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Oltókultúra kifejlesztése, léptéknövelt prototípus előállítása és tesztelése klórozott rövid szénláncú szénhidrogének kármentesítésére
Development of starter culture for remediation of chlorinated hydrocarbons, preparation and testing of the scaled-up prototype
Development of starter culture for remediation of chlorinated hydrocarbons, preparation and testing of the scaled-up prototype
Project ID: HU09-0046-A2-2013
Projektgazda/Projekt Promoter
Fermentia Mikrobiológiai Kft/
FermentiaMicrobiological Ltd.
Program Operátor/Programme Operator
Szent István Egyetem Szent István Universtiy
Megvalósítási időszak/Implementationperiod
2014.05.05-2016.10.31. 05.05.2014.-31.10.2016
Hazai Projekt Partnerek/National Project Partner
ELTE TTK Mikrobiológiai Tanszék/ ELTE, Faculty of Science, Department of Microbiology
Donor Projekt /Donor Project Partner
Dynea AS. Kft./ Dynea AS. LLC.
Összköltség / Total budget(EUR)
EGT/Norvég támogatás összege / EEA/Norwegian Grant (EUR)
Halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbons were used as solvent and degreasing agent in industry, agriculture and even in household in the past few decades. Large amount of halogenated hydrocarbons penetrated to soils and groundwater causing contamination and accumulated in the environment due to irregular and uncontrolled treatment and storage. Remediation of the contaminant areas are getting more urgent due to the hazardous components endanger drinking water sources. Concerning social (public health) and environmental protection the remediation of these kind of hydrocarbons are very important, because their acute and chronic toxicity (e.g.: vinyl-chloride is carcinogenic), accumulation in the environment and difficulty to decompose (Puzder et al., 2001). Numerous bioremediation techniques are used for purification of contaminated soils. The selected remediation technique should be appropriate for the pollutant and the local parameters as well. Physical-chemical characteristic of aliphatic chlorinated hydrocarbons (e.g.: greater density than water, high adsorption capacity) makes the ex situ remediation technologies cost intensive. In the past few decades biological remediation was thought to be an arisen possibility to degrade unnatural compounds by microbial enzyme systems. In situ biological remediation could be feasible on site, during the process the environment alteration is negligible, transportation costs are low, and last but not least elimination of the contamination is continuous. In situ enhanced bioremediation technologies (biostimulation) stimulate microbes involved in decomposition process by spreading different substrate to the contaminated area (Anton and Pálos, 2010). To Degrade short-chain halogenated hydrocarbons special dechlorinating consortium is required. Microorganisms involved in dechlorination (e.g.:. Dehalococcoides sp., Desulfitobacterium dehalogenans, Desulfomonile tiedjei, Sulfurospirillum sp., Geobacter lovleyi, Dehalobacter restrictus, etc.) are usually underrepresented or absent from the contaminated area (Löffler and Edwards, 2006; Tas et al., 2009). Consequently the dechlorination of polychlorinated hydrocarbons (tetrachloroethene, - PCE, trichloroethene – TCE) are usualyly slow and partial. In this case, besides the appropriate electron-donors, special inoculums (bioaugmentaion) should be used to enhance dechlorination process. Chlorinated compounds serve as electron-donors and the electron-acceptors are hydrogen or low molecular weight organic compounds for anaerobic, reductive dechlorination process. In order for the successfully completed process, dechlorinating bacteria should over grow other competitor microbes using hydrogen and other simple organic compounds (Kao et al., 2003; Sung at al., 2003). Many inoculums are known, KB-1 (Duhamel et al., 2004), DonnaII (Hug et al., 2012) and ANAS (Holmes et al. 2006) are the commonly used ones. Unfortunately the mentioned inoculums are not effective in every contaminated area for bioaugmentation. Using area specific inoculums for complete degradation of short-chain halogenated hydrocarbons to ethane as a harmless end-product might be the best solution. The aim of our project is to produce inoculums capable of complete dehalogenationprocess and to apply microbes for inocula from the contaminated area. Featured part of our work is to increase the volume of inoculums produced in laboratory conditions and to develop a special fermentation technology. The key microorganisms of anaerobic, reductive dechlorination belong to the genera Dehalococcoides, which are strictly anaerobic and could grow solely in mixed culture. The efficient degrading consortium in laboratory scale would be increased by one-way anaerobic culturing system and by systems suitable for proliferate obligate anaerobic bacterial consortia. In connection with experimental work, technology and a new fermentation method would be developed to maintain, subcultivate and proliferate consortia in operational conditions and to pack prototypes. It's crucial that manufacturing and packaging of the inoculums must be done in the absence of air (oxygen) in order to the efficient degradation capacity of inoculums on site. Large amounts of biologically active agent could be produced by applying anaerobic fermentation technology, which arise opportunities to perform pilot test to check the actual effectiveness of the inocula in the area belonging to our project partner.


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'To the Moon and back'
Design collaboration for their Autumn/Winter 15 collection
The Bright Company is a British sleepwear and bedding brand for children 0 – 9 years.
The business was founded and is led by Alienor Falconer, a British-based designer and product developer who graduated from the London College of Fashion. After spending the first part of her career in the fashion industry, most recently for the British label Paul Smith, Alienor launched The Bright Company for AW13.

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Once your comments have been entered into your worksheet file, it's nice to be able to review and print them once in a while.
Viewing Comments
I'm sure you've already figured out how to hover your mouse over the top of the red triangle in the upper-right corner of any cell that contains a comment, but in this section, we'll focus on additional view options. With Comments, you have the option of viewing each comment individually or all comments at one time.
Choose View: Comments from the Menu bar
When working with comments, it's often easier to use the Reviewing toolbar. On this toolbar, there are several commands related specifically to working with comments.
Figure 2. Reviewing Toolbar
For example, to show all comments on a worksheet, instead of choose View: Comments from the Menu bar, you could simply click the Show All Comments command on the Reviewing toolbar. And, when working with the Shortcut menu, you could always right-click an individual cell that already contains a comment and choose Show/Hide Comments from the Shortcut menu.
Printing Comments
In addition to viewing comments on the screen, you can also print them. But, you'll need to decide where you want them to print. In Excel, you can print worksheet comments as a separate page at the end of your print job or as they are displayed on the worksheet.
By default, your print setup is designed to never print your comments. But, that's a quick fix in the Page Setup dialog box.
Choose File: Page Setup… from the Menu bar.
Click the Sheet tab
Figure 3. Page Setup Dialog Box - Sheet Tab
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There are tons of free compressing utilities available but what would do if you are using a machine with limited access and cannot install anything? In cases like these you are forced to reply on web-based tools.
One such great tool is FileTac. FileTac allows you to compress files online and download them as a zip file to your computer. You can add up to 30 files to your archive and each file can have a maximum size of 10 MB. No software to install and no registration to do, simply browse your hard drive and select the files you want to compress. Then click compress and your zip file will be ready within a few seconds.
You can access it from any OS and any browser hence making it universally accessible. FileTac also offers an option to upload images and email large files.
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FileTac is a great utility to zip files online without any hassle. With a simple interface and easy-to-use functionality, it is one of the most useful web-based utilities. It would be even better if one could upload a complete folder instead of individual files.
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Why does the US have such a high rate of teen pregnancy?
I've always been amazed at the fact that the United States has such a high rate of teenage pregnancy. Although the numbers have been declining steadily in recent years, this country still has the highest rate among developed countries. But why?
According to a pair of economists who just published their research on this topic in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, income inequality is what truly drives teen birth rate. In other words, if you're poor and you live in an area with a great degree of income inequality, you're much more likely to give birth as a teenager.
This is surprising at many levels, but mostly because it challenges the long-held belief that teen pregnancy is what leads to poverty when these researchers are saying it's actually the other way around. According to Melissa Schettini Kearney and Phillip Levine girls who are already poor tend to have very little to look forward to and though they're not intentionally looking to get pregnant, they're not doing much to prevent it either. In other words, teen girls have low economic prospects so preventing pregnancy is not necessarily high on their priority list.
The most interesting part about this research is that it suggests that sex education, promoting abstinence or having access to contraceptives doesn't really make a gigantic dent in teen pregnancy rates as most of us have been led to believe. Sadly, the results of this research point to much more serious issues that won't be solved through sex-ed classes or by handing out condoms. We need to figure out a way to get these girls out of the cycle of poverty by helping them achieve goals worth looking forward to—especially within the Latina population. Otherwise, the teenage pregnancy rate in the U.S. will continue to be the highest among developed countries and the cycle of poverty will continue.
What do you think we can do to give this girls something to look forward to? Let us know in the comments section.
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White Flowers and Pink Ribbon oil on canvas 9 x 12
I fell in love with this shiny little vase in the Good Will Store. Among a sea of trinkets, plates, dishes and glasses, this one jumped off the shelf and into my basket. The shiny vase said, "I know, I know, shiny objects are very challenging to paint... but I think you'll be very pleased when you're finish."
So I smiled. Paid for my assortment of cups, plates and this loud mouth shiny one. Returned home.
A few days later, I could hear the whispers from the shelf where my newly purchased props sat.... "use me in your next painting... place those pretty white flowers inside, add a little bit of eucalyptus and wrap that pink ribbon around my shoulders... and I promise to sit perfectly still so you can paint my reflection."
Talking vases... who knew?
But the reality is.... the pink ribbon is both a common thread through this week's paintings which symbolize the hope, prayers and thoughts for Hannah as she faces the reality of breast cancer. Stay strong beautiful one!
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Nathan has been working as a carpenter for 16 years and the last nine year have been with Hickinbotham. Nathan has a real passion for carpentry and being able to work outdoors in the fabulous South Australian sunshine makes it even sweeter. Building great homes for people is very satisfying and moving between different worksites on a new job every few days keeps things interesting.
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It's a Time Machine! I still can't figure out what I don't like about the new season of Doctor Who, but after watching the last episode I can tell you what I didn't like about it. Time Machine! You don't have to rush. They tried to make Clara's life look hectic and move the story of her and Pink forward, but ugh! She could've gone to a spa in between missions and dates, cause guess what, the T in T.A.R.D.I.S stands for time... If Ye Be Worthy Bat-Stamp The Winter Pam Wonder Woman's Boy Toy, Still sexist?


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The Water Sellers
We have all seen them, in the flesh or in postcards, standing in the central square in Marrakech, bright costumes, ear to ear smiles, furry goatskins full of cool water dangling at their waists.
Think Morocco and you think of the inimitable purveyors of water. Their costumes are red, wide Berber hats providing shade, shallow brass cups polished so brightly you can see your face in them, their shoes as shiny as a soldier's on parade.
The water sellers are so famous, so celebrated, that they've become icons in their own right, known throughout the kingdom and far beyond. But something has gone awry. These symbols of the exotic, slakers of the desert thirst, have moved on to a new realm. So extremely famous have they become that they no longer need to sell water at all. Most of the time they make money — and plenty of it — by posing for tourists in Marrakech and elsewhere. They're mannequins for a zillion digital shots.
In my travels I have become preoccupied by tourism and the effect it has on countries and on fragile facets of culture. Most of the time, and you know where I am heading with this, I'm not a big fan.
And Marrakech is the quintessential example of a city in the middle of nowhere landing the big fish — a full on tourist bonanza that's rolled up out of the blue.
An Imperial Moroccan city, it was once many days journey from the anywhere, locked away in the desert. While, these days, it's so unnecessarily accessible. And for me that's the point. It's too easy, far too easy, to get to Marrakech. In my opinion you should have to sweat blood to get there.
Talk to me about Marrakech and I do tend to get hot under the collar. I'm sorry, but I do. And in the grand scale of things it's the water sellers who have both been made and been broken by the cold hard tourist cash.
Just up the hill from Dar Khalifa, where we live, there's a traffic light. I spend a lot of time stopped there, staring out the car window. There's usually an old water seller standing right there at the light. He's ragged, his costume a far cry from his well-heeled kin in Marrakech. But he's the real thing — a man who hasn't sold out his tradition.
And what irony there is in that. You have to come to Casablanca, the seemingly most European city in Morocco, to find the untainted vestiges of ancient culture.


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Below are explanations of TULIP (an acronym representing Calvinism's main tenets) followed by supporting biblical texts. Remember that not all supporting texts will explicitly teach a given tenet. In such instances, the tenet of Calvinism in question will be, to borrow from an old confession, "by good and necessary consequence deduced from" the supporting texts.
- TOTAL DEPRAVITY (or Total Inability) (1)
When Calvinists speak of man as being totally depraved, they mean that man's nature is corrupt, perverse, and sinful throughout. The adjective "total" does not mean that each sinner is as totally or completely corrupt in his actions and thoughts as it is possible for him to be. Instead, the word "total" is used to indicate that the whole of man's being has been affected by sin. The corruption extends to every part of man, his body and soul; sin has affected all (the totality) of man's faculties – his mind, his will, etc.
As a result of this inborn corruption, the natural man is totally unable to do anything spiritually good; thus, Calvinists speak of man's "total inability." The inability intended by this terminology is spiritual inability; it means that the sinner is so spiritually bankrupt that he can do nothing pertaining to his salvation or anything that truly pleases God. The natural man is enslaved to sin; he is a child of Satan, rebellious toward God, blind to truth, corrupt, and unable to save himself or to prepare himself for salvation.
Man is constituted a sinner by his relationship with Adam
Psa 51:5, Psa 58:3, Rom 5:18-19
He is therefore unable
- A) To do anything good
Gen 6:5, Job 15:14-16, Psa 130:3, Psa 143:2, Prov 20:9, Ecc 7:20, Isa 64:6, Jer 13:23, John 3:19, Rom 3:9-12,
James 3:8, 1 John 1:8
- B) To believe in God (or come to Him)
John 6:44, 6:65, 8:43-45, 10:26, 12:37-41
- C) To understand the truth
John 14:17, 1 Cor 2:14
- D) To seek God
Rom 3:10-11
- E) To change
Job 14:4; Jer 23:13; Matt 7:16-18, 12:33; Rom 11:35-36; 1 Cor 2:14, 4:7; 2 Cor 3:5.
He is dead in sins
Gen 2:16-17, Psalm 51:5, 58:3; John 3:5-7, Eph 2:1-3, Rom 5:12; Eph 2:1-3; Col 2:13.
He is blinded and corrupt in his heart
Gen 6:5, Gen 8:21, Ecc 9:3, Jer 17:9, Mark 7:21-23, John 3:19-21, Rom 8:7-8, Eph 4:17-19, Eph 5:8 Titus 1:15.
He is captive to sin and Satan
John 8:34, 44; Rom 6:20, Eph 2:1-2, 2 Tim 2:25-26, Titus 3:3, 1 John 3:10, 5:19.
He is in universal bondage
He performs actions freely according to his nature, but his nature is wholly evil
Job 14:4, Matt 7:16-18, Matt 12:33, Mark 7:21-23, James 1:13-14
It would have been perfectly just for God to have left all men in their sin and misery and to have shown mercy to none. God was under no obligation whatsoever to provide salvation for anyone. It is in this context that the Bible sets forth the doctrine of election.
The doctrine of election declares that God, before the foundation of the world, chose certain individuals from among the fallen members of Adam's race to be the objects of His undeserved favor. These, and these only, He purposed to save. God could have chosen to save all men (for He had the power and authority to do so) or he could have chosen to save none (for He was under no obligation to show mercy to any) – but He did neither. Instead, He chose to save some and to exclude others. His eternal choice of particular sinners for salvation was not based upon any foreseen act or response on the part of those selected, but was based solely on His own good pleasure and sovereign will. Thus, election was not determined by, or conditioned upon, anything that men would do, but resulted entirely from God's self-determined purpose.
Those who were not chosen for salvation were passed by and left to their own evil devices and choices. It is not within the creature's jurisdiction to call into question the justice of the Creator for not choosing everyone for salvation. It is enough to know that the Judge of the earth has done right. It should, however, be kept in mind that if God had not graciously chosen a people for Himself and sovereignly determined to provide salvation for them and apply it to them, none would be saved. The fact that He did this for some, to the exclusion of others, is in no way unfair to the latter group, unless of course one maintains that God was under obligation to provide salvation for sinners – a position which the Bible utterly rejects.
The act of election itself saved no one; what it did was to mark out certain individuals for salvation. Consequently, the doctrine of election must not be divorced from the doctrines of human guilt, redemption, and regeneration, or else it will be distorted and misrepresented. In other words, if the Father's act of election is to be kept in its proper biblical balance and correctly understood, it must be related to the redeeming work of the Son, who gave Himself to save the elect, and to the renewing work of the Spirit, who brings the elect to faith in Christ.
God is Sovereign
Exo 15:18, 1 Chr 29:11-12, 2 Chr 20:6, Psa 22:28
- A) He exercises that sovereignty in actively ordaining everything
Deut 32:39, 1Sa 2:6-8, Job 9:12, Job 12:6-10, Psa 33:11, Psa 115:3, Psa 135:6, Isa 14:24, Isa 45:7, Acts 15:18, Eph 1:11
Including matters of "chance" Pro 16:33, 1 Kings 22:20, 22:37
The actions of evil spirits 1 Sam 16:14-16, 1 Kings 22:19-23, 1 Chr 21:1
The good actions of men John 15:16, Eph 2:10, Phil 2:12-13
The actions of good angels Psa 103:20, Psa 104:4
The actions of animals Num 22:28, 1Kings 17:4, Psa 29:9, Jer 8:7, Eze 32:4, Dan 6:22
The operations of all creation Gen 8:22, Psa 104:5-10, 13-14, 19-20; Mark 4:39
- B) Man is not permitted to question His sovereign acts
Job 33:12-13, Isa 29:16, 45:9-10; Matt 20:1-16, Rom 9:19-24
God elects [i.e. chooses, predestines, foreordains]
- A) His angels
1 Tim 5:21
- B) A chosen people
Exo 6:7, Deut 7:6-8, 10:14-15; Psalm 33:12, 65:4, 106:5; Isa 43:20-21, Haggai 2:23; Matt 11:27, 22:14, 22:22, 22:24, 24:31; Luke 18:7; Rom 8:28-30, 8:33, 11:28; Col 3:12; 1 Thess 5:9; Titus 1:1; 1 Peter 1:1-2, 2:8-9; Rev 17:14.
- C) Individuals to salvation
Psa 65:4, Matt 24:24, John 6:37, John 15:16, Acts 13:48, Rom 8:28-30, 9:10-24, 11:5-7; Eph 1:3-6, 1:11-12; 1 Thess 1:4, 5:9; 2 Thess 2:13-14
- D) Individuals to condemnation
Exo 4:21, Rom 9:13, 17-18, 9:21-22; 1 Peter 2:8
His motivation in election
- A) His own good pleasure
Eph 1:5, 2 Tim 1:9
- B) The display of His glory
Isa 43:6-7, Rom 9:22-24, Eph 2:4-7, 1 Cor 1:27-31, Prov 16:4
- C) His special love
Deut 7:6-8, 2 Thess 2:13
- D) His foreknowledge
Rom 8:29, 1 Pet 1:2
Which means His special love Jer 1:5, Amos 3:2, Matt 7:22-23, 1 Cor 8:3, 2 Tim 2:19, 1 Peter 1:20
- E) But not:
Any good [nobility, wisdom, power, faith, choice, seeking] He foresees in anyone Deut 7:7, Rom 9:11-13, 16; 10:20; 1 Cor 1:27-29, 4:7; 2 Tim 1:9
Election is not based on foreseen responses
Mark 13:20; John 15:16; Acts 13:48; 18:27; Rom 9:11-13, 9:16, 10:20; 1 Cor 1:27-29; Phil 1:29, 2:12-13; Eph 1:4, 2:10; 1 Thess 1:4-5; 2 Thess 2:13-14; 2 Tim 1:9; James 2:5; Rev 13:8, 17:8.
Election precedes salvation
Acts 13:48; Rom 11:7; Eph 1:4; 1 Thess 1:4; 2 Thess 2:13-14; 2 Tim 2:10.
Election is based on Sovereign Mercy
Ex 33:19; Deut 7:6-7; Matt 20:15; Rom 9:10-24, 11:4-6, 11:33-36; Eph 1:5.
III. LIMITED ATONEMENT (or Particular Redemption)
Historical or mainline Calvinism has consistently maintained that Christ's redeeming work was definite in design and accomplishment – that it was intended to render complete satisfaction for certain specified sinners, and that it actually secured salvation for these individuals and for no one else. The salvation which Christ earned for His people includes everything involved in bringing them into a right relationship with God, including the gifts of faith and repentance. Christ did not die simply to make it possible for God to pardon sinners. Neither does God leave it up to sinners to decide whether or not Christ's work will be effective. On the contrary, all for whom Christ sacrificed Himself will be saved infallibly. Redemption, therefore, was designed to bring to pass God's purpose of election.
All Calvinists agree that Christ's obedience and suffering were of infinite value, and that if God had so willed, the satisfaction rendered by Christ would have saved every member of the human race. It would have required no more obedience nor any greater suffering for Christ to have secured salvation for every man, woman, and child who ever lived than it did for Him to secure salvation for the elect only. But He came into the world to represent and save only those given to Him by the Father. Thus, Christ's saving work was limited in that it was designed to save some and not others, but it was not limited in value, for it was of infinite worth and would have secured salvation for everyone if this had been God's intention.
Arminians also place a limitation on the atoning work of Christ, but one of a much different nature. They hold that Christ's saving work was designed to make possible the salvation of all men on the condition that they believe, but that Christ's death in itself did not actually secure or guarantee salvation for anyone.
Since not all men will be saved as the result of Christ's redeeming work, a limitation must be admitted. Either the atonement was limited in that it was designed to secure salvation for certain sinners, but not for others, or it was limited in that it was not intended to secure salvation for any, but was designed only to make it possible for God to pardon sinners on the condition that they believe. In other words, one must limit its design either in extent (it was not intended for all) or in effectiveness (it did not secure salvation for any). As Boettner so aptly observes, for the Calvinist, the atonement "is like a narrow bridge which goes all the way across the stream; for the Arminian it is like a great wide bridge that goes only half-way across."
Jesus Actually Saves
Matt 1:21; Luke 19:10; Acts 5:31; Rom 3:24-25, 5:8-9, 5:10; 1 Cor 1:30; 2 Cor 5:18-19, 5:21; Gal 1:3-4, 3:13; Eph 1:3-4, 2:15-16, 5:25-26; Phil 1:29; Col 1:13-14, 1:21-22; 1 Tim 1:15; Titus 2:14, 3:5-6; Heb 9:12, 9:14, 13:12; 1 Peter 2:24, 3:18; 1 John 1:7.
Jesus Fulfills the Eternal Covenant
John 6:35-40, 10:11, 10:14-18, 10:24-29, 17:1-11, 17:20, 17:24-26; Rom 5:12, 5:17-19; Eph 1:3-12.
God purposed to redeem a certain people and not others
I Chron 17:20-21, Matt 22:14, 1 Peter 2:8-9
- A) It is for these in particular that Christ gave His life
Isa 53:10-11, Mat 1:21, John 6:35-40, 10:3-4, 10:11; Acts 20:28, Eph 5:25, Heb 2:17, Heb 9:15
- B) It is for these in particular that Christ intercedes
John 17:1-2, 6-12, 20-21, 24-26; Rom 8:34
- C) The people for whom Christ intercedes are the same as the people for whom He offered Himself up as a sacrifice
Heb 7:24-27, 9:12, 9:24-28
[For a fuller understanding of the indissoluble connection between sacrifice and intercession, read Hebrews chapters 7-10]
How Jesus Died for "All" and Yet for a Particular People (2)
One reason for the use of these expressions was to correct the false notion that salvation was for the Jews alone. Such phrases as "the world," "all men," "all nations," and "every creature" were used by the New Testament writers to emphatically correct this mistake. These expressions are intended to show that Christ died for all men without distinction (i.e., He died for Jews and Gentiles alike), but they are not intended to indicate that Christ died for all men without exception (i.e., He did not die for the purpose of saving each and every lost sinner).
These texts speak of Christ's saving work in definite terms and show that it was intended to infallibly save a particular people, namely, those given to Him by the Father: Matt 1:21, 20:28, 26:28; John 10:11, 11:50-53; Acts 20:28; Romans 8:32-34; Eph 5:25-27; Hebrews 2:17, 3:1, 9:15, 9:28; Rev 5:9.
Those whom God purposed to redeem include all who believe
John 3:16
- A) From every nation
Rev 5:9
- B) From every class
Gal 3:28, 1 Tim 2:1-6 [the first "all men" is explicitly tied to all classes of men, which gives warrant for understanding the second "all men" in the same way]
Therefore, Christ's saving work is commonly spoken of in terms of "all," "world," etc.
John 1:29,
Titus 2:11-14 [in the context of "all men" is the delimiting concept of a peculiar people, zealous of good works],
Heb 2:9-10 [notice that the many sons whom Christ brings to glory gives a contextual delimiter to the term "every"],
2 Pet 3:9 [note that this desire is explicitly limited to "us" (Peter was writing to fellow-believers) in the context],
1 John 2:2 [propitiation means "appeasement of wrath"; either Jesus appeases God's wrath against all, and therefore hell (which is the place where God's wrath resides) is non-existent; or the "whole world" means something different than "every individual who ever lived". See John 11:51-52, and "The word 'world' is often used in the sense of 'many,' or 'all of a set'"]
The word "all" is often used to indicate all of a set, or even many representatives of a set
Matt 2:3, 10:22; John 4:29, Acts 10:39, 17:21, 21:28, 26:4; 1 Cor 6:12, 15:22
Or, to indicate all "classes" or "nations," not all individuals
Matt 5:11, Acts 2:17, Acts 10:12
The word "world" is often used in the sense of "many," or "all of a set"
Luke 2:1-2, John 6:33, John 12:19, Acts 19:27, Rom 1:8
The atonement of Christ is effective
- A) To justify
Isa 53:11, Rom 8:34 [the argument here is that the fact of Christ's death, resurrection, and intercession is in itself an incontrovertibly effective reason for non-condemnation; if these verses are true, then no one for whom Christ died and was raised to intercede may be condemned]
- B) To redeem and cleanse from sins
Eph 5:25-27, Titus 2:14
- C) To propitiate the Father
1 John 2:2, 4:10
- D) To raise to new life
2 Cor 5:14-15, 1 Pet 3:18
[Jesus' death purchased for His people a new heart; – faith; – repentance. Jesus died in order to establish the New Covenant (Mt. 26:26-29, etc.); the New Covenant promised faith, repentance and knowledge of God (Jer. 31:33-34, Ez. 36:26-27, etc.); therefore, Jesus died in order to provide faith, repentance, and knowledge of God, as the fulfillment of a unilateral promise. This means that His death had a definite purpose which was intended for some and not others. His death effectively purchased faith; not all have faith; and so obviously His death had an effective intent that was limited to certain persons.]
Additional reasons that the atonement of Christ is not for all the sins of all people
- A) God punishes people in hell, which would be unjust if their sins were already atoned for. Justice requires a payment for those sins, and Jesus provided it. Justice does not require two payments for one person's sin, because the sins are all ultimately against only one God.
Mark 9:43-44
- B) If one were to say, "their sins are atoned for, but that atonement is not applied because of unbelief," he fails to realize that unbelief is likewise a sin
Heb 3:12
["The Father imposed His wrath due unto, and the Son underwent punishment for, either:
1) Some of the sins of all men;
2) All the sins of some men; or
3) All the sins of all men.
In which case it may be said:
1) If the first be true all men have some sins to answer for, and so none are saved;
2) That if the second be true, then Christ in their stead suffered for all the sins of the elect in the whole world, and this is the truth;
3) But if the last is the case, why are not all men free from the punishment due unto their sins? You answer, Because of unbelief. I ask, Is this unbelief a sin, or is it not? If it be, then Christ suffered the punishment due unto it, or He did not. If He did, why must that hinder them more than their othe sins for which He died? If He did not, He did not die for all their sins!" – John Owen, The Death of Death in the Death of Christ]
- C) God bears eternal wrath against people, which by definition means that His wrath against them has not been propitiated [appeased]. But if His wrath has been propitiated for some, it no longer exists for them. There remains no reason for punishment in hell or elsewhere.
1 Thess 2:16, 2 Thess 1:6-9
Intentions of Christ's death other than atonement
- A) To make a public display of demons
Col 2:13-15
- B) To rule over everyone
Rom 14:9
- C) To redeem creation
Isa 35:1-4, Rom 8:20-23
- D) To lay the foundation for a genuine gospel call
John 6:39-40, 7:37-38
- E) To provide temporal mercies for the non-elect
Matt 5:45, 1 Tim 4:10
- IRRESISTIBLE GRACE (or the Efficacious Call of the Spirit)
Although the general outward call of the gospel can be, and often is, rejected, the special inward call of the Spirit never fails to result in the conversion of those to whom it is made. This special call is not made to all sinners, but is issued to the elect only. The Spirit is in no way dependent upon their help or cooperation for success in His work of bringing them to Christ. It is for this reason that Calvinists speak of the Spirit's call and of God's grace in saving sinners as being "efficacious," "invincible," or "irresistible." The grace which the Holy Spirit extends to the elect cannot be thwarted or refused; it never fails to bring them to true faith in Christ.
The Spirit saves
Rom 8:14; 1 Cor 2:10-13, 6:11, 12:3; 2 Cor 3:6, 3:17-18; 1 Peter 1:1-2.
The Spirit Gives New Birth
Deut 30:6; Ezek 11:19, 36:26-27; John 1:12-13, 3:3-8, 5:21; 2 Cor 5:17-18; Gal 6:15; Eph 2:5, 2:10; Col 2:13; Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:3, 1:23; 1 John 5:4.
The Spirit reveals the secrets of God
The Spirit gives faith and repentance
Acts 5:31, 11:18, 13:48, 16:14, 18:27; Eph 2:8-9; Phil 1:29; 2 Tim 2:25-26.
The Spirit effectually calls
Salvation given by a sovereign God
Isaiah 55:11; John 3:27, 17:2; Rom 9:16; 1 Cor 3:6-7, 4:7; Phil 2:12-13; James 1:18; 1 John 5:20.
Faith and repentance (as well as the new heart which is able to produce them) are themselves gifts of God
- A) A new heart, Deut 30:6, Eze 11:19, 36:26-27
- B) Faith, John 3:27, Phil 1:29, 2Pet 1:1, Acts 16:14, Act 18:27, Eph 2:8-10
- C) Repentance, Act 5:31, Act 11:18, 2 Tim 2:25-26, 1 Cor 4:7
The Father writes His own word upon (places the fear of Himself in, etc.) His people's hearts
Jer 31:33, Jer 32:40, Matt 16:15-17, Luke 10:21, John 6:45, 2 Cor 4:6
The beginning of salvation is the sovereign impartation of spiritual life into a heart which had been dead, thereby causing it to exercise faith
Eze 37:3-6, 11-14; John 1:11-13, 3:3-8, 5:21; Eph 2:1-5, James 1:18, 1 Peter 1:3, 1 John 2:29, 5:1
True offers of grace in the outward gospel call may be resisted by men who do not have this new heart
Acts 17:32-33
In fact, true offers of grace will always be resisted by such men
John 10:24-26, 12:37-40
But there are some whom God causes to come to Him
Psa 65:4, Psa 110:3, John 6:37-40, Rom 9:15
- THE PERSEVERANCE (or Preservation) OF THE SAINTS (or the Security of Believers)
The elect are not only redeemed by Christ and renewed by the Spirit, but also kept in faith by the almighty power of God. All those who are spiritually united to Christ through regeneration are eternally secure in Him. Nothing can separate them from the eternal and unchangeable love of God. They have been predestined to eternal glory and are therefore assured of heaven.
Isaiah 43:1-3, 54:10; Jer 32:40; Matt 18:12-14; John 3:16, 3:36, 5:24, 6:35-40, 6:47, 10:27-30, 17:11-12, 17:15; Rom 5:8-10, 8:1, 8:35-39; 1 Cor 1:7-9, 10:13; 2 Cor 4:14, 4:17; Eph 1:5, 1:13-14, 4:30; Col 3:3-4; 1 Thess 5:23-24; 2 Tim 4:18; Heb 9:12, 9:15, 10:14, 12:28; 1 Peter 1:3-5; 1 John 2:19, 2:25, 5:4, 5:11-13, 5:20; Jude 1:1, 1:24-25.
What God begins, He finishes
Psa 138:8, Ecc 3:14, Isa 46:4, Jer 32:40, Rom 11:29, Phil 1:6, 2 Tim 4:18
Of all whom He has called and brought to Christ, none will be lost
John 6:35, 39-40; 10:27-29; Rom 8:28-31, 35-39; Heb 7:25, 10:14
God's preservation of the saints is consistent with their continuing in the faith
1 Cor 6:9-10, Gal 5:19-21, Eph 5:5, Heb 3:14, 6:4-6, 10:26-27, 12:14; Rev 21:7-8, 22:14-15
However, it is God who sanctifies us and causes us to persevere
John 15:16, 1 Cor 1:30-31, 6:11, 12:3, 15:10; Gal 3:1-6, Eph 2:10, Phil 2:12-13, 1 Thess 5:23-24, Heb 13:20-21,
1 John 2:29, Jude 1:24-25
(1) From this point onward, much of the explanations of TULIP and corresponding biblical text arrangements have been adapted from David N. Steele, Curtis C. Thomas, and S. Lance Quinn, The Five Points of Calvinism (Second Edition), 2004, P and R Publishing, pp. 17-71.
(2) Further explanation adapted from James R. White, The Potter's Freedom, 2000, Calvary Press Publishing, pp. 135-151.
Spiritual Deadness
Genesis 2:16-17; Psalm 51:5; Psalm 58:3; John 3:5-7; Romans 5:12; Ephesians 2:1-3; Colossians 2:13.
Darkened Minds and Corrupt Hearts
Genesis 6:5; Genesis 8:21; Ecclesiastes 9:3; Jeremiah 17:9; Mark 7:21-23; John 3:19; Romans 8:7-8; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Ephesians 4:17-19; Ephesians 5:8; Titus 1:15.
Bondage to Sin and Satan
John 8:34; John 8:44; Romans 6:20; Ephesians 2:1-2; 2 Timothy 2:25-26; Titus 3:3; 1 John 3:10; 1 John 5:19.
Universal Bondage
1 Kings 8:46; 2 Chronicles 6:36; Job 15:14-16; Psalm 130:3; Psalm 143:2; Proverbs 20:9; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Ecclesiastes 7:29; Isaiah 53:6; Isaiah 64:6; Romans 3:9-12; James 3:2; James 3:8; 1 John 1:8; 1 John 1:10.
Inability to Change
Job 14:4; Jeremiah 23:13; Matthew 7:16-18; Matthew 12:33; John 6:44; John 6:65; Romans 11:35-36; 1 Corinthians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 4:7; 2 Corinthians 3:5.
A Chosen People
Deuteronomy 10:14-15; Psalm 33:12; Psalm 65:4; Psalm 106:5; Haggai 2:23; Matthew 11:27; Matthew 22:14; Matthew 22:22; Matthew 22:24; Matthew 24:31; Luke 18:7; Romans 8:28-30; Romans 8:33; Romans 11:28; Colossians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Titus 1:1; 1 Peter 1:1-2; 1 Peter 2:8-9; Revelation 17:14.
Election Not Based on Foreseen Responses
Mark 13:20; John 15:16; Acts 13:48; Acts 18:27; Romans 9:11-13; Romans 9:16; Romans 10:20; 1 Corinthians 1:27-29; Philippians 1:29; Philippians 2:12-13; Ephesians 1:4; Ephesians 2:10; 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14; 2 Timothy 1:9; James 2:5; Revelation 13:8; Revelation 17:8.
Election Precedes Salvation
Acts 13:48; Romans 11:7; Ephesians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14; 2 Timothy 2:10.
Election Based on Sovereign Mercy
Exodus 33:19; Deuteronomy 7:6-7; Matthew 20:15; Romans 9:10-24; Romans 11:4-6; Romans 11:33-36; Ephesians 1:5.
Matthew 1:21; Luke 19:10; Acts 5:31; Romans 3:24-25; Romans 5:8-9; Romans 5:10; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:18-19; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Galatians 1:3-4; Galatians 3:13; Ephesians 1:3-4; Ephesians 2:15-16; Ephesians 5:25-26; Philippians 1:29; Colossians 1:13-14; Colossians 1:21-22; 1 Timothy 1:15; Titus 2:14; Titus 3:5-6; Hebrews 9:12; Hebrews 9:14; Hebrews 13:12;
Jesus Fulfills the Eternal Covenant
John 6:35-40; John 10:11; John 10:14-18; John 10:24-29; John 17:1-11; John 17:20; John 17:24-26; Romans 5:12; Romans 5:17-19; Ephesians 1:3-12.
The Spirit Saves
Romans 8:14; 1 Corinthians 2:10-13; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 2 Corinthians 3:6; 2 Corinthians 3:17-18; 1 Peter 1:1-2.
The Spirit Gives New Birth
Deuteronomy 30:6; Ezekiel 11:19; Ezekiel 36:26-27; John 1:12-13; John 3:3-8; John 5:21; 2 Corinthians 5:17-18; Galatians 6:15; Ephesians 2:5; Ephesians 2:10; Colossians 2:13; Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 5:4.
Matthew 11:25-27; Matthew 13:10-11; Matthew 13:16; Matthew 16:15-17; Luke 8:10; Luke 10:21; John 6:37; John 6:44-45;
The Spirit Gives Faith and Repentance
Acts 5:31; Acts 11:18; Acts 13:48; Acts 16:14; Acts 18:27; Ephesians 2:8-9; Philippians 1:29; 2 Timothy 2:25-26.
The Spirit Effectually Calls
Romans 1:6-7; Romans 8:30; Romans 9:23-24; 1 Corinthians 1:1-2; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 1:23-31; Galatians 1:15-16; Ephesians 4:4; 2 Timothy 1:9; Hebrews 9:15; Jude 1:1; 1 Peter 1:15; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 Peter 5:10; 2 Peter 1:3; Revelation 17:14.
Isaiah 55:11; John 3:27; John 17:2; Romans 9:16; 1 Corinthians 3:6-7; 1 Corinthians 4:7; Philippians 2:12-13; James 1:18; 1 John 5:20.
A set of three verses is often used as evidence that God wants to save all men without exception, but is unable to do so outside of their freely willing it. The three verses – the Arminian "big three" – are: Matthew 23:37; 1 Timothy 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9.
Matthew 23:37 – "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!" (ESV)
Cross references:
This passage comes in the midst of the proclamation of judgment upon the leaders of the Jews. Matthew 23 contains the strongest denunciations of the scribes and Pharisees in all of the gospels.
Who, then, is "Jerusalem"? It is assumed by Arminian writers that "Jerusalem" represents individual Jews who are, therefore, capable of resisting the work and will of Christ. But upon what warrant do we leap from "Jerusalem" to "individual Jews"? The context would not lead us to conclude that this is to be taken in a universal sense. Jesus is condemning the Jewish leaders, and it is to them that he refers here. This is clearly seen in that:
-it is to the leaders that God sent prophets; and
-it was the Jewish leaders who killed the prophets and those sent to them.
Jesus speaks of "your children," differentiating those to whom He is speaking from those that the Lord desired to gather together.
The context refers to the Jewish leaders, scribes, and Pharisees.
A vitally important point to make here is that the ones the Lord desired to gather are not the ones who "were not willing"! Jesus speaks to the leaders about their children that they, the leaders, would not allow Him to gather. Jesus was not seeking to gather the leaders, but their children. This one consideration alone renders the passage useless for the Arminian seeking to establish freewillism. The "children" of the leaders would be Jews who were hindered by the Jewish leaders from hearing Christ. The "you would not" then is referring to the same men indicated by the context: The Jewish leaders who "were unwilling" to allow those under their authority to hear the proclamation of the Christ. This verse, then, is speaking to the same issues raised earlier in Matt 23:13.
1 Timothy 2:4 – (God) "desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." (ESV)
The key to this passage, again, is the context. The first appearance of the phrase "all men" comes at the end of 1 Timothy 2:1, and its meaning is unambiguous. Paul is not instructing Timothy to initiate never-ending prayer meetings where the Ephesian phone book would be opened and every single person listed therein would become the object of prayer. The very next phrase of the sentence explains Paul's meaning: "…for kings and all who are in authority." Why would Paul have given such instructions?
We must remember that the early Christians were a persecuted people, and normally the persecution came from those in positions of power and authority. It is easy to understand why there would have to be apostolic commandments given to pray for the very ones who were using their power and authority to persecute these Christians.
Who are kings and all who are in authority? They are kinds of men, classes of men. Paul often spoke of "all men" in this fashion. For example, in Titus 2:11, when Paul speaks of the grace of God which brings salvation appearing to "all men," he clearly means all kinds of men, for the context, both before and after, speaks of kinds of men. In the previous verses Paul addresses such groups as older men (Titus 2:2), older women (vs 2:3), younger women (vs 2:4), young men (vs 2:6), bondslaves (vs 2:9-10), and rulers and authorities (vs 3:1). No one would suggest that in fact Paul is speaking of every single older man, older woman, etc.; he speaks of kinds of people within a particular group, that being the fellowship of the church. Likewise, "rulers" and "authorities" are obviously generic classifications that everyone would understand needs to be applied to specific locations in specific times.
The same kind of usage (all kinds of mean being in view) is found elsewhere in Paul, such as vs 3:2. This should be connected to the fact that in the very commissioning of Paul, this phrase is used in a way that cannot be made universal in scope (Acts 22:15). Of course, Paul would not think that these words meant that he would witness of Christ to every single individual human being on the planet. Instead, he would have surely understood this to mean all kinds and races of men. Likewise, the allegation against Paul was that he preached "to all men everywhere" against the Jews and the Law and the Temple (Acts 21:28). Paul speaks of kinds of people in other places as well (Gal 3:28; Col 3:11). So it is perfectly consistent with the immediate and broader context of Paul's writings to recognize this use of "all men" in a generic fashion.
Returning to 1 Timothy 2, Paul then states that such prayers for all kinds of men is good and acceptable "in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." If we are consistent with the preceding context we will see "all men" here in the same manner as "all men" of the preceding verses: All kinds of men, whether rulers or kings (yes, God even saves people who used to persecute Christians, a fact Paul knew all too well). But there is much more reason to understand Paul's statement in this way. Almost invariably, proponents of Arminianism isolate this passage from the two verses that follow. This must happen of necessity, for the questions that can be asked of the non-Reformed position based upon 1 Timothy 2:5-6 are weighty indeed. First Timothy 2:5 begins with the word "for," indicating the connection between the statement made in vss 3-4 and the explanation in vss 5-6. Why should Christians pray that all men, including kings and rulers, be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth? Because there is only one way of salvation, and without a knowledge of that truth, no man can be saved. Paul says, "…there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all." This immediately takes us into the meat of the discussion of the atonement, but for now just a few points should be made.
First, if one takes "all men" in 1 Tim 2:4 to mean "all men individually," does it not follow that Christ of necessity must be mediator for all men as well? If one says, "Yes, Christ mediates for every single human being," does it not follow that Christ fails as mediator every time a person negates His work by their all-powerful act of free will? One could hope that no biblical scholar would ever promote such an idea, for anyone familiar with the relationship between atonement, mediation, and intercession in the book of Hebrews knows well that to make such an assertion puts the entire argument of Heb 7-10 on its head. For the moment, we simply point out that it is far more consistent with biblical theology to recognize that Christ mediates in behalf of the elect and perfectly saves them than it is to assert that Christ mediates for all (but fails to save all).
The second point is closely related to the first: The ransom that Christ gives in His self-sacrifice is either a saving ransom or a non-saving ransom. If it is actual and really made in behalf of all men, then inevitably all men would be saved. But we again see that it is far more consistent to recognize that the same meaning for "all men" and "all" flows through the entire passage, and when we look at the inarguably clear statements of Scripture regarding the actual intention and result of Christ's cross-work, we will see that there is no other consistent means of interpreting these words in 1 Timothy.
2 Peter 3:9 – "The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance." (ESV)
This is surely the most popular passage cited (almost never with any reference to the context) to "prove" that God could not possibly desire to save a specific people but instead desires to save every single individual person, thereby denying election and predestination. The text seems inarguably clear. But it is always good to see a text in its own context, vvs 3-13.
Immediately one sees that unlike such passages as Eph 1, Rom 8-9, or John 6, this passage is not speaking about salvation as its topic. The reference to "coming to repentance" in 2 Peter 3:9 is made in passing. The topic is the coming of Christ. In the last days mockers will question the validity of His promise. Peter is explaining the reason why the coming of Christ has been delayed as long as it has. The day of the Lord, he says, will come like a thief, and it will come at God's own time.
But the next thing that stands out upon the reading of the passage is the clear identification of the audience to whom Peter is speaking. When speaking of the mockers he refers to them in the third person as "them." But everywhere else he speaks directly to his audience as the "beloved" and "you." he speaks of how his audience should behave "in holy conduct and godliness," and says that they look for the day of the Lord. He includes himself in this group in vs 13, where "we are looking for a new heaven and a new earth." This is vitally important, for the assumption made by the Arminian is that when vs 9 says the Lord is "patient toward you" that this "you" refers to everyone. Likewise, then, when it says "not wishing for any to perish" but "all to come to repentance," it is assumed that the "any" and "all" refers to anyone at all of the human race. Yet, the context indicates that the audience is quite specific. In any other passage of Scripture the interpreter would realize that we must decide who the "you" refers to and use this to limit the "any" and "all" of vs 9. For some reason, that simple and fundamental necessity is overlooked when this passage is cited.
Second Peter 1:1-3 tells us the specific identity of the audience to whom Peter is writing. Peter writes to a specific group, not to all of mankind. "To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours." This surely limits the context to the saved, for they have received this faith "by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ". There is nothing in chapter 3 that indicates a change in audience, and much to tell us the audience remains exactly the same.
Since this is so, it becomes quite clear that the Arminian is badly misusing this passage by ignoring what Peter is really saying. The patience of the Lord is displayed toward His elect people (the "you" of vs 9). Therefore, the "not wishing any to perish" must be limited to the same group already in view: The elect. In the same way, the "all to come to repentance" must be the very same group. In essence Peter is saying the coming of the Lord has been delayed so that all the elect of God can be gathered in. Any modern Christian lives and knows Christ solely because God's purpose has been to gather in His election down through the ages to this present day. There is no reason to expand the context of the passage into a universal proclamation of a desire on God's part that every single person come to repentance. Instead, it is clearly His plan and His will that all the elect come to repentance, and they most assuredly will do so.


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Credit union lending has seen its peaks and valleys over the last few years, with a drastically changing product mix, say Terri Gillespie, Fiserv's vice president of strategic business development, lending solutions, and Bill Handel, vice president of research for the Raddon Financial Group.
Plus, "roller coaster changes" in both refinances and purchase loans have caused volatility in technology offerings and staff resources, they say. This should continue into 2014.
Gillespie and Handel tell Credit Union Magazine what this means for credit unions in 2014.Q What do you see for CU lending in 2014?
A We are likely to continue to see the rapid reduction in the mortgage refinance market. Additionally, rising rates, which have already impacted mortgage refinance, will most likely impact other areas, such as automobile purchases.
Automobile purchase volume has grown rapidly since 2009, and in 2014 the industry may see this flatten out.
As the slowdown commences, consolidating loan production and management across origination channels and departments can provide a clearer picture of members' financial positions and related opportunities for credit unions.
Q What factors will affect various types of loans?
A Much of the rapid growth in automobile sales has been due to two factors: Pent-up demand and historically low loan rates. A portion of this pent-up demand has been sated, so future prospects in automotive sales will be driven by the overall performance of our economy.
Credit cards are a different matter. At the macro-level, credit card balances have continued to decline. While part of this is due to the pay-down of credit card balances via the mortgage refinance, it may also reflect a structural change in how consumers use credit cards.
This may present an opportunity for credit unions. If the credit card becomes less of a debt vehicle it can transition into a transaction account where profitability is achieved through interchange. Credit unions should focus on having their cards be the primary ones in members' wallets.
In mortgage lending, the fundamental shift is away from refinance as noted previously. New purchase volume—especially first-time home purchases among generation Y—is the emerging opportunity.
The first-time home buyer typically is age 29, although this could increase due to heavy student loan debt. That means the bulk of Gen Y will be making first-time home purchases in the next three to five years.
Looking at this opportunity from a holistic perspective will benefit credit unions. It's not simply about funding the mortgage; it's also about helping young individuals get to the financial place where they can actually buy a home.
Business lending continues to hold significant opportunity for credit unions. However, credit unions first need to determine their expertise related to business lending and then, based on that expertise, identify niches in the business lending market to target.
Credit unions should use this approach as a starting point for 2014 business lending efforts.
Q Where will most loan growth come from in 2014?
A Even as rates increase in 2014, we anticipate that a significant amount of new loan volume will be generated by the refinancing of loans members hold elsewhere. Credit unions will want to pay close attention to their "share-of-wallet," the percentage of members' total loans that are at the credit union.
Right now the industry norm is 22%, but best performers achieve between 40% and 45% share of wallet. This means many credit unions could double their loan portfolios without having to attract a single new member.
To drive that type of growth it's important for credit unions to streamline application and underwriting, meet borrower expectations, and simplify document exchange and compliance requirements to facilitate quicker loan turn-around time.
In addition, when lenders gain efficiency in day-to-day operations, they can focus their staff more effectively on new business marketing and overall customer service.
NEXT: Technology's role in lending


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So I have a cold/migraine ever since yesterday. Perhaps it was getting caught in the rain while doing my Christmas shopping last Thursday. Or the Christmas party last Friday. Or going out last Saturday when you weren't feeling 100%. But that's life and while Banzai Cat will be spending Christmas in bed, I'll be spending it in my sick bed.
Oh and if you got weird text messages from me during Christmas, that's what I get for sending text messages amidst hallucinations and hunger.


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ROSELLE — The United Inter-Faith Council will hold their annual Crop Walk for hunger on Saturday, Oct. 5. The Crop Walk is an interfaith walk held throughout the nation that raises funds for the hungry throughout the world. The walk winds through Roselle and Roselle Park passing churches for rest steps. 25 percent of funds raised by the Crop Walk benefit the community where the Crop Walk takes place by supporting local food banks, pantries, community gardens and other hunger fighting initiatives.
After a short prayer at 9 a.m. the walk with start from First Presbyterian Church, Roselle, located at the corner of Chestnut Street & West 5th Avenue and passing through various churches. Each participant is asked to bring in a jar of peanut butter to be distributed to local food pantries.
The participating churches are: Roselle United Methodist Church and Community United Methodist Church, Roselle Park; Heard AME Church, Second Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church and R.C. Church of St. Joseph the Carpenter, Roselle; and the Morning Star Community Christian Center of Linden.
Students from various schools and the Rotary Club are also participating.
After the walk, light refreshments will be served at First Presbyterian Church in Roselle. Those who cannot participate in the crop walk may sponsor some of the walkers or call the First Presbyterian Church at 908-245-1611 or 908-241-0272 for more information.


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Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think that they talk sense. ~Robert Frost
Wednesday, July 6
The End
I kept them much the same way I post on this blog--in waves. Hit or miss. Sometimes writing every day and sometimes going weeks (or months) without recording anything at all. And I would continue to do this until eventually, I would turn the page of the journal and find myself at the back cover with no more room to write.
So I would purchase a new book and continue--on fresh pages. A new chronicle, even as it was a continuation of the old.
And I could look at all of those volumes and tell you which one I wrote in when my parents were getting divorced and which one contained the girly, mushy, teenage memories of my first kiss. One sporadic story of my childhood contained in several volumes.
For awhile now it I have had the feeling that maybe I have come to the virtual "last page" of this blog. That it is time to start a new volume.
Not because I've literally run out of space, but because there is something fresh and new and promising about a blank journal where the spine crackles a little bit when you open it. There's something about how the pen feels on that first page that reminds you that today and all the days that will follow are just a little bit different than yesterday. Perhaps they contain a fresh and new story.
So I'm going to "shelve" this volume of the cyber-chronicle of my life and start a new one. And I can't wait to see how it unfolds.
You'll find it
I'd love it if you'd stop by!
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Rude, rude, rude. That's all we think when we hear someone smacking their lips, slurping their soup, or just munching away on a piece of fruit with their mouth wide open. We hate to see the food in their mouth, we hate to see it fall out of their mouth, and we absolutely loathe the sound any of it makes.
Some studies have suggested that this physical annoyance (or even rage) we feel when hearing someone chew with their mouth open is called misophonia, and some people experience it worse than others. But whether it's a mild annoyance to some or induces a hatred unlike anything else to others, there is something to be said for those who do chew with their mouths open (much to my chagrin).
Check out a few reasons why people may actually do this abominable thing.
It produces more flavor.
Some people claim that there's a reason they chew with their mouths open, and it's that food "tastes better." I did some browsing around to see what credence this statement held, and I was surprised to come across a few claims.
A lot of people that vouch for open mouth chewing say that the "better taste" has something to do with getting more air into the month, which in turn helps the aromas go up your nose more. And since a massive portion of taste happens through smell, well, your food ends up tasting better. Whether it's actual airflow of the aromas or air in general bringing out the flavors, there seems to be a little bit of evidence that these people aren't crazy.
In addition to this point, it can be noted that people who chew with their mouth open may actually eat less food in total since they're able to enjoy the food fully. In contrast, closed-mouth chewers may eat more because they're searching for full flavor that they otherwise don't get because of chewing with their mouths closed.
Other cultures.
In some cultures like Japan, slurping is considered good manners. For example, a lot of ramen shops are quite small. When you slurp your food (which actually helps cool down the noodles and broth), it is considered polite, as you're showing your cooks that you really enjoy the food.
This is quite contrary to American culture in which any sort of excessive noise associated with eating food is quite rude to your neighbors in a restaurant.
No matter the case, we can still agree that open mouth smacking is still rude and considered impolite in our culture. These just serve to explain a few reasons why people may do it besides having no regard for their nearby diners.


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Then stills its artisans like ghosts
So yesterday unemployment in Ireland hit its highest level since records began, rising by 36,500 in January to 327,900, or 9.2%, with the Taoiseach forecasting end of year figures as high as 400,000. This figure of course only counts those who are signing on for Unemployment assistance or benefit, and does not count those who haven't registered, like me.
I was asked recently if I had signed on the dole, since I haven't worked since April, and of course I haven't. I voluntarily left work, choosing to take 18 months or so off, and had carefully budgeted and saved over the previous 4 years to be able to do so. I have no moral issue with receiving welfare from the government, and have done so myself many years ago ago, during and after college. As a worker I have paid a not inconsiderable amount of Social Insurance, deducted automatically from my salary by my employer, and thus have always felt entitled to claim that back from the government during periods of unemployment. That's what its there for, that's why you pay PRSI. However I do feel that in the current economic crises with the exchequer so low due to financial mismanagement by the government and rampant tax avoidance by the investment classes and corporations, and when there clearly isn't enough to go around, those who can support themselves are morally obliged to do so.
This is actually in contrast to my idealised situation, strongly influenced by Andre Gorz, that every citizen should be paid a guaranteed minimum income by the government regardless of their work status, financed by both a sliding-scale sales tax with luxury and convenience goods contributing a disproportionately large share, and by a significantly higher rate of personal tax on incomes grossly above societal norms.
Gorz makes a number of interesting arguments, beginning with the fact that we all work too many hours, and our pay has little to do with the actual value of the work produced during those hours:
"In the capitalist countries of Europe, taken as a whole, three to four times more wealth is produced today than thirty-five years ago. But it does not take three times more hours of work to achieve this more than tripled level of production. It requires a much lower quantity." - Gorz, "Capitalism, Socialism, Ecology" p.44And yet as Paul Krugman points out throughout "Conscience of a Liberal", Middle and Working Class wages have actually fallen in real terms since the 1970s. So prior to the current economic meltdown, profits for companies were at an all time high, driven by a highly productive and cheaper workforce. The top 1% were enjoying a quality of life never before seen in history, and yet for the other 99% life was actually worse in real terms since the 1970s.
Gorz suggests that if corporations and the investing class weren't so greedy they could still enjoy substantial profits with workers working less hours and enjoying a better quality of life. As someone who invariably worked a 60-hour week (though was in theory compensated for only 40 of those), the diminished quality of life I experienced as a result was the major reason for leaving my job. Gorz writes of two principles of a reduced work-week:
"(a) that everyone should work less, so that everyone may work and may develop outside their working lives the personal potential which cannot find expression in their work; (b) that a much greater proportion of the population should be able to have access to skilled, complex, creative and responsible occupational activities which allow them continually to develop and grow." - Gorz, "Critique of Economic Reason" p.192In a society where part-time work would be the norm, more employment opportunities would exist, as would opportunities for more fulfilling work. Shortfalls in earnings that may result from significantly reduced work (normally voluntarily reduced hours) would be balanced by a guaranteed minimum income supplemented by the government and financed through luxury goods taxes.
One doesn't need to be stuck in a Polish hotel with nothing on the television in English but a "My Super Sweet Sixteen" marathon to realise that consumerism in Western society is out of control. Does anybody actually need a private plane? Does anybody need a diamond-encrusted mobile phone, or for that point does anybody need non-industrial diamonds? Does anybody even need a 42" TV? The scale of our consumption of The Unnecessary is staggering, but rather than prevent anyone from using their earnings however they want, in a world of such extreme inequalities those who wish to indulge their selfish base desires should be made to contribute significantly to the overall well-being of society as part of the act of indulgence itself.
Consumerism is both a product and effect of a long work week, as with little spare time outside of the work place an individual has little time to produce things for themselves, rather than for an employer. While Gorz does not envision a time-rich worker building themselves a television, a time-rich worker would be able to undertake other pastimes with more energy and enthusiasm, and would not be dependent upon passive entertainment. A time-rich worker would buy less processed and pre-made meals, having the time to indulge in cooking, and potentially even growing and harvesting their own food. Modern society has become divorced from the simple joys of making, doing and being, for being time-poor has fed into the illusion that happiness can only be bought and that consuming is the sole leisure activity.
Going beyond Gorz I would suggest that in a time-rich society the concept of a luxury tax could be extended to items of convenience, such as processed and 'fast' foods; nobody needs to eat at McDonald's, but rather than removing the choice from individuals a higher tax should be placed on McDonald's foods in a similar way to that on cigarettes and alcohol. One consequence of this could be that obesity would return to its traditional position of being a disease of wealth, and not of poverty as it currently is.
Even in America, the second most Capitalist nation on Earth, questions are being asked about the inequalities that have emerged since the 70's. President Obama has imposed salary caps on the financial institutions accepting federal bail-outs, but even at $500,000 you have to ask what value can any individual possibly be adding to justify a salary so far from the average. The economist Tim Harford devoted a chapter in "The Logic of Life" to trying to understand why Executive pay is so high, and specifically if there is any contribution an individual could make to the success of a company that would justify today's astronomical salaries and bonuses. His conclusion, rather simply, is "No". Executive salaries have nothing to do with the abilities of the individual, and everything to do with their role as a motivational tool for those on the lower rungs of the corporate ladder to work hard and deliver strong results in the hope of moving up and one day reaching the executive level. However as we have seen in the sub-prime crises that led to our current economic collapse such incentives do not encourage people to just work harder, it encourages people to lie, cheat, cut corners and falsify results to achieve their goals. Greed in America is a far more powerful motivator than Weber's Protestant work ethic.
If a society can accept that it is morally justifiable for an individual to earn in excess of even $500,000 per year, 10 times the average US household income in 2007, then it should also find it acceptable to actively redistribute a portion of the wealth of those high earners to the other 99% who live on substantially less through a guaranteed minimum income regardless of employment status. Then more people wouldn't have to make the choice between financial security and happiness. Surely that is the hallmark of an advanced civilization?
As for me, I was fortunate enough to be able to choose to opt-out of it all, to place happiness above the need to work, to spend today outside in the snow photographing the Iveagh Gardens instead of inside compiling endless Powerpoint presentations or having to fire an employee so my VP could get their bonus this quarter.
But I still look forward to the day when happiness and productive work aren't an either/or choice for the 99%, but rather are two complimentary parts of a holistic whole.
Andre Gorz - 'Capitalism, Socialism, Ecology'
Paul Krugman - 'The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming America from the Right'
Tim Harford - 'The Logic of Life'
Photos of today's snow in the Iveagh Gardens
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I've submitted my first application to the iPhone AppStore.
Note to self, and others: It will take much (*much*) longer than you think – but I did get it submitted on St. Patrick's Day, but only because I'm in Mountain time and Apple is in Pacific. *grin*
Between issues with the code signing (had to reboot my Mac to get it to work – a problem with the Keychain Access, I believe), and prepping all the information for the submission, etc., it's been several days since I was approved as an iPhone Developer.
My brother was giving me a hard time about the comparison with his Palm development experience: free SDK, free to create, install, and sell applications, and he's earned a couple of thousand dollars from it.
I'm into this about $1000 already, and have just a small "entertainment" app to show for it – of course, Apple provides a great delivery mechanism in the AppStore, but it hurts to start in negative territory…
Anyway, I'll let you know details of the application when (if?) it gets approved by Apple. Meanwhile, I've got two, err, three other applications I want to get built, so I'll be busy while I'm waiting to hear back from Apple.
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JLO & RIHANNA lend their voices to DreamWorks' new animated film, HOME – In theaters, March, 2015
When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, (Rihanna, who also contributes a song) manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh (Jim Parsons). The two fugitives realize there's a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime.


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This comp is a concept art for the cover of a children's book I am currently writing. A girl of many talents. Haha! Playing with my new Wacom tablet is a blast, it has quickly become my favorite tool with all of my design work.
After you go buy your Wacom tablet then head on over to Think Kings new blog @ thinkkings.wordpress.com. I am a company co-founder, and current blog contributor. I will be publishing this book, once complete with this creative studio. Like us on Facebook… www.facebook.com/thinkkingsCS
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(ref used, you can find it on google lol) Original Tamagotchi, I had this one & a transparent green one. =] The green one didn't have a chain, it was a necklace. Did you have a tamagotchi?
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lmao, mine always died so i named her angel
oh my. Just bought one a few days ago :D But it's not in colours, it's black and white. 5/5
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i used 2 have a tamagotchi and i played it so much.this is really good! 5/5 ♥'s!


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Harrington Farm is one of my favorite wedding locations. Located on the back side of Wachusett Mountain in Princeton, Massachusetts, a wedding in the fall provides an incredible view of the New England fall foliage. The grounds are lush green with flowers and perennials throughout the gardens. The farm is secluded and private on a mountain road. The reception room has post and beam cathedral ceilings. The food is incredible. The web site provides a lot of details about various wedding packages. You can have your wedding ceremony on site outdoors or inside. There's plenty of room for a large wedding band. No stage, but it's not necessary. The acoustics are excellent. Although the staff is attentive and friendly, there is no dedicated function coordinator. The person in charge of the waitstaff is the coordinator. However, he or she is busy serving so it's important that your wedding band MC or DJ can keep the reception activities on schedule (introductions, toasts, special dances, cake cutting, etc.)
The farm is also a five-star restaurant with an incredible Sunday brunch.


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Gundam MG 75 XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero Endless Waltz Ver.
This is the 1/100 Master Grade model of Wing Zero custom. First of all, I must say that this model is my favorite. It has got beautiful angelic wings. The buster rifles are just beyond the word "awesome". This model, as you can see on the pictures I have uploaded, can hold the buster rifles together properly unlike the HG version. It does not need to be painted because it is beautiful the way it is. The only thing that I don't like about this model is its endskeleton. Unlike the other Master grades, Wing zero is the only one which hasn't got a complete endoskeleton (I am talking about the arms and the lower torso). But overall, this is one of the best MG models of Bandai.


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Helambu Village
The trek is easy and provides the spectacular views of the Langtang (7245m), Ganesh Himal (7405m), Dorje Lhakpa (6990m) and other small mountains of Langtang Himalayan range. The warm and friendly people of helambu are mostly Buddhists. It is an ideal trip for those who have a short time and like to combine both cultural scene. You will enjoy visiting the culturally rich Tamang villages, Buddhist Gompas and the fantastic landscape with rice fields.


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Below you'll find a list of all of the Doctor of Nursing Practice programs available in Maryland.
List of Maryland DNP Programs
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Accreditation: CCNE
The CCNE-accredited Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Johns Hopkins University can be completed in six semesters of full-time study and is offered in an executive format. Students are only required to attend approximately two weeks of on-site classes each semester, with the rest of the program requirements to be completed online. Applicants must have an MSN degree, current RN license, and APRN certification. The DNP curriculum includes courses in Advanced Nursing Policy, Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care, and Analytical Approaches to Outcomes Management: Individuals and Populations. Full-time DNP students may qualify for Merit Scholarships from the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University. Merit Scholarships range from $5,000 to full tuition.
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Salisbury University
Salisbury, Maryland
The post-master's Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Salisbury University has two areas of concentration - Leadership and Family Nurse Practitioner. The DNP Leadership program is designed for RNs in advanced practice roles, including nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, nurse administrators, and nurse educators. The DNP - FNP option is for RNs who wish to be eligible to take the FNP certification and complete a doctoral program at the same time. The post-master's DNP is available online and can be completed with three years of continuous enrolment. The university also offers a post-bachelor's DNP program. This is designed to be pursued as a full-time program of study, although part-time options are available.
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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland
The post-baccalaureate DNP program at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences offers the following specialty tracks for nurse practitioners: Family NP, Women's Health NP, and Psychiatric Mental Health NP. The university also offers a Nurse Anesthesia DNP option and an Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist DNP option. As the only graduate school of nursing that prepares APRNs, clinicians, scientists and scholars for the challenges of military and public health medicine, the university's graduate curriculum has three distinct focus areas. These are: Operational Readiness in Changing Environments, Clinical Decision Making in the Federal Health Care Delivery System, and Global, Environmental, Cultural and Political Context. The university's Doctor of Nursing Practice program has CCNE accreditation until 2019.
University of Maryland-Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland
The post-BSN to DNP and the DNP with Specialties (Post-master's) programs at the University of Maryland offer the following areas of concentration: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP/Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP, Family NP, Nurse Anesthesia, Pediatric Acute Care NP, Pediatric Primary Care NP, Neonatal NP, and Psychiatric Mental Health NP-Family. The university also offers a Post-master's DNP for MSN degree holders who work in the areas of health services leadership management, nursing informatics, or community and public health who wish to earn a DNP without specializing in the areas mentioned above. Applicants who have an MBA, MPA or MPH can also be considered for this program. The Post-master's DNP is offered in a blended format and has CCNE accreditation until 2015.
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Price: £4.75
Quantity: 1 available
Book Condition: Average
. 784 pages, daily passages of Scripture for morning and evening, with brief comments and hymns etc. Page edges heavily foxed. Dust jacket worn and torn and covered with clear non-adhesive film. Originally published as "The Interpreter, or Scripture for Family Worship."
Title: Spurgeon's Devotional Bible
Categories: Commentaries, Daily Readings & Devotional, Bibles, Concordances and Bible Dictionaries,
Publisher: Welwyn, Evangelical Press: 1976
ISBN Number: 0852340583
ISBN Number 13: 9780852340585
Binding: Hard Cover
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Seller ID: 446949
Keywords: Daily Readings, Evangelical, Christianity,