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Drives that power one of the largest parcel distribution centers in Australia The company BCS, provider of solutions in intralogistics and conveyor systems has built a modular and intelligent facility that takes in parcels, sorts them, and loads them into trucks in the newly built sorting and distribution center in Melbourne. For the configuration of the drive units, BCS chose the expertise of the German drive specialist Nord Drivesystems. new distribution center in Melbourne with a capacity of 35,000 A parcels every hour gives Australia's largest mover of freight, Toll IPEC, an edge over its competitors in the booming sector of shipping merchandise for e-commerce businesses. With the new distribution center, Toll IPEC has instantly tripled its capacity in the Australian metropolis. Plant manufacturer BCS has designed and implemented an automated facility with more than 1,000 conveyor modules. This extensive installation handles everything from arrival into depot and parcel registration to tracking through the entire facility, overall system control, high-speed sorting, and loading onto trucks. The conveyors stretch across hundreds of meters and multiple levels, and it is often necessary to change belt speeds or reverse the direction at various points. "We were looking at over 1,000 variable frequency drives," says Frank Kassai, Engineering Manager at BCS. "They range from 0.37 up to 5.5 kW." Complete drive solutions from a single source Nord drivesystems, the German drive specialist, configured all the required drive sizes based on geared motors and frequency invert- ers manufactured in-house. The key product categories were twostage 'Nordbloc.1' helical bevel gearboxes, which the company developed especially for intralogistics applications. Extremely compact and easy to handle, the gear units are nevertheless very sturdy and offer a long service life. The wide range of gear ratio (i=3.58 to 70) allows for a very precise configuration to individual requirements. It is important for BCS that the gearboxes can be mounted on various shaft sizes without any changes being made to the shafts. This way, although the facility comprises various types of conveyor modules, the variety of different drives can nevertheless be limited to an easily manageable level. Engineering Manager at BCS, Frank Kassai highlights the gear units' high efficiency. The inverters, too, have been especially designed for conveyor applications. The motor-mounted electronics create fully integrated mechatronic drive units. The 'Nordac Flex' inverter series covers motor ratings from 0.25 up to 22 kW. Interfaces for all commercially available fieldbuses, like the industrial Ethernet protocols, are available for networking the AC vector drives in the field and connecting them to the system controller. Easy installation and commissioning "The Toll Melbourne courier project was the largest of its kind delivered by BCS in Australia," says Kassai. "So it is nothing short of remarkable that the installation and commissioning processes worked seamlessly. We were able to save a lot of time in commissioning because Nord supplied ready-to-use drive packages, fully pre-installed and pre-parameterized." The individual units were neatly numbered according to their allocated positions, so it was easy to match them to the right conveyor module during the installation. The hollow-shaft gearboxes were fitted directly onto the machine shaft with shrink discs. They are all equipped with a torque arm, which only had to be screw-fastened to the MATERIAL FLOW More than 1,000 drives move the conveyor belts in the parcel distribution center
About Nord Drivesystems A developer and manufacturer of drive technology for over 50 years, Nord Drivesystems employs more than 3,300 people and is one of the world's leading suppliers of drive solutions. In 2016, the company's gross sales amounted to EUR 560 million. With subsidiaries and distributors in 89 countries around the world, Nord has an extensive service network. Nord's wide variety of gears covers torques from 10 Nm to 250 kNm and more. The company also supplies motors with outputs from 0.12 kW to 1,000 kW and manufactures frequency inverters up to 160 kW. Nord's inverter line-up features conventional models for installation in control cabinets as well as fully integrated drive units and the all-new field distribution systems for decentralized automation environment. 01 The drives consist of an especially slim helical bevel gearbox, a high-efficiency motor, and a frequency inverter machine frame at a single point. Thus, the installation efforts were much reduced compared to a flange mounting with up to eight screws. Kassai adds: "The maintenance and installation is made easy by the fact that Nord offers plug-in connections. This enables the operator to change a motor drive in a few minutes, instead of needing an electrician to physically rewire a new motor drive." The company has also fitted each AC vector drive with a maintenance switch for easy and safe mains disconnection. If an AC vector drive needs to be replaced, the parameters can be transferred to the replacement unit using a pluggable 'EEPROM' module. 02 'Nordac Flex' distributed drives move horizontal belts as well as inclined conveyors – and also take care of the more demanding brake management associated with inclined loads Inverters with load monitoring and brake management With its robust drive electronics, Nord was able to supply fully integrated, pluggable drive units, which greatly reduced the necessary cabling effort for the plant manufacturer BCS. The distributed inverters are mechanically resistant, have a high overload capacity, and resist typical interferences such as fluctuating mains voltages or rapid temperature changes. Since they also integrate comprehensive protection mechanisms, BCS saves the cost for installing and wiring control cabinet components such as motor protection switches and reversing contactors. The inverters monitor overvoltage, under-voltage, excess temperatures, short circuits and over-current (I²t) and thus prevent downtime, damage to the drive and interference on the supply network. In the Toll IPEC distribution center, they are used to driving horizontal as well as inclined conveyors. Hoist technology is another textbook application for these systems in which they have been tried and tested many times over. The inverters support four-quadrant operation, i.e. acceleration and braking in both directions. They enable wear-free brake actuation, precise speed control, high starting torques, and safe torques. The distribution center is not the first joint project between BCS and Nord and will not be the last. In addition to other facilities of this type, the companies have in the past also collaborated on baggage handling systems for Australian airports. The cornerstone of their continued cooperation is Nord's engineering expertise and extremely reliable service that has always met the high expectations of BCS. Kassai says: "We are very happy with the support from Nord. Nothing has been a problem." Photographs: Getriebebau Nord GmbH & Co. KG www.nord.com © KUKA KA Roboter GmbH Brake technology 4.0 for maximum demands ROBA ® -servostop —compact, high performance-density safety brake for robot joints www.mayr.com your reliable partner MAYR-Englisch.indd 1 24.08.2017 14:42:29 WORLD OF INDUSTRIES – INTRALOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTION 5/2017


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Dúnhere was a captain of riders and the Lord of Harrowdale in the White Mountains. During the War of the Ring, Dúnhere did not accompany Gandalf and Erkenbrand to the Battle of the Hornburg; instead, they sent him to oversee the muster of the Rohirrim in his native Harrowdale. Several days later, he met King Théoden when he arrived at the Harrowdale. He was also present in the King's pavilion at Dunharrow in a council concerning the Muster of Rohan. At the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Dúnhere was slain along with many heroes. He was remembered in the Song of the Mounds of Mundburg.[1][2]
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Mom and I arrived in Kampot on Monday expecting to stay one night at a little French guest house called Les Manguiers (the mangoes), but once we set sight on our little bungalow by the river, we knew our stay would be extended. Enchanted by the view of Bokor Mountain, towering above the palm trees and peaceful river, each night we've decided we'd stay here "just one more day." Tonight will be our third.
Yesterday, we decided to explore Kampot by bike and took two of the guest house's courtesy bikes toward Phnom Chanouk, a cave in a mountain with an ancient temple inside. Our ride through the countryside was rather hot, but we were greeted by a thousand hellos as we passed by homes, restaurants and vendors selling various odds and ends.
About an hour into our trip, I managed to communicate (in Khmer!) with a woman to find out whether we were lost or still had a ways up the road to travel. It seemed, she said, we had another 7K to travel until we reached the village entrance to our destination. She was right, and we found ourselves turning off the main road onto a dirt path sweaty (dripping, rather), fatigued and a bit lost.
We cycled a bit up the dirt road to the heart of a village with the cave mountain in view just across the rice fields. When I saw a path I though would lead us to our destination, I took a turn.
We soon ended up teetering through rice paddies, trying our best not to lose our path and fall into the mucky waters. We came to a woman, presumably the paddy's tenant, who told us with a laugh that we had lost our way. Well, at least that's what I thought she said. My Khmer is still very little.
She gave us directions I had trouble following, so we left her confused and teetering on straight for their house where upon we were instructed by yelling kids with waving arms not to continue on further.
By this point we had made a spectacle of ourselves - two crazy foreign ladies trespassing on a village rice paddy, unable to speak Khmer and having lost their way.
The villagers - I'm guessing from the same family gathered around and tried to figure out what to do with us. Finally, a girl about my age hopped onto a moto and had us follow. Along the way she picked up a boy around the age of 18 (her brother?) and they led us up to the mountain near a cave, but unfortunately not the one we had just spent between three and four hours searching for.
Grateful for their kindness, we decided the sun had taken a toll on us (I've got sunglasses tan lines to prove it) and needed to head back to Kampot. We wanted to pay the kids for taking on the burden of being two crazy foreigners' tour guides, but once they led us back to the main road, they zipped off without so much as a goodebye.
Luckily, once back on the main road, we hitched a ride on a tuk tuk, that might or might not have intended to take passengers. Either way we made it back to Kampot, amused by our adventure and burnt to a crisp.
Updates from the Road: Lost in a Rice Paddy
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- alison said...
haha, i can just picture it, "bat swang, bat sadam, bat swang... youleh?" hehehe... glad you had fun anyway!
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That sounds wonderful. Sometimes your biggest headaches/mistakes turn into the best adventures and stories.
- Wed Jun 24, 11:20:00 AM EDT
- Crys said...
Sunglasses tanlines ... now that's something. :) You must look like raccoons.
- Wed Jun 24, 03:28:00 PM EDT
- KBrock said...
Haha. That's hilarious. I can totally imagine this scenario. Glad you made it back ok with just a sunburn!
- Wed Jun 24, 06:32:00 PM EDT
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Shared and Unique Morphological Responses of Stream Fishes to Anthropogenic Habitat Alteration
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Understanding population-level responses to novel selective pressures can elucidate evolutionary consequences of human-altered habitats. Stream impoundments (reservoirs) alter riverine ecosystems worldwide, exposing stream fishes to uncommon selective pressures. Assessing phenotypic trait divergence in reservoir habitats will be a first step in identifying the potential evolutionary and ecological consequences of stream impoundments. We tested for body shape divergence in four stream-adapted fishes found in both habitats within three separate basins. Shape variation among fishes was partitioned into shared (exhibited by all species) and unique (species-specific) responses to reservoir habitats. All fishes demonstrated consistent significant shared and unique morphological responses to reservoir habitats. Shared responses were linked to fin positioning, decreased body depths and larger caudal areas; traits likely related to locomotion. Unique responses were linked to head shape, suggesting species-specific responses to abiotic conditions or changes to their trophic ecology in reservoirs. Our results high-light how human-altered habitats can simultaneously drive similar and unique trait divergence in native populations.
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It seems declarative communication is catching on!
Like most kids on the spectrum, Bud uses mostly imperative language - "I want this", "Can I have some that?", "What is that thing over there?" I typically have to rely on other people - his teacher, the special ed team, Nana - to fill me in on the specifics of his day. I knew that Bud was eager to return to school (and to a predictable schedule) following an unsettling holiday weekend, but I was a little worried that he'd have a hard time settling in again. To my surprise, Nana reported that drop-off on Monday was a huge success. She typically hands Bud off to his aide at the front door, and he and the aide walk together down the long hallway to his classroom. On Monday, however, Bud entered the building with gusto, said a quick goodbye to Nana, threw back his shoulders, and strutted past his aide and toward the classroom. His aide raised her eyebrows and Nana, then followed Bud at a distance. Little Mr. Independent!
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The SWOT analysis is an important and mandatory step in the decision making process. In order to develop a sound strategy the company needs to know where it stands and where it wants to go. That's where SWOT analysis fits into the mix, as its main objective is to provide a realistic picture of the business' strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
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Realistic because exaggerating the opportunities generates inefficiency in resource allocation, while being overly concerned about weaknesses might lead to the lack of (re)action and promising opportunities not being pursued.
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Two-lap qualifying record: Juan Pablo Montoya, 1 minute, 20.4034 seconds, 223.871 mph, July 5, 2014
NBCSN television broadcasts: Qualifying, 1 p.m. ET Saturday, Aug. 19 (live); Race, 2 p.m. ET Sunday, Aug. 20 (live); Kevin Lee is the lead announcer for the NBCSN broadcasts this weekend alongside analysts Townsend Bell and Paul Tracy. Pit reporters are Jon Beekhuis, Katie Hargitt, Anders Krohn and Robin Miller.
Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network broadcasts: Mark Jaynes is the chief announcer alongside analyst Zach Veach. Jake Query and Nick Yeoman are the turn announcers with Dave Furst, Jim Murphy and Michael Young reporting from the pits. All Verizon IndyCar Series races are broadcast live on network affiliates, Sirius 214, XM 209, IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com and the INDYCAR Mobile app. All Verizon IndyCar Series practice and qualifying sessions are available on IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com and the INDYCAR Mobile app.
Video streaming: Both ABC Supply 500 practice sessions will stream live on RaceControl.IndyCar.com and on the INDYCAR YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/indycar)
INDYCAR Mobile app: Verizon's INDYCAR Mobile app is available across all carriers. Exclusive features for Verizon Wireless customers will stream live through the app and include enhanced real-time leaderboard and car telemetry; live in-car camera video streaming for select drivers during Verizon IndyCar Series races; live driver and pit crew radio transmissions during races and live Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network audio streaming during all track activities.
At-track schedule (all times local):
Saturday, Aug. 19
9 – 10:15 a.m. – Verizon IndyCar Series practice #1, RaceControl.IndyCar.com (Live)
1 p.m. – Qualifying for the Verizon P1 Award (single car/cumulative time of two laps), NBCSN (Live)
5 – 5:30 p.m. – Verizon IndyCar Series final practice, RaceControl.IndyCar.com (Live)
Sunday, Aug. 20
1:10 – 1:25 p.m. – Verizon IndyCar Series pit stop practice
2:04 p.m. – Driver introductions
2:40 p.m. – Command to start engines
2:45 p.m. – ABC Supply 500 (200 laps/500 miles), NBCSN (Live)
Championship facts:
- Josef Newgarden leads the Verizon IndyCar Series championship with four races to go for the first time in his career. Newgarden took the championship lead for the first time in his career following his win at Mid-Ohio on July 20.
- Josef Newgarden leads Helio Castroneves by seven points with Scott Dixon (-8) and Simon Pagenaud (-17) not too far behind. Will Power lies fifth, 52 points behind Newgarden while Graham Rahal is sixth, 58 points back. In 2016, Power trailed Pagenaud by 58 points with four races to be completed.
- There are 19 drivers still mathematically eligible for the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series championship: Josef Newgarden, Helio Castroneves, Scott Dixon, Simon Pagenaud, Will Power, Graham Rahal, Takuma Sato, Alexander Rossi, Tony Kanaan, James Hinchcliffe, Max Chilton, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Marco Andretti, Ed Jones, JR Hildebrand, Mikhail Aleshin, Carlos Munoz, Charlie Kimball and Conor Daly. Any driver who trails the points leader by 213 points or more following the race will be eliminated from contention.
- Since the first Indy car race at Pocono in 1971, the winning driver has won the Indy car championship six times: Joe Leonard (1972), A.J. Foyt (1975 and 1979), Tom Sneva (1977), Rick Mears (1982) and Scott Dixon (2013).
Key championship point statistic: Including Josef Newgarden this season, a driver from Team Penske has led the championship with four races to go six times since 2010. Other Team Penske drivers to lead with four to go are: Will Power (2010), Helio Castroneves (2013 and 2014), Juan Pablo Montoya (2015) and Simon Pagenaud (2016). Of the previous five times, only Pagenaud went on to win the championship.
Point differential: The seven points which separate Josef Newgarden and Helio Castroneves is the closest margin with four to go since 2009 when Scott Dixon led Ryan Briscoe by three points. The average deficit with four races to go since 2008 is 34.7 points.
Championship-eligible drivers' results at Pocono: Will Power (2016), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2015) and Scott Dixon (2013) have won at Pocono…Josef Newgarden and Will Power have finished in the top five in three of their four starts at Pocono…Dixon, Newgarden and Power have finished in the top 10 in all four of their starts…Carlos Munoz has finished in the top seven in all three of his starts at Pocono.
Race notes:
- There have been nine different winners in the 13 previous Verizon IndyCar Series races in 2017: Sebastien Bourdais (Streets of St. Petersburg), James Hinchcliffe (Streets of Long Beach), Josef Newgarden (Barber Motorsports Park, Streets of Toronto and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course), Simon Pagenaud (Phoenix Raceway), Will Power (INDYCAR Grand Prix and Texas Motor Speedway), Takuma Sato (Indianapolis 500), Graham Rahal (Raceway at Belle Isle-1 and Raceway at Belle Isle-2), Scott Dixon (Road America) and Helio Castroneves (Iowa Speedway). Bourdais' win at St. Pete on March 12 gave him sole possession of sixth on the all-time Indy car victory list with 36 wins. Power's win at Texas on June 10 tied him with Dario Franchitti and Paul Tracy for ninth on the all-time list with 31 wins. Dixon's win at Road America on June 25 was his 41st career victory and he will tie Michael Andretti for third all-time with his next win. Castroneves' win at Iowa on July 9 ended a 54-race winless streak and gave him sole possession of 12th all-time with 30 wins.
- The ABC Supply 500 will be the 24th Indy car race at Pocono Raceway. Will Power won the race in 2016. Mark Donohue won the first Indy car race at Pocono in 1971.
- A.J. Foyt, who fields the cars of Conor Daly and Carlos Munoz, is the winningest driver at Pocono Raceway with four victories (1973, 1975, 1979 and 1981). Rick Mears won at Pocono three times, while Al Unser won at Pocono twice. Past winners Will Power (2016), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2015) and Scott Dixon (2013) are entered this year.
- Five drivers have won the race from the pole – Mark Donohue (1971), A.J. Foyt (1979 and 1981), Bobby Unser (1980), Rick Mears (1982 and 1985) and Juan Pablo Montoya (2014).
- Team Penske has won nine times at Pocono. Penske's winning drivers are: Mark Donohue (1971), Tom Sneva (1977), Bobby Unser (1980), Rick Mears (1982, 1985 and 1987), Danny Sullivan (1989), Juan Pablo Montoya (2014) and Will Power (2016).
- Chip Ganassi Racing has one win at Pocono 2013, when it swept the podium with Scott Dixon, Charlie Kimball and Dario Franchitti. Andretti Autosport, owned by Michael Andretti of nearby Nazareth, Pennsylvania, won at Pocono in 2015 with Ryan Hunter-Reay.
- At least 18 drivers entered in the event have competed in past Indy car races at Pocono. Marco Andretti, Ed Carpenter, Helio Castroneves, Scott Dixon, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Tony Kanaan, Charlie Kimball, Josef Newgarden, Simon Pagenaud, Will Power, Graham Rahal and Takuma Sato each have four starts, most among the entered drivers. Twelve entered drivers have led laps at the track (Power 141, Kanaan 115, Andretti 88, Newgarden 69, Hunter-Reay 60, Dixon 41, Gabby Chaves 31, Pagenaud 31, Castroneves 24, Kimball 5, Alexander Rossi 4 and Sato 3). Kanaan and Power have led in each of their four previous starts.
- Two rookies – Esteban Gutierrez and Ed Jones – are expected to compete. Neither rookie nor veteran driver JR Hildebrand has made an Indy car start at Pocono Raceway.
- Tony Kanaan seeks to start his 279th consecutive race this weekend, which would extend his Indy car record streak that began in June 2001 at Portland. Teammate Scott Dixon has made 220 consecutive starts heading into the weekend, which is the second-longest streak in Indy car racing. Andretti Autosport's Marco Andretti has made 196 consecutive starts, which is the fourth-longest streak in Indy car racing.
- Helio Castroneves will attempt to make his 341st career Indy car start, which ranks third on the all-time list. Tony Kanaan is fourth all-time with 339 starts.


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Christine Lakin's countdown to baby has been quite the beautiful experience.
The former child star is anticipating the arrival of her baby girl, and was able to celebrate with a sweet baby shower thrown by family and friends at a private Hollywood Hills home on Sunday. And despite Mother Nature giving SoCal a downpour on that day specifically, Lakin couldn't have been happier with the turn-out.
"My baby shower was such an incredible and memorable day, made in part by my wonderful friends, Good Carma Studio, Coldstone and the torrential rains of El Nino," the Step by Step star joked.
"Talk about mother nature showering us with love! I knew the theme would be Peach since I'm having a little girl, who will likely inherent some of her mama's Southern qualities."


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Thomas Paine Biography
Birthday: January 29, 1737
Nationality: American, British
Died At Age: 72
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Born Country: England
Born in: Thetford, Norfolk
Famous as: Founding Father of the United States
Spouse/Ex-: Elizabeth Ollive (m. 1771–1774), Mary Lambert (m. 1759–1760)
education: Thetford Grammar School (1744–1749)
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- In his earlier days, he established his own business in Sandwich, Kent, which failed miserably, following which, he was appointed as a supernumerary officer.In 1762, he became an Excise officer and two years later, he was transferred to Alford, where he earned 50 Sterling Pounds per annum.On August 27, 1765, he was fired as Excise Officer because he claimed to have examined a few properties that he never really inspected in the first place. He requested for reinstatement and till the time he didn't get back to work at the Board of Excise, he worked as a stay-maker for a few months.From 1767 to 1768, he served as a school teacher in London and also gradually became involved in civic issues in and around the city.He authored, 'The Case of the Officers of Excise', which was an article requesting the Parliament for better pay and working conditions for the excise officers. This is largely believed to be his early, written political works.In 1774, he was once again fired from his excise position and the same year, he met Benjamin Franklin, who suggested him to move to America. He also wrote him a letter of recommendation.He arrived in the United States of America on November 30, 1774 and the next year, he was appointed as the editor of the 'Pennsylvania Magazine'. He began publishing several articles under an alias, condemning the African slave trade and other articles pertaining to 'Justice and Humanity'.Within months of his arrival, he witnessed the mounting conflict between the settlers and England and penned his most famous work, 'Common Sense', a popular pamphlet published on January 10, 1776 which advocated the idea of republicanism.From 1776 to 1783, during the war, he penned 16 'Crisis' papers, which contributed to the patriotic cause by inspiring the soldiers. This is when he said his most famous line, 'These are the times that try men's souls'.Continue Reading BelowIn 1777, he was elected as secretary to the Congressional Committee for Foreign Affairs, but was expelled from it the next year itself.He found a new post as the clerk of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania and in 1780 he authored 'Public Good', which called for a nationwide resolution to substitute the incompetent Articles of Confederation with a sturdy government.In 1787, he moved back to England, where he buried himself with his new-found obsession; the French Revolution. He supported the revolution and in response to Edmund Burke's publication, who openly opposed the revolution, he wrote, 'Rights of Man', four years later, where he called for a bloody revolution.He was labeled as a radical in Britain and as a result, served a jail term from 1793 to 1794, where he narrowly escaped execution for his views on the revolution.It was during his time in jail, he wrote the first part of his most controversial works, 'The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology'. After he was released from prison, he wrote the second and third parts of 'The Age of Reason', when he stayed in France.He wrote his last pamphlet, 'Agrarian Justice' in 1795, which spoke about land proprietorship, natural inheritance and how people were separated from the lands that were rightfully theirs.He returned to the United States in 1802 or 1803, only to discover that most of his ground-breaking works had been forgotten due to his notorious works on religion.Recommended Lists:
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- He married Mary Lambert on September 27, 1759. Mary went into early labor, which resulted in her death and the death of the baby.On March 26, 1771, he married Elizabeth Olive. Towards the end of his life, he was cared for by a woman called Marguerite Brazier, who also took responsibility of burying him after his death. At the time of his death, many American newspapers published obituaries stating, 'He had lived long, did some good and much harm'. In the end, only 6 people attended his funeral.Much of Paine's writings influenced a number of his contemporaries, philosophical peoples and freethinking radicals. Personalities such as Thomas Edison and Abraham Lincoln, defended Pains deism and his views on religion while others found it fit to attack his opinions.A 12-foot marble column is erected in his memory at New Rochelle, New York. This site also houses the Thomas Paine Memorial Museum, which displays a number of his writings and his remainders. In England, a statue of Paine with an inverted copy of 'Rights of Man' is erected in Thetford, the place of his birth.In Paris, there is a street that holds a plaque in his memory. In popular culture, Paine is mentioned in Bob Dylan's song, 'As I Went Out One Morning' and his life was also dramatized in a play called, 'Thomas Paine Citizen of the World', in 2009.Trivia
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Product, n.
Pronunciation: U.S. /ˈprɑdək(t)/
Etymology: ... things which, while falling short of absolute goodness, rise above the level of indifference ...
Pronunciation: U.S. /ˈprɑˌsɛs/
advance, progress, course or development of an action, protruberance, outgrowth, in post-classical Latin also lapse of time .... I. Going on, continuous action, proceeding...
I used to be vehemently against products. Or processed foods... whatever that means.
My initial guideline, when I started to take control of my diet after college, was that if I couldn't make it myself, I probably shouldn't buy it. But the more that I learn about cooking, and the more adventurous I become, the less helpful this guideline seems. After all, I totally could make a Field Roast sausage in my own kitchen; I just probably won't bother to spend the time. The same goes for several of the ingredients in this dish.
Zippy is coming from a very different place. She's never been much of a cook, though her predisposition towards combination and experimentation in the kitchen suggests otherwise. But if you've spent most of your adult life relying on convenience foods, surely those which you might possibly be able to make yourself are the absolute best choice?
Also, this breakfast was delicious, and easy.
It incorporated:
alternative english muffins (no preservatives and no animal products)
upton's naturals seitan bacon (contains 7 ingredients which are all in my kitchen)
follow your heart vegenaise (pesto style) -- mixed with mustard
mustard greens and kale, cooked the usual way with garlic and tamari
scallions as garnish
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News Essentials: 5th February 2018
A brief summary of the essential family law news and cases from the last week:
Register Islamic marriages under UK law, sharia review says
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Russian billionaire's ex-wife seeks record UK divorce payout
Farkhad Akhmedova yet to pay 'a penny' in appeal against settlement, high court hears. Full story: The Guardian.
Computer says nisi: digital divorce application on test
The government has announced it is piloting a fully online divorce application process across England and Wales which it hopes will make the process less stressful for families. Full story: Law Society Gazette.
Judge 'at wits' end' over secure unit shortages for young people
Boy suffering racial abuse cannot be moved nearer home because of lack of places. Full story: The Guardian. See K (A Child).
Isaiah Haastrup: Baby's life-support 'can be stopped'
Doctors can stop life-support treatment to a brain-damaged 11-month-old against parents' wishes, a High Court judge has said. Full story: BBC News. See report, below.
ELO v CLO (recognition of a Nigerian adoption order) [2017] EWHC 3574 (Fam) (08 December 2017)
Application by adoptive parents for recognition of Nigerian adoption order in relation to their five year old daughter. Full report: Bailii.
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On June 9, US President Barack Obama presented Xi Jinping, the president of the People's Republic of China, with a bench made from Californian redwood as a personal gift on the last day of Xi's visit to the United States. During a morning walk before their meeting, the two presidents stopped to sit on the bench outside Sunnylands Estate in California.
Inscribed into the bench was: "Presented to His Excellency Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, by Barack Obama, President of the United States, Sunnylands Annenberg Estate, June 7-8, 2013." There was also an inscription written in Chinese: "Californian Redwood".
The gift bench has become a hot topic on various websites and newspapers in Mainland China. The People's Daily tweeted on its official micro-blog, describing the gift as a symbol of collaboration and communication between the two countries by saying: "The US finally admits that China is becoming its equal," and "The two countries should sit on the same bench: be partners, not contenders."
Many Chinese netizens, on the other hand, interpreted the bench differently: "China can sit steadily only with the help of the US.". Others also said that the biggest difference between a bench and a chair is that a bench is not meant to be sat on alone; the bench conveys a message of sharing.
The two presidents talked about their individual experiences during their morning walk. Xi told Mr Obama about his experiences of working as a farmer in the countryside during the Great Cultural Revolution.
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and try to keep it all the year.
Christmas is my favorite Holiday and my favorite time of year!
I go all out decorating our small townhouse for all Holidays but especially Christmas!
Every room in our home has a different Christmas Theme and Color Scheme!!
I prove that you do not have to live in a large home to have several Trees, over 20 in all shapes and sizes!!
The majority of my Christmas decorations are placed in the same spot every year and I know that this is not what most Decorator's care for but it is like seeing old friends again when I decorate each year for Christmas.......
I do try to add a few new things and change up things a bit but for the most part, these decorations are part of my Christmas traditions and I will not change them until I can no longer decorate like I do......
Thursday, August 4, 2011
More Christmas Treasures!!!
Feast your eyes upon this great find!!!!
A whole village of vintage Putz houses and Bottle brush trees!!!
I just love them!!
Some have rings on top so they can be used as ornaments.....
And a pack of vintage tinsel too!!!
A Sweet little manger set.....
Look at this cute salt and pepper shaker set!!
Lefton Markings on the bottom....
I am not sure what I am going to do with these or if I will keep them but I thought they were cute and wanted to show you these......
Look at these sweet faces!!
Someone took a lot of time to create these....
And these....
And for heaven's sake, aren't these sooooo cute??????
Look at those little faces!!!
Well, I have no idea where I will put all of this and I am not sure if I will be keeping all of it but I thought you would enjoy seeing some of these vintage pieces.
I am keeping all those little guys with the cute faces, for sure!!
And that village!!
I am linking up to these great parties:
Vintage Thingie Thursday
Deck the Halls Friday
Home Sweet Home Friday
Show and Tell Friday
Thrifty Thingie Friday!!
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Please stop by and pay a visit to those that host these awesome parties and to those who join in on the fun!!
Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today and every day that you take to time to do so!!
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I love Christmas too! I really had to do a double-take when I saw your Putz Village. I have one too. I bought them as a group years ago. I don't see them often but I sure do enjoy seeing someone else collecting them.ReplyDelete
Beautiful posting!
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What a great assortment of vintage Christmas decorations.ReplyDelete
Lovely finds♥ReplyDelete
You have found some great vintage Christmas here! I have a hard time finding icicles. They used to be dripping off of my Aunts tree! LOL Thanks for linking it up at Home Sweet Home!
Gosh, what great deals!! I love the houses, they are so sweet :-). So glad to see you posting on your Christmas blog again. BlessingsReplyDelete
Hi Debbie, can I go shopping with you one day to find some of these wonderful items you keep finding? Love this blog of yours, I never get tired of visiting it. HugsReplyDelete
Yowsers! I didn't even realize there were Christmas blogs all year round! THANKS for sharing with Thrifty Things Friday so I could visit... love those little snow people.ReplyDelete
Fabulous! Your snow people are SO fun! I love your Christmas blog!ReplyDelete
Your child hood Christmas tree is precious.
Oh my gosh Debbie. What wonderful finds. I an green with envy at the Putz houses and bottle brush trees. I remember my Aunt having a lot of them. She always had them sitting on her buffet.ReplyDelete
What wonderful memories of my childhood Christmas'.
And the hand mad beaded ornaments are wonderful. They nare a lot of work I can attest to that having mad a few myself over the years.
And you always get sore fingers from pushjing all the pins into the styrofoam balls.
Hope that you are feeling better.
Hi Debbie! HOHOHO I didn't know you had a Christmas blog too! Love the snowmen.ReplyDelete
These are wonderful. Never too early to start our Christmas thinking.:)ReplyDelete
Happy Rednesday, bj
Some people think it's way too early to start thinking about Christmas, but we know better, don't we? :-)ReplyDelete
Come in, my dear friends, and be seated, please—
Oh, all of you reds are such a big tease!
Scarlet, you creep over cheeks in a blush;
Crimson, you're always in such a big rush!
Cherry, you're tasty and pleasant to see;
Carmine, you utterly satisfy me!
So come in, my friends, and be seated, please—
Of all the colors, I'd rather have these!
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All super cute stuff! Its nice to find your blog through Rednesday. it's too bad I didnt find you in July, I was having a "Christmas in July" give away! :) I love the little village you got.. i so want a little Christmas village but I havent been able to find one for a good deal... here's hoping I find one this year! :)ReplyDelete
Love it all , but especially the putz houses !ReplyDelete
Oh, your putz houses are so cute! Thank you so much for sharing!ReplyDelete
Wonderful finds my sweet friend. Those putz houses are fabulous! LOVE IT ALL!ReplyDelete
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Princess of Stars is now at 17000 words, which is about 11% of the estimated (guesstimated) total of 150000. Yes, I missed a day last weekend, and daily production averaged around 500 words. As I've said previously, that daily word-rate is not unusual for me.
I am considering different means of helping me increase my daily average. One thing I considered trying was NaNoWriMo. I've never done NaNoWriMo– I've been writing and completing novel-length pieces for the last twenty or so years, so its motivational aspect didn't seem really pertinent. Having an external expectation of daily word production, though, was appealing, and 1667 words per day is at least normally within the realm of possibility for me. I went so far as to create an account.
In the end, however, I decided not to commit. I anticipate the coming month (and the month after that) are going to be filled with a number of everyday life issues that are going to demand too much time to allow me to just eat, sleep and write. Among those issues is one that's on the verge of going critical. I have not worked in six months. My personal economy is tight and getting tighter by the day. Figuring out that little problem will have to be a priority, and while I think I can maintain 500 words a day while dealing with it, more than 1500 words is probably way out of reach.
As for the story itself, I've reached the start of the action. In the process I discovered another logical flaw, but not a particularly egregious one. I can deal with it on the fly. With any luck I should be able to clear 20,000 words by the end of this weekend, about 13% of my estimated total. Writing a novel is like a marathon– if you think about how far you have to go, the immensity of the task may paralyze you. However, just getting through the next five hundred or a thousand words, day-by-day, divides the immensity into manageable chunks.
PS— After I created this post I added more than 1000 words to Princess of Stars. It helps when you get the writing done before you start playing World of Tanks….


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Tonight's Offense-Defense All-American Bowl at Coastal Carolina University will feature Maryland defensive end commitment David Mackall (Edmondson) and Terps running back target Tavon Austin (Dunbar).
According to Scout.com's Allen Trieu, Mackall has impressed during East team practices.
The two other guys in the front seven who stood out today were a pair of east coast defensive ends in David Mackall and Andre Civil. Civil, at 6'5, 250, is long and athletic and when they went live, he was constantly in the backfield harassing the quarterback and meeting the running back behind the line. Mackall looked like one of the more athletic of the East linemen in drills and then made a couple nice stops during team play.
• One Maryland commitment (Quince Orchard cornerback Travis Hawkins) and two UM targets (Good Counsel linebacker Jelani Jenkins and St. John's (D.C.) offensive guard Pete White) are scheduled to play in Sunday's Under Armour All-American game in Orlando, Fla. According to Scout.com, White won't announce his college choice at the game.
Pete White also expects to make his decision later in the process. White is considered one of the top offensive guards in attendance rating as the fourth best guard in the country.
• Rivals.com reported this week that White has narrowed his list to three schools.
"I am down to three schools -- Maryland, Miami, and Tennessee," White said. "I took an official visit to Maryland about two weeks ago. In about two weeks I am going to Tennessee and then the week after that I am going to Miami."
• Maryland running back commitment D.J. Adams participated in Georgia's North-South All-Star game earlier this week.
North Gwinnett quarterback Mike Tamburo engineered the North's most promising drive in the second quarter. His 18-yard pass to Norcross running back DJ Adams gave the squad its first first down of the game.
• According to The Washington Post's Josh Barr, DeMatha defensive end Jeremiah Mathis is now on Maryland's radar.
Defensive end Jeremiah Mathis, a second-team All-Met, also has picked up more scholarship offers, with Kansas State, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina State all in the mix.
• The Daily Press' Norm Wood predicts that Stafford, Va., defensive end Lanford Collins will commit to one of Maryland's ACC rivals.
Lanford Collins: He's a top-50-caliber defensive end, but the 6-4, 240-pound recruit from Brooke Point High in Stafford could end up at linebacker depending on which college he winds up attending. Collins has visited U.Va. and Penn State this month, and he's slated to visit Tech Jan. 23. He's also interested in Maryland.
Prediction: Tech.
Basketball recruiting
• Terps power forward commitment Jordan Williams helped Torrington (Conn.) to a 75-39 win over Woodland this week.
Desmond Williams (29 points, 11 assists) and Jordan Williams (20 points, 12 rebounds, six blocks) recorded double-doubles for the Red Raiders in Beacon Falls.
• Maryland power forward target Will Regan had 18 points and 18 rebounds in the Nichols (N.Y.) School's 62-57 overtime win over Gwynn Park at the NHSCA High School Basketball Festival in Salisbury.
Near the end of regulation, which featured nine ties and 10 lead changes, Gwynn Park held a 51-43 lead, with 47 seconds showing on the clock, having utilized a spread offense to kill much of the previous three minutes, seemingly sealing the win.
But a Will Regan three-pointer, with 38 seconds showing on the clock, cut the Yellow Jackets' lead to five and started the comeback. Gwynn Park missed its final four free throws, while Nichols' Chris Stegemann hit his two chances, cutting the lead to three, setting up Meyer as the hero.
• UM shooting guard target Taran Buie's Bishop Maginn team suffered a 78-58 loss to Niagara Falls (N.Y.) on Sunday.
"This is bad. It is definitely not a good feeling," Bishop Maginn junior guard Taran Buie said. "The locker room is totally different. It is definitely a feeling you don't want to have. I haven't felt this way since the sixth grade."
• Maryland point guard target Isaiah Epps struggled in Plainfield (N.J.) High's 77-59 loss to Bishop Loughlin on Tuesday.
It was evident that the Lions would have the mismatch inside, especially with three players 6-feet-6 and taller -- Plainfield has just one player listed at 6-feet-6. But the Cardinals were supposed to have the edge in the backcourt, led by highly touted junior Isaiah Epps, who has received offers from Pittsburgh, Maryland, Seton Hall and Rutgers and has also drawn interest from Kansas and Marquette.
Well, Loughlin dominated there, too. Led by Anthony Hamer, the Lions pressured all over the court, forcing numerous turnovers. Epps scored just eight points on two field goals. Anthony Baskerville and Tyrone Johnson led Plainfield with 16 points apiece.
• Terps women's point guard recruit Dara Taylor guided Caravel (Del) to a 42-37 win over Roosevelt (Wash.) on Monday.
Caravel (6-2) nursed a 38-37 lead for more than three minutes in the fourth quarter. Arielle Chard put Caravel ahead 40-37 on an 18-footer with 1:27 left, and then Dara Taylor (20 points) assisted Chard for a 42-37 lead at 0:55.
• Maryland women's commitment Tianna Hawkins led Riverdale Baptist to the IAABO Christmas Tournament championship.
"It's a big tournament, and everybody was anxious to get this victory," said Crusaders center Tianna Hawkins, a Maryland recruit who had a game-high 15 points and 16 rebounds.


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In the immortal words of ReDeYe, "Brutal. Savage. Rekt." That's what this week's Best of is all about.
This week we're opening it up to all esports and focusing on just the out of game savagery. That's out of game savagery, not trash talk.
There is a difference. I mean you guys know what it's like. Sometimes you just have to turn the filter off, look at the guy next to you and lay the verbal smack down.
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Is there racial discrimination in the Bible? To the best of my Biblical knowledge, the answer is 'no'.
In the ancient days of the Israelites, when God was trying to 'raise' the Israelites as his Holy people, there were numerous times when He instructed them to completely stay away from other tribes of people. He forbid inter-marriage with people from other tribes and religions. HOWEVER, He didn't make these commands because of racial differences. God commanded the Israelites to avoid those who were evil in their ways and/or who participated in pagan worship. He was trying to keep His chosen people pure and not allow them to be influenced by those who worshiped idols or took part in evil and sinful behaviors.
God's protectiveness of the Israelites continued until they returned to Jerusalem after their time in exile. While in exile, foreigners lived in their land. When the Israelites returned to Jerusalem, God instructed them to live amongh the other peoples to be a light among them. No longer were they being asked separate themselves from people of other tribes, countries, or religions. Now they were to live among people of differences and share their Holy faith with them.
This took place in the Old Testament before Jesus existed on earth. I view God's command for the Israelites to live among others so that they could be a light unto them as being the Old Testament version of the Great Commission.
NOTE: In the New Testament, Christians are commanded to take the Good News of Jesus Christ to all people, reaching out to the far corners of the world. This command is called the Great Commission. (Matthew 28:18-20)
Jesus sent His apostles to lead the way in the Great Commission. I'm not aware of any situation where either Jesus or His apostles discriminated against who could/should receive the Good News.
Jesus, himself, walked among people of various nationalities and backgrounds.
The Holy Spirit sent Philip to travel along a desert road where he met a man (a eunuch) from Ethiopia who was the Treasurer to the Queen of Ethiopia. As the Ethiopian rode in his carriage, he was trying to read from the Book of Isaiah. The Holy Spirit instructed Philip to walk alongside the carriage. When he did so, Philip noticed the man reading scriptures. Philip was able to help the man understand the verses he was reading and also shared the Good News about Jesus! The man was so inspired that he asked to be baptised along the side of the road where water was found. (Acts 8:28-40)
Do you see what happened? The Holy Spirit of God Almighty sent one of His believers to share the Good News with an influential man from Ethiopia. Why? 1) Because the Good News is for EVERYONE (no racial discrimination), and 2) so that the Good News could be spread to the Ethiopian people (again, no racial discrimination).
I'm not a Bible expert. I'm a Bible expert wanna-be, so PLEASE correct me if I'm mistaken in anything I've written here.
And we know that God causes all things to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purposes for them. – Romans 8:28
In my previous post I wrote about a big disappointment I experienced. An untimely infection kept me from taking our sons back to Indiana to visit grandparents and my husband's sister and her family. We were packed and excited about going, then had to cancel at the last minute. I tried postponing our departure, but still couldn't go.
I trust there's a reason why it was best that we didn't go. So far I don't know what exactly that reason was, maybe I never will, but we made the best of our situation and I found unexpected blessings by the end of the week. Here are a few of those blessings:
1) We had an unexpected stay-cation at home! Since we'd planned to be out of town, we had 5 days at home with no appointments or commitments! It was great to sleep as late as we wanted, have relaxed mornings, and spend each day as we pleased!
2) Since I'd done all the laundry getting ready for the trip, I had two days off from laundry when we stayed home! Nice!
3) We got excellent rest and relaxation – more so than if we'd been busy visiting family.
4) We didn't have to be away from my husband. He wasn't going to be able to join us on the trip because of his work, and I was wishing he couldn't travel with us. Since we stayed home, we didn't have to be apart after all! (We might have affected his plans of staying home and getting caught up on work, though! Oh, well!)
5) I cleaned out some drawers, spent time programming my new cell phone (Btw…the Palm Pre is an awesome phone!), and taking care of other things that I'm usually too busy to do.
6) I had long phone calls with some loved ones I hadn't talked with for a while- something else I don't usually have time to do.
7) We saved lots of travel money!!
8 ) Because I was trying to get well, I had to take it easy and give myself a much-appreciated break from busyness and physical exertion – no vacumming!
9) My Dad said he and Carolyn would come see us since we couldn't go see them! That's a HUGE blessing because he doesn't want to travel anymore. He hasn't been here for over 5 years. It will be WONDERFUL having them here. We'd have only been able to see them for 1 day in Indiana, but they'll have several days here. They can visit the boys' schools and go to their ball games. I can cook for them and we can visit area restaurants, too. This will be so much better. Now I just have to keep praying that Dad will be able to travel. SPECIAL FYI: This is especially appreciated because I haven't seen my Dad since Feb of 08. It crushed me to know that I'd have to wait indefinitely to see him. I wanted him to see the boys, too. They've grown up so much since my Dad and his wife saw them.
10) I got to express to my Dad just how much I love him and miss him when I tearfully called to say we wouldn't be coming. I always tell him I love him when we talk, but this time the emotions were overflowing and he realized just how much he means to me.
There were blessings in the bummer, indeed. Probably most bummers have blessings, we just have to be aware of them.
Romans 8:28 is one of my favorite verses. God played it out for me this past week. And something tells me there were other blessings that weren't apparent to me. God is good! That's for sure!
I woke up at 2:30 a.m. in great discomfort. The antibiotics I'd started yesterday weren't helping. I was much worse. I began to cry as I realized I would be unable to travel to Indiana today as planned. The boys and I only had a few days, so it was going to be a quick trip to visit family – my Dad and his wife on Friday, then my husband's sister and her family on Saturday when we'd have fun with my 3-year old nephew, then drive home on Sunday. We didn't get to make this trip last summer, so I've been especially anxious and excited to get there. It's been way too long since I've seen my Dad and he's seen his grandsons; and my boys were looking forward to having playing with their little cousin on Saturday. We were even going to surprise him by taking the little motorized John Deere truck my boys have outgrown. The thought of missing out on all that added to the sickness I already felt.
I was up for an hour before my physical discomfort subsided enough that I could try to go back to sleep. As I crawled into bed, my tears started up again. This time they were 'pity party' tears. Why is there always something wrong with me? Why do I have to miss so many things because of health issues? Why did I have to miss another trip back to Indiana? Why….? I looked at the clock. It was 3:16. The numbers jumped out at me…3:16…John 3:16 – "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son…" Yes, that's an amazing statement of God's love, but what did that have to do with me at that moment? Then I recalled the other half of that verse. "…so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life." Ok. That's an amazing promise of salvation, but again what does that have to do with me right now? Why is that verse jumping out at me? My mind zoomed in on the words "…will not perish but have eternal life." God was breaking up my 'pity party to say, "Renee, this is not something serious. Yes, you have frequent ailments and problems, but they won't cause you're not about to perish! And in the end, you have eternal life with Me to look forward to!" Yep, He was right. As disappointed as I was about not going to Indiana, there was nothing seriously wrong with me. Praise for that! As frustrating as frequent ailments and minor health problems are…they're just that – minor! The best part of all? I might not get to see my earthly Dad tomorrow, but there's a heavenly Dad whose visit is guaranteed! God willing we'll all unite there one day and no will have ailments or health problems of any kind!
My pity party was over. Thank You, God! My thoughts turned to giving Him thanks for caring enough to comfort me at 3:16 in the morning.
God often speaks to me in the 3:00 a.m. hour, usually around 3:30 a.m. Maybe it's because the world around me is completely quiet and peaceful at that time. Usually aroused from sleep, my mind is clear and open, not cluttered and busy like it usually is during the course of my days.
It's now 11:35 a.m. I'm still disappointed we can't go to Indiana as planned, but for some reason, that's the way it is. No pity parties for me, though. I'd rather use my time and thoughts in more purposeful ways, like remembering how awesome my Heavenly Father is and how thankful I am for the things that really matter.
Do you ever wonder if you're capable of doing the tasks before you? Or question whether or not you're worthy to do God's work? Do you compare yourself to others and think that surely you're 'not good enough' if you're not like them?
If you relate to these questions, then maybe you'll find encouragement in my devotion " Be Big!", published today by Proverbs 31 Ministries. You can find it at www.Proverbs31.org . While you're at the site, you might want to sign up for a FREE online subscription to receive their "Encouragement for Today" devotions every day! I look forward to receiving mine every morning!
God bless you as you find ways to "Be Big!" for God!
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about what happens to you. – 1 Peter 5:7
I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live…Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you. – Psalm 116:1-2, 5
Some people wonder how Christians can be believers. If asked why or how I believe, my response is that I know how I've been blessed- how my life is blessed – since I started living in faith. Nothing else I've ever done or believed has had the impact on my life that God has. He is there. He does things! Today was one of those amazing times when He proved His presence in my life.
I recently witnessed a situation that wasn't right. It troubled me. At 3:44 a.m. I woke up thinking about it. I tried to go back to sleep, but couldn't. My mind was stuck on this situation. It needed to be addressed. I started making a mental check-list of the issues that bothered me; then I started considering what I could say or do regarding these things. With thoughts finally in place I tried and tried to go back to sleep but I couldn't. I'd been awake an hour! It was almost 5:00 a.m.! Desperate to have a little more sleep I silently cried out to God, "Lord, what else do I need to do about this? Why can't I go to sleep?" Then I realized my mistake. I'd spent an hour of precious sleep time wrestling with my thoughts as a lone wrangler. Instead of turning things over in my mind, I needed to turn them over to God.
I prayed out the situation to God, and instead of coming up with everything I needed to say and do, I left it up to God to determine those things. Even though I'd developed strong feelings about how I needed to take care of things, as I prayed I realized God was waiting for me to trust HIM to take care of things. What peace this brought! Why hadn't I realized this sooner?
Having given it all up to God and trusting Him to handle the situation as He saw fit, I fell right to sleep! But that's not the happy ending. It gets better.
Later in the day God showed me how He'd rectified the situation – beautifully, I might add – and without any involvement from me.
Do you see how He blessed me in this situation? Knowing I was troubled He stayed with me until I gave it all up to Him. He didn't let me take matters into my own hands. If I had, I'd have surely messed things up and maybe even made things worse! AND…not only did He take care of the situation, He also allowed me to be blessed by the outcome. What a sweet Lord we have!
The most awesome part about all of this is that I never uttered a word of what I was thinking and feeling. God knew what was in my heart. He heard and answered my silent prayers. NO ONE knew the concerns I had. Only Him. And He acted on them. Praise be to God!
Dear Lord, Thank You for always being there, for tending to the matters of my heart, and for the peace You give when I'm in step with You. Thank You for not letting me rest (literally!) until I'd responded in faith and put my trust in You. Thanks also for the added blessings of knowing how well You took care of things. You truly are an awesome God! As long as I have breath, I will praise Your holy name! Amen.
You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds. – Psalm 65:5


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Fluid retention that results from various medical conditions can be treated with Edecrin. Uses for the drug specifically include the treatment of fluid retention in people with congestive heart failure, cirrhosis, and kidney disease. Although the medication has not been studied extensively in children, it is approved for their use. "Off-label" Edecrin uses can include the treatment of hypercalcemia and high blood pressure.
Edecrin® (ethacrynic acid) is a prescription medication that has been licensed to treat water retention (edema) caused by various conditions, including:
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One common cause of water retention is congestive heart failure (CHF). This is a condition where the heart cannot pump enough blood throughout the body. It does not mean that your heart has stopped or is about to stop working. It means that your heart is not able to pump blood the way that it should. This can lead to symptoms such as shortness of breath; swelling of the feet, ankles, or lower legs; and rapid weight gain (see Symptoms of Congestive Heart Failure).
Edecrin can help with water retention by allowing the body to get rid of the extra fluid. However, the medication does not cure congestive heart failure or other conditions that cause the body to retain fluid.
There are many other causes of fluid retention, including kidney failure (renal failure) and cirrhosis of the liver. Edecrin can be used to treat fluid retention due to these conditions as well.
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