What is a Berean to do with Paul's quotations of Holy Scripture? We are to test whether his quotes are based upon "twisting the laws of God" - somehow "changing" them, or are they instead perfectly accurate quotations.
We are also to see if Paul's aim is to permit the "breaking" of God's "everlasting commands" with none of the eternal damning consequences God had previously made for their violation. For one can repeat a command, but if one says its violation has zero consequences for salvation when God always said otherwise, then we have another reason to find Paul is uninspired -- at least in that teaching.
except I deleted "all" after "not" because the King James acknowledges that it adds "all" by italicizing it. Obviously, this KJV proposed addition was to align in part with Paul's misquote, as described below. The KJV editors in their introduction explain that any word they italicize means it is not present in Greek or Hebrew manuscript, but they believe it should be implied.
This means in the original that if you do not confirm or uphold Torah that it be done, you are cursed. The emphasis is on everyone who does not confirm or uphold Torah as a code to obey is cursed rather than the curse applies to anyone guilty of any single disobedience.
However, Paul misquoted Deuteronomy 27:26, giving it a meaning that anyone who transgresses the Law -- even the smallest command -- is cursed.
Hence, Paul alters the passage by changing "confirm" or "uphold" - a term meaning affirmation or teaching, and replacing it with a word continueth which implies obedience. Then Paul adds the words all things to suggest the slightest disobedience will fall under a curse, rather than the failure to confirm or uphold Torah is cursed. Thus, just a few word changes, and an entirely different meaning was extracted by Paul.
But in truth, God in Deuteronomy 27:26 curses the one who does not confirm the Law is to be obeyed, whether they perfectly follow it or not.
Sadly Paul did not realize that God cursed Paul for he "confirmeth not the words of the law to do them," and thus Paul's misquote misled him to do precisely what God promises to curse. And with Paul, so too all the Paulinists who do not "confirmeth the words of this law to do them." As the blind leads the blind, they will all suffer the curse of Deut 27:26. And this is due to their leader -- Paul -- misquoting the very passage that curses them for their contrary teaching.
This is why Jesus taught those among Christians who teach us to follow the Law are "great" (Matt 5:17-19) rather than cursed, as Paul contrarily teaches. Rather, God curses the one who teaches you not to confirm the law or uphold it to do it. That is Paul's doctrine. How odd Paul cites passages that condemn his teaching, and yet Paul never checks a translation (the Greek Septuagint translation) against the Hebrew original to verify his understanding.
Please also note that Paul's misquote is preceded by denigrating those under the Law as cursed which the verse being quoted supposedly supports: "For as many are of the works of the law are under the curse" ... which then is followed by the misquote. Thus Paul twisted a verse that curses Paul for his doctrine that does not uphold the Law to obey so instead it supposedly approves Paul's curse-causing view. That is twisting the verse to support the opposite of what it means.
See also Ken Powers' article who does a detailed exposition on this major misquote in his work Questioning Paul, free online, in chapter one.
In Galatians 3:12, Paul says: "The Law is not based on faith, on the contrary, it says, 'the person who does these things will live by them.'" Paul's introduction and then slight misquote is twisting Leviticus 18:5 (NASB) which says: "So you shall keep my statutes and my judgments, by which a man may live if he does them; I am the Lord." Likewise is the Holman translation which reads in key part: "a person will live if he does them." It does not say the Law is not based on faith in God, as Paul introduces the quote.
What is the verse addressing? Whether the Law is based on faith or not? No. Instead, the original Leviticus text is similar to God's words to Adam and Eve in the Garden where they were told disobedience to God's command would result in death... spiritual death. In Leviticus is the contrasting corollary... a human may live "if he does them" ...obeys God's Law. In other words, have eternal spiritual life, beginning now and into the future. It is not promising eternal life to those who have no faith in God, as Paul's introduction tries to eviscerate as the foundation of the Law.
Yet, Paul clearly twists this to be about the person who assumes the duty to obey will live according to that duty, which Paul introduces as requiring no faith in God to obey at all. So Paul necessarily implies that this cannot be a condition of eternal life, as no faithless person obviously can have eternal life. But in the original, without the introductary remark and the slight twisting, faith was not excluded, and eternal life was in view.
Examining the words (Paul) Sha'uwl wrote, we find him quoting (or more correctly, misquoting) the very Torah Christians are wont to deny and separate themselves from: "The Law exists not out of faith or belief (pistis – originally conveyed "trust and reliance" but migrated over time as a result of Paul / Sha'uwl's epistles to mean "belief and faith"), but to the contrary, 'The one who performs them lives by them.'" (Galatians 3:12) Recognizing that Paul didn't express this thought very well, we must turn to the passage he referenced to ascertain the point he was trying to convey.
Leviticus 18:5 imparts the following Divine instruction: "Observe (closely and carefully examine) My prescriptions and My stipulations. Whoever prepares and accomplishes one's life mission with them, that person is restored to life and lives (is renewed, nurtured, spared, and kept alive) in them. I am Yahweh."
It appears that Paul has once again abbreviated a passage which is inconsistent with his own message, perhaps hoping that the use of a common word, this time "perform," in conjunction with "the law" would be sufficient to convince his audience that God supports his position.
But in the quoted verse, God did not say that the "law is very different than faith," or that "through faith a person has life," or anything remotely like that. He said that a careful and close examination of His prescriptions prepares a person for their life's mission, while at the same time, restoring their life. This is once again, the antithesis of the Pauline Christian position.
22 And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree; 23 his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt surely bury him the same day; for he that is hanged is a reproach unto G-d; that thou defile not thy land which HaShem thy G-d giveth thee for an inheritance.
First, notice that Paul in Galatians 3:13 translates what is a "reproach" in the original text, and changes it to be "cursed." In Galatians 3:13, we read: "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, 'Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree." KJV. Again this began with the Greek Septuagint mistranslation of 247 BC that even Jerome in the Vulgate refused to use. See this link.
Second, be aware that for Jesus to atone for sin, Jesus has to be a blameless sheep without blemish. Jesus cannot be actually accursed by God. He did not "commit...a sin worthy of death." Hence, if Deuteronomy 21:22-23 as it correctly reads is applied to Jesus' wrongful execution, then Jesus can atone for sin. This means God does not "curse" Jesus under Deut 21:2-23 as Jesus did not "commit...a sin worthy of death." Jesus can still be our Savior. He is not cursed to hell for our sin in God's eyes, as the word "cursed" would signify.
Does Paul lay a trap for the unwary by saying Jesus is viewed by God as one cursed by God, and that is how sin is lifted from our shoulders -- rather than by the rule of Atonement?
However, if Paul is correct that Deut 21:22-23 is talking about Jesus as accursed, then that would render Jesus a sinner who could not atone. Those hung for crimes by their acts could never atone for anything. Only lambs and bulls, etc., who are innocent without blemish or flaw can do so. If Jesus is cursed for being hung on a tree, as Paul construes Deuteronomy 21:23, despite this verse saying it only applies to those who actually "committed a sin worthy of death," and speaks only of a reproach, and not a curse as Paul misquotes, then our salvation solely depends upon whether God will accept Paul's erroneous view that one worthy of a crime of death and who is not an innocent 'Lamb" and then comes under Deut 21:22-23 can become a curse to God, and this is what "atones" -- it somehow appeases God.
Clearly, Paul's idea in Galatians 3:13 runs contrary to our Savior who said at the last supper that his blood is poured out as as "remission" for sin of the whole world. It was not his being hung on a tree that saves souls, by Jesus supposedly being a curse for the curse we deserve. There is no such legal principle in the Law.
Thus, an innocent man paying for a wrong he did not do is what atoned, not Jesus being seen as a CURSE in God's eyes under Deut 21:22-23-- which, if Paul were correct, would leave Jesus as one eternally damned in hell.
Moving on to the next verse as it is presented in the King James and New Living Translation, we find: KJV: "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:" (Gal 3:13) If the King James has accurately reflected Paul's thought, then, according to Paul, the Torah is a curse. For this interpretation of Paul's statement to be correct, rather than fulfilling the Torah, Yahshua ransomed us from its clutches. It also means that Yahshua, rather than being the perfect Lamb of God, judged from the perspective of the Torah, embodied all the negativity a "curse" implies.
To the New Living Translation's shame, there is no reference to a "cross" ... in this passage. To Paul / Sha'uwl's shame, the Torah verse should not have been abridged nor misquoted out of context. While the Deuteronomy prediction is profoundly accurate, and stunningly prophetic, its merit was mitigated by the way Paul truncated it.
Thus, we should reject Paul's view that Deuteronomy says any person hung on the tree is cursed by God, whether sinner or not. Instead, our salvation depends upon accepting the Jewish Publication Society's translation -- that such a person is subject solely to being "disparaged, degraded," maligned, and scorned. But cursed? God forbid or we are all lost, including our savior must be bound in hell forever, if Paul is correct.
10. As the scriptures say: "There is no one who is righteous, 11. No one who is wise or who worships God. 12. All have turned away from God; they have all gone wrong; No one does what is right, not even one. Romans 3:10-12.
Paul was quoting from Psalm 14:1-3 and Psalm 53:1-3 which are basically identical passages. However, let's see what these passages say in full context. Do they contradict the Law, as Paul would have us believe if we cited Paul in parallel to these passages? No, in context, these passages are exclusively dealing with the righteous in contrast with a very real group called the foolish who deny God's existence aka the unrighteous.
who are wise, any who worship him.
But they have all gone wrong; they are all equally bad.
Not one of them does what is right, not a single one.
When read in full context, it looks as though Paul has twisted the Psalms to imply that everyone is like that; not just the fools. If I keep reading, what does Psalm 14:4 -5 say?
From this, we can deduce that the LORD's righteous people who are not among these evildoers are not included in the unrighteous group that Paul describes as true of everyone. Paul twists the meaning of "no one" as written in the Psalms to include more people than just the 'evildoers' and 'fools' which are solely in view. In the Psalm, the LORD's people are righteous because they do keep his Law which contradicts the very point that Paul was trying to make from verses 1-3. Hence, Paul misquoted this Scripture. In fact, Paul applied it to say the opposite of what it was saying in full context.
Even a Reformed pastor in NYC, Steve Schlissel says that if we take Paul literally and none are righteous, this would be contrary to God's word in many other places. See our excerpt under "Study Notes" for his article submitted to the 2002 Auburn Pastor's Conference that proves Paul misread / misapplied these Psalm passages.
In Numbers 25:9 we read: "And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand."
Paul in 1 Cor. 10:8 apparently misreads the number: "Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day twenty three thousand."
Paul understated the number by one thousand.
Isaiah 64:4 is one of the sweetest verses in the Bible.
Verse 9. - But as it is written. The whole sentence in the Greek is unfinished. The thought seems to be, "But God has revealed to us things which eye hath not seen, etc., though the princes of this world were ignorant of them."
Implicitly, the "etc" is inserted to suggest what Paul meant to do is allude to only a portion, full well knowing the reader would supply the missing text. Umm. Again, this is not what Paul is saying. We shall not see it until we get to Alford's translation below as corrected by Jamieson-Faucett.
You the reader are thus not being told what the words of Paul actually say. Thus you never realize how the words in the translated Bible greatly differ from the true text of Paul's original letter. Their excuse? Paul's letter is supposedly "unfinished." We supposedly can surmise his intended thought, and use that to render the passage - so it seems is the consensus solution.
Eye hath not seen, etc. The Revised Version is here more literal and accurate. The quotation as it stands is not found in the Old Testament. It most resembles Isaiah 64:4...St. Chrysostom regards the words as part of a lost prophecy....In a curious fragment of Hegesippus (circ. A.D. 150) preserved in Photius (Cod. 232.), that old writer indignantly repudiates this passage, saying that it is futile and "utterly belies the Holy Scriptures and the Lord, who says, 'Blessed are your eyes which see, and your ears which hear.'"
It is a material variance from the true words of the Bible which Paul is claiming to quote.
Alford translates, "The things which eye saw not … the things which God prepared … to us God revealed through His Spirit." Thus, however, the "but" of 1Co 2:10 is ignored. Rather construe, as Estius, "('We speak,' supplied from 1Co 2:8), things which eye saw not (heretofore), … things which God prepared … But God revealed them to us," &c.
In other words, Jamieson corrects Alford, and renders it to include a "but" -- "the things which eye saw not, the things which God prepared, but to us God revealed through His Spirit...."
Jamieson then corrects Paul again, saying Isaiah 64:4 says "Prepared (literally, 'will do') for him that waiteth for Him"; here [Paul says], "for them that love Him."
9. "As it is written, 'What eye has not see."All are agreed that this passage is taken from Isaiah 64:4, and as the meaning is at first view plain and easy, interpreters do not give themselves much trouble in expounding it. On looking, however, more narrowly into it, two very great difficulties present themselves. The first is, that the words that are here quoted by Paul do not correspond with the words of the Prophet. The second is, that it seems as though Paul had perverted the Prophet's declaration to a purpose quite foreign to his design.
Literally, however, the Prophet's meaning is: "From the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor have they perceived with the ears, hath not seen a god, (or O God,) besides thee, will do (or will prepare) for him that waiteth for him." If we understand (God) to be in the accusative, the relative who must be supplied. This exposition, too, appears, at first view, to suit better with the Prophet's context in respect of the verb that follows being used in the third person; (118) but it is farther removed from Paul's meaning, on which we ought to place more dependence than on any other consideration. For where shall we find a surer or more faithful interpreter than the Spirit of God of this authoritative declaration, which He himself dictated to Isaiah — in the exposition which He has furnished by the mouth of Paul.
You can see there is never any Berean testing of Paul. Instead, Paul must win no matter how many prophets he contradicts, laws he abrogates, or insults on God (blasphemies really) he inflicts, Paul is supposedly always right. Absent that cure, Calvin does admit Paul contradicts Isaiah, and no amount of effort at reinterpretation (which he reviewed first whether it was possible) could solve the dilemma. Hence, the only solution left was that Paul supposedly trumps Isaiah!
See our article on this published separately.
Now, I know you believe, as we all do, that the Bible, being God's word, is perfectly consistent all the way through, meaning it doesn't mean one thing in the Old Testament and another thing when you quote it. You respect the Bible and the intention of the original author more than anyone, and you'd never mistreat the Bible like that.
Then you quote from Hosea 2:23 and 1:10 to show that this whole business of including the Gentiles was on God's mind all along.
I have some Christian friends who think that, because you're Jewish, you might actually be engaging in a little creative Jewish midrash here, but I've told them that you would never play fast and loose with scripture! You understand that the very doctrine of inerrancy that you teach–maybe even the gospel that you preach–hangs in the balance.
So I'm asking you to help me defend you better. Perhaps point me to other places in your letters where you don't do this sort of thing, which would really help in balance things out.
Satan accurately quoted Scripture, and took it so literally that it would permit sin. Jesus rebuffed this.
daily break them in thought, word, and deed" (Q. 149).
sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell, consists in the guilt of Adam's first sin, the want of that righteousness whe rein he was created, and the corruption of his nature, whereby he is utterly indisposed, disabled, and made opposite unto all that is spiritually good, and wholly inclined to all evil, and that continually…" How do the Westminster divines support these statements? Romans 3:10-19 allegedly proved these propositions. We start with these propositions and then go to our versified Bible and find the verses that we think prove our propositions. We pay little attention either to context, argument, or (maybe) contrary texts. We have our verses to prove what we want to believe.
The Westminster Confession at chapter 6, section 2, reads, "By this sin they fell from their original righteousness in communion with God, and so became dead in sin, and wholly defiled in all the parts and faculties of soul and body." The proof is Romans 3. Now, Romans 3 does not appear directly from heaven without mediation; rather, it appears as part of an argument that the Holy Spirit by Paul is making to a church in a particular historical circumstance. It appears in a section in which Paul is proving that the whole world is made up of sinners. Does that mean that each and every individual is what the confessions here say they are? Let's examine this issue a bit.
together, but we don't allow the Bible to speak its own mind. We can see this problem manifested in the sermons that come from Romans 3. Your sweet, Christian grandmother becomes subject to theological abuse as she is told that her throat is an open grave and her tongue practices deceit and the poison of vipers is on her lips. Though she may sing psalms from the time she wakes up until she goes to sleep and devotes hours to prayer for her grandchildren, we are told that she is an evil, wicked witch who is entirely corrupt and no good. This sort of browbeating goes on Sunday after Sunday. Is that really Paul's point?
What does Paul intend to say in the book of Romans? "There is no one righteous, not even one." Where did he find that idea? He is quoting the Bible, isn't he? Yes, Psalm 14; however, the very psalm in which these sweeping assertions are made we find a remarkable contrary proposition. The psalmist says that all have turned aside and together have become corrupt, there is no one who does good, not even one. "Will evildoers never learn? Those who devour my people as men eat bread and who not call upon the Lord? There they are, overwhelmed with dread; for God is present in the company of the righteous." What? Where did "the righteous" come from? The psalmist just finished saying that there is none righteous, no not one, and the next thing we know there is a whole company of them. How could the writer have missed seeing them before?
Indeed, Schlissel is correct that Psalm 14 says contrary to Paul's conclusion that some are indeed righteous -- a whole bunch are righteous!
Is this Paul's summary judgment upon every human being on the planet? Hardly, at least not here, for further in Psalm 5 the psalmist draws a contrast between those who are wicked and those who take refuge in the Lord.
In other words, Paul knew what he was saying, and he knew the literal words were untrue. Thus, Paul must have had a non-literal meaning. Ok, pastor Schlissel, if you say so!
Sometimes I feel like I am Winston Smith in the book 1984. I am like Winston -- being told that I must say to the man who is holding up 4 fingers that he is really holding up 5 fingers. (On this passage in 1984, see this link.) Only brainwashing makes the leap. Schlissel effectively turns to in the end relying upon the Pauline mantra of how wise and learned was Paul.
Schlissel says in effect 'don't we all know Paul is smart, and would not deliberately contradict scripture. Thus, we must not take Paul literally, word for word.' Ummm. Can we apply this then to all other statements by Paul? If so, no one should rely upon anything Paul has to say! We should also suppose a non-literal meaning when Paul speaks, i.e., we cannot take any of Paul's statements as 100% literal truth.
Paul's concluding citation at Romans 3:18 uses the words of Psalm 36:1, as he describes the evil men of whom he speaks: "There is no fear of God before their eyes"; yet, verse 10 of the same psalm includes a plea to God: "O continue thy loving kindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart." If verse 1 described a universal condition, where did the "upright" of verse 10 come from?
Schlissel's solution is to pull a rabbit out of the hat, as I call it. Just say something sensible that Paul did not say, and say that "solves" it. So Schlissel says Paul really means by saying 'all have sinned' that even Jews have sinned. The Jews are supposedly not righteous by being Jews. Was that really Paul's only meaning?
What is the key? The key is that the law was given to the Jews, and when God was speaking to the people here mentioned as being wicked, He was speaking to wicked Jewish people. If there can be wicked Jewish people, no one can be made right with God simply by being Jewish. That is the point Paul intended to prove, and it's the point he has proved. If a person thinks that merely by possessing the Bible he is right with God, then he is mistaken. Look at what it says. It talks about the way Jews behave toward other Jews. Among Jews there are wicked ones and righteous ones, covenant-keeping Jews and covenant-breaking Jews. The mere fact that a man is Jewish does not vindicate him, does not allow him to pass from death to life, and does not guarantee him to inherit anything if he has broken covenant.
righteous…" (1 John 3:7). There is none righteous, no, not one? The Bible says that there are thousands of them, hundreds of thousands of them, millions of them throughout history. "Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother's were righteous" (1 John 3:12).
Well, if you put Paul's words side-by-side, one must conclude Paul's behavior was "righteous" but none of his audience can make the claim they are righteous, for Paul says "no, not one is righteous." Hence, Paul alone apparently can do righteous deeds. The rest of us, except Paul, all must be slouches continually.
Schlissel then continues with more evidence that Paul contradicts scripture if you read Paul "literally" -- you read it as it reads!
"And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar." The Hebrew Bible, which was not organized as ours, began with Genesis and ended with 2 Chronicles. By starting with the first martyr (Abel) and closing with the last martyr (Zechariah), Jesus was making the same statement as our way of saying "from Genesis to Revelation" (and it just so happens that it is A to Z) From Abel to Zechariah, there were many righteous people.
People in the church today say that there is none righteous, but God says there are many righteous people. "The righteous man leads a blameless life; blessed are his children after him" (Prov. 20:7). "Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him; let all the upright in heart praise him!" (ps. 64:10). "The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon" (Ps. 92:12). "The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil. Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, to those who are upright in heart." (Ps. 125:3-4). There is none good, no, not one; yet, we saw in that same psalm that there are people who do good. "Those who turn to crooked ways the Lord will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel" (Ps. 125:5).
Schlissel is saying when we in the "church today" say that there is none righteous, we contradict God. But replace the words "church today" with Paul, and what do you get as the conclusion? Paul contradicts God Almighty!
These verses are an embarrassment to those who would universalize the statements in Romans 3 and make them doctrines with an independent, theoretical existence in the heavens, but when these persons come down to earth they cannot apply such doctrines. When we come down to earth in real history we find, in fact, both the righteous and the wicked, believers and unbelievers, living together.
Obviously, Schlissel has no confidence that a reformed believer can dislodge a key plank of Reformed doctrine without such overwhelming proof of the falsity of the literal meaning of Paul's words.
Paul does not argue or maintain that every single person on the planet is equally wicked. There are converts. To suggest otherwise is to say that God's Word has failed. To say that there are none righteous is to say that everyone is alike and there is no covenant, no antithesis, no efficacy in God's grace. Such a view is nearly blasphemous, for the whole work of God in this world is the bringing of a righteous people unto Himself and setting them off from the world of the wicked to be His and to act like it. He has done this throughout history. At the time of Noah it was slim pickings, but there was one righteous. In Sodom and Gomorrah there was one righteous, and Lot was saved out of it. At most times there have been more than one.
I have to say 'How does pastor Schlissel know that Paul is not being literal, and cannot mean everyone on earth is equally wicked?' How then does Schlissel know that Paul is not responsible for the blasphemy that Schlissel recognizes? Out of charity toward Paul, I will try to find loopholes too, but after a while, we must give up on Paul's messages. He clearly leads us down a dark and ugly path with fine-sounding pseudo-religious arguments.
The effect of this particular twisting of the Scripture has been to distort the truth and to put a blemish upon the consciousness of the people of God. We need to get back to that place where we can speak to the covenant people of God and address them as the righteous of the Lord. They have a place in this world where they are to shine like stars in the night, as they hold forth the word of light. The gathered worshipers on a Sunday, the Lord's Day, are to be built up in what God has made them and called them to be; they are not to be berated, belittled, stained, doubted, and accused.
If we don't agree that we have to go back to our congregations and build them up, then we might as well cash it in now and forget reformation. If we cannot speak to the people of God like God speaks to the people of God,... then we have no right to be ministers of God. If we cannot speak to the congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ as those in whom He lives and dwells and has being in this world as a living testimony, then woe be to us. If all we can do is berate, belittle, and harangue, then we are working at cross purposes with the living God and woe be to us.
I can only say Amen! Anyone who continues to preach Paul's words and their literal meaning truly has no right to be ministers of God. Of course, Schlissel did not mean to imply that. However, treating Paul as inspired is truly the cause of the error in the Westminster Catechism. One day we as Christians must eradicate all these wrong ideas, and return to our Savior's message on the topic.
Jesus taught in the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats that those who call him Lord and feed and clothe the brethren are the righteous and go to heaven, but those who call him Lord but do not feed and clothe the brethen go to eternal torment where their worm dies not. See Jesus' Words on Salvation, ch. 11. Shouldn't Jesus be the one Schlissel first examined? Alas Jesus is always told to sit in the back of the bus.


It's my privilege this morning to lead us in a petition to God for a blessing on those who give us birth, give us homes, give us love and give us themselves. If your mom is nearby and you'd like to hold her hand while we ask this blessing together, please do.
… and some who later must cope with the untimely death of a beloved child.
… who may not see their child married, or see their grandchildren in this life, but have faith that they can still become the mother of nations.
… who dedicate their children to the Lord's work and His house.
… and give Him praise for the children others have and bring there.
… and give them the gift of a faith as strong as Timothy's.
… but who never stop believing in – and supporting – their children … even at the foot of a cross.
May the Lord always bless mothers … but especially on this day, which is also the Lord's day. For "as a mother (who) comforts her child" has God so loved.
For all mothers we thank You and praise Your Name, Father; and all these blessings we pray through the Son who expresses Your love to us in its most eloquent way.
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This was excellent Keith. Happy Mothers Day to all you Moms out there.
Thank you for posting that again, Brother Keith, it is absolutely beautiful. I e-mailed it to my mom, I'm sure she'll love it.
A prayer and a blessing indeed! May we have permission to adopt and adapt it for use on future Mother's Days?


I wanted to talk about some of my favorite bead/gem/tool suppliers. There are actually quite a few out there that I like, but I've narrowed it down to these select few.
Fire Mountain Gems, Pandahall, Dollar Beads – these are online suppliers that I frequent. They carry all kinds of beads, gems, findings, etc. Their prices are pretty reasonable. Dollar Beads is true to its name. They sell beads, gems and findings literally for one dollar or less. Awesome!!
Beads World, Bead Max Corp. , and Fun 2 Bead – all of these are physical stores in New York City. The bad part is they're CLOSE, so I can visit the store as often as I want because it's in the city where I work and live. Love it!!
Now, for those who are fans of chainmaille, I like The Ring Lord, Weave Got Maille and Chainmaille Joe. These are online suppliers of jump rings as well as some findings and tools. They're reasonable and the jump rings are a good quality.
One other place that I like is Paramount Wire Co. & CBC Metal Supply, f/k/a Parawire. This is an online store whose warehouse is located in New Jersey (again…CLOSE!). They have an awesome selection of craft and industrial wire which comes in various gauges, colors and shapes. If you are into using wire when creating your pieces, this is one of the best places.
Hmm…pink and green you say?


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The number of all-terrain vehicles used during hunting season has been increasing steadily during the last five years. While the vehicles can be useful tools to aid a hunt, many hunters are using them improperly and causing a variety of problems.
Cary Carron, a district wildlife manager in Bayfield, explained that hunters must get off their ATVs if they expect to see any big game animals.
"There are some hunters who drive around on ATVs all day and then they complain that they're not seeing any animals," Carron said.
The constant drone of ATVs also causes problems for other hunters. ATVs are noisy and cause animals to move deep into inaccessible territory. The noise of one ATV can cause problems for numerous hunters.
"There is getting to be a real backlash against ATVs from people who actually get out there and hunt they way they're supposed to," Carron said.
Big-game hunters who wish to be successful must walk slowly and quietly into the terrain where deer and elk live. It is unlikely during hunting season that a hunter will see a big game animal from the road. And if an animal is spotted, a hunter wouldn't have time to get off the vehicle, take a rifle or bow out of its case, load the weapon and move off the road to take a shot.
Besides disturbing animals and other hunters, ATVs used improperly also cause resource damage. Many people are driving ATVs off of established roads and trails. That action destroys vegetation, compacts soil, and can lead to stream and water-quality degradation.Besides disturbing animals and other hunters, ATVs used improperly also cause resource damage. Many people are driving ATVs off of established roads and trails. That action destroys vegetation, compacts soil, and can lead to stream and water-quality degradation.
Besides disturbing animals and other hunters, ATVs used improperly also cause resource damage. Many people are driving ATVs off of established roads and trails. That action destroys vegetation, compacts soil, and can lead to stream and water-quality degradation.
Hunters using ATVs must be aware of these rules and guidelines:
Rifles and bows carried on ATVs must be unloaded and secured in a case.Rifles and bows carried on ATVs must be unloaded and secured in a case.
ATVs cannot be used as a rifle-rest when hunting.ATVs cannot be used as a rifle-rest when hunting.
Rifles and bows carried on ATVs must be unloaded and secured in a case.
ATVs cannot be used as a rifle-rest when hunting.
All vehicles used on public lands and roads must be registered and licensed in your home state or in Colorado. If your home state does not require registration, you must buy a temporary registration to use the vehicle in Colorado.
In most locations, ATVs cannot be driven off roads. Please, consult the travel management plan in the national forest or for the BLM district in which you are hunting. If you are not hunting on federal lands contact the appropriate land management agency for the regulations.
ATVs cannot be driven into designated wilderness areas.
Be careful not to trespass onto private roads.Be careful not to trespass onto private roads.
Be careful not to trespass onto private roads.
Be considerate of other hunters. Drive slowly to reduce noise; only drive to the areas where you will begin walking to hunt; don't hunt from the road.
Explain these rules and guidelines to young hunters and those unfamiliar with using ATVs.
Early hunting license numbers fall in Moffat County

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Varcoe: Alberta gas producers face 'full-on crisis' as UCP meets with sector for solutions
Dale Nally, Alberta's associate natural gas minister, says more natural gas producers are at risk of failing if a fix isn't found for tumbling gas prices.	Ian Kucerak Ian Kucerak / Ian Kucerak/Postmedia
Alberta's new minister in charge of natural gas says a mammoth price discount is flattening the economics of Western Canadian producers this year and could lead to more companies failing.
Natural gas prices at Alberta's AECO hub closed at just US21 cents per thousand cubic feet on Friday, less than a tenth the $2.38 that benchmark American gas sold for on the same day.
Dale Nally, Alberta's associate natural gas minister, says the industry has been suffering intense pains and cautions the failure of Trident Exploration Corp. in April — tossing about 4,700 wells into the lap of provincial regulators — won't be the only company to stumble if solutions aren't found.
That's why meetings are now underway with an industry working group.
"Some days we are almost giving this product away for free. And you heard about the Trident (collapse)," Nally said in an interview last week.
"I have it on good authority that they are not alone, and there are about a dozen or so other natural gas producers that are in a similar plight, that unless we provide them some relief, they are at risk of going the same way Trident did."
Natural gas producers in Alberta are under intense pressure today from volatile prices, infrastructure constraints, shrinking markets in the United States, investor apathy and growing liability concerns about aging wells.
All of these issues have a direct impact on the provincial government.
Alberta natural gas royalties peaked in 2005-06 at more than $8 billion, but as the shale gas revolution took hold and production has soared in the United States, royalties in Alberta have fallen sharply to just $446 million for the budget year that ended in March.
Prices for AECO gas, which hit $10 in 2008, averaged about $1.60 per thousand cubic feet in Alberta last year and have gyrated wildly this month.
"It is disappointing when you are dealing with a 30-cent gas price," Phil Hodge, CEO of Pine Cliff Energy, said Monday.
"The differential is ridiculous."
Another patch of weak prices for those selling gas at AECO is unfolding this summer, when maintenance work typically gears up.
"In many cases, producers are getting 90-per-cent less than what it costs them to produce the product," said Tristan Goodman, head of the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada.
"If there isn't some action taken, you are going to see more companies go by the wayside, particularly after the summer."
The issue isn't hitting all producers equally, part of what makes it difficult to find an ideal solution.
Some companies producing liquids-rich gas in areas such as the Montney, or firms with locked-in transportation access to markets, are faring better than others.
Those in the industry say dry natural gas producers, particularly private companies with shallow, low-productivity wells in southeastern parts of the province, are most vulnerable to the price volatility.
Many companies also face significant municipal taxes on these wells.
Investor interest in the sector has also waned, while banks have become more restrictive, given the recent Redwater court ruling that put the claims of lenders behind provincial environmental claims if a business fails.
"Trident is the tip of the iceberg, unless something changes, and I think the government is well aware of that," said Jupiter Resources CEO Simon Bregazzi, who has been involved in the meetings with the province.
Against this backdrop, Nally has been given the chore of trying to find solutions to these problems.
Issues such as fixing transportation constraints that frequently squeeze Alberta prices, and figuring out ways to promote liquefied natural gas (LNG) developments in Canada, are being intensively examined.
Meetings between the new UCP government and industry began last month. A working group, including five gas producers, TC Energy and several industry organizations, met Friday in Calgary.
In Alberta, gas prices at AECO have grown more volatile since TC Energy made changes in 2017 to the Nova Gas Transportation Ltd. (NGTL) system for restricting production during maintenance periods.
It has prioritized firm-service contracts, while restricting production for interruptible gas deliveries, which affects gas moving into storage and causes prices to fluctuate.
"We have seen the AECO (price) differentials blow out because you just can't access these other markets in North America because of these choke points," said analyst Jeremy McCrea of Raymond James.
Last year, a report by a natural gas advisory panel for the province made a series of recommendations to bolster the sector. Nally said the government and working group are looking at those, as well as matters such as municipal taxes imposed on gas wells.
"We are going to move at lightning speed," he added. "There's an extreme sense of urgency in getting this done."
Hodge noted Pine Cliff, primarily a dry gas producer in Alberta, has an enterprise value of about $120 million. However, the assessed value of its assets for municipal tax purposes was $691 million last year.
"We paid over $10 million in municipalities taxes. Our entire cash flow last year was only $10 million," said Hodge.
Industry groups and producers agree the status quo isn't working, and are grateful a minister is now in charge of the sector's issues.
"We are absolutely in a full-on crisis," Bregazzi said of the industry's plight.
With the number of orphan wells growing in the province in recent years — and the risk of more companies failing — the sector's problems have other ramifications: How to best deal with the growing number of abandoned wells.
"There has to be a solution of how we handle abandonment on a go-forward (basis) because we have this tsunami of wells coming due with their liabilities today," said Cameron Gingrich, director of gas services at Solomon Associates.
For the entire sector, the long-term solution to these issues is building more energy infrastructure and finding new markets.
Last year, gas demand grew globally by almost five per cent, while soaring in China by nearly 18 per cent, according to the International Energy Agency.
Much of the hope for Western Canadian gas producers rests on LNG developments getting off the ground and moving product into Asia. Royal Dutch Shell and its partners are moving ahead on the LNG Canada project, although it will take years to complete.
"That is a massive stamp of approval for our sector … But it's years away," said Hodge.
"It is painful in the short term, but I'm still pretty bullish in the long term on natural gas."
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Was Solomon's Porch Where the Acts Two Pentecost Occurred?
Acts 5:12, Solomon's porch/portico/colonnade. This was a large covered area supported by marble columns which supported a wooden roof structure and was located on the east side of the temple mount area along the eastern wall that overlooked the Kidron Valley and faced the Mount of Olives just above the Garden of Gethsemane. This portico was built so that pilgrims and Levites visiting the temple would have a place to gather that was protected from the weather. Meetings and gatherings occurred here, and this was a gathering place of the early disciples as noted in Acts 3:11. There Yeshua taught and debated with the Jews (John 10:22–29). Here, the disciples were gathered in one accord (Acts 5:12). This is likely the spot where the Acts 2 Pentecost gathering occurred.
This portico (colonnade or cloister) that was located on the eastern wall and that existed in the time of Yeshua and the disciples was originally constructed by King Solomon according to Flavius Josephus.
While the Babylonians destroyed the temple in their conquest of Jerusalem in about 586 B.C., if we are to believe Josephus, they apparently left Solomon's Portico intact.
We don't know where these upper rooms were located in the temple complex, but if they were located in what later became known as Solomon's Porch, which was still in existence in the first century, then this may give us a clue where the upper room that is mentioned in the Book of Acts was located, and where the gathering of the saints on the day of Pentecost occurred. In addition to Solomon's Porch on the east side of the Temple Mount area, additional porticos were constructed subsequently by King Herod (in 16 B.C.) on all the other sides of the Temple Mount along the outside walls (Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. 681; The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol 4, p. 772). The portico on the south side was larger and taller than the others and was called the Royal Portico (ibid.; Jospephus' Ant. xv.11.5).


Harprit Singh swears he is not one to make bogus UFO sightings.
That's why what he saw in the sky above Kamloops baffles him.
Singh sent CFJC Today video he recorded at 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the New Afton mine just west of Kamloops, where he works.
The video seems to show a strange movement behind the clouds.
WATCH: The strange movement can be seen in the upper half of the frame, near the middle.
"I thought it would be some smoke that would disappear soon," said Singh, "but when I watched continuously, it was something behind the clouds. It didn't disappear and I got shocked when it moved up in a very quick movement."
"At that moment, I realized it was something different; something strange. When it gave some different movements, I started recording this video. It was some sort of disc that moved into a vertical and horizontal position afterward," he said.
Singh is hesitant to call the object a UFO because of the skepticism associated with UFO sightings, but he doesn't know how else to explain what he saw.
"I don't want to say that it's a sort of UFO. But I have seen some videos similar to this kind of thing, that's why I said it's some sort of UFO," said Singh. "I know it's awkward to say this, but seriously, after seeing this... it was really strange."
"I have never seen these things in the sky. Never. This was really something different."
All Canadians understand the economic benefits of 'sightings' of Really Big ake whumidumedous. .
I like this one for inclusion in the 'real' category.
The link video has a zoom in on the first image that I don't buy at all. It zooms into a sharpened image showing the lights details around the wings... No way you can get that from the original video even if it was HD footage.
Where did the c's verify this video you linked?
I agree that the zoomed-in image is unlikely to be raw. I suspect it was cleaned up/sharpened for presentation.
Divide By Zero It was in S. 7 Nov 2015. Pretty much looks like CGI, would be very easy to do as the linked footage is ideal for just putting there a pretty 3D model and matching the camera movement and any shaking. Basic film-school stuff. It might have been one of the session participant's heavy belief hijacked the transmission.
This one looks like a flippy-flappy meteorological balloon. Totally doesn't move like a normal UFO ship or drone would.
It appears to be a flock of starlings, no?
Yes, it does, or any large flock of birds. Good call.
treesparrow Thanks for the video! This is a much more likely scenario.
"Singh is hesitant to call the object a UFO because of the skepticism associated with UFO sightings, but he doesn't know how else to explain what he saw."
Sigh. This looks identical to the flock of birds. In case of starlings they do such things especially in autumn, like right now in the northern hemisphere; there are also other species migrating now which can coordinate flight, even mixed species flocks. How it is possible to not know such sight in a country where it happens?
I admit that they can look strange, and every time I see such coordination it's still amazing to a degree, bur really... some common knowledge.
Now if I were creating some "shield" or "camouflage" for an advanced aircraft, I would probably mask it as something like this - precisely because it could be explained plausibly this way. But not recognising this is more strange to me than actual sight.


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Visa's Derek Redmond Ad
American readers may have seen Visa's television featuring Derek Redmond's injury during the 1992 Olympics, where his father helped him limp across the finish line. (If you haven't, it's available on Visa's Go World site, though you'll have to dig a bit to find it.) It's heartening to see this blog's argument about finishing last ("better DFL than DNF") expressed in a nationally broadcast ad with a Morgan Freeman voiceover. "He -- and his father -- finished dead last. But he -- and his father -- finished."
A search for Derek Redmond on YouTube also generates some interesting results.
Previously: Derek Redmond in 1992.
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Phillip Boit
Cross-country skier Phillip Boit of Kenya competed in the men's 15-km classical in Torino, where he finished 92nd out of 97. This is his third Winter Games, though; he drew attention in Nagano in 1998, where he finished last in a 10-km event. He's now one of a handful of African cross-country skiers, able to compete under the basic quota and not necessarily doing a bad job of it. More on Boit -- and how a guy from a running mecca in Kenya ended up on the cross-country ski circuit as part of a Nike sponsorship gimmick -- from Strata, the Deseret News and the BBC, all of which date from the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.
Labels: cross-country skiing, history, kenya, nagano 1998, profile, torino 2006
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If you're new to the site, you might not be aware that in addition to the last-place finishes at the Games going on at the time I'm blogging (Athens in 2004, Torino now), I've also blogged about notable last-place finishes -- from the inspiring to the jaw-dropping -- in the past. You could dig through the site archives (see the calendar on the right-hand sidebar) to find them or, you could use the following list:
Yao Bin and Luan Bo (figure skating, 1984)
David Moorcroft (5,000-metre run, 1984)
The Jamaican bobsled team (bobsled, 1988)
Derek Redmond (400-metre sprint, 1992)
Pyambu Tuul (marathon, 1992)
A Baser Wasiqi (marathon, 1996)
Eric Moussambani (swimming, 2000)
Alexander Penna (cross-country skiing, 2002)
Justin Wilcock (diving, 2004)
Mark Jenkins (triathlon, 2004)
Prawat Nagvajara (cross-country skiing, 2006)
There are others, of course -- Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards and John Stephen Akhwari come to mind -- but these are most of the ones I've blogged about so far.
(Note that, strictly speaking, these aren't true DFLs as I define them in the standings here -- some are in finals or heats -- but they're in the right spirit, if you follow me.)
Labels: history
The Jamaican Bobsled Team
Any discussion of last-place finishers at the Olympics, particularly at the Winter Olympics, would not be complete without at least mentioning Jamaica's bobsled team, which drew worldwide attention at the Calgary Games in 1988. Along with Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards (who will be the subject of a later post), they were among the high-profile "novelty acts" from those Games that no doubt spurred a tightening of the qualifying rules -- and, by the way, who make a discussion of last-place finishes so problematic: it's hard to say you're celebrating the hard work of last-place finishers to someone who's got Cool Runnings running through their head.
But that's not to knock the team. They did considerably better in subsequent Olympics and other world competitions, beating other countries' more-established teams. It's claimed that Jamaica's strength in the sprinting events in the summer events translates well to bobsledding, where a quick start means a lot. Read more about them at the team's Wikipedia entry and this article on Eurosport.com; there's also this interview with Devon "Pele" Harris, a member of the first bobsled team.
Jamaica isn't at the Torino Games; their bobsled team failed to qualify for the Olympics for the first time since they started.
Labels: calgary 1988, history, jamaica, profile
Chinese Figure Skating Coach: DFL in 1984
Nancy Toby points to the story of Chinese figure skating coach Yao Bin. Right now he coaches powerhouse figure skaters Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, but in the early 1980s he was one half of the China's first-ever pairs figure skating team. As might be expected, it didn't go very well for Yao. From the NBC Olympics site's bio of Shen Xue:
Shen and Zhao's coach, Yao Bin, was a member of the first-ever pair that China entered in international competition. Bin and his partner, Luan Bo, made their international debut at the 1980 World Championships, where they finished 15th and last, and Yao says he remembers the audience laughing at their performance. Luan and Yao were also last at the 1981 and 1982 World Championships, and last at the 1984 Sarajevo Games. Since then, however, Yao has developed a powerhouse Chinese pairs program.
Laughing at the performance -- good Lord, how bad was it?
Labels: china, figure skating, history, profile, sarajevo 1984, torino 2006
David Moorcroft in 1984
"Better DFL than DNF" -- that's what one of you said the saying was in the events you competed in. Finishing the race despite all odds is especially meaningful to some of us -- especially when those odds are tougher than usual. For example, an extremely slow marathon finish on a hot, humid day is all the more impressive when so many others fall by the wayside. Consider the case of David Moorcroft at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, who started and finished the 5,000-metre final despite a pre-race pelvic injury: his goal was simply to avoid getting lapped, and he achieved it. Thanks to Paul Goodfellow for the link.
Labels: athletics, history, los angeles 1984, profile, uk
Pyambu Tuul in 1992
In 1992 I remember reading a story about the last-place finisher in the Barcelona marathon that completely blew me away. I'm indebted to Robert Pera for finding an online account of the story of Mongolian runner Pyambu Tuul. It's quite possibly the most extraordinary last-place story I've ever heard.
At a press conference Tuul answered quietly and calmly. Through an interpreter he said, "No, my time was not slow, after all you could call my run a Mongolian Olympic marathon record." That was an excellent reply I thought.
He carried on. "And as for it being the greatest day of my life, no it isn't."
The reporters craned forward with their notebooks at the ready. Tuul said, "Up till six months ago I had no sight at all. I was a totally blind person. When I trained it was only with the aid of friends who ran with me. But a group of doctors came to my country last year to do humanitarian medical work. One doctor took a look at my eyes and asked me questions. I told him I had been unable to see since childhood. He said 'But I can fix your sight with a simple operation'. So he did the operation on me and after 20 years I could see again. So today wasn't the greatest day of my life. The best day was when I got my sight back and I saw my wife and two daughters for the first time. And they are beautiful."
Page down past the stuff about the swimmers to read this story in full.
Labels: athletics, barcelona 1992, history, marathon, mongolia, profile
Worst Olympic Performances
Here's a page listing the all-time worst performances in the Olympics. (Of course, the worst at the Olympics is still much better than the rest of us could ever hope to do.)
I found that page via an excellent blog called Runner-Up ("Where Seconds Count"), which looks at "non-winners" -- i.e., everything from second to last -- in many different events. Definitely a kindred spirit, and one well worth keeping an eye on after DFL shuts down at the end of the Olympics.
Matt posted a great link in the comments to this essay by a volunteer at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games describing the last-place run of Brazil's Alexander Penna in the 50-km classic cross-country ski competition. (Brazilian skier. Insert favourite joke here.) It's an absolutely riveting read and well worth your attention. I mentioned before that if there is a spirit of the games, it exists closer to the back of the pack than the front, and this is more evidence for it. Is it there only for the hopeless causes, or does it also exist for those who want to win, or even those who might have a fighting chance at it? Maybe our hearts are warmed by the fact that they're simply there, with no expectations to be crushed.
Labels: brazil, cross-country skiing, history, profile, salt lake city 2002
A Baser Wasiqi in 1996
Much is made about the so-called spirit of the games; if it's real, it exists closer to the back of the pack than the front. A Baser Wasiqi of Afghanistan finished 111th out of 111 in the men's marathon at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics -- about 1½ hours after the 110th-place finisher. Though workers were already prepping the stadium for the following night's closing ceremonies, marathon volunteers made sure he was welcomed at the finish line. This is the kind of story the media just eats up.
Labels: afghanistan, athletics, atlanta 1996, history, marathon, profile
Derek Redmond in 1992
Most last-place finishes lack the obvious drama or poignancy of Derek Redmond's last-place finish in his 400-metre heat at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where his father helped him finish the race.
Labels: athletics, barcelona 1992, history, profile


As you are probably already aware, referrals are the highest quality lead you can get, don't cost anything and have the highest closing rate. The difficulty is in generating them consistently. While most people begin with friends, family and other relationships, they soon run out of people to contact. Often they don't want to extend beyond that inner circle because they are uncomfortable asking for referrals.
Specifically, they don't want to appear desperate, or like a "salesman." That is the reason we put together this list of 10 ways to get referrals in random order.
Automated business networks, like SmartGuy® (www.SmartGuy.com), allow you to exchange referrals with people you already know and refer anyway. This site, for example, will provide you a free editable web page to add your information, as well as that of your referral sources. They will also list you as the only professional in your city/category and promote you to local consumers for a nominal charge.
Ensure businesses you currently associate with are aware of exactly what you do. Many times, we work with businesses (like insurance agents) who meet with tons of local clients every day, but aren't aware of exactly what we do since they are so busy providing insurance for their customers. Make it easy for them by contacting them once in awhile with a simple sentence describing how you help their clients and others.
It is important to recognize and thank referral sources. There are many ways to do this, such as a simple phone call, email, or best of all a handwritten note. The key is to express your appreciation. This will encourage additional referrals.
Seems easy doesn't it? But sometimes making that extra effort with a follow up call, or extra special service makes you remarkable and differentiates you from others. Remind clients why your company is so special and give them something good to tell others.
Consider adding a link to a form on your website for those wishing to enter referral submissions. Often people know of others also in needs of your services, and since timing is so important, this might be just the trick!
It might seem silly, but try contacting professionals you don't know too well and asking them from 1-2 sentences about what they do. Let them know you keep a list of referral sources and want to include them for when you are asked by clients. Since everyone loves referrals, they will probably ask for some information about you should the need come up as well!
Assuming you provide good service, nothing helps give you a little extra edge over others like offering a referral commission for those who send you clients.
Keep in mind that your vendors and suppliers often visit many other local businesses every day. In doing so, they have an opportunity to help you grow your business fast. For example, if you owned a local restaurant, the local printer that does your printing does printing for many neighboring businesses, all of who could be patrons of your restaurant.
A great way to keep referrals close is to provide valuable content your referral sources can benefit from. This might be industry related tips, changes in how things are done or even local information related to their community. Keep your company on their mind.
Finally, nothing brings referrals like giving referrals to others. It's human nature, really. Ever go into an ice cream store and are offered a sample? What did you do next, but some right? Same concept here. Give someone a referral and they will want you to be happy and send them more.
Referrals are the lifeline for the sustainability of any business. Rather than wasting money on one-time advertising efforts (that only make the advertising companies rich), focus on building a team of referrals. As it grows, you will no longer need to advertise, save money each month and create a path towards financial freedom.


On Saturday the Dusit chapter of Soroptimist International, an organization that concerns itself with issues surrounding women's welfare, held their biannual Bangkok Homes and Gardens Charity Tour. We had the opportunity to visit three beautiful homes all located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. One was a prince's home, another was a merchant's, and the third was a nobleman's.
I've compiled a very nice (if I do say so myself) eight-minute video. Instead of duplicating the information below, I'll post some pictures with very brief comments.
This Chinese house was built in 1881 by a rice merchant. The Wanglee clan owns it to this day.
The house is built according to the principles of feng shui, facing the river.
Designed in traditional Chinese courtyard style, the house represents a study of the Chinese culture brought to Siam by Chinese merchants during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Pronounced "cha-kra-bong", this house was built in 1908 by Prince Chakrabongse, the 40th child of King Rama V. While studying in Czarist Russia, he eloped with a Russian woman, bringing her back to Siam unannounced.
The house is now owned and lived in by the prince's granddaughter.
There is also a small boutique hotel built on the property closer to the river.
We were provided a guided tour to the inside of the house. No photos were allowed so I have borrowed other photos that appear on the internet.
An Italian-inspired mansion built in 1923 by a colonel in the customs bureau during an era in which Italian artists and architects were all the rage in Siam.
The palazzo is now a very exclusive 17-room boutique hotel, accessible only by boat. Very charming place.
The unseasonable rain finally caught up to us and the hotel staff rounded up umbrellas to shuttle us back to the pier. Made it back to the Shangri-La Hotel reasonably dry and appreciated the opportunity to get a peek at what life was like in Bangkok a century ago.
It's immodest to brag, but I just had to share this with you because I'm so proud. This is the cover of the February issue of Travel + Liesure magazine's Southeast Asia edition. It features one of Tawn's outfits and was taken at the Naka Island resort in Phuket during a December photo shoot for which Tawn was the stylist. I think it is beautiful.
Hopefully, within about two more weeks he'll be ready to launch his brand and I can share the website and more photos with you. Tawn leaves this evening for another shoot in Phuket, this one for five nights.
Left: the dough about half-rised; Right: freshly-cut donuts starting the second rise.
Baked donuts start out very similar to their more common, Krispy Kremed cousins. They are a basic yeast dough that is allowed to rise, is rolled and cut out, and then allowed to rise a second time before cooking. But instead of going through the hassle of deep frying (and having your house smell for days afterwards), you put them into the oven. While you can glaze them, I opted for a brush of butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon-sugar. The end result is fluffy and delectable – different from deep-fried donuts but still very enjoyable – and with the cinnamon-sugar, it has a classic element.
We couldn't be bothered with a tripod so as to fit all three of us into a single picture.
For dessert, I thought it would be nice to do something refreshing and relatively healthy. It was a bit of a splurge to buy raspberries and blueberries, both of which are imported, but they were really sweet and juicy. Paired with a bit of natural yogurt and homemade granola, the berries made for a very celebratory parfait and a tasty concusion to a special brunch.
Jenny Forster is a contributor at catandnat.com, another site where my writings appear. She recently wrote an article about gem scams, a type of deceit all too commonly propagated against tourists in Bangkok. Every guide book warns of the scam and locals caution their visitors to be aware, and yet thousands of people each year fall for this trap.
The end result is that you get taken for a very literal and unwanted ride. The tuk-tuk driver who was supposedly going to give you a half-day tour of the city or drive you to a special temple "because (insert name of popular tourist destination you were headed for) is closed for a national holiday," ends up taking you to a supposedly government-owned shop offering special prices ("today only!") on gems, or suits, or gold.
Whether out of foolishness, guilt, or a sense of intimidation, you end up buying items whose true value is a fraction of what you pay. Your avenues of recourse are dead-ends and your pleasant Thai holiday ends up leaving a bitter taste in your mouth.
Here's a video that Jenny included in her article. It isn't originally by her, but it is a very handy summation of how the scam typically works. If you ever plan on traveling to Thailand, you should watch this video and educate yourself.
Note that 99.999% of Thais are wonderful, kind, honest, and helpful people. But in the touristy areas, there are people who will seek to take advantage of you. By all means, come visit Thailand. Just say "no" to anyone who offers you a deal that sounds too good to be true.
Illustration courtesy our Singaporean cartoonist friend, Otto Fong – author of the Sir Fong series.
Every time I visit the US, I make a trip to Costco and buy several pounds of pecans and walnuts. Nuts (with the exception of cashews, peanuts, and macadamias, all of which are grown locally) are very expensive here in Thailand and I enjoy adding nuts to salads, pestos, and of course desserts. Recently, I perfected a pecan pie recipe that makes wonderful two-bite-sized tarts.
The recipe started out from one contributed by an unknown source on the Food Network's site. As such, they warned that the recipe had not been tested. Certainly not, as I found out after an initial mishap. Let's put it this way: adding beaten eggs directly into boiling sugar syrup makes for sweet scrambled eggs – not a proper pecan pie filling!
Instead, I rewrote the directions and, after testing two batches, made some adjustments to the ingredients to reduce the sweetness and richness of the filling while adding some depth of flavor thanks to the use of maple syrup.
Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C). In a saucepan, melt the butter but don't let it brown. Mix in the sugar, corn syrup, and maple syrup and cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
Temper the eggs by slowly pouring the sugar mixture into them while whisking continuously. Stir in the pecans then pour the mixture into the pie or tart shells. If you want to decorate the top(s) with whole pecans, you can do so.
Bake 1 hour or until firm when shaken. Let cool before serving. If you are making the tarts in a muffin tin, you should carefully remove them to a wire rack after ten minutes of cooling, so they do not stick.
¹ Note that the corn syrup you buy in the store (like Karo brand) is not high-fructose corn syrup.
² I think the Grade B maple syrup, which has a richer flavor, is nice to use. If you have only regular maple syrup, that is fine, too. You can also substitute corn syrup if you do not have maple syrup.
³ Instead of tart pans, you can also use a muffin tin.
Pecan pies and tarts freeze beautifully after they are cooked. They can be warmed up in the oven for about 15 minutes before serving and they'll be just as nice as if they were freshly-baked.
I owe you an explanation. Normally, I don't time-stamp past entries back into the present. In this case, though, I felt the need to time-stamp the "Getting to Know Me" entry because I anticipated some new visitors after I participated Wednesday morning in a panel discussion about working overseas.
A few months ago, the director of the Santa Clara University career center contacted me. She was looking for alums who currently live and work overseas to participate in a panel discussion. I eagerly accepted the invitation, being a strong believer in the importance of networking.
This was to be the university's first-ever panel discussion hosted via Skype video conference call and streamed live. It took a few practice calls for the director and the panelists to work out most of the technical glitches. The experience actually served to illustrate one of the challenges of living and working overseas: unreliable internet service!
The lush grounds of Mission Gardens at my alma matter.
The discussion itself lasted an hour and featured eight panelists: two from Thailand, three from China, and one each from India, New Zealand, and Nicaragua. An hour didn't give us a lot of time but we were able to talk about what made our work-abroad experiences unique and what suggestions or advice we would give people interested in working abroad.
First, the importance of networking. Whether through your alumni association or just through informal socializing, when you live abroad, many of your best breaks will happen because of a friend-of-a-friend or an "Oh, I was just talking to someone the other day who is looking for someone with that skill" conversation.
Second, you really have to be patient and take the big picture view. Living overseas – and especially working overseas – involves a lot of challenges and uncertainties. Few things ever go the way you plan and even fewer go easily. Being able to put things in context and not let small things bend you out of shape will help save your sanity.
Near the end of the call, I shared my blog address as an additional resource for people who might be curious what life in Thailand is like. That's why I anticipated some new traffic. If the first thing they saw was a picture of the emergency slide rafts of a Boeing 747, they might get the wrong impression.
If you are interested, you can view the recorded event here at Livestream.com. There were a few technical glitches but all in all, still interesting.


The second of the Three Amigos was voted off "Survivor: Caramoan" when Reynold Toepfer was the first of two eliminations on Wednesday's (May 1) episode. He tells Zap2it he sees himself as a big underdog of the season.
Are you glad you went on "Survivor"? Was it everything you expected or hoped it would be?
What about watching it back? Did anything surprise you?
"I was really surprised at the portrayal of the 'cool kid' alliance early on. I never really felt that way, I had pretty good relationships with several other people that were not Hope, Ali or Eddie. I was really surprised at that.
When you were voted off, who did you think at the time was in the strongest position to go all the way to the end?
Would you go back if the show asked you back?
"Survivor" airs Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.


With over 20 years of hands-on experience, the Shivers brothers are the most trusted choice in affordable, quality construction. Stephen Jr. and Bailey Shivers were literally born into the business. The boys, sons of prominent builders and developers Stephen Sr. and Lissa Shivers, spent their summers working with their father's subcontractors learning the ins and outs of building homes.
After attending Ole Miss, the brothers took on key roles in the Shivers family businesses. Both of the brothers possess the necessary skills and knowledge needed to do the best job possible. Stephen Jr.'s eye for all of the unique details that make up a one of a kind home and Bailey's passion for innovative design and development, combine to deliver outstanding quality and professional integrity. This is the true mark of all of the construction by the Shivers family.
The Shivers brothers fully understand the needs and desires of their clients. They are prepared to help with the selling of an existing property and ease the stress that comes with making a transition from an old home to a dream home.
Bailey, his wife Chrysti, and their three boys have lived in the heart of the community where Bailey has constructed homes for over a decade. After working to rebuild the Mississippi Gulf Coast following Katrina and the BP oil spill, Stephen Jr. and his wife Lori, along with their three children, joined the rest of the family in Lafayette in 2011. Understanding that the heart of Cajun Country would also serve as the heart of Shivers Homes, they move forward as the next generation of quality home construction and the continuation of a family legacy.
Currently, Bailey Shivers works as the Executive Supervisor of the Louisiana projects while and Stephen Jr. maintains his position as Executive Supervisor of the Gulf Coast projects in Mississippi. Together, they are the owners of Shivers Brothers Construction, LLC, Shivers Brothers of Louisiana, LLC and Shivers Properties of MS, LLC, proudly serving the people of Acadiana, Shreveport, LA, the Gulf Coast of MS and new areas that will be announced soon.


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Corynopuntia emoryi es una especie fanerógama perteneciente a la familia Cactaceae.

Distribución
Es nativa de Norteamérica en Chihuahua de México y  Arizona, Texas  y Nuevo México de EUA.

Descripción
Corynopuntia emoryi crece baja, formando ricas esteras ramificadas de 15-30 centímetros de altura. Las raíces son fibrosas. El tallo, en su base, tiene forma de bastón doblado que contiene secciones de 7 a 19 centímetros de largo y un diámetro de 2,5 a 5 centímetros. Cuentan con largas y vistosas costillas de 2-5 centímetros. Las circulares areolas son de color marrón con lana blanca a gris  y gloquidios amarillos  de 5-7 milímetros de largo. Las espinas rojizas, marrones o  de ocre amarillo  se distribuyen regularmente, o están sólo en las areolas cerca de las puntas de los brotes. Las primeras cuatro y siete espinas, a veces, sólo una única disponible, están ascendiendo. Las espinas radiales entre cuatro y siete espinas son transzonales y afiladas para planas. Las flores  amarillas alcanzan una longitud de 2 a 3 centímetros. Los frutos son cilíndricos a elipsoides, amarillos y carnosos y lleno de densos gloquidios amarillos. Miden de 4 a 9 centímetros de largo y tienen diámetros de 1,4-4 centímetros.

Taxonomía
Corynopuntia emoryi fue descrita por (Engelm.) M.P.Griff. y publicado en Haseltonia 9: 91. 2002[2003].
Etimología
Corynopuntia: nombre genérico que deriva de las palabras griegas: coryne, que significa "club, grupo", y se refiere a los segmentos de las ramas en forma de maza.

emoryi: epíteto otorgado en honor del Mayor de EE. UU., William Hemsley Emory (1811-1887), que fue el responsable del trabajo de investigación en la frontera con México de 1850 a 1854.
Sinonimia
 Corynopuntia stanlyi F.M.Knuth
 Corynopuntia stanlyi var. wrightiana (E.M.Baxter) Backeb.
 Grusonia emoryi (Engelm.) Pinkava
 Grusonia stanlyi H.Rob.
 Opuntia emoryi Engelm.
 Opuntia stanlyi Engelm. ex B.D. Jacks.
 Opuntia stanlyi var. peeblesiana L.D. Benson

Referencias

Enlaces externos

http://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Grusonia&species=emoryi

emoryi
Flora de México
Flora de Estados Unidos
Plantas descritas en 2003
Plantas descritas por Engelmann
Plantas descritas por M.P.Griff.

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De Europese Weg 851 of E851 is een Europese weg die loopt van Petrovac in Montenegro naar Pristina in Kosovo.

Algemeen
De Europese weg 851 is een Klasse B-verbindingsweg en verbindt het Montenegrijnse Petrovac met het Servische Pristina en komt hiermee op een afstand van ongeveer 160 kilometer (het deel in Albanië is niet meegerekend). De route is door de UNECE als volgt vastgelegd: Petrovac - Albanië - Prizren - Pristina.

851
Europese weg 851
Europese weg 851


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Q: Proving $\sum_{i=1}^{n}\frac{1}{p^{a_i}} \geq \sum_{i=1}^{n}\frac{1}{p^{b_i}}$, when $p \geq 2$. Suppose we are given $\sum_{i=1}^{n}\frac{1}{a_i} \geq  \sum_{i=1}^{n}\frac{1}{b_i}$, where $a_i,b_i >0$, $\forall i$. Is  $\sum_{i=1}^{n}\frac{1}{p^{a_i}} \geq  \sum_{i=1}^{n}\frac{1}{p^{b_i}}$, where $p \geq 2$?
The above seems to be intuitively true, but I haven't found a rigorous way to prove (or disprove) the above result. Any suggestions or pointers to relevant inequalities would be much appreciated.

A: No, it's not necessarily true. For example, let $n = 2$, $a_1 = 0.5$, $a_2 = 100$, $b_1 = b_2 = 1$ and $p = 2$. In this case,
$$\sum_{i = 1}^{n} \frac{1}{a_i} = 2 + .01 = 2.01 \tag{1}\label{eq1}$$
$$\sum_{i = 1}^{n} \frac{1}{b_i} = 1 + 1 = 2 \tag{2}\label{eq2}$$
Thus, your first condition holds. However,
$$\sum_{i = 1}^{n} \frac{1}{p^{a_i}} = \cfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}} + \cfrac{1}{2^{100}} < 1 \tag{3}\label{eq3}$$
but
$$\sum_{i = 1}^{n} \frac{1}{p^{b_i}} = \cfrac{1}{2} + \cfrac{1}{2} = 1 \tag{4}\label{eq4}$$
As such, your second condition doesn't hold. I don't believe there is any minimum value of $p$ you would allow your second condition to hold in all cases where the first condition holds, with the answer of Doyun Nam giving an example of how you can show this.

A: Your inequality isn't true in general case.
Assume $n=3$, $a_1 = a_2 = a_3 = 2$, and $b_1=1, b_2=b_3 = 4$. Then your condition for $a_i$ and $b_i$ is satisfied.
However, if your inequality is true, then
$$\frac{3}{p^2} \geq \frac{1}{p} + \frac{2}{p^4}$$
should hold for all $p \geq 2$.
But it doesn't, one of the counter example is the case $p=3$.

It is another approach.
If we allow an extented real number system, let $n=2$, $a_1=a_2=2$, and $b_1=1, b_2 = \infty$.
Then $\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{1} + \frac{1}{\infty}$.
Thus the condition for $a_i$ and $b_i$ is satisfied.
However,
$$\frac{2}{p^2} \geq \frac{1}{p} + \frac{1}{p^\infty} = \frac{1}{p}$$
only holds where $2 \geq p$.

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Q: How to enable caching for all requests in yii2? I got from google the next notice:
 example.com/assets/a3f4f38d/jquery.min.js (expiration not specified) example.com/css/main.css (expiration not specified)
example.com/css/swiper.min.css (expiration not specified)

example.com/img/clouds/cloud-portfolio_mob.png (не указан срок действия) example.com/img/clouds/min0.png (expiration not specified)

example.com/img/clouds/min1.png (expiration not specified) example.com/img/clouds/min2.png (expiration not specified)

example.com/img/heroes/A.jpg (expiration not specified) example.com/img/heroes/B.jpg (expiration not specified)

example.com/img/heroes/C.jpg (expiration not specified) example.com/img/icons/Dot.gif (expiration not specified) example.com/img/icons/menuSm_min.png (expiration not specified)

example.com/img/icons/red-heart-border_min.png (не указан срок действия) example.com/img/icons/red-heart_min.png (не указан срок действия) example.com/img/loader/Loader-Advanced.gif (не указан срок действия)

example.com/img/logo/t.svg (expiration not specified) example.com/img/main_background/bg_mob.jpg (expiration not specified)

For resolve this problem, i found the next behavior:
public function behaviors()
  {
    return [
      [
        'class' => 'yii\filters\HttpCache',
        'only' => ['index'],
        'lastModified' => function ($action, $params) {
//          $q = new \yii\db\Query();
          return time() + 3600;
//          return $q->from('users')->max('updated_at');
        },
        'sessionCacheLimiter' => 'public',

//            'etagSeed' => function ($action, $params) {
//                return // generate ETag seed here
//            }
      ],
    ];
  }

After this on main document (not for all requests, only for /) appears three additional headers:
Cache-Control:public, max-age=3600  Last-Modified:Fri, 13 May 2016 09:03:45 GMT  Pragma:

Althought set time()+3600, Last-Modified equals Data header
How to set for all requests not for only /
So as I understand google wants that I set Expire header?

A: Expire goes into .htaccess in web folder:
<IfModule mod_expires.c>

ExpiresActive On
ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 year"
</IfModule>

Also, in yii2 you could set the version (query string):
'components' => [
        'assetManager' => [
            'appendTimestamp' => true,
        ],
    ],

Info: http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/guide-structure-assets.html#cache-busting
Versions or last-modified?
Here's a in deep explanation: File Caching: Query string vs Last-Modified?


Audience members at the HERWorld Energy Forum, hosted by the Business School's Global Energy Management Program.
Susan Morrice knows what it takes to succeed in the energy industry, whether you work in Denver or drill wells in Latin America. Morrice knows how to take risks and overcome doubters. She knows how to build a company—and she knows how to do it all in a male-dominated industry.
Morrice, the founder and chair of Belize Natural Energy, shared her story about finding oil in the small Central American country during her keynote speech at the HERWorld Global Energy Forum. The University of Colorado Denver Business School's Global Energy Management (GEM) program hosted the event on March 8.
Helping women build careers in the energy industry is an important part of GEM's mission, said Sarah Derdowski, GEM's director of strategic development and operations. Those who attended the forum had the chance to hear Morrice talk about thinking big, and panelists discussed how to launch businesses, win promotions and navigate the corporate world. More than 50 women had the chance to make connections and get advice from experienced peers.
"We want to promote women in the industry, and we want to advance this cause," Derdowski said.
The energy industry, which includes oil, natural gas and renewable energy, has historically been a man's world. Around 20 percent of the workforce is female, and programs like GEM are doing their best to help change that, Derdowski said. About 25 percent of GEM's students are women, which is disproportionally high compared to the industry as a whole. While the Business School is proud of that, it wants the number to grow.
That's why GEM partners with organizations such as Pink Petro, a professional development organization for women in the energy industry. Pink Petro hosts the main HERWorld forum in Houston, and CU Denver was one of four satellite conferences that livestreamed speakers from Houston and held local events. This is the second year GEM has participated.
The forum also enabled GEM to showcase some of the program's key players in the panel discussions. GEM panelists included current GEM executive in residence Julie Blunden, founder of Julie Blunden Consulting, and GEM alumna Kimberly Rodell, president of Upstream Petroleum.
The conference was on International Women's Day, and the lineup of speakers and sponsors included companies that span the globe, such as Shell Oil. Pink Petro's worldwide reach pairs well with GEM's scope and ambition, Derdowski said.
"GEM is global, so we'd like to bring in as many people as possible to showcase who we are, what CU Denver does and what our women are doing," she said.
Morrice's career has spanned the globe. She was born and raised in Northern Ireland and now lives and works in Denver. In addition to the U.S. and Belize, she has business connections to the United Arab Emirates.
She said the entrepreneurial mindset was something she had to learn after coming to America, and her advice was to nurture the inner self-reliance and determination pioneers had when they settled America.
Her resilience was tested when she and her business partner decided to explore for oil in Belize. Major international companies such as Shell, Mobil and BP had drilled dozens of wells in the country that came up dry, and about 40 companies turned down Morrice's business plan. She said her faith in her research and vision kept her going after all the rejections.
She acknowledged there were tough times, but she realized much of the pressure was self-imposed. "The first line of attack against any idea is our own fear and doubt," Morrice said.
She also shared a lesson she learned from working with Texas oilmen back when it was rare to find women in energy companies. Morrice learned to quickly and laughingly turn around awkward comments or jokes and focus on business.
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Statement of UAW Region 4 Director Ron McInroy on Ford Rivian Announcement Statement of UAW Vice President Terry Dittes on General Motors Hamtramck Announcement
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Fight for Racial and Economic Justice
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Nissan Threats, Intimidation Tilt Outcome of Union Election in Mississippi
UAW FILES NEW CHARGES AGAINST COMPANY, SEEKS FEDERAL COURT ORDER TO PREVENT FUTURE UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES CANTON, Miss. — Following an unprecedented campaign of corporate threats and intimidation, Nissan employees tonight fell short in their bid for a union. In a two-day election supervised by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), blue-collar employees at Nissan's Canton
Renault-Nissan mistreats workers in Mississippi
First appeared in the Detroit News on November 23 By: Gary Casteel While the world watched Olympic athletes compete in Brazil, employees of the Renault-Nissan Alliance protested how the automaker was violating the Olympic code of conduct by opposing union rights for workers in Canton, Miss. Renault-Nissan's plants in Mississippi and Brazil are worlds apart.
Statement in Response to Volkswagen Appeal of NLRB Order
Chattanooga, Tenn. — Gary Casteel, secretary-treasurer of the UAW and director of the International Union's Transnational Department, today released the following statement in response to the decision by Volkswagen to appeal an order by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) requiring the company to collectively bargain with skilled trades employees: "We're disappointed that Volkswagen is
Volkswagen reneges on deal to recognize UAW in Chattanooga
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The United Auto Workers says Volkswagen officials have reneged on a pledge to recognize the union at the German automaker's lone U.S. plant in Tennessee. Gary Casteel, the UAW's secretary-treasurer, released a 2014 document Tuesday stating that Volkswagen would recognize the UAW as the representative of its members in exchange for
UAW statement on Volkswagen violating federal law
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee — Gary Casteel, secretary-treasurer of the UAW and director of the international union's Transnational Department, today released the following statement in response to Volkswagen's decision to violate federal law and fight a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): "Today, the UAW asked the NLRB to issue an unfair labor practice complaint
UAW Applauds NLRB Decision, Urges Volkswagen To Respect Federal Government's Order
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee — Working men and women at Volkswagen today won an important victory following an order by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) supporting efforts among skilled-trades employees to secure meaningful employee representation. A three-member NLRB panel denied Volkswagen's request for the agency to review a December 2015 election in which skilled-trades employees in
UAW Adds to Unfair Labor Practices Allegations at Volkswagen
The United Auto Workers alleges that Volkswagen has failed to consult with a newly elected maintenance workers union on a range of issues from vending machine prices to out-of-pocket prescription drug costs despite a union victory at the plant in December. The union in filings with the National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday also alleges
Volkswagen Skilled Trades Employees Vote Overwhelmingly For UAW Local 42
OFFICIALS APPLAUD WORKERS 'COURAGE AND PERSISTENCE,'
URGE VOLKSWAGEN TO RESPECT DECISION CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Skilled trades employees at Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant have voted overwhelmingly to designate UAW Local 42 as their representative for the purpose of initiating collective bargaining. In a two-day election on Thursday and Friday, 152 skilled trades employees cast ballots. The National Labor
UAW Releases Statement on Volkswagen Appeal of NLRB Decision
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The UAW today released the following statement from Gary Casteel, secretary-treasurer of the UAW and director of the international union's Transnational Department, in response to Volkswagen's announcement that it will appeal a recent order by the National Labor Relations Board: "We're disappointed that Volkswagen continues to argue against employees' rights that clearly
UAW RELEASES STATEMENTS ON NLRB DECISION
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The UAW today released the following statements reacting to the decision by the National Labor Relations board to order a representation election for skilled trades employees at Volkswagen's Chattanooga facility despite the company's efforts to block the election. Gary Casteel, UAW secretary-treasurer and director of the union's Transnational Department: "It's unfortunate that,


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Misbehavior with security forces unbearable & intolerable: SSH
JAMMU: Video of CRPF personnel being heckled and kicked by unidentified youth, who are also heard asking them to raise "Go India, Go back" slogans deserves sternest action against the accused so that no one in future can dare to even touch our security forces who are fighting anti-national forces at the cost of their lives. This was stated by state President Shiv Sena Hindustan State President, Pt. Rajesh Kesri while addressing media persons in Jammu. The video is a reflection of the reality they face in Kashmir every day and are under so much stress to operate.
Still, troops exercise maximum restraint in all situations. But all those who are taking undue advantage of this situation may face serious repercussions once their patience is lost while facing such situations in future, he said.
I just want to express my gratitude to the Indian Army for taking care of us. I often hear news of our soldiers being killed while protecting us and this fills my heart with emotion.
I can't even imagine the pain you and your family go through throughout your journey to fight for our country. I don't even know whether it is correct to call it "our" country because you are the people who are taking care of it and we are just busy in making our lives better. Security personals deserve respect and appreciation as they are so selfless that they are ready to give up their comfortable lives fighting for the people they don't even know.
I guess it takes a lot of courage and humanity to make such a selfless decision. Without saying much, I just want to thank you and your family from the bottom of my heart for giving us the life we are living, Kesri added.
Very few people understand what serving in the armed forces feel like. Sometimes, the army needs a little appreciation, a little acknowledgement, from the civilians for whom they've been laying down their lives to protect. It is highly illogical to not tell the nation, which was already agitated against Pakistan, how our brave army avenged our martyrs.
When Jammu and Kashmir saw the worst floods in decades, Indian Army came to the rescue. Knowing that these are the people brainwashed into hating their own country, that these people throw and injure you every day, they saved thousands of civilians, without any grudge. They save the people, they try to maintain peace and harmony for their own benefits, and yet they are pelted stones upon, he regretted.
Our highly capable armed forces keep all invaders and the enemies of our country at bay. We must thank them for this. When the civilians think about enjoying their lives and making a place in the society during their young age, the Jawans in the armed forces spend their youth, their peak time of life, between bullets and harsh weather.
When they retire, they have a tough time finding a job and making a place in the society.
If we can't join the army and protect our fellow Indians, we should at least show them respect and appreciation. Let's decide today that we'll always take proud in our Armed Forces.
We'll show them respect, by ways possible for a civilian, Kesri remarked.


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module Opity
  class Environment < Model
    attribute :name
    attribute :application
    has_many :resources

    def initialize(name, data)
      res = data.delete(:resources) || data.delete('resources')
      super(data)
      self.name = name
      if res && res.count > 0
        res.each do |resource|
          resource[:environment] = self.name
          resource[:application] = self.application
          self.resources << Opity::Resource.new(resource)
        end
      end
    end

    def resource_list
      out = []
      self.resources.each do |r|
        out << r.list
      end
      out.flatten
    end
  end
end


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