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£5.1 million UKRI funding for UK aquaculture research and innovation
Vaccines made using algae are being developed to keep fish free from disease and help protect the UK's aquaculture industry.
The project is one of 12 to receive a total of £5.1 million which will further research to address challenges for aquaculture.
Other projects include studying genetics and breeding patterns, looking at how shellfish can be more sustainable, immunising trout against kidney disease and examining how robust salmon are and how susceptible to disease they are at sea.
The UK Aquaculture Initiative is a joint BBSRC and NERC project to support high-quality, innovative research and address strategic challenges facing UK aquaculture. This investment represents a total of £5.1 million, along with contributions from co-funders AFBI and Cefas and a range of industry partners who will collaborate with academic researchers on the projects.
Karen Lewis, BBSRC Executive Director, Innovation & Skills, said: "Aquaculture is a key food production sector for the UK. These projects will improve our understanding of the challenges facing aquaculture production. Working together with industry partners, UK researchers will help to address these challenges and contribute to developing a healthy, safe and sustainable aquaculture system which will deliver societal and economic benefit for the UK."
The 12 new projects include:
Aquaculture: Collaborative Research and Innovation
|Principal investigator
|Lead organisation
|AquaLeap: Innovation in Genetics and Breeding to Advance UK Aquaculture Production
|Ross Houston
|The University of Edinburgh
|Safe and Sustainable Shellfish: Introducing local testing and management solutions
|Christine Edwards
|The Robert Gordon University
|ROBUST-SMOLT Impact of early life history in freshwater Recirculation Aquaculture Systems on A. salmon robustness and susceptibility to disease at sea
|Herve Migaud
|University of Stirling
|Evaluating the Environmental Conditions Required for the Development of Offshore Aquaculture
|Keith Davidson
|Scottish Association For Marine Science
|Passive and active immunisation against novel vaccine targets to protect trout against proliferative kidney disease (PKD)
|Chris Secombes
|University of Aberdeen
|Binder seeding to improve the economic case of UK macroalgal cultivation (Bindweed)
|Adam Hughes
|Scottish Association For Marine Science
|Paper-based platform for on site, rapid, and multiplexed DNA-based pathogen detection in aquaculture
|Julien Reboud
|University of Glasgow
|PhytoMOPS: Phytoplankton Morphology and Optical Properties Sensor
|Allison Schaap
|National Oceanography Centre
|The development of diagnostic techniques to assess anaemia in aquaculture reared Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar)
|Brian Quinn
|University of the West of Scotland
|Algal vaccines for Aquaculture
|Brenda Parker
|University College London
|Identifying targets for control of Ichthyophthirius multifiliis - a major cause of disease in aquaculture
|Mark van der Giezen
|University of Exeter
|NOSy - magnetic and wireless sensor technology for improving profit, biosecurity and carbon footprint of regional oyster production
|Thomas Cameron
|University of Essex
About BBSRC
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is part of UK Research and Innovation, a non-departmental public body funded by a grant-in-aid from the UK government.
BBSRC invests in world-class bioscience research and training on behalf of the UK public. Our aim is to further scientific knowledge, to promote economic growth, wealth and job creation and to improve quality of life in the UK and beyond.
Funded by government, BBSRC invested £498 million in world-class bioscience in 2017-18. We support research and training in universities and strategically funded institutes. BBSRC research and the people we fund are helping society to meet major challenges, including food security, green energy and healthier, longer lives. Our investments underpin important UK economic sectors, such as farming, food, industrial biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
More information about UK Research and Innovation.
More information about BBSRC, our science and our impact.
More information about BBSRC strategically funded institutes.
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Fans Will Not Be Happy About This Male R&B Singer Calling Out Beyoncé, SZA And Cardi B
"Stop using that f**king pain to make it OK to say some bullsh** on your record and get nominated for a Grammy..."
Radio veteran Ebro Darden and 50 Cent haven't always been on the best of terms, but after briefly reigniting their beef in 2018, it seems they are back to being cool. The G-Unit honcho recently stopped by Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning where the two chopped it up on a range of topics in a 31-minute conversation, including his recent Chris Brown vs. Michael Jackson comments, Nicki Minaj's retirement comments, and 50's recent reunion with Dr. Dre. (Spoiler alert: they're cool now.)
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The conversation kicked off with the Queens emcee-turned-media-mogul's directorial debut at the helm of the third episode for Power's sixth season. Fifty wouldn't hedge his bet on whether Ghost ultimately offs his best friend-turned-nemesis, Tommy, despite Ebro's prodding before pivoting to the series' upcoming spin-offs.
The veteran host flipped the tables on Fifty by lightly trolling him with a nod to their infamous "50 Cent killed New York Hip-Hop" beef before the room laughed it off. But not before 50 got in a few lighthearted jabs of his own.
The Roc Nation honcho was tapped to spearhead the league's live music entertainment and social justice initiatives. Fifty noted that Roc is home to many of the top artists leading hip-hop.
"I think that anything that goes on in the culture with people that you've already interacted, [they] kind of already have an interest in it slightly. Because it's already happening to somebody you met or you know them and you looked at for them in that case," Fifty said, pointing to Hov's connection with Meek Mill, who just beat his decades-long case with the Philadelphia court.
"I don't know if it makes it his full responsibility to do those things," the 44-year-old rapper continued.
"When you say I [quietly] do those things, it's because I don't want anybody to feel like it's my responsibility to do it when it's not. It's something I'm doing on my own merit in between time."
"He could have just went home, man. Like why you gotta answer that?" Fifty asked.
"Now the deal itself...how people feel is their feelings and everyone's feelings are valid. But when you are doing business and you're going 'Okay, so you are not wanting us to do the deal because of...what exactly?'"
As the interview was winding down, the hosts asked 50 Cent if he would ever link up, musically or business-wise, with Maybach Music founder Rick Ross. Many felt that Rozay took a slight jab at the G-Unit boss during a visit to Big Boy's Neighborhood last month.
"Honestly, I'm a businessman. If 50 Cent still had value, I may have been done it. But, not being funny, homie just ain't that dude no more," Ross told Big Boy, clarifying that he and Fif are on good terms with one another.
Fif reiterated the same sentiments.
"I don't have a problem with him. If I was chasing him, I would have got him by now," Fifty said.
The G-Unit boss man said that he doesn't have any problems with The Game or Young Buck either.
Watch the rest of the 31-minute interview in full below, where 50 Cent clears up his beef with Wendy Williams and discusses the new six-part television show he's working on with Scott Storch.
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"Stop using that f**king pain to make it OK to say some bullsh** on your record and get nominated for a Grammy..."
Here are all the artists who posted tributes to the late R&B singer.


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Union leaders have criticised "lavish and needless" spending at Liverpool Hope University College as it confirmed a deficit approaching £1 million.
The college this week said it was due to confirm an £800,000 deficit for the year to July 2003 and was forecasting a "similar" level of deficit for this financial year. It said consultation on a number of redundancies was under way but at present just six job losses were planned.
Lecturers' union Natfhe said the college was in a "mess" and there was real concern that redundancies would escalate as the deficit was projected to be between £1 million and £1.5 million for 2003-04.
Adrian Jones, Natfhe official for the Northern region, said the news was particularly galling for staff, who felt the college had wasted money through "lavish and needless" spending.
Mr Jones said the college had recently spent £40,000 on two decorative "obelisks". He said: "They are pretty and ornate but of no educational value whatsoever. The cost is equivalent to a job for a year."
Sources have criticised spending on "specially commissioned" carpets, a reportedly lavish inauguration ceremony for incoming rector Gerald Pillay, who took over from Simon Lee, the rector for the previous eight years who left in September to head Leeds Metropolitan University.
Staff have also criticised the commissioning of a portrait of Professor Lee to mark his eight years at the head of the Christian college earlier this year. Similar portraits by the same artist - Alastair Adams -can be commissioned for between £6,000 and £7,000, The THES has learnt.
The college said the criticisms were "well wide of the mark". It said that the two pillars were part of a one-off £40,000 payment for new signs across the two Liverpool campuses, needed to "replace old signage and to assist re-branding as Liverpool Hope University College - a title bestowed on Hope following award of taught degree-awarding powers".
A spokeswoman said the inauguration ceremony for the new rector, which took place this month, was "relatively modest". "It was a liturgical service, presided over by the bishops. This is a normal occurrence in higher education and is important for Hope's tradition and networking," she said.
"As for the portrait of the previous rector, there is a long tradition dating back to the 19th century of having these commissioned and the portrait is held at the college rather than being a gift to the individual.
"The only 'special carpets' with logos on are mats in reception areas that needed replacing and cost a few pounds, which can hardly be called 'specially commissioned'. If the level of debate has come down to the mats in use it says something about those making the allegations rather than the college's use of funds," she said.
Sean Gallagher, director of resources at Liverpool Hope, said the college planned to return to a financial surplus by 2004-05, adding that the financial problems were a manageable consequence of major developments, not excessive spending.
He said the college was in the process of changing its curriculum, introducing new courses while phasing out less popular ones, and had just begun delivering courses in Blackburn and Bury for the first time, operations that would become more cost-effective as student numbers increased.
He said about six job losses were so far planned, and the college hoped to avoid further redundancies.
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As part of our Holland arrival rights, our relatives brought us to the country's capital, Amsterdam. Please, allow me to freak out. Lovely brick gables and dainty metal fences become the backdrop of cobblestone pathways atop a swirl of canals. The tall, narrow houses stand beside each other like longtime friends, looking dapper with their framed windows and solid colored walls. Stems of trees seem to shoot out of the concrete ground, softening the view with puffs of leaves. Kitschy pots of flowers are scattered everywhere, making the entire sight pleasantly home-y.
This is the city square, the busiest part of the district. Oh, I have to warn you about the Grim Reaper. He looks nice on photos, but if he spotted you taking selfies including him, he'll ask for a few Euros! And he's not the only one doing that, by the way.
This is the kind of place I'd quietly stroll, get lost, and do people watching. Getting lost, however, is very much possible, because most streets look alike. For any unaware tourist, walking into the bends is like entering a giant maze! Good thing my cousin, Sharon, knows every alley that will bring us to the right spot.
Some of these houses are older than my grandparents. Which means, renting a place in the city would be expensive.
If there's one thing I'd have to say about Amsterdam, it's "Watch out for the windows." My relatives led us to a couple of alleys wherein women and gays flaunt themselves by the large windows, half-dressed or completely naked. I was surprised to learn that there was prostitution tourism in the city: the Red District, and this was publicly promoted.
Also, my kuya mentioned the difference of entering a coffee shop and a cafe. Technically, they are alike, but Amsterdam differentiates them with the first one selling weed on their menu, and the other, just legit cafe and frap.
When in Amsterdam: go biking. This place is a biker's heaven and you'll find yourself in company with so many cycling lovers.
If you're really patient, and not easily tired, you can discover many of the city's gems. There's a tram, by the way, once your legs give up.
Some of the houses are oddly, sideways. There's a story about that but I don't want to spoil it for you.
This building is the largest Christian bookstore in the country.
Inside the alleys are districts with international cultures. There's even a China Town in Amsterdam! From what I've seen, there's Thai, Vietnamese, Indian and Middle Eastern themed groceries and restaurants too. My bad, I wasn't able to include their photos here.
One of the things I missed is to ride a ferry across the dam. The walking part is really nice; tiring, but totally worth it. I love the part when we deviated from the main streets to enter hidden corners to find wonderful things to look upon.
There goes my little Amsterdam adventure! We went to Madame Tussauds (the wax museum), gazed at the floating pagoda, visited Bibliotheek (the city's great library just beside the conservatory) and then rushed back to the Central Station for our train ride home!


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Of Devils and Demons: Part 1
Those first few months during which Sherlock Holmes and I explored the newfound territory of our expanded relations were some of the happiest of my life, and I flatter myself that the same was true for my friend. The closeness I had always relished between us blossomed so naturally into physical love that I often wondered why we had not taken up together in this way so much sooner.
And yet despite our intimacy, there were parts of Holmes that remained just beyond my reach. He communicated with action far better than with spoken words, and he usually responded to my sincere declarations of love and affection with varying expressions of amusement. I often did not know what passed through his mind, though he was ever in tune with mine, so much so that I was certain my thoughts somehow echoed in his alone. But I did not doubt that in his fashion he loved me in return.
In his work, Holmes remained as he was—particularly trying cases still had him irascibly pacing the floor of our sitting room, he was still wont to speak sharply to me when he lost his patience or felt insecure in his work, and he sometimes left me in a state of complete bewilderment to pursue a lead on his own, only to offer the full explanation days later when the situation required it of him.
It goes without saying that we conducted ourselves with the utmost care when in the company of others. Even when it was just the two of us searching out clues in dark rooms or backstreets, more often than not we kept our regard towards one another on the level of friends and colleagues. This is not to say we did not enjoy tempting one another's affections outside the bounds of Baker Street—for I could fill pages with torrid details of our secret trysts—but rather that Holmes never wavered in his commitment to his profession. While he might on occasion allow his hand to steal suggestively to my leg or lean appreciably close to me as we examined some piece of evidence, he was determined that the "softer passions" over which he used to scoff would not interfere with his adherence to logic where crime was concerned.
During the quieter times, when the caseload was light and required little effort from Holmes and myself, we delighted in exploring our nascent passion. I was not long in realizing the exquisite advantages of having the world's most observant man as my lover. It seemed to me that we had only lain together but a few times before Holmes was keenly aware of how to incite my strongest reactions.
One night, I lay next to Holmes in his bed, gasping for breath and thanking every god under the sun that I'd still had the fortitude to enjoy such strenuous activities.
"Good heavens," I exclaimed as my mind began to clear again.
Holmes chuckled, "All right then, Watson?"
Without thinking, I replied, "That was more delectable than the Friday night special at Romano's."
Holmes laughed his gentle but hearty laugh, the one he reserved for my ears alone. "So that is what goes through your mind when I'm concentrating so earnestly on making you come?" he joked as he rolled towards me.
For weeks after that, we made a game of it, half-mockingly and half-seriously drawing elaborate comparisons to our respective levels of satisfaction.
"More exquisite than Sarasate's rendering of the 'Devil's Trill'," Holmes once breathed into my ear after I had worked us both into a mutual frenzy with my hand.
"More rewarding than curing an epidemic of influenza," I murmured contentedly one late evening as I traced idle patterns on Holmes's smooth back while he puffed on a cigarette.
And then the words I had longed to hear but dared not ask for were finally uttered.
It had been a quiet afternoon during which we both set about our respective tasks, yet remained attuned to an atmosphere of growing friction between us. When Holmes chanced to look up from his book and found me grinning at him with the full measure of my desire, he raised his eyebrow and a rapid smile spread across his face. Seconds later his book was on the floor and my eager mouth between his legs. He gasped and clutched my head when I brought him to his glory, spending himself in great surges until his body relaxed and he slumped back into his chair.
"Finer than any solution in the needle," he exhaled above me.
I laughed joyously at this revelation, finally convinced that our passions had replaced the infernal lethargy of his cocaine needle, and certain that my love alone was strong enough to banish the dark forces that threatened him.
But I was wrong.
I did not know then that a long and arduous journey awaited my friend, nor did I realize how thoroughly our love would be tested when he took me to hell and back with him.
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We had just completed a case in
When it was time to return to
Once we reached home that evening, I went to my room for a change of clothes and Holmes disappeared into his. I greeted Mrs. Hudson warmly, and accepted her offer for some tea and a small bit of food. I expected Holmes would emerge as I had, more comfortably attired and ready to finally grant himself some sustenance.
Mrs. Hudson brought a tray into the sitting room, and I helped myself while I absently sorted through the mail. I placed the letters of greater import in a pile, and tossed the others into the fire. There was still no sign of Holmes.
I finished the last of my tea, wrote a reply to a former colleague on a medical question concerning a family member, and laid it on the end table to be posted. When at last the hour struck eight and day had long faded into night, I rapped lightly on Holmes's bedroom door. There was no answer. I turned the knob and peered inside. "Holmes?" I called softly.
He was lying prostrate in bed, still wearing his traveling clothes, with one arm cast across his face.
"Holmes?" I said again.
"What is it, Watson?" came a muffled reply.
"Do you want some tea?" I asked, not a little concerned.
"I do not," he said, without removing his arm from his face.
"Are you ill?" I was growing alarmed at this display of idleness.
He sighed and removed his arm. "No, I'm not ill, Watson. I regret I may have used myself a little too carelessly on this case."
I was somewhat placated. I told him a full night's sleep would surely have him feeling better tomorrow. I bided my time that evening, and when my eyelids began to drop over my journal, I brought my candle into Holmes's bedroom and changed into my nightshirt. We had not spent many nights apart in the past few months, and it had become our new habit to share his bed, which was larger than my own. I carefully slipped in beside him so as not to disturb, though he had fallen asleep in his clothes.
The next morning I awoke to an empty bed. I took Holmes's absence as a sign that a night's sleep had indeed invigorated him and that he had met the day early. I rose, put on my dressing gown and entered the sitting room.
There was Holmes, stretched on the settee in much the same way I had found him the previous evening, looking ever more weary a sight in his now sleep-wrinkled clothes.
"Holmes," I said in surprise as I walked over to him. "What's going on?"
"Just leave me, please, Watson," he said without looking at me.
I stood for a moment at a complete loss. It had been months since Holmes had fallen prey to a black mood, and such a fit had not visited him since we had become lovers. I was anxious as ever to revive him, and I urged him to take some food or at least some tea, to change his clothes, to wash, or to take to his bed if he wasn't well. All of this went unheeded.
I busied myself that day with matters of task, running errands around
That night I slept alone in Holmes's bed. I had lain awake, waiting for him until well after midnight, but he did not come.
When the sun rose the following day and Holmes again failed to rise with it, I realized I would have to occupy myself with more concrete tasks if I wanted to prevent myself from going mad in my efforts to coax him away from the settee. I visited some patients at St.Bart's, and spent the day tending some rather interesting medical ailments with a colleague of mine. With great effort, I pushed my worries about Holmes into the recesses of my mind. I resolved not to return home until well after supper, giving him the full day to recover himself.
When I left the hospital, it was raining. I had not brought an umbrella, and was forced to make my way to a cab by ducking underneath storefront awnings. This did me little good and I arrived home soaking wet, and filled with apprehension as to Holmes's mood.
When I entered the sitting room, I found Holmes had lit a lamp and was sitting upright in his chair near the fireplace. His back was to me, but I could see that he had troubled to put on his dressing gown. This cozy and comfortable domestic scene, which heartened me a good deal, was nearly complete save for the open window at the far end of the room. I went over and closed it, sealing the damp chill outside.
"Never saw the rain coming, but I fancy a spell is just what we need this late in the season," I offered cheerfully. I was just about to approach Holmes and favor him with a tender kiss when something in his desk caught my eye.
I paused to examine it and my heart plummeted into my stomach. Lurking just inside the drawer was his open Moroccan case and freshly used needle.
I was instantly seized by both disappointment and anger.
"What is it tonight, Holmes?" I demanded tersely. "Morphine? Or cocaine?"
"Well," he drawled, his back still to me, "I can strongly recommend a seven percent solution of cocaine." He turned around to regard me with a strangely clouded and mocking gaze. "Would you like to try it?"
I unleashed a torrent of rage unlike any I'd ever had before. So deep was my hurt that I scarcely checked myself as my tirade grew more vehement. I admonished him first for the damage he was doing to the great powers with which he has been endowed, then for his foolishness in thinking that the answer to his melancholy lay in the abuse of narcotics. And finally, I told him that his efforts would be better placed in recovering his strength from the unusually taxing case he just completed. I stopped short of confessing that I had presumed our intimacy had replaced his habit, and that all this time my body had been aching for him to return to me.
Holmes stared at the wall ahead of him with an expressionless face. His eyebrow twitched once or twice, indicating that my words may have registered, but he offered no reply.
I had run out of ways to communicate with him, and I was beyond frustrated. I stormed out of the sitting room, slamming the door after me.
I went upstairs to my bedroom, which had grown dark and musty from disuse, and sat down on the bed with my head in my hands. Holmes was slipping away from me. Those joyous days of lovemaking and discovery seemed all too distant, further even from the days when we kept each other's quiet and amiable company in front of the fire, the times when I chanced upon his needle and he turned away from me, but I did not take his action as a personal reflection of my own failure.
I opened the window to air my room, but thought better of it when the rain came down in great sheets and splashed onto the floor. I tried reading by candlelight, but could not stop my mind from continuing to launch coarse words at my friend who sat downstairs in his drug-induced haze. I finally blew out the candle and lay down.
Outside, rumbles of thunder began to erupt in the night sky and the corresponding lightning flashed with growing frequency. I could have used some brandy, but I did not dare venture back downstairs. Somehow, sleep overtook my anxious mind.
I do not know how many hours later it was when I awoke to find Holmes peering into my face with grave concern. The candle he held illuminated his smooth muscular form bending over me, naked from above the waist. I woke with a start and stared at him.
"Oh my dear Watson," he said, his eyes as large as saucers. "I am so sorry. So very sorry."
"Holmes, wha—" I started to say, but he did not wait to hear my reply before he grabbed my neck and pulled my lips to his. They were hot and swollen and despite my confusion and lingering anger, it had been far too long for me to push him away.
Without letting me go, Holmes placed the candle on my bedside table. He took my face in his hands and deepened the embrace as he gently climbed on top of me. When at last we broke off, he began to ravish my neck, breathlessly repeating his apology. His hands—God, those hands—were everywhere, cradling my face, cupping my neck, squeezing my arms, caressing my back, grasping my hips, massaging my legs. In one dramatic sweep, he pushed my nightshirt up my chest and over my head, barely pausing in his ministrations to do so.
Never before had Holmes attacked me with such tenacity. I felt my anger twisting into lust as my body began to respond.
"Just take me," I choked. "Please."
Holmes flipped me onto my stomach, and I instantly pushed myself onto my knees to ready myself for him. He worked a wet digit into me and soon found that my body hungered too deeply for his to require the usual lengths of preparation. I felt him hastily unfasten his trousers to release himself, and when he entered me we both groaned at the overpowering sensation of conjoining our bodies in such heightened states. I sat upright so that my back pressed against his chest, his breath was hot and ragged in my ear and his hands tightly gripped my hips while he worked himself into my deepest essence.
When I felt his firm hand encircle my cock, I placed my own over it, and our bodies became synched in a steadily increasing rhythm. The powerful stimulation of both my groin and my backside was so overwhelming that I feared I would break in two, but the sounds of grunting and gasping and flesh lapping at flesh fed my desire until there was nothing left. My only awareness was that of want; I desperately, acutely wanted more of him, harder, faster, deeper. I could not stop my body from thrusting back as insistently as he thrust into me.
I felt the flame ignite in my stomach, and it spread like wildfire down my spine. All my tension, fear, anger and love manifested into an explosion that wracked my body in great convulsions. I called his name in a plea for mercy when I pitched forward and grabbed the sheets below me in a tight-fisted death grip. Almost instantly, I felt Holmes arch and push into me twice more, throwing his head back and uttering two sharp, wistful cries before crashing onto my back and cradling my torso. The feel of his warm seed seeping into me was as intensely, erotically satisfying as the sense of my own issue dripping from his fingers when he splayed them underneath my ribcage.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," he panted, pulling my body into his as though he were attempting to fuse us into a single vibrating body. In the sea of sweat and sex and chemicals and cocaine that enveloped us as we shuddered together in completion, I knew I was as fatally bound to Holmes's dark side as I was to the rest of him, a fearful realization to which my lust responded by quickening the pulse of my release.
He clung fast to me, his apologies dissipating as his breathing slowed. When he finally withdrew, I moaned from the loss that left me feeling like an empty shell. We collapsed in an exhausted heap upon my narrow bed, the soaked sheets crumpled and cooling beneath us.
Only his hands did not cease. They continued to run over the contours of my body as we found a mutually comfortable position in which to lay side by side. Right before I fell asleep I heard him whisper again, almost inaudibly, "I'm sorry."
"I know you are," I whispered back.
We did not speak again that night, but fell asleep with our limbs entangled and the sound of the rain beating ceaselessly against the windows.


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Last month, I found myself in San Diego for a wedding party. For those of you familiar with the state of California and its discrete, culturally autonomous regions, you'll know that San Diego and its outlying suburbs trend to the right of the political spectrum, contrary to the received wisdom that all Californians are atheist, barefoot fornicators. As such, at the aforementioned wedding party, I was prepared to experience one or more cultural misunderstandings. At a point in the evening, a bit of karaoke broke out and someone made the unhealthy decision to perform Gold Digger by Kanye West. Gold Digger contains the dreaded N-word, and the white woman who was soon to be my adversary for the night dropped the variety of N-word that ends with an "a". I confronted her, as any self-respecting biracial liberal would do, explaining the error. "You can't say that word. It's way too powerful, has too much awful history behind it, and is a racial slur when it comes out of the mouth of someone who is not black," I reminded her.
"If you have a problem with it, call Kanye. This is a pop song. I just said 'nigga', anyway."
At that point, I took my leave – well aware that there was no getting through to this person – but the incident did make me reflect on just how far black pop culture has come from the days when David Bowie had to complain on air that MTV refused to play music videos from black artists. Black music is so popular that white people from San Diego feel totally comfortable saying the N-word in front of a black person. If I was stoned or brain-damaged, I could pretend like that's some kind of moral victory for the civil rights movement, but it's not. At the very least, it's a sign of how deeply we've penetrated the psyche of the nation.
And now, with the continued massive success of Fox's Empire, that domination has spread to television. The show's success has bred imitators and creative cousins – series that hope to cross over from the black households of Baldwin Hills and Buckhead to the living rooms of white folks in San Diego and elsewhere.
The arms race to claim the next Empire is motivated by profit, as anything is in the entertainment industry. There's no altruistic aim here. These shows are not greenlit for the purposes of extending an olive branch to the African-American community. The #OscarsSoWhite controversy and related boycott by stars like Will Smith remind us that Hollywood is still not fully attuned to the needs of its minority audiences and co-workers. Still, the steady rise in black faces (and Hispanic faces and Asian faces) on TV provides some hope. This year's pilot season offers a smattering of programmes that aim to push diversity into mainstream television.
Fox, continuing to bask in the glory of Empire, ordered something called Shots Fired straight to series. It stars Sanaa Lathan as the investigator of a series of racially motivated shootings in the south. The network is also considering another musical drama from Empire co-creator Lee Daniels, this time focusing on three women who join forces to start a band in Atlanta.
Atlanta is also the setting for (and title of) an FX drama series starring Donald Glover. At the Television Critics Association press tour, Glover described the series as "Twin Peaks with rappers", a provocative pull quote if I've ever seen one. Glover plays a Princeton dropout who moves home to manage his hip-hop wunderkind cousin. Glover also referred to rappers as "the most existential people" – not a common way to describe those in that profession.
I wouldn't call Empire particularly existential either. On that show, Lucious, Cookie, Jamal, Hakeem, Andre, and the rest of the main cast stay focused on two basic principles: the importance of family and the need to get paid. It's a straightforward, bombastic soap opera with broadly sketched characters in flashy clothes. Atlanta might have better commercial prospects in the wake of Empire, but it doesn't sound very much like it in artistic execution.
Whether white audiences embrace shows like Atlanta or Shots Fired is hard to predict. This last fall season, Fox premiered Rosewood, a law enforcement procedural starring Morris Chestnut that is one of the network's highest-rated shows, but the lead didn't necessarily have to be black for it to work. What separates a "show starring black people" from a "black show" is that the latter contains the intrinsic cultural DNA of the black experience. Empire's characters had to be African American, because the show's story is specifically about the inner-city drug trade, the hip-hop industry, and acceptance (or lack thereof) for LGBT people in the black community. The star of Rosewood could have been Patrick Dempsey and it wouldn't have been a drastically different program. Rosewood's creator, Todd Harthan, is also white, which might explain its colorblind approach to storytelling.
To find TV shows that reflect the African-American experience, you still have to venture into the cable hinterlands more often than not. OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) and BET retain a strong grip on black-centric programming. By my count, Tyler Perry currently has four series airing new episodes on OWN, though I should be forgiven if I missed any while drowning in his prodigious output.
Those Perry shows are soon to be joined by Greenleaf, created by former Six Feet Under writer Craig Wright. Greenleaf focuses on a Memphis, Tennessee, megachurch and the family that runs it. Of course, that family has secrets, as befits its soap opera genre. Wright, like Harthan, is white, but its setting would be one that wouldn't immediately lend itself to a white cast. In that sense, Greenleaf sounds the most Empire-y of them all, though churchgoing southern folk might be less marketable to mainstream audiences than Terrence Howard pistol-whipping some hapless extra.
That begs the question of whether white audiences have an appetite for black stories or just an abiding interest in the myth-making and hubris of hip-hop rebellion. When I think back to my nemesis from San Diego and her rationale for using a racial slur in the midst of a party, I remember that her reason for doing it was simply that she should be able to and I shouldn't get offended – that it's a harmless pop song. But those songs, like the word she employed so carelessly, hold more meaning than, say, Surfin' Safari by the Beach Boys. Gold Digger is imbued with the sexual politics of black America.
As popular as Fetty Wap's Trap Queen was last year, that doesn't strip it of its origin as an ode to selling crack and trying to earn a living as an oppressed minority in this country. Empire is successful partially because it revels in those same themes, which are thrilling up until the point when you're actually living that lifestyle. Empire does a fine job of injecting pathos, humor and humanity into those genre tropes, though. That's partially why it succeeded where 50 Cent and Starz's similarly themed music industry drama Power did not. But it remains to be seen if a black show can break out without the benefit of a gun and a beat.


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Jeans sewing topics covered in the video
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- Sewing perfect back pockets
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Over a year after her split from Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie is still not ready to hit the dating scene.
Though a report claimed that Jolie is dating a real estate agent, a source denies that's the case. The insider told People magazine, "She is absolutely not seeing anyone and will not be."
The source emphasized, "She will focus only on their children and being with them. She has no interest in dating at all."
Pitt has also been subject to dating rumors since the split, but he has not been seen spotted on a date.
Tiffany Haddish recently poked fun at the rumors after she was linked to Pitt. She told Kelly Ripa at the Oscars, "Oh, I just met him in the elevator. He said in one year, if he's single and I'm single, we gonna do it — so, you know what that means..."
Jennifer Lawrence also shut down rumors that she's dating Brad, telling Andy Cohen on "Watch What Happens Live" earlier this month, "No, I've met him once in, like, 2013, so it was very random. But, I also wasn't, like, in a huge hurry to debunk it!"


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The Elect Bride Is "Chosen"
I. INTRODUCTION:In this chapter Abraham is going to send out his most trusted servant to find a wife for his only son, Isaac.
And within this dramatic story we're going to see a type of how God sends the Holy Spirit to find a bride for His only son—The Lord Jesus Christ. We will also discover many fascinating parallels between Rebekah and God's Elect. Not only are the two chosen in a similar manner, but they are similar in character, attitude, and personality, as you will soon see.
My friends, some of the concepts in the Bible that are tough to understand like the trinity, Israel and the Church, and a number of difficult prophecies can be figured out just by reading the stories of the Bible. For these stories are more than just history, they are types and examples of great spiritual truths.
Let's get into the Word.
II. ABRAHAM COMMANDS HIS SERVANTGenesis 24:1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
Though he never owned any of the promise land, he did get to travel and sojourn there. And while he was there, he lived a good life. The LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. He was blessed with a family, riches, livestock, and many servants. He lived in peace. And you know what, we too can live a good blessed life while we sojourn through this flesh age, even though we have not yet received all of the promises of God.
Genesis 24:2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
Genesis 24:3 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
Genesis 24:4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
This eldest servant is unnamed, it's possible that it is Eliezer of Damascus who was called "the steward" of his house in Genesis 15:2, but we don't know for sure. His job is going to be to find a wife for Isaac. Now, he is given a strict command not to take for Isaac a wife of the daughters of the Canaanites but to go unto my country and my kindred Abraham says. This is such a serious command that Abraham even makes him agree to a solemn oath by saying, put "thy hand under my thigh." What's the purpose of that? Sounds kind of strange. It seems Abraham wanted to make a heavy impression upon his servant about the seriousness of this command. Abraham sitting upon his hand would do that.
WHY CAN'T ISAAC JUST MARRY A CANAANITE?The obvious reason Isaac can't marry a Canaanite is because they were pagans. If Isaac were to marry a pagan, he and any children he may have would risk being seduced into worshipping their false gods. In Deuteronomy 7:3 God said intermarriage with them would result in the sons turning away from him "that they may serve other gods; so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly."
Abraham doesn't want that!
That's why it is so important that our sons and our daughters marry other Christians. Otherwise they too risk being pulled into the world to worship its false gods. Abraham didn't say, "Oh well, if you can't find a woman from my kindred then go ahead, just find a Canaanite woman for Isaac and we'll try to convert her." That would have been a lot easier. A Canaanite woman could be found just miles away. All Abraham had to do was have a talk with the locals.
But this couldn't be done. And Abraham knew it. God promised to give Abraham's seed the land of Canaan (Gen. 12:7) as an inheritance, but not until the "iniquity of the Amorites" was full (Gen. 15:16). In other words, Abraham knew God was going to judge the Canaanites for their wickedness and expel them from the land. Had Isaac married a Canaanite then he would have been assimilated into the Canaanite nation and forfeited his land inheritance.
Going the extra 500 miles to find a wife from Abraham's kindred in Mesopotamia will be well worth the extra effort. And it is well worth the extra effort for our sons to go to the right place to meet the right girl. Taking short cuts can be disastrous and very painful.
THE HOLY SPIRIT SEEKS A BRIDE FOR CHRISTGod's Word is so complete. In Chapter 22 we were shown a prophetic picture of Jesus's sacrifice on the cross when Abraham was about to sacrifice his only son. In Chapter 23 we had the death of Sarah, Abraham's wife, who is symbolic of Israel the wife of God under the Old Covenant . After the death of Sarah (Israel), that is to say after the Old Covenant had expired, the promised seed continues on spiritually through the union of Christ and the Church or the New Israel of God (Jer. 31:31-33). In order to put this altogether we must understand that:
1) Abraham is a type of the Heavenly Father.
2) Abraham's eldest servant of his house is a type of the Holy Spirit.
3) Isaac is a type of Christ.
4) Rebekah is a type of the Bride of Christ.
When reading this story we must understand that the Holy Spirit acts as one who rules over all of God's Household and is tasked with finding a bride for Christ, just like Abraham's servant was for Isaac. When this is understood the story comes to life before our eyes! And we will be given great insight into the role of the Holy Spirit and the Godhead. Think about it. This is what the Holy Spirit does. The Holy Spirit is the one who manages all of God's household. It is the Holy Spirit that gives us gifts and talents to accomplish the Father's work. It is the Holy Spirit that makes all of the connections. I could go on and on, but we have a lot more to read.
Genesis 24:5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
Genesis 24:6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
No doubt Abraham didn't want his son to go on this trip because of God's earlier command to leave his kindred and go where God leads him. Had Abraham allowed his son to go back to his homeland he would have risked Isaac wanting to stay there with his wife. That would have made everything Abraham did up to this point null and void. This was too big of a risk to take. Perhaps too much of a temptation for Isaac. Thus, Abraham strictly warned his servant beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
Interestingly the woman must by her own free-will be WILLING to take a great risk in leaving her family along with everything she knows to be joined to a husband she has never met. This would require a great act of faith. And it is the same leap of faith we made when we decided to be in covenant with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. We've never seen Him, but we've answered the call of the Holy Spirit to leave the things of this world and go out to meet Him. Similar to Rebekah.
Genesis 24:7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
That's faith. Abraham believes since God promised him that his seed would inherit the land, surely God would send his angel to help his servant find a wife for Isaac. There is no doubt in his mind. This is the kind of faith we need my friends. To know that we too have both the Holy Spirit and the angels of God helping us, paving the way for us.
Obviously Abraham believed in the supernatural. He believed in an unseen world.
Genesis 24:8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
Even at this time, there is a separation between the elect bride of Christ and Christ himself. This was at the direction of Abraham and it is our Heavenly Father's plan.
Genesis 24:9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
When the Holy Spirit uses us as messengers to find souls for Christ, and they are not willing to come, then it is beyond our control. Just like it was beyond Abraham's servant's control. We cannot force people to accept Christ. When we've done all we can do we have to just let go and leave it in the Father's hands.
III. FINDING A CHOICE WOMANGenesis 24:10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
Like this servant, all of the goods of the master are in the hands of the Holy Spirit.
But what is the significance of the ten camels? Well, on a basic level he needed enough vehicles to bring back Isaac's future wife, her belongings, and any others who would accompany her. On a deeper level we might be given a clue as to the mystery of the spiritual bride of Christ. Perhaps each camel is designated to carry each of the 10 Lost Tribes of Israel back to God under the New Covenant.
No doubt bringing the ten camels with him also indicated that the messenger's master was indeed a wealthy man. This was a royal entourage. I'm sure both Rebekah and her family were impressed. And I bet we'd be impressed if we could see the Holy Spirit and the angels of God each time as they go out to call out and awaken one of God's elect to their destiny and purpose.
Genesis 24:11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
Though God's angel was with him, paving the way, the servant still uses common sense. He goes to the place where the women will be. Great idea. No wonder Abraham chose him to be in charge of all that he has. Smart guy and obviously a good steward of his master's time and resources. If you are a business owner or a church leader, this is the kind of guy you want to hire.
Genesis 24:12 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
After using common sense and putting himself in the right spot at the right time, he prays. Don't forget to pray my friends. But don't forget to use wisdom either. Success in God's service requires both wisdom and prayer. This man used both.
You know we don't want to be like one of these guys that waits for the Holy Spirit to direct our every move every minute of the day. You know those types of people, you've seen them. That would be foolish and unproductive. This servant first did as he was commanded, he set out on the journey, upon reaching the destination he devised a plan, and then he prayed. If you're silly enough to think God is just going to do everything for you then you're not following the examples laid out for us in the Bible. God does not want to control your every movement. He wants you to exercise some free-will. So do what you can do now and then pray. It should look something like this.
1) Pray for wisdom and guidance.
2) Study the Word.
3) Obey the Word by applying it. Do something. Take action!
4) Pray again for help in accomplishing the mission.
5) Patiently wait for God to act, while persevering by faith.
IV. THE SERVANT DEVISES A PLANGenesis 24:13 Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
Genesis 24:14 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
In addition to this being a sign of the one, this is also a really a good way to test the character of these women. Any damsel who would be this gracious and hospitable enough to offer his camels drink also would definitely make a good wife for Isaac. This scheme is yet another example of this servant's wisdom. No wonder Abraham was so blessed.
Young men can learn many things from this.
1) Do not marry an unbeliever.
2) Wait patiently for the right woman rather than picking the first one that comes along.
3) Look for good qualities in a woman.
4) Pray. After you've done your part in being in the right place and the right time, leave it in God's hands.
IS IT OK TO ASK GOD FOR SIGNS?Now, this is something you don't want to do every day. We don't wake up and ask God to show us specific signs before every move we make. That would be a little nutty. But it is ok to ask God for signs or for direction when making big decisions. I've made similar prayers before and have gotten answers from God.
I can remember several times asking God to put road blocks in my path if I was about to make a decision that was bad for me, or if the decision was not in His will. And almost immediately, my prayers were answered. At times God put huge undeniable roadblocks up to protect me, and other times He immediately opened the door wide for me and paved the way.
The key is, I believe, when asking for a sign, is to at the same time be willing to submit to God's will, whatever the outcome. Remember, Abraham told his servant that he would be clear from this my oath if he did what he could but was unsuccessful.
Genesis 24:15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
Here she comes. Amazing! God answered his prayer even before he had done speaking it. This is an illustration that God knows what we need before we even ask (Matt. 6:8).
V. THE FAIR VIRGINGenesis 24:16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
Remember, this beautiful damsel and virgin is a type of the Bride of Christ. You are viewed by Him in this way, even with your faults, because Christ has made you pure.
Genesis 24:17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
Genesis 24:18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
Genesis 24:19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
Genesis 24:20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
Hasted…ran again- Rebekah didn't linger. God's elect don't linger. They get the job accomplished. And do it joyfully.
Genesis 24:21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
She passed the test! She did exactly what the servant had prayed for by giving the camels drink also. This is the one! Rebekah had the heart of a servant. This is the kind of person the Holy Spirit is looking for to be the bride of the Son. At one time Jesus said, "he that is greatest among you shall be your servant" (Matthew 23:11).
Genesis 24:22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
Ten shekels of gold- Very generous gifts bestowed upon her by the messenger. Upon accepting Christ we too our endowed with gifts, gifts from the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12), as a down payment for our faith.
Obviously, earrings and jewelry are ok for women to wear today if they were okay for Rebekah to wear. Don't let the self-righteous hypocrites tell you differently. They are just out to take away your freedom in Christ and to steal your joy.
Genesis 24:23 And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?
Genesis 24:24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
Exactly as Abraham had requested, that Isaacs wife come from his own kindred. Nahor was Abraham's brother and Bethuel was Abraham's nephew. Rebekah was Isaac's first cousin once removed. Interracial marriage was not on the table.
Genesis 24:25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
Genesis 24:26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
When God answers are prayers, our first response should be worship, as it is here.
Genesis 24:27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
Praising God and testifying that The LORD led him to this exact spot and the exact right time. He knew this was no accident. Only God could accomplish this.
VI. EXCITEMENT OVER GOD'S PROVIDENCEGenesis 24:28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.
She seemed very excited about all of this too as she ran to tell her family! Thus it is with God's elect who discover their destiny in Christ, they too run with excitement to tell others of the Good News!
Genesis 24:29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
Genesis 24:30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
Was he excited for his sister or was he excited knowing this was a man who represented his wealthy great uncle? We know how greedy Laban was in his dealings with Jacob later on.
Genesis 24:31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
Genesis 24:32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him.
Men's feet that were with him- No doubt the messenger had these men with him to help with the move and provide security for the entourage on their way back. If this messenger is a type of the Holy Spirit then these men may be a type of the Angels of God. In Matthew 18:10 Jesus says, "Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven."
Genesis 24:33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
I will not eat until etc.- This man was diligent. No problem with small talk and enjoying himself, but he must first complete the task he was sent to accomplish. He was mission focused. Another great quality of this man whom Abraham put in charge of his entire household. He put his master's will before his own.
VII. THE SERVANT'S TESTIMONYGenesis 24:34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant.
Just as Abraham's servant will testify for Isaac the Holy Spirit testifies of the Son. "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me" (John 14:26).
Genesis 24:35 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Make America Great Again! Haha. Just had to throw that in.
Genesis 24:36 And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
Just as father Abraham had given Isaac all that he hath, John 3:35 says, "The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand."
Genesis 24:37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
Genesis 24:38 But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
To my kindred- When picking his bride, Jesus also told the disciples to go unto his own kindred. "These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matt. 10:5-7).
Some could look at this as a command to go to the 10 Lost Tribes who were "scattered abroad" (See James 1:12). It is interesting that the virgin bride of Christ depicted in Revelation 14 is made of from all the tribes of Israel.
VIII. SUBMITTING TO THE WILL OF GODGenesis 24:39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
Genesis 24:40 And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:
Prosper thy way- God was involved. He was clearly behind the scenes making sure this comes to pass. Nothing has changed. Don't ever forget it!
Genesis 24:41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
Genesis 24:42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
Genesis 24:43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
Genesis 24:44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son.
Whom the LORD hath appointed- Rebekah was chosen. She was elected by God to be the wife of Isaac and mother of the promised seed. This was her destiny! This was her purpose! It's the same for God's elect even to this day. God has chosen many of you to be a faithful bride, a bride that will retain her virginity and not give it up to the Antichrist by submitting to his anti-Christ systems or bowing down to his will (Mark 13:20, Rev. 14).
Genesis 24:45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
He is sharing his testimony. It's always joyful to talk about the things that the LORD has done for us. Think about this. His prayer was answered even before he was done speaking it. That's a quick answer to prayer!
Genesis 24:46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
Genesis 24:47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
Genesis 24:48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.
Right way- God led him on the correct path.
Genesis 24:49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
Right to the point. Shared his testimony and asked for a direct answer while suggesting that a "yes" answer would be the kind and just answer.
Genesis 24:50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
Genesis 24:51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.
As the LORD hath spoken- This shows that they were believers as well. They are submitting to the will of God.
Genesis 24:52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.
Worshipped the LORD- You can never praise God enough for His blessings.
Genesis 24:53 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
Genesis 24:54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
IX. NO TIME TO LINGERGenesis 24:55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
Genesis 24:56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
Send me away- This guy really wants to please Abraham. It's important to him that he gets back promptly to complete his mission, without delay.
Genesis 24:57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
Genesis 24:58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
Even though she was divinely chosen to be the wife of Isaac, she still had to agree. And she did, by saying, I will go.
Genesis 24:59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
Genesis 24:60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
They believed in God's promises to Abraham! Looks like they are on board and excited for her to be a part of God's plan, even though they are not chosen. There was no jealousy of Abraham because of the promises God made to him. They're just happy to be a part of this.
Note the sacrifices that Rebekah made:
I. She did not plead for time to make up her mind.
II. She would say goodbye to her home and relatives, with the near certainty that she would never see them again.
III. She believed the messenger completely, an incredible act of faith.
IV. She made the decision, saying, "I will go."
V. She followed the messenger to meet her bridegroom.
VI. She was already the bride-elect, but her actual union with Isaac would not occur until many days had passed, and that final "evening" arrived.
VII. Then, in the twilight, with her veil upon her, she went forth to meet the bridegroom!
(From Coffman Bible Commentary)
Genesis 24:61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
Notice, Rebekah didn't go alone. She brought her damsels with her. This is evidence that Rebekah also came from a wealthy family with assistants or handmaidens. But there is something even deeper here though. Not all of the "saved" so to speak make up the "bride of Christ". For Jesus said, "many are called, but few are chosen" (Matt. 22:14).
Furthermore, Revelation 7:9 describes a "great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, kindreds, and people, and tongues" that were saved, but only 144,000 of Israel are said to be the virgin bride of Christ in Revelation 14.
Though Rebekah was "chosen" to be the bride, her damsels were blessed too. We cannot forget that. Though it wasn't their marriage they got to participate in the wedding festivities and be a part of the blessed family of Abraham as well. For in Abraham's seed "shall all nations of the earth be blessed" (Gen. 22:18, and See America In Prophecy).
Thus, Rebekah is a type of the elect of Israel (Rom. 9:6, 11:7) the bride of Christ, while her damsels are a type of the Gentile converts to Christianity.
X. BRIDE AND GROOM MEETGenesis 24:62 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.
Well Lahairoi- בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי (Strongs 883) meaning "well of the life of vision" inferring that God sees everything. He is overseeing all that is going on here.
Genesis 24:63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.
Genesis 24:64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
Genesis 24:65 For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
Genesis 24:66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
Genesis 24:67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
It seems it was love at first sight. No delay in going into the tent and consummating the marriage.
Now I think we are given some spiritual insight here with the statement: Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. Sarah being the wife of Abraham and mother of the promised seed, represents the wife of God or 'Israel' while under the Old Covenant. After she dies, the Old Covenant expires so to speak, then a New Marriage Covenant is made between Isaac and Rebekah or Christ and the Church – the elect of Israel.
In other words, from the passing of Sarah to the marriage of Rebekah we move symbolically from the Old Covenant to the New Covenant.
No doubt after losing national Israel as His bride (Jer. 3:8) the LORD was comforted, like Isaac was, by making a New Covenant with the His new bride - The Church.
As it is written:
"Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the and to bring them out of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD" (Jer. 31:31-32).
"But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and thy shall be my people" (Jer. 31:33).
"In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away" (Heb. 8:13).
Thus Sarah's tent now belongs to Rebekah—The Elect Bride of Christ.
XI. CONCLUSIONIn conclusion. I hope you never tire from studying God's Word, chapter-by-chapter and verse by verse. As you can see from what we read, the Old Testament contains many profound and wonderful truths about God and His plan. He has given us so many types and examples in His Word to help make it easier for us to understand.
Let's quickly review some of the parallels we discovered.
Just think about this. In such a simple story of Abraham sending his servant to find a wife for Isaac we have unveiled to us the Old and New Covenants made with Israel and the Church, written 400 Years prior to the Old and 2,000 years before the New. No man can orchestrate this, only God can.
Stay in His Word and be a Christian Overcomer!
God bless,
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Payments will be made no later than February 29, 2012, and the deal will make SPAN a 100 per cent-owned entity of the Oslo stock exchange-listed firm.
SPAN Infotech was co-founded by G L Pradeep, Prakash Grama, Pramod Grama and Naganand Doraswamy in 1993, and has around 550 employees working in its three offices in Bangalore. The company primarily focuses on insurance, supply chain management, communications and travel software.
EDB Ergo Group was formed with the merger of two leading IT companies – EDB Business Partner and ErgoGroup. Currently, EDB ErgoGroup is one of the major Nordic IT companies, with some 10,000 employees in 135 offices across 16 countries and an annual turnover approaching NOK 13 billion or $2.4 billion. The company operates from its headquarters in Oslo and has major operations in Norwegian and Swedish markets.


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As the central bank of the country the Reserve Bank of India performs both the traditional functions of a central bank and a variety of developmental ad promotional functions. The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, confers upon it the powers to act as note issuing authority, banker's bank and banker to the Government.
Reserve Bank as Note Issuing Authority:
The currency of our Country consist of notes and coins (including subsidiary coins) issued by the Government of India and Bank notes issued by the Reserve Bank. As required by Section 38 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, Government puts into circulation one rupees coins and notes through Reserve bank only. The Reserve Bank has the sole right to issue bank notes in India. The notes issued by the Reserve Bank and the one rupee notes and coins issued by the government are unlimited legal tender. Reserve Bank also bears the responsibility of exchanging notes and coins into those of other denominations as required by the public.
As required by the Reserve Bank of India Act, the issues of notes and the general banking business of the Bank are undertaken by two separate departments of the Bank. The Issue Department is responsible for the issue of new notes. It keeps its assets which form the backing for the note issue, quite separate from the assets of the Banking Department.
The business of banking is undertaken by the banking Department which holds stock of currency with itself. Whenever necessary, the Banking department replenishes the stock of currency from the Issue department against equivalent transfer of eligible assets. Similarly, if the stock of currency with the banking department becomes surplus to its normal requirements, the excess is returned to the issue department in exchange of equivalent assets.
The assets of the Issue Department against bank notes are issued consist of the following, namely:
1. Gold coins and Bullion
2. Foreign securities
3. Rupee coins
4. Government of India rupee securities, and
5. The bills of exchange and promissory notes payable in India, which are eligible or purchase by the Bank.
The aggregate value of gold coins and bullion shall not at any time be less than Rs 115 crores and together with foreign securities (i.e. total of (1) and (2) above) not less than Rs 200 crores. The Reserve Bank, is also empowered to reduce its holding of foreign securities in the Issue Department to any lesser amount, with previous sanction of the Central Government.
Currency Chests: The Reserve Bank has made adequate administrative arrangements for undertaking the function of distribution of currency notes and coins. The issue Department has opened its offices in 10 leading cities for this purpose. Moreover, currency chests have been maintained all over the country to facilitate the expansion and contraction of currency in the country. Currency chests are receptacles (i.e. boxes or containers) in which stocks of new or re-issuable notes are stored along wit rupee coins. The currency chests and repositories are run by the Reserve Bank, State Bank and its subsidiaries, Public sector Banks and Government Treasuries and Sub-Treasuries. The stock of new notes is thus held in currency chests scattered over the entire country and maintained by the public sector banks in most of the cases. There are several advantages to the bank or the treasury maintaining a currency chest:
If its payments on a particular day exceed its own balance, it can immediately withdraw funds from the chest. Likewise, if the funds are in surplus it can deposit into it any such surplus funds. Thus the necessity for the physical transfer of cash at frequent intervals from one place to another is avoided. The Treasuries and bank branches work with relatively small balance.
The currency chests facilitate the exchange of rupees coins for notes and supply of notes of lower denomination for those of higher denominations and vice versa and also the issue of new notes for old and soled notes.
The currency chests also serve as the basis for providing remittance facilities to banks and the public.


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Kenilworth station opened on April 30, served by West Midlands Railway. Rebuilt on the site of the former station closed in 1965, it was funded by Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Warwickshire County Council and a £4·9m grant from the Department for Transport's New Stations Fund, as part of a scheme to boost economic regeneration.
RSSB's revised Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme platform and enhanced audit services went live on May 1, providing assurance for 110-plus buyers including Network Rail and Transport for London to do business with more than 4 300 suppliers. RSSB said the new platform was configurable to quickly adapt to changing requirements, has the potential to integrate with buyer systems, and includes time-saving features like pre-population of templates to reduce duplication as well as free value-adding tools like notice of EU tenders for suppliers.
Trenitalia's c2c says it has become the first company in England to adopt the Sparksafe Electrical Licence to Practice management system used in Northern Ireland. All electrical contractors working for c2c are required to sign up to Sparksafe, which authenticates the identity and occupational qualifications of each worker.
Global Rail Construction is to undertake electrical works between Westerfield and Felixstowe as subcontractor to Volker Fitzpatrick.
West Midlands Railway is testing a mobile app developed by Transreport which is intended to provide a 'more streamlined and efficient' on-demand passenger assistance service. The operator said the current process of booking assistance can be time-consuming and inflexible, and it hopes the app could make travel easier.
From May 20 free reservations will be required to take a bicycle on TransPennine Express services. The Nova fleets coming into service from autumn will have space for up to four bikes, compared to two on current units, but have less open spaces in vestibules.
The Office of Rail & Road is to create an advisory group to support the updating of its guidance on accessibility policies. ORR research has found that there is high satisfaction amongst users of travel assistance, but there are problems with passenger awareness and reliability, and a need for improvements in staff training, particularly around hidden disabilities.
ScotRail has signed a five-year agreement to use the O2 Smart Compliance business operations package, which uses data and analytics technology from Over-C with standard mobile devices and 'strategically placed' sensors.
GoMedia is offering short drama, documentaries and animation films of 2 to 15 min duration from Discover.film through its onboard infotainment system installed by c2c, with other operators to follow this year. 'c2c is a predominantly commuter-centric rail operator, so content needs to be carefully tailored to suit shorter journeys', said GoMedia Managing Director Roger Matthews.
An app developed by Network Rail and Samaritans with the aim of preventing suicides has been rolled out across ScotRail employees' mobile devices. This provides guidance on possible warning signs, information on how best to support someone in need and a direct link to the British Transport Police for immediate support and advice.
Greater Anglia has reintroduced catering trolleys in standard class on Norwich – London services. Previously the trolley service only operated in first, but Greater Anglia said first class passengers were increasing collecting their free refreshments from the buffet car.
East Midlands Chamber and Geldards have established a HS2 Business Advisory Group which aims to ensure that the Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire region takes full advantage of the project. 'It is essential throughout this process that the private sector in the East Midlands maintains a strong influence on the development, ensuring that the opportunities arising from HS2 are maximised to ensure that a vision for a successful East Midlands economy is driven by an understanding of the long-term business needs and opportunities for the region', said Chris Hobson, Director of Policy at East Midlands Chamber.
In an effort to respond more quickly to disruption, Greater Anglia is improving its communications channels by designating 'hub' stations which will receive information from the control room and then quickly disseminate it to groups of smaller stations in their area. Stations can also contact their hub station for information, which is easier than getting through to the control room when lines are busy.
Network Rail completed the first phase of a £24m two-stage signalling upgrade between Plymouth and Penzance on April 23. The final phase of the Cornwall Capacity Enabling Scheme is scheduled for October, ahead of significant timetable changes in early 2019.
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In the Quality Measurement Laboratories measurements stated below are carried out;
· Geometric measurements with ±1 μm uncertainty with probe, camera and laser sensor dimensional control devices,
· Thickness measurements with tolerance of ±0,5 μm using special control equipment,
· Form measurements at 0.2 μm uncertainty and all roughness and flatness measurements at 0.05 μm uncertainty
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fire started at about 3 p.m., forcing offices around the petrol station to close.
Some of the station attendants told NAN that the cause of the fire was unknown, but that they would not rule out electrical spark or metal scratch within the area when the tanker was discharging.
``No one can say the cause but I was selling petrol when I saw the smoke and raised an alarm. In seconds, all of us were running for our dear lives as we know what it means.
``We even forgot about the fire extinguishers and other things put in place to fight fire at the station.
``We thank God that nobody died and all the 16 vehicles, including five other tankers were safely evacuated from the station,'' Moses said.
No official of the station was available for comments on the incident at the time of this report.
Some sympathisers at the scene, however, said the fire could have been better controlled if the fire service had got to the filling station on time.
Isa James, a civil servant who witnessed the onset of the incident, said the fire service arrived at the scene more than 20 minutes after the fire started.
He said ``look at the distance between the fire service office and the NNPC; but it took the officers over 20 minutes to arrive, this is just unfortunate.
``If they were here earlier, they could have reduced the extent of damage and could have saved cost.''
NAN reports that there was no fatality recorded though one person sustained head injury when an underground tank also caught fire, while three people slumped due to exhaustion and smoke which they inhaled.
The three people were later taken to hospital for proper medical attention.
NAN also reports that the fire had been successfully contained through the combined efforts of six fire vehicles, consisting one each from the National Assembly and NEMA, and four dispatched from the fire service.
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Causes of Female Hair Loss
Hair loss is a natural part of the body's process of renewal. Hair loss is common problem men and women. Hormonal changes may contribute to rapid hair loss. Hair loss is relatively common in women, more common than one would imagine. Hair loss is often hereditary and effects about 50% of women. Most common type of hair loss in women occurs in a diffuse pattern. Diffuse hair loss is most often hereditary, but it can also be caused by underlying medical conditions, medications, and other factors. Loss usually develops gradually and may be patchy or diffuse (all over).
In women, androgenic alopecia is probably the most common. Women generally have a diffuse thinning (less hair all over), in contrast to men who more frequently have a "patterned" type (hair loss that spares the back and sides). Women often maintain their frontal hairline, whereas men characteristically lose a significant amount of hair in the front part of their scalp from the very beginning.
Hair loss in women is most often very gradual, with the rate accelerating during pregnancy and at menopause. Baldness in women appears to be related to the same major factors Genes is major factor f of baldness in women. Genes that are located on the X or Y-chromosomes are call sex-linked. Genes on the other 22 pairs of chromosomes are called autosomal. It is felt that the genes governing common baldness are autosomal. This means that the baldness trait can be inherited from the mother's side of the family or the father's side.
Hair loss in women, divide different types of patterns into three broad categories. Fist is Localized hair loss may be sub-divided into scarring and non-scarring types.Second is Patterned Hair Loss. Third is diffuse Hair Loss.
Hair loss in women is often emotionally devastating. Scarring Alopecia can be caused by a variety of medical or dermatologic conditions such as Lupus and Lichen Planus, or local radiation therapy. Baldness from injuries, or from local medical problems that have been cured, are usually amenable to hair transplantation Localized hair loss that occurs around the hairline after face-lift surgery may be permanent as can Traction Alopecia, the hair loss that occurs with constant tugging on the hair. Both of these conditions can be treated with hair transplantation.
Women with patterned hair loss may be excellent candidates for surgical restoration. Diffuse Hair Loss seen in females. In this situation, much of the hair remains, but the thickness of the hair shaft is smaller than normal hair.Hormones imbalance is another major factors of hair loss in women. Testosterone is converted to DHT by the enzyme 5-alpha reductase that is present in higher concentrations in the balding areas of the scalp.
Women have only ½ the amount of this enzyme overall as men and have even less in the crown. Hair loss tends to occur at different rates at different periods in one's life with increased loss often occurring during periods of hormonal change, such as pregnancy and menopause.
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