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Real-life Benjamin Button girl dies after battling ultra-rare medical condition for 15 years
An American YouTube star who made headlines because of her condition has sadly passed away after suffering from a real-life Benjamin Button disease that saw her age rapidly. Adalia Rose, 15, became an internet sensation after sharing her journey while living with Progeria condition. Progeria is an ultra-rare condition that sees a person's body age faster than it should.
Adalia has been battling with the rare aging condition since she was born. The condition meant that Adalia's body became much older than an average 15-year-old.
The condition not only aged her but as a result, caused problems with her growth, voice and joints. Sadly, Adalia, from Texas, died on January 12, 2022 as a result of the condition.
In a post on Facebook, via Ryan Natalia Pallante's account, the family said: "January 12, 2022 at 7pm Adalia Rose Williams was set free from this world. She came into it quietly and left quietly, but her life was far from it. "She touched MILLIONS of people and left the biggest imprint in everyone that knew her. She is no longer in pain and is now dancing away to all the music she loves. "I really wish this wasn't our reality but unfortunately it is. We want to say thank you to everyone that loved and supported her. Thank you to all her doctors and nurses that worked for YEARS to keep her healthy. The family would now like to mourn this huge loss in private."
Only 500 people in the world suffer from the condition, which has a short life expectancy of 13-years-old. Adalia's bubbly personality through YouTube amassed her over 170 million views on the video sharing platform in 2018. Tributes are already pouring in following news of her death.The post Real-life Benjamin Button girl dies after battling ultra-rare medical condition for 15 years appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
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Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science
Essential Principles and Practices
Edited by: Jann Hau , Steven J. Schapiro
Print publication date: December 2010
Online publication date: December 2010
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Laboratory animal testing provides most of our current knowledge of human physiology, microbiology, immunology, pharmacology, and pathology. From studies of genetics in fruit flies to studies of cellular processes in genetically modified mice to recent dramatic developments in genetics, translational research, and personalized medicines, biomedical research involving animals remains absolutely essential for the advancement of the medical, veterinary, agricultural, and biological sciences and all rely on access to high-quality laboratory animals as models for humans.
Rooted in the principle that good science can only be performed in environments that promote good animal welfare, this third edition of the bestselling Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, Vol. 1, Essential Principles and Practices emphasizes the importance of implementing the three R?s: replacing live animals with alternative methods, reducing the number of animals used, and refining techniques to minimize animal discomfort, and integrates these humane principles into almost every chapter.
See what's new in the Third Edition:
New chapters: Applications of Radio-Telemetry in Small Laboratory Animals, Generation and analysis of genetically modified mice, and Physiological, Hematological, and Clinical Chemistry Parameters
Additional mateiral on the international harmonization of practices and on the continued implementation of the refinement, reduction, and replacement of animal usage in laboratories
Sixteen page color insert
Relevant to virtually all areas of laboratory science and forming the cornerstone of laboratory animal science, each individual chapter focuses on an important subdiscipline of laboratory animal science including humane laws and guidelines; non-surgical, surgical, microsurgical, and post-mortem procedures; genetic modification; nutrition, feeding, and environmental factors; experiment design and alternative methods; and analgesia, anesthesia, and euthanasia. Each chapter can be read in series or as a stand alone text.
A truly international effort from world renowned contributors, Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, Vol. 1, Essential Principles and Practices, Third Edition is useful as a textbook in laboratory animal science courses for postgraduate and undergraduate students, as a handbook for scientists who work with animals in their research, and for university veterinarians, regulators, and other specialists in laboratory animal science.
Chapter 1: The Contribution of Laboratory Animals to Medical Progress—Past, Present, and Future
Chapter 2: Ethics of Animal Research
Chapter 3: An Overview of Global Legislation, Regulation, and Policies
Chapter 4: Assessment of Animal Care and Use Programs and Facilities
Chapter 5: Education and Training
Chapter 6: Laboratory Animal Science and Service Organizations
Chapter 7: Laboratory Animal Allergies and Zoonoses
Chapter 8: Laboratory Animal Facilities and Equipment for Conventional, Barrier, and Containment Housing Systems
Chapter 9: Laboratory Animal Genetics and Genetic Quality Control
Chapter 10: Health Status and Health Monitoring
Chapter 11: Nutrient Requirements, Experimental Design, and Feeding schedules in Animal Experimentation
Chapter 12: Impact of the Biotic and Abiotic Environment on Animal Experiments
Chapter 13: Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis
Chapter 14: Common Nonsurgical Techniques and Procedures
Chapter 15: Applications of Radiotelemetry in Small Laboratory Animals
Chapter 16: Immunization for Production of Antibodies
Chapter 17: Laboratory Animal Analgesia, Anesthesia, and Euthanasia
Chapter 18: Welfare Assessment and Humane End Points
Chapter 19: Surgery
Chapter 20: Microsurgical Procedures in Experimental Research
Chapter 21: Postmortem Procedures
Chapter 22: Alternatives
Chapter 23: Generation and Analysis of Genetically Modified Mice
Chapter 24: Physiological, Hematological, and Clinical Chemistry Parameters, Including Conversion Factors
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Sovereign investors favour Real Estate and Technology Sectors
Other industries Sovereign Wealth Funds
There are currently 92 active sovereign wealth funds, with assets totaling 7.5 trillion dollars
Real estate and technology are the preferred sectors for investment by sovereign wealth funds. These two sectors, coupled with finance, made up some 66% of their investments in 2017 according to the Sovereign Wealth Funds 2017 report drawn up by IE Business School's Sovereign Wealth Lab and IE Foundation in collaboration with ICEX-Invest in Spain.
The study highlights China as the country with most sovereign wealth assets, with four of its funds among the top 10 worldwide. The largest single sovereign wealth fund is, however, still European. In 2017 Norway's sovereign wealth fund broke the trillion dollar barrier in terms of investments to become the undisputed leader.
Also of note is the fact that in 2017 Saudi Arabia decided to enter the sovereign wealth table in a big way, by redefining its Public Investment Fund (PIF) and committing over 40 billion dollars to the creation of the largest venture capital fund in the world. The report also points out that last year the China Investment Corporation carried out the largest deal in the history of the sector with the purchase of logistics giant Logicor, for 14 billion.
These are some of the conclusions of the "Sovereign Wealth Funds 2017" report prepared by IE Business School and ICEX-Invest in Spain, which examines key trends of these investment vehicles throughout 2016 and the first half of 2017.
The report was presented in London on Wednesday, February 14, by Francisco Javier Garzón, CEO of ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones, and Javier Santiso, President of the Sovereign Wealth Lab at IE Business School.
"The sovereign wealth funds industry is increasingly sophisticated and focused on long-term investment," says Javier Capapé, director of IE's Sovereign Wealth Lab and one of the authors of the report. "This year, funds have tried to harness long-term trends by investing in logistics real estate, student housing, and deals linked to climate change."
"Sovereign Wealth Funds have also been part of the increased interest shown by international investors in the Spanish market. Actually, for the last few years they have been investing extensively in many different industries and activities across the Spanish economy and they have already assets under management worth over €36 billion" according to Francisco Javier Garzón, CEO of ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones.
A different kind of commitment to real estate
The real estate segment is closely linked to the focus on the development of e-commerce, which will fuel demand for the warehouses and industrial hangars that form the real backbone of world trade. A change is taking place in the form of a shift from investment in skyscrapers and hotels to other types of real estate assets.
Another niche that has attracted the interest of sovereign wealth funds is that of student housing. The funds of Singapore and Abu Dhabi are building and buying student residences on university campuses in countries like the US, UK, and Germany.
Green assets
Another emerging trend is that of so-called "Green assets." Although the movement of the funds of Norway and New Zealand, who have divested from companies with high pollution levels, have attracted the most comment, other funds have invested in renewable energy projects, infrastructure, sustainable agriculture, and efficient energy startups.
Renewed interest in sovereign wealth funds in Spain
The Spanish economy is going through an expansive economic cycle with growth rates at higher levels than the European average, fueling levels of confidence in Spain among the international community. and driving international private equity and venture capital investments to record levels. It was in this scenario that transactions of major strategic value were carried out by sovereign wealth funds in new areas and activities at the end of 2016 and 2017.
Some of the more noteworthy operations took place in the finance sector, including major investment by Singaporean fund GIC, together with Hellman & Friedman, in Allfunds Bank. In the energy sector Abu Dhabi Investment Corporation, together with JPMorgan, Swiss Life and Covalis, acquired Naturgás, and in the manufacturing sector, Dubai Ports World acquired Reyser, which provides services to12 Spanish ports, while Oman's SGRF acquired a stake in Escribano Mechanical and Engineering.
Today almost all sectors are on sovereign wealth funds' radars. In Spain they have accumulated investments totalling 36.4 billion euros, including fixed income. Although sovereign wealth funds have arrived on the scene in Spain relatively recently, and deals were scant up until 2010, it can be said that it is now a key destination in Europe for sovereign wealth funds.
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Tesla Interested In Working With Mercedes On An Electric Van
A tweet from Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggests that the company might be interested in working with Daimler's Mercedes-Benz on an electric van. Tesla itself doesn't make vans, not yet anyway, while the Sprinter from Mercedes is known to be a veritable workhorse. It launched the latest generation of the Sprinter in February this year. Mercedes-Benz does plan to offer electric versions of the Sprinter from next year.
Musk was responding to a tweet about the Sprinter van and said that it may be "interesting" to work with Daimler/Mercedes on an electric version of the Sprinter, adding that it's a great van. "We will inquire," he said. This suggests that the company will talk about a potential partnership with Daimler on an electric version of the sprinter.
Daimler hasn't officially commented on the matter so it's position on a collaboration with Tesla is not yet known. However, a spokesman for the auto giant told Reuters that it's pleased by the interest that Musk has shown in the van.
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche did tell a Polish newspaper last month that he does not rule out a partnership with Tesla at some point in the future. Some of you might remember that the two companies have had a relationship in the past. Daimler bought a 9.1 percent stake in Tesla for around $50 million in 2009 before the company went public. It later sold its stake in October 2017 for $780 million.
Maybe interesting to work with Daimler/Mercedes on an electric Sprinter. That's a great van. We will inquire.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 19, 2018
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Book Size: 5.5" x 8.5"
Jasmin is a young girl who's had the time of her life at a secret academy in New York. A secret academy meant to train people with enhanced abilities to control them. Seemingly without reason, however, her abilities vanish. Stuck back in New York City with her mother, Jasmin now must deal with her own attitude, a new life in the city, and a visitor that only seems to make things more difficult.
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Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announced that it has developed a cavitation detection system and will be available commencing 31 January. By detecting cavitation, quantifying information, and displaying the data in real-time, this system provides an early indication of conditions that can result in a degradation in pump performance. By detecting problems early, before damage occurs which can cause an increase in both vibration and noise levels, this solution improves the efficiency of plant maintenance.
The system that Yokogawa has developed consists of a STARDOMTM FCN-500 network-based control system, a Yokogawa cavitation detection logic programme, and a highly accurate (±0.075%) DPharp EJX110A differential pressure transmitter, and relies on the FOUNDATIONTM Fieldbus industrial digital communication standard to link these components. At 100 ms intervals, the DPharp transmitter measures the pressure inside the target equipment, and this data is transmitted via the fieldbus network to the STARDOM FCN-500 system for processing in real time by the logic programme. This system is therefore able to detect cavitation issues early on, allowing field personnel to take quick remedial action by, for example, reducing the flowrate to a level that suppresses cavitation without interfering with production line operations.
Maintenance of plant facilities such as pumps that tend to deteriorate due to cavitation.


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Of Memory and Identity
A PhD-and-beyond Route
Of Murder and Memory
I didn't find who attacked my great-grandfather with an axe. But I think I learned who didn't.
"History bleeds into the present in Tanya Zaharchenko's investigation of her family history in Ukraine's eastern town of Kharkiv, replete with axe-wielding criminals, chandelier-adorned mansions, and a long-unsolved assassination." — editors' blurb
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Conversation with Yuri Andrukhovych
Our conversation with Ukrainian writer Yuri Andrukhovych at the University of Oslo on February 21, 2018.
Of the Ukrainian in your life
Four years ago their world was, quite likely, capsized by war. International media has lost much of its original interest since then, but combat itself hasn't stopped. It may not be in the news daily, but there's a chance it's 24/7 for the Ukrainian in your life.
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Autumn of the Patriarchs
Some reflections on genderations and the latest language debate in Ukraine.
Il Saracino
Dating back to the Crusades and the raids of the Saracens, the Saracen Joust is a competitive historical reenactment set in the Middle Ages.
A Street Incident
A whole generation that grew up on late Soviet protest music knows this iconic image, but doesn't know much about it.
July 12, 2017 in Default ☼.
Of Language(s) in Ukraine
A discussion of languages in today's Ukraine by four writers from Kharkiv: Serhiy Zhadan, Yuri Tsaplin, Oleh Kotsarev, and Andrei Krasniaschikh. Moderated by Tanya Zaharchenko, with English translation by Iryna Sabor. Podcast from a University of Oslo event on 26.09.2016
September 30, 2016 in Starred ★.
The Monochrome of War
"The Monochrome of War" was my invited guest column on Snob, a journal and media project published in Russian. Because articles on Snob can expire after a certain time, the full text is also reproduced below.
Vakarchuk's Freedom Lecture
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, the lead vocalist of Okean Elzy, has come under virulent attacks recently for his talk in Lviv on May 27, 2016. To do justice to this lecture, here is its full translation.
June 22, 2016 in Default ☼.
Ireland's centenary (1916-2016)
Some notes on Ireland's commemoration this weekend, in Dublin and beyond, of the anniversary of its Easter Rising (1916-2016).
March 28, 2016 in Default ☼.
Advice for Einstein applicants
Some of the most common questions I have received from prospective applicants for the Einstein Fellowship.
Efim, Emil, and Eksi
There was a man in the Kharkiv of my childhood. He lived very centrally, somewhere in the numerous green courtyards right off the city's main square (if I remember correctly). His name sounded like sand on a windy beach: Efim Isaakovich.
December 23, 2015 in Default ☼.
Einstein's Challenge
What happens when a scholar of memory faces her own past?
December 7, 2015 in Default ☼.
On being a Snob
Meanwhile, an offer to post a piece on Snob has arrived, and was gladly accepted — because a text has been in the making all this time, while I processed the postdoc year spent in Russia. That processing is still not over (will it ever be quite over?), but some contemplations did take shape.
In Russian.
October 26, 2015 in Default ☼.
Now, I take up the 2015 Einstein Fellowship at the Einstein Forum in Potsdam, Germany — with a rather personal (and rather mysterious) research project I will soon blog about.
August 2, 2015 in Default ☼.
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I'm sure you know the meaning of prioritize, but I do like providing definitions.
To be able to put things or problems in order of importance, one must know what their relative importances are.
Some employees will do what they are asked to do, what their manual says they should do and that's that.
But that's a baseline employee.
Bob has three tasks he needs to do. There's only thirty minutes left in the work day. To do all three tasks is going to take an hour. What does he do?
He determines the order of importance of the three tasks and then takes care of them in that order.
What if the most important task will take up the entire thirty minutes and one of the other tasks is only a five minute task, but his supervisor urged him to get it done before he leaves?
Well, that's part of prioritizing. He gets the five minute task done and then he pushes to get the thirty minute task done in twenty-five minutes, or he simply stays over five minutes to complete the task.
I realize this all sounds pretty simple, pretty straightforward. But we also know the ability to prioritize is not a strong suit for everyone.
The employee weak in this area will not do the five minute task and there likely will be some friction when he meets up with his supervisor the next day. Or this employee will do the five minute task, but leave the thirty minute task incomplete. This scenario may also see some friction the next day.
So, how can you determine if the person in front of you is good at prioritizing?
One way is to include this area of questioning when you speak to the applicant's previous supervisors.
Another way is to compile a list of three, four of five tasks for the job in question and then ask the applicant to weigh them in order of importance.
You could have several of these lists put together.
It should not take a long time for the applicant to go through the tasks and give them an order of importance. If it does take awhile, not a great sign.
And your analysis of his sequence of importances will also be revealing.
An ability to prioritize is worth pursuing. Things will run smoother and be more productive.
We'd probably want a soldier to be fearless, or at least as close to fearless as possible.
If an entrepreneur is embarking on a new activity, being fearless has its advantages there, right?
But, for our everyday applicants, is fearless a quality we're interested in?
Let's look at a definition of fearless : not afraid of anything. With synonyms of brave, courageous, bold, daring, adventurous.
I do like those synonyms!
If you're looking for someone to just get the work done — and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that — then fearless isn't a critical quality.
But if we're looking for someone to make a breakthrough for us, in the areas of marketing or sales, for instance, then someone bold and daring may be exactly what we're looking for.
What if we wanted a supervisor or office manager who never backed off from handling a situation in their area? Someone who always rolled up their sleeves, waded in and located what needed to be addressed and got it resolved? What if we wanted that kind of manager?
If so, then "fearless" would be an asset, right?
Most of the time Bob will give you some things that he's afraid of.
The key to this answer is: Did Bob deliver it quickly and easily? Did he deliver it without the slightest flinch?
I think you know what I mean by "flinch." When someone answers a question with complete comfort, you are likely getting a candid answer.
If you're hiring for a position that requires a bold and daring approach, zeroing in on "fearless" may get you just what you need.
I'm thinking those two definitions blend in with each other. Someone who is appreciative understands how good or useful someone or something is and they communicate this in some way.
Ideally, you are looking for someone with a deep reservoir of appreciation, an appreciation of other people, the things other people do and even an appreciation for one's environment.
We do enjoy the employee who sincerely thanks us for improving their work environment in some way.
Now, if that appreciation extends to their fellow employees, that's an even bigger plus.
Let's find out if we've got that from your candidate.
If Alice is the "appreciative sort" she should be able to tell you three things easily and quickly.
When someone voices their appreciation of you and the things you do, you know how that makes you feel.
Well, the same is true of your employees. When someone who is openly appreciative of others, that has a very positive effect on the work place.
I'm not talking about an airy-fairy thing here. I'm not talking about someone who is nice to others because there's something to be gained from being nice.
We know when we see genuine appreciation.
I rarely plug our employee tests in these tips, but I won't be able to help myself here. Our personality profile measures ten key personality traits and one of them is appreciation. If you are not using our employee testing service, watch our two minute video and take the free test yourself.
In closing folks, there's a huge difference between those who appreciate others and those who do not. It's a fabulous trait to have on board.
I'm going to love this tip and I haven't even written it yet!
For the most part, we've got two sides of the hiring equation, right? We've got the employer and we've got the person wanting to be employed.
There may be a middle man, e.g. a hiring agency, but at some point in time, you are going to be interviewing someone before you make any kind of long term hiring decision.
Back in the day — let's say before the 80s or 90s — when you applied for a job, you were essentially told what the job was, what it paid, the hours, some idea of what was expected and, if that worked for you, then you were included for consideration.
Unless you were someone very special, you did not make demands or issue ultimatums to your prospective employer. If and when you did get hired, you were given a place to work, assigned tasks, maybe some training and off you went to carry out your duties.
After getting hired, you did not wait a week or two and then tell your employer that you need X, Y and Z so that you can perform to your full potential. AND that, if you didn't get X, Y and Z, you might have to shop your talents elsewhere.
Back in the day, that just didn't happen.
Now I realize I'm painting somewhat of a black and white picture here, but I'm doing it to make a point.
Let's fast forward to present time.
When you ask this question, as we recommend with all questions in the hiring interview, pay close attention to how comfortable the applicant is in answering it. If he's very comfortable, then it's likely you're getting a candid answer. If not, well, possibly not so candid.
Now, I'm not recommending that you ask these questions — or any questions for that matter — with even a hint of a confrontational attitude. We just want to know what they feel the company owes them.
Their answers may fit 100% with what you'd like to provide every employee. That's good to know.
And their answers may surprise or even shock you. That's also good to know.
Either way, you're likely to gain an insight into what it will be like having this person as part of your team.
Okay, I realize this is a pretty stiff measurement to use with an applicant, but it is an interesting one.
You've read over his résumé, you're verified as much of it as you possibly can, you've tested him on IQ, Aptitude and Personality, you've checked with previous employers and you've done several in-person interviews with him.
So, would you let him marry your daughter?
Your daughter's not old enough to get married? Okay, you know what I'm talking about here.
How much do you trust this candidate?
Well, you can ask yourself in a variety of ways how much you trust someone, or you can simply ask yourself would you let him marry your daughter.
Would you approve of her marrying your son?
If your answer is yes, then that really tells you something about the candidate.
If the answer is no, then the next question is "how much of a 'no' is that?" If that's an absolutely, without any shadow-of-a-doubt 'no' — well, then you haven't a very high opinion of your candidate, do you?
Maybe you have a very high opinion of their skills, how polished they came across in the interview, their glowing résumé, but you wouldn't let them near one of your kids.
Okay, I know this is a bit of an odd way of evaluating an applicant, but doesn't it quickly give you an insight when you ask yourself this kind of question?
As with all of these wonderful hiring tips, use them as you see fit to help you learn more about people before you make that hiring decision.


Henry Alford: ou ze-loi, 'knows neither envy nor jealousy:' both are included under the more general sense of ze-los.
Thomas Aquinas: Then when he says, Love is not jealous, he mentions in particular the virtuous works which charity produces, and because two things pertain to a virtue, namely, to refrain from evil and to do good, as it says in Ps 34 (v. 14): "Depart from evil and do good"; and in Is (1:16): "Cease to do evil, learn to do good"; first, he shows how charity avoids all evil; secondly, how it accomplishes the good. (v. 4c). But man cannot do evil effectively to God, but only to himself and to his neighbor, as it says in Jb (35:6): "If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against him?" and later: (v. 8): "Your wickedness concerns a man like yourself." First, therefore, he shows how charity avoids evils against one's neighbor; secondly, how evils are avoided by which someone is disarranged in himself.
Evil against one's neighbor can exist in the will or emotions and externally. It exists in the former, especially when a person through envy grieves over his neighbor's good. This is directly contrary to charity which inclines a person to love his neighbor as himself, as it says in Lev (19:18). Hence it pertains to charity that just as a person rejoices in his own goods, so he should rejoice in the goods of his neighbor. It follows from this that charity excludes envy. And this is what he says: Love is not jealous [envious]. Hence it says in Ps 37 (v. 1): "Be not envious of wrongdoers"; and in Pr (23:17): "Let not your heart envy sinners." As to the outward effect he adds: it does not deal wrongly, i.e., perversely, against anyone. For no one deals unjustly against one he loves: "Cease to do evil" (Is . 1:16).
William Barclay: Love knows no envy. It has been said that there are really only two classes of people in this world--"those who are millionaires and those who would like to be." There are two kinds of envy. The one kind covets the possessions of other people; and such envy is very difficult to avoid because it is a very human thing. The other kind is worse--it grudges the very fact that others should have what it has not. It does not so much want things for itself as it wishes others had not got them. Meanness of soul can sink no further than that.
Barnes & Murphy: Envieth not. ou ze-loi. This word properly means to be zealous for or against any person or thing; i.e., to be eager for, or anxious for or against any one. It is used often in a good sense, (1 Corinthians 12:31); but it may be used in a bad sense--to be zealous against a person; to be jealous of; to envy Acts 7:9; 17:5; James 4:2, "Ye kill and envy." It is in this sense, evidently, that it is used here--as denoting zeal, or ardent desire against any person. The sense is, love does not envy others the happiness which they enjoy; it delights in their welfare; and as their happiness is increased by their endowments, their rank, their reputation, their wealth, their health, their domestic comforts, their learning, etc., those who are influenced by love rejoice in all this. They would not diminish it; they would not embarrass them in the possession; they would not detract from that happiness; they would not murmur or repine that they themselves are not so highly favoured. To envy, is to feel uneasiness, mortification, or discontent at the sight of superior happiness, excellence, or reputation enjoyed by another; to repine at another's prosperity; and to fret one's self on account of his real or fancied superiority. Of course, it may be excited by anything in which another excels, or in which he is more favoured than we are. It may be excited by superior wealth, beauty, learning, accomplishment, reputation, success. It may extend to any employment, or any rank in life. A man may be envied because he is happy, while we are miserable; well, while we are sick; caressed, while we are neglected or overlooked; successful, while we meet with disappointment; handsome, while we are ill-formed; honoured with office, while we are overlooked, he may be envied because he has a better farm than we have, or is a more skilful mechanic, or a more successful physician, lawyer, or clergyman. Envy commonly lies in the same line of business, occupation, or rank. We do not usually envy a monarch, a conqueror, or a nobleman, unless we are aspiring to the same rank. The farmer does not usually envy the blacksmith, but another farmer; the blacksmith does not usually envy the schoolmaster or the lawyer, but another man in the same line of business with himself. The physician envies another physician more learned or more successful; the lawyer, another lawyer; the clergyman, another clergyman. The fashionable female, who seeks admiration or flattery on account of accomplishment or beauty, envies another who is more distinguished and more successful in those things. And so the poet envies a rival poet; and the orator, a rival orator; and the statesman, a rival statesman. The correction of all these things is love. If we loved others--if we rejoiced in their happiness, we should not envy them. They are not to blame for these superior endowments; but if those endowments are the direct gift of God, we should be thankful that he has made others happy; if they are the fruit of their own industry, and virtue, and skill, and application, we should esteem them the more, and value them the more highly. They have not injured us; and we should not be unhappy, or seek to injure them, because God has blessed them, or because they have been more industrious, virtuous, and successful than we have. Every man should have his own level in society, and we should rejoice in the happiness of all. Love will produce another effect. We should not envy them, because he that is under the influence of Christian love is more happy than those in the world who are usually the objects of envy. There is often much wretchedness under a clothing of "purple and fine linen." There is not always happiness in a splendid mansion; in the caresses of the great; in a post of honour; in a palace, or on a throne. Alexander the Great wept on the throne of the world. Happiness is in the heart; and contentment, and the love of God, and the hope of heaven, produce happiness which rank, and wealth, and fashion, and earthly honour cannot purchase. And could the sad and heavy hearts of those in elevated ranks of life be always seen, and especially could their end be seen, there would be no occasion or disposition to envy them.
In pride and robes of honour shine!
But oh! their end, their dreadful end!
Are but a prelude to their pain.
3.7.	Love does not envy!
3.7.1.	To boil with envy, to be jealous.
3.7.2.	Where there is no love there will inevitably be envy!
3.7.2.1.	Envy was the seed of the 1st murder in human history, & it has been a seed of murder ever since!
3.7.3.	Envy is like a 2 sided coin – On one side envy is coveting the possessions of others. The other side is even worse. It resents the very fact that others have what they don't have (it doesn't necessarily want them for themselves, it just wishes others had not got them).
3.7.4.	Q: Are you eaten up w/envy, jealous of other's gifts, opportunities, abilities, possessions, position in life?
John Albert Bengel: It does not grieve at another's good, nor rejoice at another's calamity.
Joseph Benson: Love envieth not — The advantages, gifts, or graces, which others possess, but rather takes pleasure in them, and by friendly participation makes them its own.
H. Blair D.D.: Envy is a sensation of uneasiness arising from the advantages which others are supposed to possess above us, accompanied with malignity towards those who possess them. The character of an envious man is universally odious. All disclaim it; and they who feel themselves under the influence of this passion carefully conceal it. But it is proper to consider that among all our passions, both good and bad, there are many different gradations. Sometimes they swim on the surface of the mind, without producing any internal agitation. They proceed no farther than the beginnings of passion. Allayed by our constitution, or tempered by the mixture of other dispositions, they exert no considerable influence on the temper. Though the character in which envy forms the ruling passion be one too odious to be common, yet some tincture of this evil disposition mixes with most characters in the world.
5.4.3.1.I find that jealousy is a sin that is often underneath our actions as Christians. The jealous person seldom even considers that he is acting in a jealous way. However, underneath criticism that some people speak towards others, stories of gossip that are told about others, or just not liking someone is actually jealousy towards that other person because of something that they possess which we ourselves do not possess.
5.4.3.2.What a destructive sin jealous towards others can be. This sin damages so many people and causes divisiveness in so many churches.
5.4.3.3.If we Christians were to stop and consider the 'agape' love that God has for us, we would not be 'jealous' of a brother or a sister.
5.4.3.4.We have already seen that we are to 'weep with those who weep' and 'rejoice with those who rejoice', and if we just did that we would find no place for jealousy in our lives.
5.4.3.5.We should be able to be thankful whenever someone else is blessed or rewarded in any way, if we know how that God loves us unconditionally.
John Calvin: A third excellence is — that it counteracts emulation, the seed of all contentions. Under emulation he comprehends envy, which is a vice near akin to it, or rather, he means that emulation, which is connected with envy, and frequently springs from it. Hence where envy reigns — where every one is desirous to be the first, or appear so, love there has no place.
Alan Carr: 3. V. 4 Envieth Not - True love is not jealous over the abilities or possessions of another. Instead of being jealous when others prosper or excel, love is pleased when they do well.
Stephen J. Cole: Selfless love is not jealous. The word means to eagerly desire, and it is used both positively and negatively in the Bible. Jealousy in the negative sense is related to greed and selfishness. The jealous person wants what others have, he wants things for himself. He is too selfish to applaud others' success; he has to have all the attention. In the family, a jealous husband refuses to trust his wife. He doesn't want to recognize her abilities and contributions. He is jealous of the time she spends with the children or with her friends. He wants it all for himself. James says that jealousy is often the source of quarrels and conflicts (James 4:2).
J. Cross D.D.: To see that envy is utterly incompatible with charity, we need but glance at some of its characteristic qualities and fruits.
Charity is disinterested goodness; envy is unmingled selfishness.
Charity is the brotherhood of the heart; envy is as malicious as it is selfish.
Charity is a meek and gentle spirit; envy is as outrageous as it is malicious.
Charity is ready unto every good work; envy is mischievous.
Charity is free from deceit; envy is hypocritical.
Charity is fraught with divine peace and contentment; envy is miserable. Hating and hated, can it know anything of a good conscience and a cheerful mind? Deceitful and treacherous, must it not be like the troubled sea that cannot rest? Baffled and chagrined, will it not become desperate, and turn its fangs upon itself, and devour its own vitals? Conclusion: Charity and envy are as much opposed as light and darkness. Charity is from above; envy is from beneath. Charity is the fruit of the Spirit; envy is the work of the flesh. Charity is the outgrowth of the new heart; envy is the product of the carnal mind. Charity is as pure as the mountain stream; envy is as foul as the city sewer. Charity is as harmless as the gentle dove; envy is as deadly as the viper's fang. Charity is as tranquil as the summer evening; envy is as restless as the troubled sea. Charity is as tender and pitiful as an angel; envy is as heartless and cruel as a demon. Charity is the spirit of Christ and the temper of heaven, envy is the rankling selfishness which makes the immitigable woe of the lost, the wormwood and gall transfused through all the faculties and feelings of a reprobate immortality. No two principles could be more antagonistic and irreconcilable.
A. Donnan: Envy is one of the most malignant and, if we except vanity alone, the most empty of all human passions. Other affections have some good thing in view either real or apprehended; but envy has nothing for its object except an ill-natured pleasure in the hurt of our neighbour. Charity is quite inconsistent with envy, and, whenever it prevails, expels that malicious passion from the heart. Has God bestowed on others larger measures of knowledge and understanding, of honour and respect, of riches, of power and authority, of any blessing, spiritual or temporal? The charitable man, though eclipsed in these respects, does not look up to those who eclipse him with an envious eye. He takes not an ill-natured pleasure in the disappointments and misfortunes, in the decline and fall of those above him He does not attempt, by malicious detraction, to depreciate the merits of those who excel; and, though unable to rise to their standard, he does not enviously endeavour to bring them down to his own, and to keep all mankind on a level with himself He considers worldly blessings as the gifts of God, who may bestow them on what persons and in what degrees He pleases; and, satisfied with his own condition, he rejoices to see the glory of the giver advanced and the ends of the gift answered, who ever may be chosen by Providence for the accomplishment of these ends.
Henry Drummond: Generosity. "Love envieth not." This is love in competition with others. Whenever you attempt a good work you will find other men doing the same kind of work, and probably doing it better. Envy them not. Envy is a feeling of ill-will to those who are in the same line as ourselves, a spirit of covetousness and detraction. How little Christian work even is a protection against un-Christian feeling! That most despicable of all the unworthy moods which cloud a Christian's soul assuredly waits for us on the threshold of every work, unless we are fortified with this grace of magnanimity. Only one thing truly need the Christian envy--the large, rich, generous soul which "envieth not."
That the opposition of the envious to the prosperity of others will be manifest in a dislike of their persons for it. Seeing how others prosper, and what honors they attain, the envious dislike, and even hate them, on account of their honor and prosperity. They entertain and cherish an evil spirit toward them, for no other reason but that they are prospered.
Joseph Exell: Contented. "Charity envieth not." Not that we should never strive for anything higher and better; but we should always be thankful for our position, and not constantly grumbling because some one else is a little ahead of us.
Exell & Spence: Envieth not. [Love's] negative characteristics are part of its positive perfection. Envy - "one shape of many names" - includes malice, grudge, jealousy, pique, an evil eye, etc., with all their base and numerous manifestations.
Lee Gatiss: Ou zeloi This may refer to some sort of proselytism / competition between factions along the lines of Galatians 4:17-18, or it may refer to the covetousness stirred up by excessive talk about charismata. The second is likely given Paul's insistence that love ou perpereuetai does not cause envy in others by boasting about its own achievements.
John W. Gregson: Not jealous. It envies no one nor what another possesses. It is never greedy.
Matthew Henry: Charity suppresses envy: It envieth not; it is not grieved at the good of others; neither at their gifts nor at their good qualities, their honours nor their estates. If we love our neighbour we shall be so far from envying his welfare, or being displeased with it, that we shall share in it and rejoice at it. His bliss and sanctification will be an addition to ours, instead of impairing or lessening it. This is the proper effect of kindness and benevolence: envy is the effect of ill-will. The prosperity of those to whom we wish well can never grieve us; and the mind which is bent on doing good to all can never wish ill to any.
S. Lewis Johnson: You know that in the Christian church, there is frequently jealousy among Christians because some play one part in the church and others play another and the other would like to play the part of the other. So that jealousy and pride and selfishness characterize local churches just as they characterize the church at Corinth. There is resentment often. There is dissatisfaction with the place that we have in the body of Christ. And Paul, in saying to us that love does not envy, is putting his finger on the local church and the needs that are found in almost all local churches. One does not have to go over this country much to know that in almost all of the Christian churches in one form or another, these problems either exist or they have existed or they will exist. Love does not envy.
Now, last weekend I went down to Salado, and we had a conference there. And we aggravated the Arminians a little bit because the messages were largely directed towards Arminianism in criticism, friendly criticism, loving criticism, of course of the Arminians. And while we were down there, Martha and I, on Saturday afternoon when there were no meetings, we walked around in Salado again. And she's been down there so many times, she knows all the places to go, that is, the places to shop. She knows all of them. And so we went in a little store that I don't think she had been in. It's new. And while I was there, I saw a few little books, and I bought them. They are humorous little books. For example, one of them was entitled "Men and Other Reptiles." [Laughter] And then another one, which I'm going to remind the little church in Fort Worth that I occasionally preach in on Sunday morning, which is full of lawyers, "Lawyers and Other Reptiles" [laughter] another little book. And there is one also called the "Sports Page," which is quotations, unusual quotations from sports figures, and so immediately I bought that. I practically have read it through already because I love sports quotations.
And there was a quotation of Jimmy Connors in it, the tennis star. Jimmy Connors said -- and if you've watched Jimmy Connors play through the years you know he's got really a tremendous urge to win. In fact, that's probably the main reason he was a top-notch tennis player. He said, "I hate to lose more than I like to win. I hate to see the happiness in their faces when they beat me." [Laughter] Would you call that envy? It's something like it, isn't it? Well, it's obvious that Mr. Connors, at that moment at least, is not controlled by Christian love. Love does not envy.
J.H. Jowett: "Love envieth not." And what is envy? To envy any one is to repine at their superior excellence. But the repining leads to something worse. Envious repining is the parent of malice and ill-will. Nay, envy drags after it a whole brood of evil spirits. I think the great tempter must be exaltingly satisfied when he has inserted into the life of anyone this germ of envy. There are some insects which insert their eggs into the bodies of others, and at first the insertion seems to be comparatively harmless. But the inserted life begins to develop, and to feed upon the body in which it dwells, and matures and strengthens itself by the entire destruction of the other. And so envy is somehow or other introduced into our spirits, and may at first appear nothing very harmful. But it begins to develop and mature, until it has devoured the whole of our spiritual life.
Here are these Corinthians, endowed with various gifts. One had eloquence, another had wealth, another had a wonder-working faith. And they became envious one of another. The one who had eloquence envied the one who had faith, and from envy he passed to ill-will and disparagement and slander. And the disposition became so prevalent that this Corinthian Church became the dwelling-place rather of Satan than of Christ. Well, you know how prone we are to this disposition to-day. Everywhere we are exposed to its insidious allurements. Here are two ministers. One has an influence assuredly broadening, and a congregation steadily increasing. The other has a congregation slowly diminishing, and an influence apparently shrinking.
Oh, how terribly strong is the temptation to envy and ill-will! Is it otherwise in social functions? When one who has moved in your circle becomes a general favourite and is greatly courted and admired, while you are partially overlooked or altogether ignored, how fierce is the temptation to envy, and slander, and ill-will! And so it is everywhere and in every life.
When we turn with this thought in our minds to gaze upon the personality of John the Baptist, I think it shines with most supernal light. Here he is by the Jordan, the popular favourite; vast crowds enrol themselves in his discipleship. And here comes Jesus, and the crowds about John begin to melt away; his popularity begins to wane, and the enthusiasm which he enjoyed gathers about the Nazarene. But there is no envy! He quietly and joyfully says--"He must increase, but I must decrease." I am only as the moon, and now that the sun is risen, I must fade away into obscurity. "He must increase, but I must decrease." No envy, I say. And why? Because John loved the Nazarene. He loved His mission; he loved Him with a great and passionate love, and with love there can be no envy. There is only one thing that can kill envy, and that is love. Everything else is impotent. If you want to destroy the envy that is lurking in your heart, you must have created in your heart the atmosphere of love, and the secret of that atmosphere you can learn at the foot of the Cross. "Love envieth not."


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Wind electric generator in the village of Zanaroch
Architecture, Industrial buildings
The problem of air pollution comes forward all over the world. That is why many countries increasingly think of alternative power sources installation. The installation of wind generators is considered to be one of the most popular ways of getting additional energy without emissions of pollution into the environment. Belarus, by the way, is one of few countries, where this way of alternative energy sources gaining, is actively used.
However, unluckily, the conditions in Belarus are not ideal for gaining wind energy. The resources can only be used on 5%, as a generator can be installed not everywhere due to the relief. But Belarus still can be proud of several large wind power plants.
One of them is located in Myadelsky district of Minsk region in the village of Zanaroch. This is a small agro-town with population about 600 people. Two wind electric power installations, which can be noticed right at the entrance to the township, are built here. It is noteworthy, that wind generators is a real innovation for Belarus, that is why they are of great interest for tourists.
The agrotown of Naroch, in addition to such installations, attracts the guests also with the ruins of the Orthodox church, built in the early 20th century, but unfortunately almost completely destroyed during the Second World War. There is also a memory wall of the dead in the Great Patriotic War.
By the way, the first wind electric generators appeared yet in Ancient Egypt and slightly differed in structure from the modern ones. Even then, people tried to use natural "conditions" for their lives simplification. Thanks to the wind mills obtained energy, peasants ground corn into flour or lifted water to the necessary height.
Choosing a specially suitable according to all necessary standards place for the wind electric generators installation is not an easy task. An installation of similar facilities requires large free space. To the present day there are a lot of different types of wind generators, the installation of which allows not to pay attention to the relief of the territory. However, it is not typical for Belarus still, as the very wind generator is an innovation for our country.
Wind electric generators in the village of Zanaroch produce annually about 1,3-1,4 million kWh. Such amount of energy is enough to provide at least the agro-town of Zanaroch and neighbouring small populated areas with heat and light.
Unfortunately, only two wind "mills" are installed in the village of Zanaroch. However even they strike with their power. It should seem, a typical industrial construction, there is nothing beautiful and surprising in it. But it is most likely to be a mistake. Enormous in its size, located in the open air wind installations in good fair and sunny weather are the reflection of Belarusian contemporary art. We can say for sure, that it is not just an energy accumulation system, but a structure of indisputable beauty, which along with natural components makes an impression on even the most "pampered" tourists.
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Colin Farrell plans on taking a break at 40
Dubliner formerly known as the Lusty Leprechaun in another long ago life is ready to slow down and take a break.
Debbie McGoldrick
Irish star Colin Farrell. RTE
It's been the best of times for Colin Farrell…a stream of well-received films, and a newfound respect that comes with turning 40 and putting your best foot forward.
The Dubliner formerly known as the Lusty Leprechaun in another long ago life is ready to slow down and take a break he told The Irish Times last weekend while promoting his latest, The Killing of a Sacred Deer with Nicole Kidman.
"I am so ready to not talk about films, to not see a camera, to not have any idea that things such as fame and acting exist," Colin said. "I am so ready to get the f*** away. I have absolute gratitude for what I do for a living. I love it. But I want to step away and live a little."
What would Colin do besides spend time with his two sons, James and Henry? Enjoy the LA lifestyle of course.
"I live close to Griffith Park. I hike there. I go to the cinema. I forget I am an actor and go to the cinema. The odd roadtrip. That's when I am in heaven: In a car driving some place I haven't been," he says.
Colin Farrell and His son, Henry in Los Angeles, 27.10.2013
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Farrell is refreshingly honest about his life and how it's changed. "It's worked out really nicely," he said. "I'm just talking selfishly. For years when I moved into my house there were two or three cars outside every day. If you went out for a coffee they'd follow you. They're not there any more because I've done a lot more independent film. And I am not out and about.
"I'm happy to be left alone. But another part of me worries, maybe they should still be there?"
Be careful what you wish for Colin, especially if you're on the ballot come Oscar season!
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Robin Hood came crawling back...(with a $250 tribute).. I wasn't happy to hear he threw away all his sissy clothes, (he had the cute dresses with big matching bows and bonnets) So now he has till the end of the month to restock his wardrobe and get back on a payment schedule with me.
Not to sound like I don't appreciate all my presents.... but this is why for a good year I used to delete stuff off the "Purchased" side of my wish list once they arrived.


The News - Or Is It?
It seems to me that the Mueller investigation, as lopsided as it is, may finally be doing something right. According to an FBI report(can they still be trusted?) former President Hussein was very much in favor of strict, one might even say draconian anti-gun laws.
In my not-so-humble opinion, he definitely wanted an unarmed country, and he mentioned a private police force equal to the Army…that would not have been in our best interests, but he never had the best interests of America at heart anyhow.
What puzzles me is that we see him arrive on the political scene a virtual nobody and he winds up being the leader of the free world, albeit leading from behind.
One of the things that might have been beneficial, but which he didn't do, was to keep fugitive names in a national database. His position was that we should open our borders to everyone and give them all the benefits and privileges that citizens of our country have.
We all remember the fiasco that was Fast And Furious, which put thousands of weapons into the hands of the Mexican cartels and, eventually, was responsible for the murder of Border Patrolman Brian Terry.
Acting FBI deputy director David Bowdich said that it was directed by the then-administration to remove HALF A MILLION names of people with outstanding warrants from the database.
In effect, those HALF A MILLION were then loose in the country, and no one really knew where they were or what they were doing…including murder.
While a person with an outstanding arrest warrant was considered to be a fugitive by the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives used the term for someone who had the warrant and had also crossed state lines. Bowdich testified about the decision during a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the failed response of the FBI and law enforcement in preventing the Parkland, Florida mass shooting in February which claimed the lives of 17 people. The once-vaunted Federal Bureau of Investigation has, apparently, become Fink's Battalion of Idiots, if you consider the "warnings" they had about that school shooter, Nikolas Cruz. If you or I had made the same mistakes that the FBI did in this investigation, we'd be fired on the spot, I believe.
On January 5, 2018, a person close to Nikolas Cruz contacted the FBI's Public Access Line (PAL) tip-line to report concerns about him. The caller provided information about Cruz's gun ownership, desire to kill people, erratic behavior, and disturbing social media posts, as well as the potential of him conducting a school shooting.
Under established protocols, the information provided by the caller SHOULD have been assessed as a potential threat to life.
The information then should have been forwarded to the FBI Miami Field Office, where appropriate investigative steps SHOULD have been taken. You'll note that the tip was received more than a month before the shooting.
I'll take up the case of the Broward County Sheriff's Department in another, later, article…but let it suffice that they did not do "due diligence" in this matter.
You probably didn't find this being reported widely, so here it is...on Jan. 9th, Lynn Sweet, in the Chicago Sun-times writes that when Michelle Obama worked in Mayor Daley's City Hall in the early 1990s, she was "distressed by how a small group of "white Irish Catholic" families -- the Daleys, the Hynes and the Madigans -- "locked up" power in Illinois.
Mrs. Obama worked in the Daley administration between Sept. 16, 1991, and April 30, 1993, according to City of Chicago personnel records.
She was hired by Valerie Jarrett, then Daley's deputy chief of staff.
Mrs. Obama "disapproved of how closely Daley held power, surrounding himself with three or four people who seemed to let few outsiders in -- a concern she would echo years later with her own husband.
There are SO many things about the former first family that are odd, that it would take volumes to investigate and explain them.
The recent "walkout" by students across America pointed out a few things about them.
First, they are incredibly naïve, with few or no clues about how things are run in this country.
Second, what information they have about guns is so far-fetched that it's ludicrous, they use descriptions of weapons that have no basis in fact.
To them, the world would be a much better place if NO ONE had any guns…so what does that mean?
It means that other things would be used as weapons to kill or maim other people.
What's that you say…that's already being done?
Knives , axes , bats , poison, vehicles, even hands, have been used to kill people…so what shall we do?
Each of us should wrap ourselves like a mummy and not harm anyone, but then we'll be just like sitting ducks for that oddball who doesn't conform, eh?
Parting shot: Life, if it's lived right, is beautiful…but nothing is guaranteed except that you have certain freedoms written into the law under which we live. The outcome of life is not guaranteed, but you have the OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE the good life.
Larry Usoff, US Navy Retired. Articulate. Opinionated. Patriotic. Conservative. Cultured enough so that I can be taken almost anywhere. Makes no excuses for what I say or do, but takes responsibility for them. Duty. Honor. Country.