, Milk Source partnered with the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (UW-O) Foundation to build a $10 million biogas plant across the fence from the Rosendale Dairy. It will eventually capture 1.4 megawatts of electricity that will be returned to the grid. UW-O students will also be trained at the facility. A $700,000 public education center and UW-O off-campus laboratory are also in the site's future. New Chester Dairy in Grand Marsh, Wis., built in 2012, is a near replica of Rosendale Dairy. It milks 8,400 cows through double 80-cow rotaries and houses cows in cross-vent barns. Here, Milk Source has licensed CENA to convert cow manure into biogas; it will be piped 15 miles to Brakebush Brothers, a frozen chicken products manufacturer. Here, the biogas will be converted to 7.5 megawatts of electricity and provide about 30% of the heat needed to cook chicken at the processing plant. (Chicken offal and food waste will also be used in the digesters to recycle material and boost digester efficiency.) Finally, there's Milk Source Genetics, a 50-cow show place of elite Red & White and Black & White Holstein show genetics. In 2012, Milk Source's Blondin Redman Seisme-Red was selected as the International Red & White Cow of the Year. Two methane digester tanks under construction at Rosendale Dairy will eventally supply bio-gas to produce 1.4 million megawatts of electricity. Milk Source Genetics routinely uses in vitro flushing of top cows and markets their embryos around the world. It regularly shows at the Royal Winter Show in Toronto, at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. and in numerous regional shows. It also offers a scholarship program for youth who purchase and show prefixed animals. These scholarships can range from $200 to $50,000. In addition to seven milking sites, Milk Source owns a 9,000-head calf ranch (zero to six months) near De Pere, Wis. And it recently purchased a southwest Kansas feedlot near Liberal; once renovated, it will eventually house 25,000 replacement heifers. "In our business model, it is essential to grow," Ostrom says. "We're a more intense, higher input operation that requires higher output." "Our people and their continued development are essential to our growth," Vosters says. "We try to grow from within, and we've established a successful track record for employee's growth and development." One of Milk Source's lead livestock specialists, Juan Quezada, started out as a milker 16 years ago. He's now director of safety, recruitment and training for the entire company. The management of each dairy is structured similarly. That allows a clear path for advancement, and employees can move from one dairy to another if opportunity arises. When Milk Source opens a new or remodeled facility, it will pull the management team from other sites. "We'll take an existing manager to manage a new facility, and that opens up that position at the old site," Vosters says. "There's always a chance to move up in the company, and that really engages people. They see an opportunity to advance, raise their families here and buy a home," he says. As a result, turnover is minimal outside of the milking parlor. More than half of the workforce has been at Milk Source for more than five years. "And if we can get a new hire through the first 90 to 120 days in the parlor, there's a very good chance he'll stay with us," Vosters says. High-capacity pumps move manure liquids through nearly five miles of underground piping, eliminating thousands of tanker loads each year. Milk Source employs nearly 400 employees, from entry-level milkers (about half the workforce) to a high-end chief financial officer, who once worked for a $2 billion retail chain. The company has annual corporate culture training, where the Milk Source ethos, neighbor and community relations are instilled. "Here, we work with our newest, least experienced people. We spend the most time training and interacting with them to bring them into our culture," Ostrom says. The company offers English classes for Spanish-speaking employees and a Spanish class for employees wishing to learn that language. It also recently began a cooperative venture with World Relief Fox Valley to help place refugees in the workforce. Milk Source has hired several refugees from countries such as Sudan and Eritrea. Milk Source has also had an off-site management retreat for the company's top 50 managers the past two years. "We talk a lot about our culture, but we bring in outside expertise to talk about personal accountability, vision and team building," Ostrom says. Milk Source employs its own attorney, who specializes in transactional law. It also has a director of business development, director of safety, director of human resources, an accounting staff and an environmental coordinator. "The environmental coordinator is essential because we have 90,000 acres in our nutrient management plans," Ostrom says. "We farm 16,000 acres ourselves, and we have land in three states, 12 counties and 50 townships." Keeping all the environmental regulations straight over that geography is a huge task. "The rules of engagement in one state or county or township don't necessarily translate to the next," Ostrom says. Having this level of management acumen allows Milk Source to manage multiple sites across the Midwest. And if another opportunity for expansion arises, Milk Source has the in-house expertise to evaluate it. As a practical example, Milk Source facilities use both curtain-sided and cross-ventilated barns. Because Milk Source does the accounting the same way across all facilities, it's fairly easy to assess performance. While cross-vent barns might be more expensive to operate, cows perform better and milk at higher levels in them. There is less heat and cold stress with cross-vents. Bottom line: Cross-vent barns win out. Ostrom, Vosters and Willer can then use that knowledge as they assess facilities they buy, remodel or build new. Community relations is critical for a dairy operation as large and as far-flung as Milk Source. It participates in fundraisers, supports local police, fire departments and FFA chapters, hosts breakfast on the farm and tours that annually bring more than 10,000 visitors. But Milk Source went a step farther. Along with several other industry enthusiasts, Ostrom and Vosters are founding members of Dairy Cares of Wisconsin, which raises funds for the Milwaukee Children's Hospital. At its first garden party in 2011, Dairy Cares raised $27,000. In 2012, it raised $60,000. Dairy Cares has since reached out to other dairy farmers and affiliate industry such as feed suppliers, cheesemakers and equipment venders. Last year, it raised $107,000. To date, it has raised more than $200,000. Milk Source is THE 16th Recipient The Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year Award is co-sponsored annually by the International Dairy Foods Association and Dairy Today magazine. Milk Source will be honored at the 2014 Dairy Forum, Jan. 26 to 29, at the JW Marriott Desert Springs in Palm Desert, Calif. The 2013 winner was McCarty Family Farms, Rexford, Kan. Previous winners include: Sweetwater Valley Dairy Farm, Philadelphia, Tenn.; Brubaker Farms, Mount Joy, Pa.; Haubenschild Dairy Farm, Princeton, Minn.; Mason Dixon Farms, Gettysburg, Pa.; Clauss Dairy Farms, Hilmar, Calif.; Baldwin Dairy/Emerald Dairy, Emerald, Wis.; Si-Ellen Farms, Jerome, Idaho; Pagel's Ponderosa Dairy, Kewaunee, Wis.; C Bar M Dairy, Jerome, Idaho; North Florida Holsteins, Bell, Fla.; KF Dairy, El Centro, Calif.; Joseph Gallo Farms, Atwater, Calif.; KBC Farms, Purdy, Mo.; and High Plains Dairy, Friona, Texas. Back to news


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Hassan budget proposes tax hike, gambling revenue to offset increased spendingBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
February 14. 2013 10:29AM
CONCORD – Higher education, mental health services and the state's largest hospitals will receive more money in the proposed two-year state budget Gov. Maggie Hassan presented to lawmakers Thursday.
The governor pays for the additional spending with money from casino gambling, higher tobacco taxes and an increase in the number of insurance premiums resulting from the Affordable Care Act.
Republicans objected to including $80 million from gambling licensing in her revenues. (See related story, Page A3.)
"We have enough trouble relying on traditional sources of revenue without injecting a one-time $80 million license fee based on an activity that is currently illegal and hasn't ever passed this legislature," said House Minority Leader Gene Chandler, R-Bartlett. "Individual positions on gambling aside, putting expanded gaming revenue into the budget is setting us up for failure. It's gambling on gambling."
But House Speaker Terie Norelli, D-Portsmouth, said Hassan has every right to propose a budget with policies she endorses. If the House does not approve gambling, then it will need to find $80 million to cut from the budget, she said.
"The question is: Will we allow Massachusetts to take revenue from New Hampshire's residents to fund its needs, or will we develop our own plan that will allow us to address social costs and invest in our priorities?" Hassan asked.
Another controversial part of Hassan's budget proposal is the expansion of Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for the poor and elderly, which may need legislative approval.
Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, questioned if the federal government would live up to its promise to pay 100 percent of the cost in the first three years.
With trillion-dollar deficits that continue to grow, he said, if you believe the federal government will pay its share, "I've got a bridge I want to sell you."
Medicaid expansion is projected to cost the state about $18 million over seven years, while the federal government is expected to pay $2.5 billion to hospitals and other health care providers.
The governor's proposed general fund budget is an increase of $184.2 million over the last biennium, or a 7.1 percent increase. The state's general fund budget would be $2.8 billion over the 2014-15 biennium, compared to $2.6 billion for the current biennium.
With federal money and other state revenue such as highway funds and court fines, the total state budget over the next biennium would be $11.1 billion. That compares to $10.1 billion for the current year, a 10.2 percent increase.
Here are the highlights:
-- Tobacco tax. Hassan proposed increasing it 20 cents. The tax automatically increases 10 cents this summer. The 30-cent increase will raise the tax to $1.98 a pack, the lowest in New England. The rate increase provides about $40 million in new revenue.
-- Affordable Care Act. Hassan expects the insurance premium tax revenues to increase $22.6 million in fiscal 2015 due to the act, which requires all individuals to have health insurance and the expansion of Medicaid.
-- University System of New Hampshire. USNH would receive $55 million more in state aid during the next two years, while the Community College System of New Hampshire will be fully restored to 2011 funding levels and receive an additional $3 million for a total of $83 million. With the additional money, the boards of trustees of the two systems are likely to freeze tuition for the next two years. Hassan would also provide $4 million in need-based scholarship money for both public and private universities.
-- Charter schools. An additional $18 million in funding would allow new applications to be approved. But Hassan wants the State Board of Education to determine where new charter schools are needed and in which study areas.
-- Hospitals. The state's largest ones will recoup some of the $100 million a year they lost in uncompensated care aid in the current budget.
-- Mental health system. Hassan's budget will spend $28 million more, establishing a 16-bed, acute care residential facility for short-term patients and a 10-bed receiving facility in the central part of the state to take the pressure off emergency rooms. Her budget adds 75 new community residential beds, housing support services for 100 additional people and additional funding for the peer support system.
-- Women's prison. Hassan's nearly $130 million capital budget includes $38 million for a new prison.
The House has until April 4 to vote on the budget; the Senate must finish its work by June 6. A new budget needs to be adopted by June 30.


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Be advised to set "allow_url_fopen" to "On" in /etc/php/php.ini in order to upgrade/update Wordpress properly from the admin panel. (does this info belong here?) --Rataxes 14:13, 23 July 2009 (EDT)
If the service httpd don't start, take a look at /var/log/httpd/error_log. If appears this line: -[alert] (EAI 2)Name or service not known: mod_unique_id: unable to find IPv4 address of "myhost" you must uncomment the line: LoadModule unique_id_module. Restart httpd and now it should work. --Nak 17:22, 22 April 2007 (GMT+1)
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Split this article
I hope this is what the page is for.
In my opinion setting up LAMP should not contain detailed information about how to set up parts of LAMP. It would be cleaner to only explain how to bring these parts to work together. Especially because of the explanation's integrity. Further more because then users will be able to find a standalone HOWTO for setting up these parts. For example you don't have to read through this page order to get MySQL working. Because of the mentioned integrity I think it would be best to create independent HOWTOs on how to setup MySQL, php and maybe even apache and refer to them from this page.
I've started with MySQL because I know how to setup it and because some parts in this HOWTO are not needed any more and because of that are just confusing.
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SSL Redundant Steps
In the steps to creat a self-signed certificate, the process seems to contain unnecessary steps. Here are the relevant parts of the steps:
- The "-des3" option encrypts the key with a passphrase.
- The encrypted key is copied to server.key.org.
- The passphrase is removed.
- The rest of the process goes on to only use the decrypted version of the key, including the setting in httpd-ssl.conf
Shouldn't the "-des3" option, the "cp" line, and the line to decrypt be removed?
Also, 2048 seems to be the minimum standard key length these days. Should that also be changed?
It might also be a good idea to mention that any unencrypted version of the key needs to be protected from viewing by other users (setting its permissions correctly).
--Mister Magotchi 05:07, 17 March 2012 (EDT)
Using SSL
Could the SSL section be expanded to include how to use .htaccess and mod_rewrite to redirect traffic for certain sections or the whole site? I found apache2-forcing-all-inbound-traffic-to-ssl to be a useful resource in this respect. Corburn 13:58, 23 March 2012 (EDT)
PHP: do not use mime type application/x-httpd-php
I would recommend deleting this advice from the article:
"Add this line in /etc/httpd/conf/mime.types:
application/x-httpd-php php php5"
Isn't the whole point of PHP to run it on the server side and turn it into text/html? Setting the MIME type as suggested here causes Firefox, for example, to offer to download the file or open it (in Notepad!!), instead of just presenting the HTML page.
--gdweber 2012 June 30
Convert to systemd
Since Arch has officially switched to systemd, this article should probably be updated. I don't know enough about it to update the article without the danger of making it inaccurate though
I guess it's mostly a case of replacing
rc.d start httpd
systemctl start httpd.service
and replacing any references to DAEMONS/rc.conf with
systemctl enable httpd.service
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(1) Glamour has oft been regarded as a curious attempt of what are called the "black forces" to deceive and hoodwink well-meaning aspirants. Many fine people are almost flattered when they are "up against" some aspect of glamour, feeling that their demonstration of discipline has been so good that the black forces are interested sufficiently, to attempt to hinder their fine work, by submerging them in clouds of glamour. Nothing could be further from the truth. That idea is itself part of the glamour of the present time, and has its roots in human pride and satisfaction. . . . It is illusion on the astral plane. (10 – 20/1), (15 – 471).
(2) In the process of dissipating glamour, the way of the greatest potency, is to realise the necessity to act purely as a channel for the energy of the soul. If the disciple can make right alignment and consequent contact with his soul, the results show as increased light. This light pours down and irradiates not only the mind, but the brain consciousness as well. He sees the situation more clearly: he realises the facts of the case against his [Page 126] "vain imaginings"; and so the "light shines upon his way". He is not yet able to see truly in the larger sweeps of consciousness; the group glamour and, of course, the world glamour remain to him as yet a binding and bewildering mystery, but his own immediate way begins to clear, and he stands relatively free from the fog of his ancient and distorting emotional miasmas. Alignment, contact with his soul, and then steadfastness, are the keynotes to success. (10 – 36/7).
(3) Upon the Probationary Path there comes the swing, consciously registered, between the pairs of opposites, until the middle way is sighted and emerges. This activity produces the glamour of the pairs of opposites, which is of a dense and foggy nature, sometimes coloured with joy and bliss, and sometimes coloured with gloom and depression, as the disciple swings back and forth between dualities. This condition persists just as long as the emphasis is laid upon feeling – which feeling will run the gamut between a potent joyfulness, as the man seeks to identify himself with the object of his devotion or aspiration, or fails to do so, and therefore succumbs to the blackest despair and sense of failure. All this is, however, astral in nature, and sensuous in quality, and is not of the soul at all. Aspirants remain for many years, and sometimes for many lives, imprisoned by this glamour. Release from the world of feeling, and the polarising of the disciple in the world of the illumined mind, will dissipate this glamour, which is part of the great heresy of separateness. (10 – 79).
(4) The battlefield (for the man who is nearing accepted discipleship, or who is upon the path of discipleship, in the academic sense) is primarily that of glamour. That is the major problem, and its solution is imminent and urgent for all disciples and senior aspirants. It will be apparent, therefore, to you why emphasis has been put, during the Aryan age, upon the study of Raja Yoga, and the cultivation of submission to its discipline. Only through Raja Yoga can a man stand steady in the light, and only through illumination and the achievement of clear vision, can the fogs and miasmas of glamour be finally dissipated. . . . Therefore, I would counsel you to pay more adequate attention to your meditation, cultivating ever the ability to reflect and to assume the attitude of reflection – held steady throughout the day. (10 – 80/1).
(5) A deep distrust of one's reactions to life and circumstances, when such reactions awaken and call forth criticism, separativeness or pride, is of value. The qualities enumerated above are definitely breeders of glamour. They are occultly "the glamorous characteristics". Ponder on this. If a man can free himself from these characteristics, he is well on the way to the [Page 127] relinquishing and the dissipation of all glamour. I am choosing my words with care in an effort to arrest your attention. (10 – 82).
(6) Self-pity is one of the major glamours of the advanced and sensitive man. (10 – 111).
(7) Glamour . . . veils and hides the truth behind the fogs and mists of feeling and emotional reaction; it is of unique and terrible potency, owing to the strength of human nature to identify itself with the astral nature, and to the vital nature of conscious and sentient response itself. . . . Glamour can only be dissipated by the inflow of clear, directed light; this is true of the life of the individual, or of humanity as a whole. (10 – 241).
(8) Glamour is astral in character, and is far more potent at this time than illusion, owing to the enormous majority of people who function astrally always. . . . The vastness of the subject is overwhelming, and it takes time for the aspirant to learn the rules whereby he can find his way out of the worlds of glamour. (15 – 473), (10 – 26).
(9) Every death, in all the kingdoms of nature, has to some extent this effect; it shatters and destroys substantial form, and thus serves a constructive purpose; this result is largely astral or psychic, and serves to dissipate some of the enveloping glamour. The wholesale destruction of forms which has been going on during the past few years of war, has produced phenomenal changes upon the astral plane and has shattered an immense amount of the existing world glamour, and this is very, very good. These happenings should result in less opposition to the inflow of the new type of energy; it would facilitate the appearance of the ideas embodying the needed recognitions; the new concepts will now be seen, and their emergence into the realm of human thinking will be dependent upon the formulation of the new "lanes of channels of impression" whereby the minds of men can become sensitive to hierarchical plans, and to the purposes of Shamballa. (17 – 503).
(10) Here are the names of some glamours:
1. The glamour of destiny. This is a glamour which indicates to the one whom it controls, that he has important work to do, and that he must speak and work as destined. This feeds a pride which has no foundation in fact.
2. The glamour of aspiration. Those thus conditioned are completely satisfied and pre-occupied with their aspiration towards the light and rest back upon the fact that they are aspirants. Such people need to move onward on to the Path of Discipleship and cease their preoccupation and satisfaction with their spiritual ambitions and goals.
3. The glamour of self-assurance or of what might be called the astral [Page 128] principles of the disciple. This is the belief, in plain language, that the disciple regards that his point of view is entirely right. This again feeds pride and tends to make the disciple believe himself to be an authority and infallible. It is the background of the theologian.
4. The glamour of duty. This leads to an over-emphasis of the sense of responsibility, producing lost motion and the emphasis of the non-essential.
5. The glamour of environing conditions, leading frequently to a sense of frustration, or futility or of impotence.
6. The glamour of the mind and of its efficiency, and its capacity to deal with any or every problem. This leads inevitably to isolation and loneliness.
7. The glamour of devotion, leading to an undue stimulation of the astral body. The man or woman thus glamoured sees only one idea, one person, one authority and one aspect of the truth. It feeds fanaticism and spiritual pride.
8. The glamour of desire with its reflex action upon the physical body. This leads to a constant condition of fighting and of turmoil. It negates all peace and fruitful work and must some day be brought to an end.
9. The glamour of personal ambition.
There are many other glamours, both individual and worldwide, but these will serve to indicate a general tendency. (5 – 26/7).
See also: "Illusion" and "Maya".
(1) The determining causes in man, and that which makes him what he is, are the glands. They are externalisations of the types of force pouring through the etheric centres, from the subtler worlds of being. They express the point in evolution which the man has reached; they are vital and active, or non-vital and inactive, according to the condition of the centres. They demonstrate a sufficiency, an over-sufficiency, or a deficiency, according to the condition of the etheric vortices. (17 – 46).
(2) Where there is no free play between the etheric body and the astral body, you will have trouble. Where there is no free play between the etheric body and the physical body, involving also the nerve ganglia, and the endocrine system, you will also have trouble. The close relation between the seven major centres, and the seven major glands of the physical system, must never be forgotten. The two systems form one close interlocking directorate, with the glands and their functions determined by the condition [Page 129] of the etheric centres. These, in their turn, are conditioned by the point in evolution and gained experience of the incarnate soul, by the specific polarisation of the soul in incarnation, and by the rays (personality and soul) of the man. . . . The new medical science will be outstandingly built upon the science of the centres, and upon this knowledge, all diagnosis and possible cure will be based. The endocrinologist is only beginning to glimpse possibilities, and much that he is now considering, has in it the seeds of future truth. The "balancing of the glandular system" and the relation of the glands to the blood stream, and also to character and predispositions of many kinds, are considerations of real value and worth following. Much, however, remains to be discovered before it will be really safe to work with the glands, making them a major subject of attention (as some day will be the case in all forms of illness). (17 – 77/8).
(3) Much is said today in modern medical investigation, anent the "imbalance" of the endocrine glands, and many physical difficulties are ascribed to this frequent imbalance. But behind this condition of the glandular system, lies the basic imbalance of the centres themselves. Only when there is a right understanding of force and its reception and consequent use, will right balance be achieved, and the human endocrine system control the physical man in the manner that is intended. (17 – 84).
(4) The centers, as you know, govern the endocrine system which, in its turn, controls the seven major areas of the physical body, and is responsible for the correct functioning of the entire orgamism, producing both physiological and psychological effects. (17 - 140).
(5) The endocrine system . . . is the tangible and exoteric expression of the activity of the vital body and its seven centres. The seven centres of force are to be found in the same region where the seven major glands are located, and each centre of force provides, according to the esoteric teaching, the power and the life of the corresponding gland which is, in fact, its externalisation.
Centres ........................................................ Glands
Head centre ................................................... Pineal gland.
Centre between eyebrows ............................... Pituitary body.
Throat centre ................................................. Thyroid gland.
Heart centre .................................................. Thymus gland.
Solar plexus centre ........................................ Pancreas.
Sacral centre ................................................ The gonads.
Centre at base of spine .................................. Adrenal glands. (17 - 141/2).
(6) From a study of the glands (a study so much in its infancy that it [Page 130] hardly merits the word "embryonic") much will be later learned of their relationship to the centres, and much experimental work will be done. From the standpoint of the esotericist who admits the fact of the centres, the glands are, par excellence, the major determining factor in connection with the general health of an individual; they indicate not only his psychological development far more than is today grasped, but they have (as is suspected by the orthodox medical science) a most potent effect upon the whole organic system; their influence, via the blood stream, reaches into every part of the body and to the extremities. The glands are the result of the activity of the centres; they are first, last, and all the time effects of inner predisposing causes, and it is through the centres and their affiliated glands, that the soul builds the apparatus upon the physical plane, which we call the physical man. (17 – 204).
(7) Related to these centres, and reacting in strict unison with them, is the endocrine or glandular system, through which system – during incarnation – life or energy flows unimpeded, and under right direction in the case of the highly developed man, or impeded and imperfectly directed, in the case of the average or undeveloped human being; through this system of glandular control, the human form responds or does not respond to the surrounding world energies. In connection with our present theme of healing, a man can be sick and ill, or well and strong, according to the state of the centres and their precipitation, the glands. It must ever be remembered that the centres are the major agency upon the physical plane, through which the soul works, expresses life and quality, according to the point reached under the evolutionary process, and that the glandular system is simply an effect – inevitable and unavoidable – of the centres through which the soul is working. The glands therefore fully express the point in evolution of the man, and according to that point, are responsible for defects and limitations, or for assets and achieved perfections. The man's conduct and behaviour upon the physical plane is conditioned, controlled and determined by the nature of his glands, and these are conditioned, controlled and determined by the nature, the quality, and the livingness of the centres; these, in their turn are conditioned, controlled and determined by the soul, in increasing effectiveness as evolution proceeds. Prior to soul control, they are conditioned, qualified and controlled by the astral body, and later by the mind. The goal of the evolutionary cycle, is to bring about this control, this conditioning, and this determining process by the soul; human beings are today at every imaginable stage of development within the process.
I realise that much of the above is well known and in the nature of [Page 131] repetition. But I have felt it essential to repeat the story, so that there may be a fresh clarity in your thinking. (17 – 623/4).
(8) Students should bear in mind that the primary effect of the activity of the glands and of their secretions is psychological. A man is, upon the physical plane, emotionally and mentally what his glandular system makes him, and incidentally what they make him physically, because that is frequently determined by his psychological state of mind and emotions. (17 – 625).
(9) Medical science will eventually find the truth (and already they are sensing it), that it is impossible to fundamentally change the personality and the physical equipment of man through treating the glands themselves. . . . This situation will remain as it is until modern medical science recognises that the world of causes (as far as the endocrine glands are concerned) is the etheric body, with its seven centres; they will then register the fact that all work in relation to the glands must be shifted away from the seven effects or precipitations of the centres, on to the centres themselves.
The healer, therefore, ignores the gland involved, and deals directly with the centre which conditions the "point of friction" and controls the area under its influence. (17 – 626).
(1) God, the Universal Mind, Energy, Force, the Absolute, the Unknown – these terms and many others are forced from the lips of those who, by means of the form side, seek the Dweller within the form, and cannot find Him as yet. This failure to find Him is due to the limitations of the physical brain, and to the lack of development in the mechanism whereby the spiritual may be known, and whereby He may, and eventually will, be contacted. (3 – 238).
(2) What the scientist calls energy, the religious man calls God, and yet the two are one, being but the manifested purpose, in physical matter, of a great extra-systemic Identity. Nature is the appearance of the physical body of the Logos, and the laws of nature are the laws governing the natural processes of that body. The Life of God, His energy, and vitality, are found in every manifested atom; His essence indwells all forms. This we call Spirit, yet He Himself is other than those forms, just as man knows himself to be other than his bodies. He knows himself to be a will, and a purpose, [Page 132] and as he progresses in evolution that purpose and will become to him ever more consciously defined. So with the planetary Logos and solar Logos. They dwell within, yet are found without, the planetary scheme or solar system. (3 – 1136).
(3) Only as a man understands himself can he arrive at an understanding of that which is the sum total that we call God. (4 – 29).
(4) God Transcendent eternally exists, but can only be seen and known and correctly approached, by God Immanent – immanent in individual man, in groups and nations, in organised forms and in religion, in humanity as a whole, and in the planetary Life Itself. (10 – 162).
(5) In attempting to describe "Pure Being" or God, and in the effort to arrive at some understanding of the nature of divinity, the formula of negation has been evolved. God is not this; God is not that; God is no-thing; God is neither time nor space; God is not feeling or thought; God is not form or substance. God simply IS. (10 – 244).
(6) The Problem of God: The fact of God will be established, and men's questioning in this respect will end. Such a God will not be a figment of man's creative imagination, or an extension of his own consciousness, but a Deity of essential life, who is the sum total of all energies . . . a God most surely transcendent, but at the same time most assuredly immanent; a God of such immensity that the Heavens proclaim Him, and so intimate that the humblest child can recognise Him. . . . With the eye of the inner vision can God be seen, even when man is occupying a body of flesh. Not with the physical eye can Deity be seen, though the hallmark of divinity is everywhere. There is an eye which can be developed and used, and which will enable its possessor to see God working on the inner side of Life, within Himself and within all forms, for "when thine eye is single, thy whole body is full of light". In that light shall we see Light, and so see God. (14 – 182).
(7) To portray adequately the wonder and the destiny of the human kingdom, lies beyond my powers or the power of any human pen, no matter how great a man's realisation may be, or his response to the beauty of God's world. Divinity must be lived, expressed and manifested, to be understood. God must be loved, known and revealed within the human heart and brain, in order to be intellectually grasped. (14 – 313).
(8) We have spoken here of God in terms of Person, and we have used therefore the pronouns, He and His. Must it therefore be inferred that we are dealing with a stupendous Personality which we call God, and do we therefore belong to that school of thought which we call the anthropomor-[Page 133] phic? The Buddhist teaching recognises no God or Person. Is it, therefore, wrong from our point of view and approach, or is it right? Only an understanding of man as a divine expression in time and space, can reveal this mystery.
Both schools of thought are right, and in no way contradict each other. In their synthesis and in their blending, the truth as it really is can begin – aye, dimly – to appear. There is a God Transcendent Who "having pervaded the whole universe with a fragment of Himself" can still say: "I remain". There is a God Immanent, Whose Life is the source of the activity, intelligence, growth and attractiveness, of every form in all the kingdoms of nature. There is likewise in every human being a transcendent soul which, when the life cycle on earth has come and gone, and when the period of manifestation is over, becomes again the unmanifest and the formless, and which can also say: "I remain". In form, and when in manifestation, the only way in which the human mind and brain can express its recognition of the conditioning divine life, is to speak in terms of Person, of Individuality. Hence we speak of God as a Person, of His will, His nature, and His form.
Behind the manifested universe, however, stands the formless One, That which is not an individual, being free from the limitations of individualised existence. Therefore the Buddhist is right when he emphasises the non-individualised nature of Deity, and refuses to personalise Divinity. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of the Christian theology, embodying as they do the triplicities of all theologies, disappear also into the One, when the period of manifestation is over. They remain as One, with quality and life untouched and undifferentiated, as they are when in manifestation.
An analogy to this appears when a man dies. Then his three aspects – mind or will, emotion or love, and physical appearance – vanish. There is then no person. Yet, if one accepts the fact of immortality, the conscious being remains! his quality, and purpose, and life are united with his undying soul. The outer form with its differentiations into manifested trinity, has gone – never again to return in exactly the same form or expression, in time or space.
The interplay of soul and mind, produces the manifested universe, with all that is therein. When that interplay is persisting, either in God or in man, we use (for how else can we speak with clarity?) terms of human origin, and therefore limiting, such is our present stage of enlightenment – or should we say, unenlightenment? Thus the idea of individuality, of personality, and of form, is built up. When the interplay ceases, and mani-[Page 134] festation ends, such terms are no longer suitable; they have no meaning. Yet the undying one, whether God or man, persists.
Thus in human thought, preserved for us by the great Teacher of the East, the Buddha, we have the concept of the transcendent Deity, divorced from the triplicities, the dualities, and the multiplicity of manifestation. There is but life, formless, freed from the individuality, unknown. In the teaching of the West, preserved for us and formulated for us by the Christ, the concept of God Immanent is preserved, – God in us and in all forms. In the synthesis of the Eastern and Western teachings, and in the merging of these two great schools of thought, something of the superlative Whole can be sensed – sensed merely – not known. (15 – 229/31).
(9) One of the most difficult things for the average thinking man to understand and to interpret, is the destructive process of what he (for lack of a better name) calls "the will of God". This is one of the results (and only one) of a purely materialistic civilisation, which has laid all its emphasis upon the form side of experience, and thus regards physical well-being and physical comfort, plus material possessions, as the true goal of human effort. It is upon this widespread attitude and reaction that the new incoming light will concentrate itself; as the light reveals reality, the world of phenomena and the world of spiritual values will enter into a better, directed relation. (18 – 649).
(10) The Eastern faiths have ever emphasised God Immanent, deep within the human heart, "nearer than hands and feet", the Self, the One, the Atma, smaller than the small, yet all-comprehensive. The Western faiths have presented God Transcendent, Outside His universe, an Onlooker. God transcendent, first of all, conditioned men's concept of Deity, for the action of this transcendent God appeared in the process of nature; later, in the Jewish dispensation, God appeared as the tribal Jehovah, as the soul (the rather unpleasant soul) of a nation. Next, God was seen as a perfected man, and the divine God-man walked the Earth in the Person of the Christ. Today we have a rapidly growing emphasis upon God immanent in every human being, and in every created form. Today, we should have the churches presenting a synthesis of these two ideas, which have been summed up for us in the statement of Shri Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita: "Having pervaded this whole universe with a fragment of Myself, I remain." God, greater than the created whole, yet God present also in the part; God Transcendent guarantees the Plan of our world, and is the Purpose conditioning all lives from the minutest atom, up through all the kingdoms of nature, to man. (8 – 144/5).
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(11) Slowly, there is dawning upon the awakening consciousness of humanity the great paralleling truth of God Immanent – divinely "pervading" all forms, conditioning from within all kingdoms in nature, expressing innate divinity through human beings. . . . There is a growing and developing belief that Christ is in us, as He was in the Master Jesus, and this belief will alter world affairs and mankind's entire attitude to life. (13 – 592).
(1) In every country in the world today, men of goodwill and of true understanding are to be found. Many thousands of them are known. They are, however, either ridden by fear or by a feeling of futility, and by the realisation that the work to be done is so stupendous, that their isolated little efforts are utterly useless to break down the barriers of hate and separation everywhere to be found. They realise that there is apparently no systematised spread of the principles which seem to hold the solution of the world problem; they have no conception of the numerical strength of those who may be thinking as they do, and they are consequently rendered impotent through their loneliness, their lack of unity, and the dead weight of the surrounding inertia.
. . . How can a true prosperity be established, which shall be the result of unity, peace and plenty?
Only in one way. By the united action of the men and women of goodwill and understanding, in every country and in every nation. Steadily and quietly, with no sense of hurry, must they do three things:
First, they must discover each other and be in touch with each other. Thus the sense of weakness and of futility will be offset. This is the first duty and task of the New Group of World Servers.
Secondly, they must clarify and elucidate those basic principles of right living, goodwill and harmony, which are recognised, but not supplied, by all right thinking people today. These principles must be formulated in the simplest terms and made practical action.
Thirdly, the general public must be educated in these principles. Steadily, regularly and systematically, they must be taught the principles of brotherhood, of an internationalism which is based on goodwill and love of all men, of religious unity, and of co-operative interdependence. The individual in every nation and group, must be taught to play his important part with [Page 136] goodwill and understanding; the group must shoulder its responsibility to other groups; and the responsibility of nation to nation, and of all nations to the world of nations, must be explained and emphasised.
This is no idle or mystical, impractical program. It undermines and attacks no authority or government. It is not interested in the overthrow of rulers, or the downfall of any political or national party. It calls for intelligent and practical effort. It will call for the co-operation of many types of mind, and many trained executives. The men of goodwill in every country must be discovered, and all who respond to these ideals must be gathered together through mailing lists. Their co-operation must be sought and systematised. This program will call, eventually, for the assistance of many lecturers and writers, who will work along the same idealistic lines, but with differing methods. Through their knowledge of their own country, and of the best way to bring these basic truths home to their own nationals, they must be left free to work as they see best for their particular nation. They, and all men and women of goodwill, constitute the New Group of World Servers. A central group, chosen from among them, should synthesise this work and co-ordinate it, whilst giving the widest latitude to individual servers and workers.
This work of educating the men and women of goodwill in the world, must be proceeded with as rapidly as possible. The work must, however, be carried on with no infringement of harmony. There must be no interference with national preferences and programs, and no belittling of national governments, no matter what they may be. No political activity should be carried on in the name of the New Group of World Servers. Such action would continue the old methods and perpetuate the old hatreds. There must be no attack upon any party or group, and no criticism of any leader or national activity. Such old methods have long been tried, and have failed to bring peace on earth. The members of the New Group of World Servers, and those associated with them, stand for no party, neither for nor against any group or form of control. This is their imperative position. For attack or counter-attack they have no time, energy or money. Yet their attitude is not one of "passive non-resistance". They are at work balancing world forces, and fostering the growth of that group of men who stand for goodwill, understanding and brotherhood.
. . . They will stand as the interpreters of right human relations, for the basic oneness of humanity, for practical brotherhood, for positive harmlessness in speech and writing, and for that inner synthesis of objectives, which recognises the value of the individual, and at the same time the significance [Page 137] of group work. The propagation of these ideas, and the spread of the principles of goodwill, will produce this third group in world affairs.
In a few years' time, if the work is carried forward along these lines, public opinion will be forced to recognise the potency of the movement towards peace, international understanding, and mutual goodwill. Eventually, the numerical strength of the men and women of goodwill in the world, will be so great, that they will be able to influence world events. There will then be enough people enlisted in the cause of goodwill, to affect definitely the trend of world affairs.
No idle pacifism will be taught. It is no mystical dream which waits for God to take action, and which relies on the future to straighten things out. It is no impractical idea, incapable of application. It is the plan for the development of a group of people, gathered out of every nation, who are trained in the spirit of goodwill, and who possess such a clear insight into the principles that should govern human relations in world affairs, that they can work with power in the field of human peace and understanding. It is a systematised process of education. By its means, men and women everywhere are to be trained to live as exponents of goodwill in every department of life, and the power of intelligent goodwill to adjust difficulties in every department of human affairs, is unbelievably potent. But as yet, that growing spirit of goodwill, has not been intelligently developed, applied, and systematised. Thousands of men and women are ready today throughout the world to be so trained, and to be brought into co-operation with each other, so that there can eventually be unity of effort in the cause of peace and harmonious relations. The New Group of World Servers seeks to discover these people, and unify them into a coherent group. (15 – 670/6).
(2) There is only one way in which focussed evil will, with its responsiveness to the Shamballa force, can be overcome, and that is by the opposition of an equally focussed spiritual will, displayed by responsive men and women of goodwill, who can train themselves to be sensitive to this type of new incoming energy, and can learn how to invoke and evoke it.
You can consequently see why there was more than the casual use of a current word in my mind, when the terms of goodwill and of the will-to-good were discussed. All the time, I had in my thoughts not just kindness and good intention, but the focussed will-to-good, which can and must evoke the Shamballa energy, and use it for the arresting of the forces of evil.
This, I realise, is a relatively new idea to many of you; to others of you it will mean little or nothing; others again may have faint glimmerings of this new approach to God and service, which – again I say – can and must [Page 138] remake, rebuild, and rehabilitate the world. I would like here to point out that the will aspect can be contacted only from the mental plane, and only those, therefore, who are working with and through the mind, can begin to appropriate this energy. Those who seek to evoke the Shamballa force, are approaching close to the energy of fire. Fire is the symbol and the quality of the mental plane. Fire is an aspect of the divine nature. Fire was an outstanding aspect of the war. Fire is produced by physical means and the aid of the mineral kingdom, and this was the great menacing and chosen means of destruction in this war. This is a fulfilment of the ancient prophecy, that the attempt to destroy the Aryan race will be by means of fire, just as ancient Atlantis was destroyed by water. But, fiery goodwill and the conscious focussed use of the Shamballa force, can counter fire by fire, and this must be done. (16 – 586/7).
(3) When the majority of the inhabitants of the earth are being rapidly oriented towards good, towards righteousness, as the Bible expresses it, and when the bulk of human beings are inclined towards goodwill (the second major expression of soul contact and influence in the individual's life and in the life of mankind – the first being the sense of responsibility), then ill health will persistently, even if only gradually, disappear and die out and finally be nonexistent. Slowly, very slowly, this is already happening – not yet in the disappearance of disease, but in the bringing about of a more correct orientation.
Evil, crime and disease, are the result of the great heresy of separateness, and because hate and not love controls. Forget not that he who loveth not his brother is a murderer – ever the symbol of hate. As yet, the sense of universality and of identity with all is not to be found, except in advanced disciples and initiates. (17 – 545/6).
(4) It is absolutely essential that the will-to-good be unfolded by the disciples of the world, so that goodwill can be expressed by the rank and file of mankind. The will-to-good of the world knowers is the magnetic seed of the future. The will-to-good is the Father aspect, whilst goodwill is the Mother aspect, and from the relation of these two the new civilisation, based on sound spiritual (but utterly different) lines, can be founded. I would recommend this thought to your consciousness, for it means that two aspects of spiritual work must be nurtured in the immediate future, for on them the most distant hope of happiness and of world peace depends. The New Group of World Servers must be reached, and the will-to-good developed in them, and the masses simultaneously must be reached with the message of goodwill. (18 – 110).
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(5) The result of the world war, of disease, famine and pain, has developed a spirit of community in suffering and in deprivation; this has led to a consequent understanding participation in human difficulties everywhere, which is rapidly changing into a spirit of world goodwill.
This worldwide goodwill, when truly established and correctly organised, is the needed preliminary to revelation, for this coming revelation will be a planetary revelation, shared by all men everywhere. Unitedly all men realise, even today, the need to rise out of the prison of self-interest into the freedom of shared opportunity, and the factor which will bring about this resurrection is goodwill.
One interesting aspect of goodwill is that, as it develops in the human consciousness, it first of all brings a revelation of the existent cleavages which distinguish the political, the religious, the social and the economic life of people everywhere. The revelation of a cleavage is ever accompanied (for such is the beauty of the human spirit) by efforts along all possible lines, to bridge or heal the cleavage. This is testified to by the thousands of groups and organisations working to end cleavages, and to pull down the barriers to right human relations.
. . . The concept of easier, unified and happy relations, is nevertheless existent in the minds of many thousands everywhere, and the factual reality will materialise some day.
The first step is the wholesome recognition that cleavages exist; it is here that goodwill can do its most useful and necessary work. . . . It is the cultivation of a spiritual attitude that is needed, and the dedication, at all times, and in every possible way, to the will-to-good.
. . . Goodwill is contagious; once a definite start has been made in a pure and disinterested spirit, goodwill will permeate the world, and right human relations will be rapidly established. (18 – 749/52).
(6) Goodwill is man's first attempt to express the love of God. Its results on earth will be peace. It is so simple and practical that people fail to appreciate its potency or its scientific and dynamic effect. One person sincerely practising goodwill in a family, can completely change its attitudes. Goodwill really practised among groups in any nation, by political and religious parties in any nation, and among the nations of the world, can revolutionise the world. (7 – 7).
(7) Goodwill is far more widespread throughout the world than people think; it simply needs to be discovered, educated and set to work. (7 – 120).
See also: (6 – 270, 457), (14 – 303).


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In Egypt, Pro-Morsi Demonstrators Stand Firm Despite Deadly Raids
Turmoil continued to escalate in Egypt Sunday, as deadly clashes took place at funerals for backers of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, more than 70 of whom had been killed over the weekend.
The unending violence has left the nation in a crisis, with the interim president granting the prime minister the power to allow the military to arrest civilians in an attempt to bring an end to the violence, according to the Associated Press.
The desperate situation in Egypt led U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to issue a terse statement. Saying that he had spoken with top officials including interim Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei and interim Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, he and European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton expressed "deep concern about the bloodshed and violence in Cairo and Alexandria over the past 24 hours that has claimed the lives of scores of Egyptian demonstrators and injured more than 1,000 people" on Saturday.
Kerry went on to say that "this is a pivotal moment for Egypt," and that the future of Egypt "will be forever impacted by what happens right now." He urged Egyptian leaders to "respect the right of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression" and to launch an independent inquiry into the deaths that roiled the nation over the weekend.
Security forces have been coming under attack from Morsi supporters and Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula, as the nation continues to come to terms with the major rift that was exposed when Egypt's first freely, democratically elected president in its 5,000-year history was ousted July 3 in a military coup that arose after millions of Egyptians took to the streets to protest his policies and demand he step down.
The situation is very volatile in Egypt on Sunday, AP reported, as 72 people were killed in a dawn raid Saturday morning on Morsi supporters, who quickly declared the attacks a "massacre."
Despite the violence, Reuters reported that the Morsi supporters have stated that they will not give up their struggle to make their voices heard as the country's military-installed leadership promises to make a quick transition to a democratic election of a new president.