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Pretty hot coffee
How energy optimisation protects both investments and the environment
While a factory was already on its way to Asia by ship, a team from umlaut optimised the energy efficiency of the plant. The result: coffee roasted in a way that is more climate-friendly than ever before.
Climate protection is becoming an economic factor. A customer of the German machine and plant manufacturer Probat, who was planning a coffee roasting plant for the Asian market, realised this too. Suddenly, they not only wanted it to be reliable and secure but also especially environmentally friendly. The bonus challenge: at this point in time, the plant – which was the size of three detached houses – was already on its way down the River Rhine on a freighter.
The passage to Asia takes between two and three months. While the freighter was travelling through the Strait of Gibraltar, the telephone rang at umlaut: Do you do energy efficiency as well? umlaut does.
Energy efficiency on töp
The principle is quite straightforward and starts with the following questions: Where is energy consumed? Where is energy produced? Where can we combine these processes so that as little electricity, heat or gas as possible needs to be fed in from outside?
Before getting started, it's important first of all to listen. After all, the Probat engineers are the experts when it comes to roasting coffee. You can only find potential areas for optimisation if you have a full understanding of a plant, down to the last detail. There are no short-cuts and no standard solutions – instead, by the end of the analysis, we have an individual energy overview that closely examines every step in the process.
By the time the freighter was approaching the Suez Canal, the Probat and umlaut engineers were already busy developing their ideas. Starting with the simple things: improving the insulation of the piping, installing more efficient ventilators and pumps, and using CO2-neutral biogas instead of environmentally-damaging natural gas.
Then things start to get more complex. For example, with the skin of the coffee bean. Would it be possible to use the material that falls off the beans (chaff) in one of the roasting steps – the so-called "first crack" – as a fuel? We are talking about six tonnes of raw coffee per hour. In this case the intervention didn't in fact turn out to be worth pursuing. However, the engineers discovered a suction device that fishes out the chaff – running at full power the whole time. More efficient system control here can save 1 kg of CO2 per tonne of raw coffee.
It's always worth having a good look at the chimney: the roasting process generates a lot of waste heat for a short period of time – and some of this heat is lost from the system. Using this exhaust air to warm up the raw coffee before roasting can lead to savings of 28 kg of CO2 per tonne of raw coffee. Pretty good for the climate – and afterwards, the air is still warm enough to pre-heat the burner air (further potential savings of 4 kg of CO2 per tonne of raw coffee).
It is not possible to implement everything, for example with regard to product quality. Using condensation water for "quenching" – the pre-cooling of the roasted coffee? Not feasible for quality assurance, because aromas might be introduced into the coffee batch. Other suggestions are examined with regard to investment costs or technical feasibility – and rejected if they aren't effective.
The overall results are still impressive: potential savings of 42 kg of CO2 per tonne of raw coffee were identified before the freighter had even sailed around the coast of India. This is the equivalent of 1,655 tonnes of CO2 per year. By the time the ship had berthed in Asia, the plans for the new plant had transformed it into the most efficient roasting plant in the world.
Get in touch with our experts!
Jens Opitz
Head of Energy Efficiency & Sustainability
jens.opitz@umlaut.com


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Recap: William and Mary vs. Lafayette
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On Saturday, William and Mary proved to Tribe faithful just how balanced this year's squad really is. The offense showed promise in both the rushing and the passing game, putting up a whopping 483 yards of total offense in the process. The defense garnered two end zone interceptions, all the while holding the Leopards to just 7 total points.
W&M's special teams notched a blocked field goal at the hands of Tyler Claytor, converted on both field goal attempts courtesy of Nick Dorka, and kicked two booming punts that averaged 51 yards each at the foot of Hunter Windmuller. Head Coach Jimmye Laycock has to be pleased with what he saw in this contest, as the Tribe absolutely trounced Lafayette in all facets of the game. Let's recap how they did it.
Offense: William and Mary's offense started off slow, going three and out on its first drive. However, the Tribe's next two drives would go for touchdowns. These drives were very impressive, covering spans of 80 and 91 yards, respectively. The first scoring drive was capped off by a Mikal Abdul-Saboor two yard touchdown, and the second included a 52 yard touchdown pass to Christian Reeves.
At the end of the first half, the Tribe commanded a 14-7 lead, before going on to score 20 unanswered points in the second half en route to a 34-7 victory. The offense was firing on all cylinders, scoring on four of their five drives in the second half. QB Steve Cluley continued to show off his deep ball ability when he connected with Kevin Hart on a 58 yard touchdown pass, extending the Tribe's lead to 24-7.
Mikal Abdul-Saboor celebrates a touchdown vs. Lafayette [via tribeathletics.com]
After a blocked field goal set the Tribe offense up on the Lafayette 32 yard line, Mikal Abdul-Saboor took over. On the second play of the drive, Abdul-Saboor ripped off a 32 yard touchdown run, stiffing arming two defenders as he hit paydirt. Just like that, the Tribe blocked a field goal and extended their lead to 31-7, flexing their muscles to the dismay of the Leopards' faithful. Adding insult to injury, kicker Nick Dorka would eventually add one more field goal to make the score 34-7, marking the end of the Tribe's offensive onslaught.
Steve Cluley, now with a season as starter under his belt, impressed in this one. He went 20/30, throwing for 289 yards and two touchdowns (both deep bombs of 52 and 58 yards). He did throw an interception late in the first half, but still posted impressive numbers nonetheless. Mikal Abdul-Saboor was his usual self, rushing for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns on just 17 carries. The Lafayette Leopards were stacking the box most of the game, and that may have led to less carries for Abdul-Saboor. But no matter, he still tore it up.
One particular player who stood out offensively in this game was senior receiver Christian Reeves. Wide Receivers coach Winston October said that Reeves was making the type of plays in the offseason that "All-Conference" guys make. That is high praise, but Reeves really did look like an All-Conference player in this one. He had two catches for 62 yards and a touchdown, and even added one rush for 19 yards. He would have had more yard yet, but Cluley missed a wide open Reeves on a deep ball late in the game.
In the end, we like what we see from the offense in this game. A good passing game will do wonders for this Tribe offense and can open up lanes even more for the best running back in the CAA, Mikal Abdul-Saboor. Don't forget, William and Mary's best receiver DeVonte Dedmon, didn't even suit up for the Tribe on Saturday, as he was out due to an illness. The future bodes well for the Tribe if our young receiving corps can continue on as they did in this season opening game.
Defense: The Lafayette offense could not do much against the Tribe defense this game, and ended up punting the ball or turning it over on 9 of their 10 possessions. To be fair, their starting QB Drew Reed was suspended for this game, which of course was an unexpected but welcome surprise for the Tribe. Nonetheless, William and Mary's defense was particularly impressive in the red zone on Saturday. Lafayette had not one, but two drives thwarted by end zone interceptions.
Aaron Swinton goes up for his end zone interception [via tribeathletics.com]
The W&M defense was led by senior captain DeAndre Houston-Carson, who garnered 13 tackles and was all over the field in this one. He was always there to provide a stop on the back end; he already looks at home at the safety position, having made the change from cornerback in the offseason. On top of DHC, the Tribe's trio of linebackers combined for 25 tackles in the contest, led by 10 at the hands of linebacker Zach Fetters, a new starter for the Tribe this season.
While the defense did not record any sacks, as previously stated, the unit did come down with two big-time interceptions. Lafayette tested the Tribe corners early, knowing that they had an impressive big size advantage on the outside. This led to Lafayette lobbing up an early jump ball to the end zone, but fortunately for the Tribe, 5'10" CB Aaron Swinton went up and intercepted the ball over a much taller 6'4″ receiver. Swinton (now number 3), showed off his abilities both as a corner and as a returner, and added 4 tackles to go along with his interception in this contest.
The second interception came toward the end of the game, when the Tribe looked to their second-stringers, already equipped with a 34-7 lead. This was a time for the backups to shine, and redshirt freshman corner Raeshawn Smith took full advantage. Smith came down with a beautiful interception in the end zone for his first collegiate interception. We here at the W&M Sports Blog were very happy to see younger players like Smith getting playing time and making an impact; we hope that interception was the first of many to come in the freshman's collegiate career.
Got my first collegiate interception today, and more importantly we got the W 34-7!!! Great feeling #TribeFootball
— Raeshawn Smith (@raesmith28) September 6, 2015
Overall, Lafayette ended up with 332 yards of total offense, but just 89 yards on the ground. Much of that had to do with the interior of the defensive line, led by senior Tyler Claytor and sophomore Isaiah Stephens. These two behemoths were filling all of the running lanes, leaving little to no room for Lafayette to run.
While we all know that Luke Rhodes and DeAndre Houston-Carson are stars who will provide constant production for the Tribe, two individuals who also impressed were Zach Fetters and Aaron Swinton. Fetters was a relative unknown before this year. He was a wide receiver his first two years, and transitioned to linebacker just last season, in which he played as a reserve for 11 games. Now, in his senior season, he is one of the Tribe's starting three linebackers, playing alongside Luke Rhodes and Ian Haislip. He ended up with 10 tackles in the game and was all over the field. We hope this production continues, because it will do that much more for this defense.
Aaron Swinton saw action in 10 games last season and started the final three. This year, he is a starter, and is more than looking the part. As previously mentioned, he had an interception and a return for 40 yards–but he unfortunately had to leave the game with an injury after this return. Swinton is just a sophomore and we believe he will prove huge for the Tribe not only this season but down the road as well.
In the end, the defense was solid across the board. Lafayette had a couple of nice drives, but the Tribe defense did not give up, and even forced turnovers. The unit gave up just 89 yards rushing and looked dominant for most of the game. We are excited to see how they will perform against UVA in the coming weeks.
Nick Dorka connects on an FG attempt last Saturday [via tribeathletics.com]
Special Teams: Nick Dorka connected on both of his field goals, from 20 yards and 32 yards, respectively. Punter Hunter Windmuller had two punts that traveled 102 yards, an impressive average of 51 yards per punt. And returner Aaron Swinton put on the jets and had a 40 yard return in the second quarter.
On top of good special teams play all around, the Tribe did what they did all last year: block kicks. William and Mary led the FCS last season with 10 blocked kicks, and they added one to start the season in this game. We have no idea how they're so good at it, but we're not complaining. As mentioned, senior Tyler Claytor got his hands on a field goal attempt by Lafayette in the third quarter, and Denzel Dykes picked it up and returned it for 55 yards all the way down to the Leopards' 35 yard line. Undoubtedly an impressive showing for W&M's special teams in this one.
Injury Update: The game produced a couple of injuries for the Tribe. Starting left tackle Chris Durant came out of the game in the first half and did not return. He was replaced at left tackle by Jared Templeton, who did a fine job for the rest of the game.
Sophomore phenom DeVonte Dedmon did not suit up for William and Mary in this one. He reportedly has an illness and there is no word on to how long he will be out. Defensively, sophomore Aaron Swinton went down with an injury after his 40 yard return in the second quarter. He did not return to the game.
We hope that both Durant and Swinton's injuries are minor, and that the upcoming BYE week will get them healthy in time for UVA.
Around the CAA: William & Mary and JMU were the only two teams in the entire CAA to acquire a win this past weekend. To be fair, W&M and JMU played FCS foes, whereas the vast majority of the CAA played against bigger and better FBS opponents. But we'll take it, because why not?
via caasports.com
Conclusion: William and Mary looked like a force to be reckoned with in this one. They were productive offensively, sound defensively, and made plays on special teams. We couldn't chalk up a more well-rounded game for the Tribe. Hopefully the aforementioned players will get healthy in the bye week, and William and Mary will be full force when they head to Charlottesville to take on the Virginia Cavaliers. We are incredibly excited to see where this team takes us this year, and after this week's game, we are thinking big. As always thanks for reading and ROLL TRIBE!!!
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Aaron Swinton, CAA, Chris Durant, Christian Reeves, DeAndre Houston-Carson, Denzel Dykes, DeVonte Dedmon, Hunter Windmuller, Isaiah Stephens, Jimmye Laycock, Kevin Hart, Luke Rhodes, Mikal Abdul-Saboor, Nick Dorka, Raeshawn Smith, Steve Cluley, Tribe athletics, Tyler Claytor, William and Mary, William and Mary Football, William and Mary Sports BlogBy WMSportsBlog1 Comment
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Indigo Wolf says:
What a blowout. I've expected a better fight from Lafayette but I guess they just didn't have it in them. They were outmatched from the get-go. Looking forward to the next game!
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Q: Create a SQL query with conditions from a radio button and radio button list ASP.NET I am currently using Visual Studio 2015. Right now, I am able to connect to the Database using SqlConnection and show the data in a gridview. This code is in the Result page.
private void BindGrid()
    {
        string strConnString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["SQL"].ConnectionString;
        using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(strConnString))
        {
            if (Interface_trial_1.RadioButtonList1.Checked == true)
            {
                using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM [dbo].[Emp]"))
            {
                    using (SqlDataAdapter sda = new SqlDataAdapter())
                    {
                        cmd.Connection = con;
                        sda.SelectCommand = cmd;
                        using (DataTable dt = new DataTable())
                        {
                            sda.Fill(dt);
                            GridView1.DataSource = dt;
                            GridView1.DataBind();
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

However, I do not know how to run a query with conditions from a radio button and a radio button list in the Index page. In addition, I have no clue on how to transfer the value of a radio button or a radio button list from the Index page to the Result page.
Would it be better if I were to run the query in the Index page and show the data in the Result page or transfer the values from the Index page and run the query in the Result page?
Please advice. I am in need of guidance. Thanks in advance!

A: You can use various ASP.NET state management techniques to pass data between pages.For example you could use query strings to collect the data entered in the RadioButton and RadioButtonList on the Index page and pass it through to the Result page.
Index page:
protected void btnOrder_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    bool isHungry = rdbHungry.Checked;
    string menuItem = rdbMenu.SelectedItem.Text;

    string url = String.Format("Result.aspx?isHungry={0}&menuItem={1}", isHungry, menuItem);
    Response.Redirect(url);
}

Result page:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    bool isHungry = Boolean.Parse(Request.QueryString["isHungry"]);
    string menuItem = Request.QueryString["menuItem"].ToString();
    //Write your SQL query here and make sure you check the parameters to prevent SQL injection attacks
}

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Processing paper files can be a time consuming and costly task, but Hidalgo County is looking to kick that way of doing business to the curb.
"There was a court mandate that is now mandating all civil filings, short of juveniles and child welfare cases, be filed electronically come January 2014," District Clerk Laura Hinojosa said. "Hidalgo County is in the top ten counties that will start the e-filing on January 2nd."
The county could soon add another type of e-filing to the list---criminal cases.
Recently, State Representative Terry Canales' bill to move all criminal filings electronically passed the Texas House.


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Reviews for "PACO-PACO"
Zhon
Possible bug: sometimes I randomly stop and lose my speed, as if I've hit something, but there was nothing there. Happens mid air and on the ground. Also to that end, I think you should make it impossible for bats to spawn too high - can't even see them on the backdrop at the top, so it's not really fair to bump into them up there. Or maybe invert their color when they go too high? I dunno. Anyway, decent game, hope you continue to update it.
CaptKirky
Not great but also not horrible. The game is beautiful visually but technically it lacks. There are way too many enemies and patches of dirt to get stuck on So I got bored extremely quickly.
TheDevilsPet
There is a lot of issues with this game that when ironed out, will turn it into a fairly good runner.
As said below, the terrain randomization is a good concept, but has been done poorly. It's a hard thing to get right, but it needs to be done if you want your game to be fun. Too many times did I get stuck on terrain with no hope of ever moving again.
Another thing. The jumping sound. When you have a game where the mechanic is to jump over obstacles constantly, please for the love of gaming DO NOT make it annoying/repetitive. It gets highly irritating and makes it hard for me to enjoy the game with that sound always going off.
FrenjaminBanklin
Art style reminds me of Limbo, which is all right. Premise isn't bad. Gameplay leaves way too much to be desired.
I feel as though the vast majority of the deaths I've seen in this game were out of my control, and that's not acceptable in a skill/avoid game. Randomly generating terrain and randomly placing enemies is fine until you get into a position where there's just too much stacked against you to do anything.
My last run, for example. Got to 15k, a few close calls, doing pretty well, suddenly I encounter an uphill segment with a spike above and three bats crowded at the top. I'm screwed. There is literally nothing I can do to get past this. And if it isn't this it's a long stretch of grass with spiders in it, or one terrain segment not meshing into the next properly and letting me clip through it. I've also seen plenty of occasions where there'll be a cliff with a boulder hanging off the left side where reacting one second too late means you're trapped and there's nothing you can do.
Another thing that annoys me is how meaningless movement speed is. Whether the monster gets you depends on how many things you bump into in a row, not how fast you're moving. If I can run for a straight minute without hitting anything it makes sense that I should have more than two seconds after tapping a patch of grass before the monster catches up to me, doesn't it? Not the case.
Also, running uphill slows you down. Which I don't mind so much, except if you run into anything while you're going up a hill you will slide backwards down that hill. Usually right into the monster.
Ericho
This was a better weird game. There were no instructions or anything. I was able to figure most of them out, I think. I was also confused as to when you went to a stalactite. For some example, you couldn't squeeze between it. I'm thinking it could have just been some button I wasn't pressing.
The environment is great. Is there any way to kill those enemies? It seems like you just had to avoid them altogether. I wouldn't quite recommend this. It seemed too difficult to care for that much.


Sue Perkins continues her epic journey up the Mekong, south east Asia's greatest river. In Cambodia, animal lover Sue is confronted by the most emotionally challenging and complex world of wildlife trafficking. She goes on a raid to catch bushmeat traders and releases captured animals back into the wild. And in some of her most uplifting encounters of the series, she bonds with a mobile-touting hermit and the women of a remote hill tribe who are battling to save their forest.


Based on a 2017 marketing report from IBM, 90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone, at a rate of 2.5 quintillion bytes of data a day! The report adds that with new devices, sensors, and technologies emerging, the data growth rate will likely accelerate even more.
With so much data to analyze, a great number of organizations—large and small—have invested in building Big Data repositories that contain both internal and external data and are developing new processes and models to take advantage of this informative data.
Big Data has been an excellent topic of conversation in IT departments, executive meetings, and even boardrooms for some time now, and due to excellent results associated with Big Data, we expect the trend to continue for many years to come.
In addition, we are seeing a new approach that can and will raise Big Data to a new level—the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) processes to analyze specific areas. You have heard a lot about AI in self-driving vehicles, drones, home cleaning robots, and other areas. The use of Big AI in finance, law, healthcare, insurance, and other industries would allow organizations to focus and customize their products and services to a specific client.
For example, in the financial industry, we're seeing a trend of organizations replacing their stock analysts with AI agents to maximize the effectiveness of stocks for each of their clients. Black Rock, for example, has been a pioneer in this movement. In addition to stock selection, the financial sector will soon find a variety of AI agents and apps that would customize and manage wealth, savings, credit card selection, and purchase analysis as well as a lot of other functions for the consumer.
In law, an AI program called Robot Lawyer has successfully overturned more than 160,000 parking tickets in New York and London alone—and is expanding to other areas in the U.S.!
In healthcare, the impact would be even more drastic. With all IoT and mobile devices available for use and the ability to analyze personal data, parental history, and other data sources, we could see a big impact in use of AI in healthcare, from establishing appointments, increasing throughput within hospitals, and even getting patients to and from clinics.
The insurance industry has started using AI for claims management and fraud detection as well as underwriting and loss prevention.
In retail, AI will be amazing! Logistics (just-in-time ordering and shelf management), sales improvement (more customized coupons and better shopping basket analysis), payment processing (evident from Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods Market), and fraud detection and loss prevention (to catch a thief—on spot!), we will see a wholesale change in how retail will start to function.
It is important to reiterate that although I use the examples associated with larger organizations, smaller and midsize organizations can certainly take advantage of Big Data and Big AI without having to make multimillion dollar investments. Every company would be able to use the same set of data and processes and take advantage of its big results.


As I held my seizing child in my arms, I realized for the first time that God was in charge. I had no control. Kate had been seizing for over 25 minutes. The ambulance was lost and couldn't locate my mom's house (which had stood in the very same place for 36 years). It had all started with a cough and a fever. What happened? How did I lose control so fast? It was 3am and my exhaustion was hitting me like a heavy load of bricks. I could barely think through the situation. It was painful to see my child going through something so awful. She was just about to turn 1 year old. Please God take away her pain. Please God take away my anxiety and worry. Please God take this seizure away – like a miracle – just make it leave. Anything to stop this horrible nightmare would be much appreciated. I can feel the pain still to this day, 7 years later. It was a powerful moment in my life.
Looking back, I can see how I handled the pain that day. It wasn't pretty. Sure, I prayed to God while waiting for the ambulance to arrive, but once I got to the hospital I didn't deal with the pain at all. Part of me wanted to retreat and find a place to hide away from this horrible situation, and part of me wanted to hug my child and be with her every moment. Thoughts rushed through my mind. Worry, anxiety and fear conquered my love for God. I kept repeating in my head all the day's events. What had I done wrong? What did I miss? How could I have stopped this from happening? Do you see how I handled the struggle? It was all about me. I never thought about asking God, "What good will come of this pain?" or "What do You need ME to do to carry through your plan?" or "Please give me the strength to get through this struggle because I cannot do it alone?" Instead of asking God for help, I was busy trying to take the pain away from Kate and onto me. In a way, I was trying "fix" Kate's problem. What I would learn down the road is that Kate is not "fixable." So by me taking in the pain, I was truly not allowing God to work within me and my family.
Joanna Weaver nailed it! I was clinging to the pain and taking my eyes off of God. God would allow healing (not just physically but mentally) to take place, but I had to accept Him into my heart. I was too busy pushing him away and letting evil thoughts take over into my mind. I was blaming myself for the situation instead of dealing with the struggle. That darn blame game! It gets me every time. In my mind, the suffering cannot end until there is someone to blame.
"Can't you give me a heads-up when you are going to throw a struggle my way? I mean even just a little nudge that something bad may happen today would be much appreciated." Those "pop quiz" struggles that He keeps throwing my way are killing me! You would think I would stop being surprised by them and really pray about the way I handle pain, but not so much.
•	Ask for help from others. Yep, this is tough one for most people, but accept help especially during times of struggle. I am a firm believe that God gives us angels on earth to help us through hard times. Take them and be thankful for them!
•	Relinquish control. Say it out loud, "I do not have control God, you do." I know it sounds silly, but just an out loud reminder can help us move forward.
•	Accept God's Will. Sometimes the ending is not so great. In fact it down right stinks. It isn't fair. Tell God that you accept whatever happens and stay attuned to what good God works out of this horrible situation.
Struggles and pain provide us with an opportunity to become closer to God or to allow evil into our life. It is one or the other. You can choose. It is your choice.
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So exclusive that Leni Robredo has been asked to hold her own inauguration elsewhere.
(SPOT.ph) President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will hold a simple inauguration where only banana fritters and refreshments will be served at the President's Hall in Malacañang on June 30, according to GMA News. Martin Andanar, head of the Presidential Communications Operations Office, said that the event will only be attended by about 540 invited guests.
Meanwhile ABS-CBN News posted a statement from Duterte's top aide Bong Go which addressed the inauguration issue. "We believe than Leni Robredo's family and supporters who worked hard for her deserve also to be present to celebrate her victory. And this can only be possible through a separate inauguration," read the statement.


Cute three bedroom, one bath home completely redone in quiet Flaxton. This house has all new flooring on main level, new paint, and isready to move into. Large living room that opens to a nice sized dining area. Kitchen is roomy with large picture window over the sinklooking out to the beautiful back yard and Lake Flaxton. There is one bedroom on main floor level, and a full bath. Upstairs are two morebedrooms, with a total of three bedrooms. Attached single garage. House has new siding, newer roof, new soffits outside and mostwindows are new. There are all new base board heaters, heat is electric and oil. The hot water heater is also brand new. This would bea great home located in a peaceful and quiet community.


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Jean-Marie Durand (13 November 1940) is a French Assyriologist.

Career
A student of the École Normale Supérieure (Lettres 1962), agrégé of grammar (1965), Doctor of History following a thesis dedicated to the documents of the rooms 134 and 160 of the Royal Palace of Mari (1975), Jean-Marie Durand was "directeur d'études" at the École pratique des hautes études (IVth section, Sumerian and Akkadian Antiques) (1987–1997) and professor at the Collège de France, holder of the chair of Assyriology (1999–2011) where he succeeded Paul Garelli.

He largely devoted his research to the study of texts found in the ruins of the ancient city of Mari, and the publication of the Royal Archives of Mari.

Durand was elected a member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres 1 March 2013, at Emmanuel Poulle's seat.

As of 2016, Jean-Marie Durand is editor in chief of the Journal Asiatique.

Selected works
 1981: Textes babyloniens d'époque récente
 1996: Amurru 1
 1997: Les documents épistolaires du palais de Mari
 1998: Les documents épistolaires du palais de Mari Tome II

Bibliography
 (Article) « Les premiers médecins en Mésopotamie : l'exemple de Mari ». In Comptes rendus de l'Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, n°4, 2006. pp. 1827–1834 Online
 (Article) « Zimrî-Lîm achète la ville d'Alahtum ». In : Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, n°1, 2002. pp. 11–30. Online

References

External links
 Bibliothèque d'Assyriologie, archives du site du Collège de France.

1940 births
Living people
École Normale Supérieure alumni
Academic staff of the École pratique des hautes études
Academic staff of the Collège de France
Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
French Assyriologists
Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
Commandeurs of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques
Assyriologists

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Yum! These are way better than the microwave ones.
Instead of microwaving pizza rolls for your kids and their friends to snack on after school, you could give their study session a homemade upgrade by whipping up pepperoni pizza rolls made from scratch.
It's actually easier than you'd imagine to pull this off, and the recipe from Sally's Baking Addiction even details how you can make your own pizza dough from scratch — but we won't tell if you'd rather go the store-bought route to save yourself a little bit of time when making pizza rolls at home.
Either way, you'll create adorable little pizza pinwheels that are full of cheese and your favorite pizza toppings. Plus, they'll taste way more gourmet than the version you can find on your freezer aisle.
Cut your dough in half and roll each half out into a rectangle. Brush the tops with olive oil and get ready to go in with the toppings! Start with pizza sauce and then add the cheese, pepperoni slices, and any other additions your family will enjoy.
Then roll the rectangle into a log and and chill the log until firm enough to slice without falling apart. Yes, this is very similar to making cinnamon rolls or slice and bake cookies, people — but this time, it's with pizza. Yum!
If you'd rather skip the slice-and-bake portion of this recipe, there's a version from Two Peas & Their Pod that details how to make them in more of a garlic roll shape.
Again, you can use store-bought or homemade dough. However, this time, instead of rolling the ingredients into a log and slicing, you'll create little pockets filled with cheese and toppings before forming them into a ball shape.
Of course, you can skip the pepperoni in both recipes if you're vegetarian, and you can add other "fillings" as well. Both of these recipes look as easy as they are hearty and filling. Anyone else craving homemade pizza rolls all of a sudden?


I hope you've had a lovely day.
It seems like forever since I last shared anything baking or food related with you, and I have to say it has been since before Christmas and I apologise for that. I've actually missed baking a lot and yesterday I was craving some sort of cake and decided to make a Coffee and Chocolate traybake which I am absolutely in love with. Not only is it a very soft and airy coffee cake but it's covered in Betty Crockers chocolate fudge icing (I was too lazy to make any icing and this was going out of date in the cupboard). However, I would usually make my own icing to smother on top. This traybake has definitely been a real winner in my house, but you don't have to make it as a traybake; you can always put it into circular trays and create a stacked cake instead.
Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and line a baking tray.
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy then add the eggs one at a time!
then add the eggs one at a time, mixing in between.
Add the rest of the flour, one cup at a time until the mixture is completely combined and smooth.
Pour the mixture into the ready lined baking tray and place in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
You'll know when it's done as a skewer will come out clean!
Leave to cool and spread over the icing, lastly cutting up into squares ready for serving.
Let me know if you make this and let me know what your favourite cake is!
Chocolate traybakes are one of my favourites, but mixed with coffee... well, I'll definitely have to give it a go now, it looks amazing!
My favourite cake would have to be these muffins my Grandma makes! Although I do love a good traybake too- the icing on this one looks delish!


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Kristin Richard (m. 1998–2003)
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Lance Armstrong is a former professional cyclist from America who is the winner of seven Tour de France titles. He has won several other titles including the professional world championship of 1993. In 2012, Armstrong was banned by the Olympic Council for doping offences. He started competing in competitions from a very young age and was the triathlon champion of 1989 and 1990. He has also appeared in films and documentaries.
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Lance Edward Armstrong was born as Lance Edward Gunderson in Plano, Texas on September 18, 1971, to his parents Eddie Charles Gunderson and Linda Gayle. He was adopted by his stepfather Terry Keith Armstrong.
He went to Plano East Senior High School and used to swim. He was the number one triathlete in the under-19 group in 1987-88.
In 1998, Lance Armstrong married Kristin Richard. They have three children together, and he had the children after his sperm was stored. They divorced in 2003. He was also engaged with Sheryl Crow and has dated Tory Burch. He has also got children with Anna Hansen.
In 1996, Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Later his testicle was removed and also underwent chemotherapy. He was charged with doping, to which he denied in 2013. He has been a subject of many investigations following the charge of doping by the USADA.
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Being born on 18 September 1971, Lance Armstrong is 50 years old as of today's date 15th January 2022. His height is 1.77 m tall, and weight is 75 kg.
Lance Armstrong turned professional in 1992 and participated in the Motorola Cycling Team. His breakthrough victory came in Norway's World Road Race Championship in 1993. In the same year, he won the Thrift Drug Classic.
In 1996, he won the La Flèche Wallonne. He finished 6th at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Armstrong then returned from his testicular cancer and won the Tour de France in 1999. Following his victory, he started to have a rivalry with Jan Ullrich. He announced to retire after the 2005 Tour de France.
In September 2008, he announced to return to professional cycling by participating in the 2009 Tour de France. In January 2009, Armstrong competed in the UCI Tour Down Under. He was a part of team Astana and finished at third in the Tour de France 2009.
He was sponsored by Team RadioShack in 2009. He retired from competitive cycling in February 2011, when he was under the allegations of doping. He has also collaborated with many sponsors like Oakley, Nike, AMD, Giro, Sram, and Shimano.
Lance Armstrong has been named four times as the Sportsman of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee. He is the winner of the Jesse Owens International Trophy of 2000. He has also been named Male Athlete of the Year by Associated Press. In 2000, he won the Prince of Asturias Award. In 1999, he was conferred with the Mendrisio d'Or Award and was the 2001 Samuel S. Beard Award winner. He has also won ESPY Awards and many other awards.
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As of January 2022, Lance Armstrong's estimated net worth is more than $60 million. He accumulated this wealth by participating in many competitive tournaments in his career. He has won many events and has worked for many sponsors.
Additionally, he owns homes in Texas Hill County, Aspen, and Austin. He also owns coffee shops and has funded in launching Wonders & Worries. He has got stocks worth millions from SRAM Corporation. Lance Armstrong has also appeared in many films and documentaries.
Lance Armstrong is one of the most renowned cyclists in the world. He is a record seven-time winner of Tour de France. He has won several accolades and has also represented his country in international events. His popularity also made him appear in films. He is the founder of the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
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4 Have you suffered so many things in vain — if indeed it was in vain?
We can only actualize the promises of GOD, given to us in JESUS CHRIST – by faith, and not by Law.
How? Through the substance of JESUS CHRIST, communicating the fulfillment of the Law into the fabric of our being – by Promise! And, this communication is the work of the HOLY SPIRIT. Amen!
you through–flee to the EYE OF THE STORM today and know His peace!
When God acts, He tends to go against the conventional wisdom of human kind. For example, in a hurricane where is the most tranquil place? The eye of the storm! In the tribulation where is the eye of the storm? It is a place that men would not naturally think of as a place of safety.
o Verse 1. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High. The blessings here promised are not for all believers, but for those who live in close fellowship with God. Every child of God looks towards the inner sanctuary and the mercyseat, yet all do not dwell in the most holy place; they run to it at times, and enjoy occasional approaches, but they do not habitually reside in the mysterious presence. Those who through rich grace obtain unusual and continuous communion with God, so as to abide in Christ and Christ in them, become possessors of rare and special benefits, which are missed by those who follow afar off, and grieve the Holy Spirit of God.
Into the secret place those only come who know the love of God in Christ Jesus, and those only dwell there to whom to live is Christ. To them the veil is rent, the mercyseat is revealed, the covering cherubs are manifest, and the awful glory of the Most High is apparent: these, like Simeon, have the Holy Ghost upon them, and like Anna they depart not from the temple; they are the courtiers of the Great King, the valiant men who keep watch around the bed of Solomon, the virgin souls who follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. Elect out of the elect, they have "attained unto the first three", and shall walk with their Lord in white, for they are worthy. Sitting down in the august presence chamber where shines the mystic light of the Sheckinah, they know what it is to be raised up together, and to be made to sit together with Christ in the heavenlies, and of them it is truly said that their conversation is in heaven. Special grace like theirs brings with it special immunity.
Outer court worshippers little know what belongs to the inner sanctuary, or surely they would press on until the place of nearness and divine familiarity became theirs. Those who are the Lord's constant guests shall find that he will never suffer any to be injured within his gates; he has eaten the covenant salt with them, and is pledged for their protection.
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. The Omnipotent Lord will shield all those who dwell with him, they shall remain under his care as guests under the protection of their host. In the most holy place the wings of the cherubim were the most conspicuous objects, and they probably suggested to the psalmist the expression here employed. Those who commune with God are safe with Him, no evil can reach them, for the outstretched wings of his power and love cover them from all harm. This protection is constant—they abide under it, and it is all sufficient, for it is the shadow of the Almighty, whose omnipotence will surely screen them from all attack. No shelter can be imagined at all comparable to the protection of Jehovah's own shadow. The Almighty himself is where his shadow is, and hence those who dwell in his secret place are shielded by himself. What a shade in the day of noxious heat! What a refuge in the hour of deadly storm! Communion with God is safety. The more closely we cling to our Almighty Father the more confident may we be.
o Verse 2. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress. To take up a general truth and make it our own by personal faith is the highest wisdom. It is but poor comfort to say `the Lord is a refuge, 'but to say he is my refuge, is the essence of consolation. Those who believe should also speak—"I will say", for such bold avowals honour God and lead others to seek the same confidence. Men are apt enough to proclaim their doubts, and even to boast of them, indeed there is a party nowadays of the most audacious pretenders to culture and thought, who glory in casting suspicion upon every thing: hence it becomes the duty of all true believers to speak out and testify with calm courage to their own well grounded reliance upon their God.
Let others say what they will, be it ours to say of the Lord, "he is our refuge." But what we say we must prove by our actions, we must fly to the Lord for shelter, and not to an arm of flesh. The bird flies away to the thicket, and the fox hastens to its hole, every creature uses its refuge in the hour of danger, and even so in all peril or fear of peril let us flee unto Jehovah, the Eternal Protector of his own. Let us, when we are secure in the Lord, rejoice that our position is unassailable, for he is our fortress as well as our refuge. No moat, portcullis, drawbridge, wall, battlement and donjon, could make us so secure as we are when the attributes of the Lord of Hosts environ us around.
Behold this day the Lord is to us instead of walls and bulwarks! Our ramparts defy the leagured hosts of hell. Foes in flesh, and foes in ghostly guise are alike balked of their prey when the Lord of Hosts stands between us and their fury, and all other evil forces are turned aside. Walls cannot keep out the pestilence, but the Lord can.
o Verse 3. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler. Assuredly no subtle plot shall succeed against one who has the eyes of God watching for his defence, We are foolish and weak as poor little birds, and are very apt to be lured to our destruction by cunning foes, but if we dwell near to God, he will see to it that the most skilful deceiver shall not entrap us.
Unguarded souls a thousand ways,"shall be foiled in the case of the man whose high and honourable condition consists in residence within the holy place of the Most High.
And from the noisome pestilence. He who is a Spirit can protect us from evil spirits, he who is mysterious can rescue us from mysterious dangers, he who is immortal can redeem its from mortal sickness. There is a deadly pestilence of error, we are safe from that if we dwell in communion with the God of truth; there is a fatal pestilence of sin, we shall not be infected by it if we abide with the thrice Holy One; there is also a pestilence of disease, and even from that calamity our faith shall win immunity if it be of that high order which abides in God, walks on in calm serenity, and ventures all things for duty's sake. Faith by cheering the heart keeps it free from the fear which, in times of pestilence, kills more than the plague itself. It will not in all cases ward off disease and death, but where the man is such as the first verse describes, it will assuredly render him immortal where others die; if all the saints are not so sheltered it is because they have not all such a close abiding with God, and consequently not such confidence in the promise.
Such special faith is not given to all, for there are diversities in the measure of faith. It is not of all believers that the psalmist sings, but only of those who dwell in the secret place of the Most High. Too many among us are weak in faith, and in fact place more reliance in a phial or a globule than in the Lord and giver of life, and if we die of pestilence as others die it is because we acted like others, and did not in patience possess our souls. The great mercy is that in such a case our deaths are blessed, and it is well with us, for we are for ever with the Lord. Pestilence to the saints shall not be noisome but the messenger of heaven.
o Verse 4. He shall cover thee with thy feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust. A wonderful expression! Had it been invented by an uninspired man it would have verged upon blasphemy, for who should dare to apply such words to the Infinite Jehovah? But as he himself authorised, yea, dictated the language, we have here a transcendent condescension, such as it becomes us to admire and adore. Doth the Lord speak of his feathers, as though he likened himself to a bird? Who will not see herein a matchless love, a divine tenderness, which should both woo and win our confidence? Even as a hen covereth her chickens so doth the Lord protect the souls which dwell in him; let us cower down beneath him for comfort and for safety. Hawks in the sky and snares in the field are equally harmless when we nestle so near the Lord. His truth—his true promise, and his faithfulness to his promise, shall be thy shield and buckler. Double armour has he who relies upon the Lord. He bears a shield and wears an all surrounding coat of mail—such is the force of the word "buckler." To quench fiery darts the truth is a most effectual shield, and to blunt all swords it is an equally effectual coat of mail. Let us go forth to battle thus harnessed for the war, and we shall be safe in the thickest of the fight. It has been so, and so shall it be till we reach the land of peace, and there among the "helmed cherubim and sworded seraphim, " we will wear no other ornament, his truth shall still be our shield and buckler.
o Verse 5. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night. Such frail creatures are we that both by night and by day we are in danger, and so sinful are we that in either season we may be readily carried away by fear; the promise before us secures the favourite of heaven both from danger and from the fear of it. Night is the congenial hour of horrors, when alarms walk abroad like beasts of prey, or ghouls from among the tombs; our fears turn the sweet season of repose into one of dread, and though angels are abroad and fill our chambers, we dream of demons and dire visitants from hell. Blessed is that communion with God which renders us impervious to midnight frights, and horrors born of darkness.
In times of great danger those who have made the Lord their refuge, and therefore have refused to use the carnal weapon, have been singularly preserved; the annals of the Quakers bear good evidence to this; yet probably the main thought is, that from the cowardly attacks of crafty malice those who walk by faith shall be protected, from cunning heresies they shall be preserved, and in sudden temptations they shall be secured from harm.
Day has its perils as well as night, arrows more deadly than those poisoned by the Indian are flying noiselessly through the air, and we shall be their victims unless we find both shield and buckler in our God. 0 believer, dwell under the shadow of the Lord, and none of the archers shall destroy thee, they may shoot at thee and wound thee grievously, but thy bow shall abide in strength. When Satan's quiver shall be empty thou shalt remain uninjured by his craft and cruelty, yea, his broken darts shall be to thee as trophies of the truth and power of the Lord thy God.
o Verse 6. Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness. It is shrouded in mystery as to its cause and cure, it marches on, unseen of men, slaying with hidden weapons, like an enemy stabbing in the dark, yet those who dwell in God are not afraid of it. Nothing is more alarming than the assassin's plot, for he may at any moment steal in upon a man, and lay him low at a stroke; and such is the plague in the days of its power, none can promise themselves freedom from it for an hour in any place in the infected city; it enters a house men know not how, and its very breath is mortal; yet those choice souls who dwell in God shall live above fear in the most plague stricken places—they shall not be afraid of the "plagues which in the darkness walk." Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
Famine may starve, or bloody war devour, earthquake may overturn and tempest may smite, but amid all, the man who has sought the mercy seat and is sheltered beneath the wings which overshadow it, shall abide in perfect peace. Days of horror and nights of terror are for other men, his days and nights are alike spent with God, and therefore pass away in sacred quiet. His peace is not a thing of times and seasons, it does not rise and set with the sun, nor does it depend upon the healthiness of the atmosphere or the security of the country. Upon the child of the Lord's own heart pestilence has no destroying power, and calamity no wasting influence: pestilence walks in darkness, but he dwells in light; destruction wastes at noonday, but upon him another sun has risen whose beams bring restoration.
Remember that the voice which saith "thou shalt not fear" is that of God himself, who hereby pledges his word for the safety of those who abide under his shadow, nay, not for their safety only, but for their serenity. So far shall they be from being injured that they shall not even be made to fear the ills which are around them, since the Lord protects them.
"He, his shadowy plumes outspread.
Strong as targe or bossy shield!
o Verse 7. A thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand. So terribly may the plague rage among men that the bills of mortality may become very heavy and continue to grow ten times heavier still, yet shall such as this Psalm speaks of survive the scythe of death. It shall not come nigh thee. It shall be so near as to be at thy side, and yet not nigh enough to touch thee; like a fire it shall burn all around, yet shall not the smell of it pass upon thee. How true is this of the plague of moral evil, of heresy, and of backsliding. Whole nations are infected, yet the man who communes with God is not affected by the contagion; he holds the truth when falsehood is all the fashion.
Professors all around him are plague smitten, the church is wasted, the very life of religion decays, but in the same place and time, in fellowship with God, the believer renews his youth, and his soul knows no sickness. In a measure this also is true of physical evil; the Lord still puts a difference between Israel and Egypt in the day of his plagues. Sennacherib's army is blasted, but Jerusalem is in health.
o Verse 8. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. The sight shall reveal both the justice and the mercy of God; in them that perish the severity of God will be manifest, and in the believer's escape the richness of divine goodness will be apparent. Joshua and Caleb verified this promise. The Puritan preachers during the plague of London must have been much impressed with this verse as they came out of their hiding places to proclaim mercy and judgment to the dissolute age which was so sorely visited with the pest.
The sight of God's judgments softens the heart, excites a solemn awe, creates gratitude, and so stirs up the deepest kind of adoration. It is such a sight as none of us would wish to see, and yet if we did see it we might thus be lifted up to the very noblest style of manhood. Let us but watch providence, and we shall find ourselves living in a school where examples of the ultimate reward of sin are very plentiful.
One case may not be judged alone lest we misjudge, but instances of divine visitation will be plentiful in the memory of any attentive observer of men and things; from all these put together we may fairly draw conclusions, and unless we shut our eyes to that which is self evident, we shall soon perceive that there is after all a moral ruler over the sons of men, who sooner or later rewards the ungodly with due punishment.
o Verses 9-10. Before expounding these verses I cannot refrain from recording a personal incident illustrating their power to soothe the heart, when they are applied by the Holy Spirit. In the year 1854, when I had scarcely been in London twelve months, the neighbourhood in which I laboured was visited by Asiatic cholera, and my congregation suffered from its inroads. Family after family summoned me to the bedside of the smitten, and almost every day I was called to visit the grave. I gave myself up with youthful ardour to the visitation of the sick, and was sent for from all corners of the district by persons of all ranks and religions. I became weary in body and sick at heart. My friends seemed falling one by one, and I felt or fancied that I was sickening like those around me. A little more work and weeping would have laid me low among the rest; I felt that my burden was heavier than I could bear, and I was ready to sink under it.
As God would have it, I was returning mournfully home from a funeral, when my curiosity led me to read a paper which was wafered up in a shoemaker's window in the Dover Road. It did not look like a trade announcement, nor was it, for it bore in a good bold handwriting these words:Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. The effect upon my heart was immediate. Faith appropriated the passage as her own. I felt secure, refreshed, girt with immortality. I went on with my visitation of the dying in a calm and peaceful spirit; I felt no fear of evil, and I suffered no harm.
The providence which moved the tradesman to place those verses in his window I gratefully acknowledge, and in the remembrance of its marvellous power I adore the Lord my God. The psalmist in these verses assures the man who dwells in God that he shall be secure. Though faith claims no merit of its own, yet the Lord rewards it wherever he sees it. He who makes God his refuge shall find him a refuge; he who dwells in God shall find his dwelling protected. We must make the Lord our habitation by choosing him for our trust and rest, and then we shall receive immunity from harm; no evil shall touch us personally, and no stroke of judgment shall assail our household. The dwelling here intended by the original was only a tent, yet the frail covering would prove to be a sufficient shelter from harm of all sorts. It matters little whether our abode be a gypsy's hut or a monarch's palace if the soul has made the Most High its habitation. Get into God and you dwell in all good, and ill is banished far away. It is not because we are perfect or highly esteemed among men that we can hope for shelter in the day of evil, but because our refuge is the Eternal God, and our faith has learned to hide beneath his sheltering wing.
o Verse 11. For he shall give his angels charge over thee. Not one guardian angel, as some fondly dream, but all the angels are here alluded to. They are the bodyguard of the princes of the blood imperial of heaven, and they have received commission from their Lord and ours to watch carefully over all the interests of the faithful. When men have a charge they become doubly careful, and therefore the angels are represented as bidden by God himself to see to it that the elect are secured. It is down in the marching orders of the hosts of heaven that they take special note of the people who dwell in God. It is not to be wondered at that the servants are bidden to be careful of the comfort of their Master's guests; and we may be quite sure that when they are specially charged by the Lord himself they will carefully discharge the duty imposed upon them.
To keep thee in all thy ways. To be a bodyguard, a garrison to the body, soul, and spirit of the saint. The limit of this protection "in all thy ways" is yet no limit to the heart which is right with God. It is not the way of the believer to go out of his way. He keeps in the way, and then the angels keep him. The protection here promised is exceeding broad as to place, for it refers to all our ways, and what do we wish for more? How angels thus keep us we cannot tell. Whether they repel demons, counteract spiritual plots, or even ward off the more subtle physical forces of disease, we do not know. Perhaps we shall one day stand amazed at the multiplied services which the unseen bands have rendered to us.
o Verse 12. They, that is the angels, God's own angels, shall cheerfully become our servants. They shall bear thee up in their hands; as nurses carry little children, with careful love, so shall those glorious spirits bear up each individual believer. Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone; even minor ills they ward off. It is most desirable that we should not stumble, but as the way is rough, it is most gracious on the Lord's part to send his servants to bear us up above the loose pebbles. If we cannot have the way smoothed it answers every purpose if we have angels to bear us up in their hands. Since the greatest ills may arise out of little accidents, it shows the wisdom of the Lord that from the smaller evils we are protected.
o Verse 13. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder. Over force and fraud shalt thou march victoriously; bold opponents and treacherous adversaries shall alike be trodden down. When our shoes are iron and brass lions and adders are easily enough crushed beneath our heel. The young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. The strongest foe in power, and the most mysterious in cunning, shall be conquered by the man of God. Not only from stones in the way, but from serpents also, shall we be safe. To men who dwell in God the most evil forces become harmless, they wear a charmed life, and defy the deadliest ills. Their feet come into contact with the worst of foes, even Satan himself nibbles at their heel, but in Christ Jesus they have the assured hope of bruising Satan under their feet shortly.
o Verse 14. Here we have the Lord himself speaking of his own chosen one. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him. Not because he deserves to be thus kept, but because with all his imperfections he does love his God; therefore not the angels of God only, but the God of angels himself will come to his rescue in all perilous times, and will effectually deliver him.
When the heart is enamoured of the Lord, all taken up with him, and intensely attached to him, the Lord will recognise the sacred flame, and preserve the man who bears it in his bosom. It is love,—love set upon God, which is the distinguishing mark of those whom the Lord secures from ill. I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. The man has known the attributes of God so as to trust in him, and then by experience has arrived at a yet deeper knowledge, this shall be regarded by the Lord as a pledge of his grace, and he will set the owner of it above danger or fear, where he shall dwell in peace and joy.
None abide in intimate fellowship with God unless they possess a warm affection towards God, and an intelligent trust in him; these gifts of grace are precious in Jehovah's eyes, and wherever he sees them he smiles upon them. How elevated is the standing which the Lord gives to the believer. We ought to covet it right earnestly. If we climb on high it may be dangerous, but if God sets us there it is glorious.
Heirs of heaven are conscious of a special divine presence in times of severe trial. God is always near in sympathy and in power to help his tried ones. I will deliver him, and honour him. The man honours God, and God honours him. Believers are not delivered or preserved in a way which lowers them, and makes them feel themselves degraded; far from it, the Lord's salvation bestows honour upon those it delivers. God first gives us conquering grace, and then rewards us for it.
o Verse 16. With long life will I satisfy him. The man described in this Psalm fills out the measure of his days, and whether he dies young or old he is quite satisfied with life, and is content to leave it. He shall rise from life's banquet as a man who has had enough, and would not have more even if he could. And shew him my salvation. The full sight of divine grace shall be his closing vision. He shall look from Amana and Lebanon. Not with destruction before him black as night, but with salvation bright as noonday smiling upon him he shall enter into his rest.
Galatians 4:4-7 (NKJV) reads: < But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!" Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. > Amen!
The Law was given to protect us from evil. Through the Law we identify evil and we understand the consequences of evil.It is by Law that we understand that the wages of sin is death (see Rom 6:23).However, the practice of the Law did not (and does not) ensure our meeting the demands of the Law! Neither does the practice of the Law ensure our adoption to GOD, as sons.
Hence YHWH sent the SON to "redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons".
We actualize our redemption from the yoke of the Law, by adoption to GOD, through the Spirit of the SON being formed in us (Gal 4:19 + Col 1:28).
As Col 1:28c declares, the end product of this process of adoption is "perfection" (see also Matt 5:48)!
The Spirit of the SON, is the Spirit of JESUS CHRIST (see Phil 1:19c), that develops the capacities of the life-giving Spirit of JESUS CHRIST (1 Cor 15:45 + Phil 1:19c) into the fabrics of our thoughts, words, deeds and relationships (Phil 4:13, 19).
This work of adoption to GOD through the Spirit of the SON, is the work and ministry of the HOLY SPIRIT (John 16:14 + Rom 8:1-4).
We are redeemed from being under the Law, to actualize the capacity to live through CHRIST JESUS, by the HOLY SPIRIT, in fulfillment of the FATHER's will (see Rom 8:2). In CHRIST JESUS, by the HOLY SPIRIT, YHWH has predestined our release from the Law of Sin and Death.
As a consequence of the HOLY SPIRIT's ministry, all the legal requirements of the Law are met, as we each actualize all that the FATHER has predestined for us in the fullness of JESUS CHRIST (see John 1:16-17, NKJV/NASB).
The Commandments of GOD must be observed … but, the commandments can only be observed by the HOLY SPIRIT, through everything that is of CHRIST JESUS, that has been perfected and completed into us, in the Righteousness of GOD (Col 2:10a).
The entire process of our adoption as sons of GOD is of the Righteousness of YHWH (2 Cor 5:21).
To try and observe the Law by self-denominated effort will never achieve the Righteousness of YHWH.
Put on CHRIST brethren and, learn to walk by the HOLY SPIRIT.
The fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets will only unveil when we progressively live by the SPIRIT, in CHRIST JESUS, so as to actualize the Righteousness of YHWH. Our Righteousness has been declared to be filthy rags in the Prophets (Isa 64:6).


The Community Choices program is designed to engage communities in a systematic assessment of the linkages between its human resource attributes and its economic development opportunities.
Produce concrete results at the local community level.
Engage local community residents in a dialogue and assessment of the linkages between economic development opportunities and the human capital attributes of their community.
Clarify potential impacts associated with these policy issues.


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Snakebite by the bushmaster (Lachesis muta) in Brazil: case report and review of the literature.
Jorge MT., Sano-Martins IS., Tomy SC., Castro SC., Ferrari RA., Ribeiro LA., Warrell DA.
The bushmaster (Lachesis muta) of Central and South America, the world's longest pit viper, is capable of injecting a large dose of potent venom when it bites. A 28-year-old man, bitten by a 1.82 m long L. m. muta in Brazil, developed pain and oedema at the bite site, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and sweating. There was peripheral neutrophil leucocytosis and evidence of fibrinogen consumption with secondary activation of the fibrinolytic system. Two hours after the bite, eight ampoules of Instituto Butantan Lachesis antivenom was administered, and haemostasis was normal 24 hr later. A review of reports of 20 cases of bites in humans reliably attributed to this snake in Costa Rica, French Guiana, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela confirms a syndrome of nausea, vomiting, abdominal colic, diarrhoea, sweating, hypotension, bradycardia and shock, possibly autopharmacological or autonomic in origin, not seen in victims of other American crotaline snakes. These, and other symptoms of bushmaster envenoming, are explained by haemorrhagic, coagulant and neurotoxic venom activities. The therapeutic efficacy of non-specific Bothrops/Crotalus polyvalent antivenoms in these cases has been unimpressive. For the treatment of bites by a snake which potentially injects a large dose (> 300 mg dry weight) of venom with a range of life-threatening activities, there is an urgent need to develop more potent specific antivenoms and to treat the dramatic and life-threatening cardiovascular symptoms.
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Accidents, Occupational, Adult, Animals, Antivenins, Brazil, Crotalid Venoms, Humans, Male, Occupational Diseases, Snake Bites, Viperidae