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pranathi Started The Discussion:
Hi All,
I am working as an HR Manager in one software firm.
I was a little confused between experience certificate & service Certificate. Is their any difference between the two or not?
I think they both are the same. Please suggest.
margerate_ruth - Member Since: Feb 2009
both are same but have different name.
when an employee serves a company that company has to give experience letter or service certificate to that employee for serving those many years or months or days.
ngurjar - Member Since: Sep 2008
Service certificate usually certifies the position and the duration. It is more of a contractual doc.
Experience letter usually elaborates on the nature of work done. It is more of a supporting doc to what you have done.
BhavinParmar - Member Since: Mar 2009
Difference between service & experience certificates are just like difference between MOM & Mother...here is same quality with different display.
rrreddy - Member Since: Aug 2010
Dear Pranathi.., Some times both are same but little bit difference is there, Mr.Nikhil S. Gurjar explained in a good way.. Thank You Mr.Nikhil S. Gurjar
nagaprasadb - Member Since: Apr 2010
Experience & service certificates are different..
Service certificate can be given to any of the employee on his request while he is working with the same company.
Experience cerificate can be given to any employee after his resignation / While leaving.
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abedeen7 - Member Since: Dec 2009
Dear All,
I would like to put some light on service certificate.
The format is prescribed by our law and its mandatory on the part of employer to issued even if the employee is terminated.
Service certificate can be considered as set and experience letter as subset.
we can design our own experience letter but service certificate is designed by the act unsder which establishment is registered.
Kindly check the attachment to see service certificate format.
Dear Pranti,
Experience letter is to be given on completion of term of employment with firm; hence it should be given on reliving of employment or thereafter
Service Letter can be given to employee on special request in confirmation his employment with origination to which associated.
Mohammed Azeez Beary
Experience letter is to be given on completion of term of employment with firm,hence it should be given on reliving of employment or thereafter
Service Letter can be given to employee on special request in confirmation of employment with origanation to which associated.
Mohammed Azeez Beary
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I enjoyed this season. There seemed to be more humor and it felt lighter than the first.
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Senate panel sets postal hearing for next week
August 30th, 2011 | Postal Service Uncategorized | Posted by Sean Reilly
Game on! The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee just officially announced what is certain to a highly charged hearing next Tuesday afternoon, titled "U.S. Postal Service in Crisis: Proposals to Prevent a Postal Shutdown."
The focus is expected to be the Postal Service's recently unveiled bid for the freedom to lay off some 120,000 unionized employees, along with creating its own retirement and health insurance programs. No witnesses have been announced yet, but they will presumably include U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe or a stand-in, as well as labor and mailing industry representatives.
Unsurprisingly, all three proposals have not exactly been embraced by the Postal Service's four unions. This, however, will be the first formal gauge of congressional sentiment. The hearing is set for 2 p.m., Sept. 6. For those who can't attend in person, the committee usually webcasts its hearings live; the panel's homepage is http://hsgac.senate.gov/public.
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August 31st, 2011 at 4:48 am
I have been an Electronics Technician with the USPS since 1988, and have NEVER been assigned a click (1/100 of an hour) of standby time. The postal service has more management/supervision than any state requires for day care centers, many of which only serve to provide cronies with a nice fat paycheck. Over the last 4 years they have reduced employees by more than 100,000 yet only managed to shift management jobs around. reduced employment should result in a reduced need for supervision.
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August 31st, 2011 at 9:21 am
I am a retired Postal Worker (Management – 37 years) I agree that there is far too much supervision and management at the top. It was my experience that support position were always cut but not the upper management positions. PCES positions are a joke. These individuals are always on travel or temporary assignments, drawing perdium and travel expenses. They would get real excited when their annual bonus was in jeopardy. Everytime there was a reorganization the layers of upper management just moved around and got blurred. Leave the workers that process and deliver the mail alone. They are not the problem. Get rid of those $150K plus executives that do nothing but travel and run up their expense accounts.
Jason Says:
August 31st, 2011 at 9:22 am
thats the postal way….crush the workers…..who will they write up when we are gone??? Letter Carrier 9 years
Celeste Says:
August 31st, 2011 at 10:37 am
POedET10: That's insane! No wonder they've run out of money!
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August 31st, 2011 at 11:14 am
First off, i highly doubt those goofy proposals will be the 'focus' of the meeting. The PMG already said the 3 things he needed to bring the post office in line months ago (hint: he'll probably only get 2 of them). Secondly, the layoffs mentioned 'employees'. That means everyone as i understand it. You really think the post office will lay off 125k average workers but zero supervisors or execs? The fewer there are of us, the fewer supers and execs they'll need.
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August 31st, 2011 at 1:13 pm
For years, the top execs have been bleeding our service dry for their own benefit. They have cut craft employees to the bare bones which is affecting service. Overtime to cover these shot staffed offices is costing millions. Contract violation grievances and lawsuits are costing billions. Yet the execs remain unscathed. I'm tired of hearing about loss of volumes, maybe first class is down, but all other types of mail volumes are up. I'm tired of the BS they feed the media. Craft employees suffer the abuse of their bosses daily, in an effort to "make the numbers" that increase their bonusus. Why has no one looked into their wasteful spending; benefits {including 100% healthcare costs} perks, huge salary and retirement packages, cars, homes, timeshares, travel and food expence accounts, bonuses, incentives, lavishly catered meetings, etc. Wake up and hold them accountable for their selfishness.
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August 31st, 2011 at 6:13 pm
Come on folks.. If its not hot enough now lets see If PMG Donahoe squirms, lies, begs, cries and finally – constantly have to go to the restroom cause he has diarrhea while on the stand while being questioned. Look folks, Congress needs to man-up and take back the Postal Service and fire the top executives. Get rid of 15000 – 20000 small offices located in areas that are bounded by Post Offices within a 3 – 5 mile radius of each other. Next go down to a 3 day a week delivery. Congress wants no part of the Unions especially when there are elections in the wind. UP the price of stamps. I agree that PMG Donahoe has problems but not solutions other than the Grim Reaper. Bring in OMB to go through the books and look for waste and mis-management. Finally, stop hiring back retired employees. As a retired Management employee I saw the rolls decline to be brought back up again to staggering numbers. Finally, ask if the PMG has offered to take a cut in pay and How many VPs and PCES have had salary reductions or offered to take one. Last, get rid of Postal IT and outsource or transfer all IT and accounting functions outside Postal to another Govt Agency or to a contractor firm. Licensing, hardware and above all else expenses associated with data centers can be eliminated. Get rid of the Forever Stamp cause it makes no sense – some PCES should have been fired a long time ago over that mistake.
Last Pray for Brother Donohoe as he dont know the meaning of of being in the hot seat until he meets with Congress. Anybody that old with dark hair either dyes it or it is a wig.
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August 31st, 2011 at 7:28 pm
If Congress buys this latest Ponzi scheme these USPS clowns have dreamed up, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell them!!! Within 5 years of handing over retirement and health care monies to USPS so-called "executives", the money would be gone and a class-action law suit would be filed against the government by the 1M+ workers hung out to dry. These USPS PCES Executives could not manage the business of moving the mail!! How in Heaven's name could they manage health care and retirements??? If the USPS is able to pull this one off, then the citizens of this country really need to rise up and get rid of EVERYONE in Congress because they will PROVE BEYOND ANY REASONABE DOUBT they are nothing but a bunch of idiots.
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August 31st, 2011 at 9:55 pm
Ever since Congress demanded that the USPS prefund retirement health benefits for future retirees, there has been a stream of new "most important things" that the carriers and clerks have to now do as a priority over everything else, including the last most important thing. I've finally come to realize that all these new most important things are designed to give upper management individuals something to do (such as searching through records to check if the new most important thing is being done) so that they can justify having a six-figure income.
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September 2nd, 2011 at 2:22 pm
I am also ET and I can hear thousands of postal workers all over the country laughing at your comment. Just because you "have NEVER been assigned a click (1/100 of an hour) of standby time" doesn't mean you havent spent thousands of hours standing/sitting around doing nothing! Haha that was a good one man, I can't believe you said that in public.


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In the end it came down to Spencer, Gina Marie and Andy. Spencer just had to do better in the final HOH and to get himself into the final two. Had he done so I think he might well have won having some how managed to be nominated for eviction 8 times and survived, this is a record in Big Brother game play that may never be equaled, a mind boggling achievement. It is hard to see how Andy could have won against Spencer and therefore it is understand able that he opted to bring GM to the final two.
In the end you might not like Andy's game play, I think Gina Marie getting to the final two is more of an achievement in many ways but it is interesting that he housemates clearly think he out played her.
Agreed the worst BB EVER! I stopped watching after the "return of the evicted", it was clear that the producers have been manipulating the outcome of the show. I always enjoyed BB because I felt it was one of the few show that the producers didn't have a hand in the outcome, however that isn't the case. Start from the beginning, MVP?! Week one – 3 "Alyssa" REALLY??? Producers didn't want her evicted so they lied to us that Alyssa was MVP. It changed the game from that point on. With that said, I don't want to sit and spin about all the producers manipulations because at some point the producers had to do something about the worst cast ever assembled. Floaters vs. Game Players…BB is a game, and 'playing' the game should be the only way anyone can or should win, floaters are needed to allow game players to make moves…they need the votes. And really that is all a floater is a vote. Floaters serve no other use, and clearly don't deserve to win BB. The show is over and a new one will be here before we know it, I hope that the producers do a better job casting next year and stay out of the games outcome, let the 'players' play to win and let the floaters float away.
Worst game of a winner? Not even close. Andy played a top 5 strategic game of all time.
He played a very difficult strategy and won. He singlehandedly created and destroyed alliances. McCranda would have been gone weeks earlier if not for Andy. The Exterminators never would have succeeded if not for Andy. He created power, and he did it to benefit his game, no one else's.
All that came out of Andy's mouth was HATE HATE and more HATE being an openly gay man you would think that HATE would not be in his vocabulary. Shame on you Andy for saying the hateful hurtful disgusting things about Elissa and her son…Shame
Your article was disappointing. Did you watch any BBAD or feeds and see/hear what was really going on? Why didn't you report on this instead? It sounds like you are spouting the party line and kissing a** for CBS. Poor reporting.
andy is disgusting, and nauseating, a liar, backstabber and not a nice human being…using that term
very lightly…..you are vile and the excuses you continue to make for your behavior are not convincing at all.
be gone you idiot…just go away and stay gone.
Anyone who watched the live feeds should know that this final 3 were 3 of the most horrible, disgusting people to ever play the game. It is beyond hypocrisy that CBS took Aaryn to task for her racist comments, enjoyed a ratings bump due to that controversy and then let these 3 slide for their days and days of near constant insanely awful comments. From praising Hitler to bashing people's kids to using the n word, Spencer, Gina Marie and Andy set a new low of lows. Gl Andy. Enjoy the money while it lasts because it's doubtful you will ever teach again.
People need to get over the comments he made about Elissa. He was joking. They joked around about EVERY houseguest, and Elissa is above no one. They had every right to make fun of her after how irritating she was to live with for 77 days. And again, they made fun of everyone, so sorry they didn't bow down to your precious Elissa. I for one thought it was HILARIOUS.
But, people need to get over the comments they made about Elissa. They were joking. They joked around about EVERY houseguest, and Elissa is above no one. They had every right to make fun of her after how irritating she was to live with for 77 days. And again, they made fun of everyone, so sorry they didn't bow down to your precious Elissa. I for one thought it was HILARIOUS.
And this happens every season. Did y'all miss season 8 when Evel Dick threatened to choke and kill Jen + all the other horrible things?
Andy's game play is of no interest to me. Frankly I was astounded that Spenser made final three and would have not minded seeing him win any more than either of the other two.
What IS of interest to me is the apparent acceptance by the majority of the house, and media of Andy's almost 24/7 hate speech. Here is a man who is well educated, even in a position of educating others and he's using the most disgusting, hateful, racist language to ever come out of the Big Brother house. He, much more than the other two, should have known better. Let's face it that kind of talk from the likes of Ginamarie and Spencer is no big surprise. They are both obviously low class, fairly uneducated, with very little sense of values or respect. To hear them make the remarks they made is not that much of a shock. Andy is a whole other story. He is in the business of teaching, shaping young minds, and here he is talking such filth, then he has the audacity to say "If I offended anyone…" IF??? What planet is he from? Who did he not offend? Gays? I'm guessing more than a few gay men and women were embarrassed by his "gossip". His attacks on Elissa, Candice, and Jessie were unbelievable. His hate of Elissa was so blatant it bordered on psychotic. Obviously something about her fed into some deep seated fear he has. I suppose beautiful, intelligent, classy women could be viewed as a threat, but why? Anyone interested in Elissa wouldn't be looking at Andy.
I simply cannot understand why no one is willing to call him out on this subject? Are the media afraid of him?
He may have played a winning game but his "gossip" ruined his character.
Sorry John-
Watched the live feeds all the time- He did make fun of Eliss's kid, saying he should be reading, not drawing pictures at his age, and there must be something wrong with him, or Elissa is homeschooling him. Out of the 3, he played the best game and was least offensive, but the hate that he had for Elissa was obvious. He HATED her. Every comment was bashing her.
Also, wasn't a fan of Dick, but what he did was gameplay. He went to the DR everytime and asked if it was ok, and it was for a purpose (to control a vote/nominations/veto, never after that 'power' was decided).
These HG were attacking people after they left, and not in a fun way. Horrible. Andy now falls into the A-baller winner from a few years ago- a horrible winner out of a horrible cast that will be forgotten soon.
"Get over the remarks…" "They were making fun of…" Were you watching the same show I was? There was NO fun or joking in their conversations. They had NO right to degrade Elissa (or Jessie or Candace).
How does one "get over" watching a woman be demoralized over and over and the guilty party being awarded half a million dollars for his hate filled speech?
I wonder if you'd say the same thing if it had been Elissa calling Andy a "Queer" or "Fag" or other homophobic slurs? Somehow I don't think so.
John, joking? Let's see, Andy said quite seriously he likes to falsely accuse people in bars of making homophobic comments. He called handicapped kids stupid. He called many of his students stupid. He said repeatedly he wanted to punch Elissa in the face. He made up long rambling and detailed stories about 10 year olds having sex for grades. He spent days and days saying horrible things about people that were not jokes, not funny to anyone I know who watched the feeds. Did you watch the feeds? It was way beyond 'making fun of.' It was just insane behavior.
I am no Andy fan, but the person who said he he was 24/7 spewing hate speech obvously didn't watch the live feeds. Andy started making nasty comment towards the end of the show, but you have to remember who was left in the house at the time. People adapt to the people around them, and Andy was just feeding Spencer and GM what they wanted to hear, which was vile and nasty hate. It doesn't 100% excuse his actions, but I do understand them.
This article was obviously written by a person who did not watch the feeds.
Really Joe? You sure about that? I seem to recall conversations with Judd, MaCrea, Amanda, Aaryn, and several others. He was part and parcel to many conversations on the backyard sofas.
He hated Elissa. It had nothing to do with Spencer or GinaMarie. In fact GinaMarie didn't get on the Elissa Hate Wagon until there were only the three of them left. It was Andy's hate of Elissa that encouraged/enticed the other two to join in the vile, disgusting gossip concerning her and her family. His comments regarding her child are UNFORGIVABLE.
Saying you "understand" his actions, says a lot about you. Because I could never understand someone talking that way. I would have to say something. Like "Whoa, that's way over the top…" or "Hey let's leave the child out of this…" . Nope I could never understand the need to smear someone's character, and question their child's mental abilities. But, that's just me.
Andy the rat are you posting using the name Ben?? has to be…
Anyone making excuses for Andy the rat's behavior is just as bad as he is…no decent person could excuse the hate and nastiness that came out of his mouth for weeks!!! He said it himself…"i am a coward"…only honest thing to come out of his mouth!!
Personal feelings aside & believe me that is difficult to do with this hateful guy, but I must respectfully disagree in your assessment of his game play and of CBS' intentions.
On the contrary, CBS did everything in it's power to sanitize the viciousness of these final 3 in a vain attempt to save what was left of one of the most horrible seasons in the history of the show.
The game play this season was really quite poor. Andy's "calculated" risks were ridiculous & most assuredly not risks a logical person who's fond of their money would gamble on. He literally told, well more like whined incessantly to, almost every single house guest of his plan to frame Elissa BEFOREHAND. Not a wise risk at all.
On a normal season, someone would have dropped the dime on Andy's duplicity. Moreover, if they had, what would have been Andy's Plan B? He was turning on the very people who were most loyal to him, so he would not have had a Plan B.
Truthfully, he was playing with a cast of lightweight strategists with very small minds who were so preoccupied with their own egotism, they couldn't fathom the possibility of being outmaneuvered.
I include Amanda in that assessment as well. She couldn't entertain the notion that at some point the "house" would no longer bend to her will and abandon the required common goal of garnering her the win, lest they be outcast, ostracized, and bullied.
In any other season, Andy would have been "Ronnied" out the door by week 3. As for Amanda, she could have been a contender. Of that much, I will give you.
I watched the live feeds and what they (Gina Marie) said about Elissa's son was that she didn't think he was her husband's son because the little boy looked Spanish or Puerto Rican. Why is it an insult to say someone looks Spanish or Puerto Rican? And BTW Elissa was truly a terror to the other house guests. She thought nothing of gossiping that two of the women in the house had confided to her that they had had abortions. What sort of game play is that? She just wanted to be sure that news was made public on the feed. Shame on you Elissa.
He has to be the most hated BB winner ever. He was a floater till the very end. Judd was the one who brought all of them together to form the Exterminators. And I can not fathom how someone so full of hatred could be allowed to teach youngsters. What kind of a role model will he be?
Wow! A floater rat won BB 15.
Andy is definitely the most hated winner of all BB history and his stupid apology makes it worse! Playing the game is one thing but being a vile and hateful person deep within is another. What a joke!
As a full blown "Elissa fan" I will admit I never saw her gossiping, at least nothing that was above the norm. As for the abortion business up until "100 percent's" comment about them, I hadn't heard that story. I knew Elissa told others that Amanda told her she had had a miscarriage while waiting to come into the house. I never heard 'abortion' mentioned. I won't argue the point. I do find it unkind and yes wrong that she repeated to others what was told to her in confidence. However, that was between her and those she betrayed. It does explain some of Amanda's ill will toward her. It does not excuse Amanda's constant bullying, of Elissa or anyone else. Nor does it justify Andy's constant hateful gossiping about Elissa. Nor the remarks he made about her son. And he DID make unsavory, disrespectful comments about the child. Rule #1, children are OFF limits. You would think and educator such as Andy claims to be would know a child of 6/7 can both read and draw. To imply the child was not up to par was insulting to the child and to children who struggle with trying to be "normal/average." Out of bounds.
I wasn't in the house, so I will concede that Elissa's aloof behavior would certainly be offensive to some of the players. Again this does not excuse Andy's constant character assassination. Andy hated Elissa. As a certified therapist it is my professional opinion his hate stemmed from some deep seated issues he has with attractive women and his blind jealousy of Elissa's pseudo-wealthy/healthy life outside the house. As well as her relationship to one of the most controversial players of all time. It was his contention that the "Brenchel Army" would throw all their support behind Elissa giving her an unfair advantage. He chose to completely ignore the assumption that the Gay and Lesbian Army could equally throw all their support behind him, giving him and equally unfair advantage.
Putting aside the "gossip, hate-mongering" that was overly present in the house there is no question that as far as game play Andy may well have been the only houseguest (besides Helen) who actually had a plan and followed it through. Putting aside my intense dislike for his character, I will concede he did play an artful game and of the remaining three was the only fair choice to win. This still does not make him a likeable person. Much the same as Dan last year (and I LOVE Dan) were I a friend of either I would always be on my guard. People who lie so effortlessly, are people to be weary of.
I don't believe Andy is the devil, neither do I believe he is the caring, loving, compassionate human being he touted himself to be.
GinaMarie….what does one say about this woman? She's up, she's down. She was loyal to Aaryn and to a degree to Elissa. She refused to bow under to the pressure to put Elissa up. While Elissa put Amanda and MaC on the block it was GM who sent Amanda out the door. MaC as well. Those were two of her greatest moves. I'd say her unspoken bond with Andy was the best kept secret in the house, and if true, her third great achievement. She did not deserved to win, but second place was clearly hers.
Spencer. Poor Spencer. On the block a record number of times, yet never let it ruffle his feathers. He broke the "pawn curse." No small feat. He never really 'Played" the game. Unless one considers floating along a form of game play. I do. Each player uses what works for him/her. Spencer, not being a mover/shaker chose to be the quiet man offering himself up when needed otherwise lying low avoiding alienating anyone one.
In closing the final three each had at least one redeeming feature. Unfortunately for them neither Spence or GM had as many as Andy. He was the clear choice to win.
That however does not negate his vile, disrespectful, even cruel and disgusting character assignation of not only Elissa, but Jessie, Candice and Aaryn, and even Helen.
The ONE thing that angered me most was everyone's continually saying "IF" I offended anyone…." "IF" what planet were these people on. They offended everyone. I have yet to hear a sincere apology from anyone. Blaming the house is no excuse. !5 seasons of players have lived in that house, none has ever been as vile as this group. This is no "IF".
As a postscript I must add that Amanda is a very troubled woman. It is my professional opinion she is borderline psychotic. I can see her being a danger to anyone who crossed her. Her comments regarding Jessie and the things she would "love" to do to her were quite frightening. Amanda, you need help. Counseling, and medication. Your behavior on finale night was a clear indicator of your inability to keep your rage under control. Be brave, go home and seek out the help of family and friends and get the help you need. Life does not have to be so difficult. You will be a happier woman. I promise. OH, and let Mac go. He is not for you. He is a puppy/boy/manchild. You need to take care of yourself before taking on someone like him.
Jules your post is correct and I agree with every word you wrote. @100 if you actually watched the live feed, GM said Elissa son was dirty Puerto Rican
Since Jules is an admitted "full blown 'Elissa fan'" I find his feelings and comments about Big Brother 15 to be similar to others and the essence of what I want to address.
Andy was hardly the only house guest who found Elissa to be irritating and hard to live with, nor was he the only one who had negative things to say about her. While I agree children are off limits, anything they, not just Andy, said About Elissa's children was meant as a stab at Elissa. It was McCrae who said, "I get what you mean. The drawing looks more like a kindergartener's than a 3rd grader." McCrae also said, "Every time [Elissa] walks into the room, my a–hole tightens up." Howard had a laundry list of negative comments to say about Elissa. Were these men also 'blindly jealous' of Elissa? Hardly. The females in the house who had negative feelings and things to say about Elissa were not jealous of her either.
Watching the live feeds, I can see why most of the house guests strongly disliked Elissa. Elissa looked down her nose at everyone and behaved in an extremely obnoxious passive aggressive manner. It's why no one wanted to work with her even if it was in their best interest. Elissa had a horrendous social game.
I would think people, especially a certified therapist, could see there is something to the fact that of those who actually had to live with them in close quarters, everyone liked Andy, including Elissa, but the house guests didn't care for Elissa.
Correction: Spencer, not Howard
Everyone liked Andy and didn't like Elissa…that is because the majority of these people were all disgusting despicable people and it makes sense they mostly thought the same!!
And lastly they started treating Elissa this way in the first week, if they were half way decent people they would have given her a chance.
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What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."
--Romans 4:1-3
The great principle that Paul is trying to illustrate here is justification by faith. He taught that salvation is by faith alone—not faith including good deeds, church attendance, or moral character. Faith in Jesus Christ is all you need for salvation!
We cannot save ourselves because our sin prohibits us from reaching God's holy standards. Abraham was a good and moral man, but he was only saved through his faith.
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- F is for facts. You must understand the facts of God's Word.
- A is for affirmation. There must be an affirmation of those facts in your mind.
- I is for internalization. You internalize God's Word in your heart.
- T is for trust. This means to simply trust God every day in every way.
- H is for hope. Because of faith, you have a hope in Jesus Christ and eternal life with Him.
The fact is you and I can live trying to gain God's favor. But we can never perform enough to earn His acceptance and approval. Like Abraham, we must believe in God to be declared righteous.
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The passion of state versus state competition seen in rugby league's State of Origin could help reinvigorate Australian athletics.
Athletics bodies' merger may be on wrong track
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Early in April the Australian Sports Commission sent a missive to Athletics Australia and Little Athletics Australia requesting that they merge by the end of the financial year.
Australian athlete Matt Davies investigated by ASADA over possible doping breach
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Leading Australian sprinter Matt Davies is being investigated by ASADA over a possible doping breach.
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A merger of Little Athletics with Athletics Australia could result in the popular junior sport receiving millions of dollars in federal funding and help tackle the chronic problem of the drain of vast numbers of talented juniors from the sport.
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The announcement by the Australian Sports Commission, Athletics Australia and Little Athletics Australia of a review into a possible merger between the athletics bodies signals a paradigm shift in thinking about the future of the sport.
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Athletics Victoria have announced the appointment of Glenn Turnor as their new Chief Executive Officer.
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Former world champion marathon runner Robert de Castella has blasted Athletics Australia's move away from basing athletes at the Australian Institute of Sport and described its tiered-scholarship program as a ''cop out''.
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Killswitch Engage headlining Sunday
Every Time I Die playing Sunday
Vanna playing Sunday
Overkill performing Saturday
Unearth playing Saturday
Protest the Hero playing Saturday
Bane wrecking the upstairs Saturday
Hung performing Saturday
Huntress playing Saturday
Volumes playing Sunday
Upon a Burning Body playing Sunday
Recon in the upstairs room Sunday
Texas in July playing Sunday
Attila playing Sunday
MyChildren, MyBride on Sunday
Chelsea Grin on Sunday
For Today playing Sunday
The never ending pit
OK, here's a final dump of pictures and musings from @moshfest.
1) The return of singer Jesse Leach to Killswitch Engage could not have happened in a more perfect setting, nor could there have been a better conclusion to New England Metal and Hardcore Festival 14.
Each of the three days featured headlining bands that were once part of the Metalfest pack, playing mid-day sets, sometimes on the smaller upstairs stage. With Black Dahlia Murder, All That Remains, and KsE each topping the bill one night, Metalfest's legacy could not be any more clear.
2) You can hate God, or love God, just don't be Godsmack. There was nothing unsettling or off at Metalfest when on one night The Acacia Strain claimed there is no place for religion in extreme music and on another night Christian-core bands such as For Today and MyChildren, MyBride were singing ol' JC's praises from the stage.
Sincerity matters most, so any band that comes across as honest and performing in the moment generally gets a fair hearing at Metalfest. Even the more theatrical bands and commercially successful ones are expected to flip off the mainstream in some way. There's a place for mainstream hard rock like the kind churned out by Godsmack and Staind, but that place is not Metalfest.
2.1) Yup, hardcore and metal pair well. It may have seemed strange in 1999 to draw the festival boundaries around these two genres. Hardcore shared more with punk's economy and metal has a history of going big. But both genres have solid underground scenes that look more similar than different. On the second stage Sunday, Betraying the Martyrs' progressive, keyboard-laced set didn't clash with Recon's tightly coiled hardcore set that followed. In both cases, the room was packed.
3) Metalfest celebrates history and makes history. On Saturday, Overkill played songs that were essential metal before many in the crowd were even born.
That same day, the band Huntress, whose debut album isn't even out yet, came across as one of metal's next, great hopes. Steeped in twin-guitar tradition and fronted by theatrical and bold-voiced singer Jill Janus, Huntress is going to appeal to fans of old Judas Priest and kids who watch "Metalocalypse"
On Sunday, Texas in July delivered a knock-out punch of hardcore-tinged metal that also signaled great things to come from this young band out of Pennsylvania.
4) Metalfest loves mongrels. The power-metal bands such as DragonForce and Holy Grail have their boundaries pretty well set. And bands coming out of the death-metal camp like Nile have a certain way of doing things. But metal has embraced countless hybrids willing to channel aggression. The way Vanna or Atilla stitch together grooves, breakdowns, and guitar shred is exactly the kind of of creative energy that has kept metal self renewing.
5) Ain't no fan like a Metalfest fan. Metal fans, like the music itself, tend to freak out people who don't pay attention to this stuff. The piercings, ear gauges and tattoos go wayyyy past what mom and pop are used to seeing at Hot Topic in the mall. But here was a crowd that took care of itself across three days as hundreds hopped into the mosh pits and everyone withstood a steady onslaught of audio aggression.
I've covered a bunch of country music festivals as well as a bunch of heavy music festivals. Guess which type of event typically has a lot more drunken assholes? (Hint- It's not Metalfest).
The Acacia Strain, Friday night
Black Dahlia Murder headlining Friday
All That Remains headlining Saturday
DragonForce playing Saturday
God Forbid playing Saturday
OK, so @moshfest is over, and we're sifting through notes and computer files compiled throughout New England Metal and Hardcore Festival 14 to try and figure out exactly what the hell it was that dropped the jaw, blew the mind, melted the face, etc.
Thing is, there is no simple answer. Eighty-five (or so) bands playing extreme, aggressive music across three days could have easily turned into a slog of ear-grating screaming and bowel-rattling double-bass-drum barrages. But Metalfest moved at an exhilarating pace up to a dramatic finale with singer Jesse Leach reuniting with Killswitch Engage.
Metalfest had its vibe.
Any music festival_ blues, jazz, folk, polka, whatever_ that hopes to be any good has to be more than simply a bunch of bands sprinkled across a few stages. The best fests stoke experiences that go beyond the music, and NEMHF 14 did just that.
The vibe at Metalfest this year sprung from its sense of place. The Worcester Palladium has been, and always will be, the home of Metalfest. And it is a home because a family lives there. On any given year, Metalfest will have a good representation of Massachusetts bands. And those Massachusetts bands figuratively grew up in The Palladium, either at early editions of Metalfest or at the all-ages shows in the theater's smaller, upstairs stage.
And keep in mind, this isn't Boston we're talking about. The Acacia Strain's Vincent Bennett pointed out in January when his band opened for Lamb of God at the Paradise that it was only his second or third time in 10 years he performed in Boston.
Boston supports hard rock, and some of the smaller clubs feature metal nights, but extreme music was never really embraced there even as it blossomed and expanded throughout the 1990s and on into today. Pantera's Boston fans had to head west whenever they wanted to see that band.
When MassConcerts got a hold of The Palladium, John Peters and Scott Lee basically hung a "Metal Welcome Here" sign.
Also happening outside the Boston-proper music scene, a new breed of headbangers took hold in central and western Mass. Metalcore progenitors Overcast splintered into Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall. All That Remains took shape when Phil Labonte parted ways with Shadows Fall. Bane grew out of Converge. Unearth, The Acacia Strain and Vanna came in successive ways.
When those bands became big enough to tour, they met other heavy acts rumbling around, and brought home their friends to play at the Palladium. God Forbid, for example, may be from New Jersey, but they are a "Palladium band."
So this year especially when Masshole bands were heavily featured each of the three nights, the vibe took the shape of a family reunion. Papa Lee presided over the whole thing. Labonte jumped in on Unearth's set. Brian Fair and Pete Cortese watched from a balcony as their old Overcast mate Mike D'Antonio throttled his bass through Killswitch's set.
Fans and bands don't just goto Metalfest; they belong at Metalfest. It's their place.
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We're sifting through 2,000+ images from @moshfest and will be doing a few recaps ASAP
Killswitch Engage
What a pay off @moshfest. The return of singer Jesse Leach to Killswitch Engage surpassed expectations. Sounding fierce and in control, Leach had the same intensity that made him such a standout during his original tenure with the band, yet now he seems to better harness it.
The band looked a little shell shocked by the rabid response from the sold-out house, but fired right back with a batch of songs that pushed down to create an oppressive air before letting loose a big cathartic release. Worked every time.
The band opened with "Numbered Days," Self Revolution" and "Fixation on the Darkness," the same sequence that launches the "Alive of Just Breathing" album. Then KsE played "Rose of Sharyn" the breakout song it had with singer Howard Jones, Leach's replacement in 2002. Leach sent it out to Jones, who left with unspecified personal issues, and the response was one of pure gratitude.
For such a heavy band, KsE leads with its heart, and that sincerity has carried this band to a point where fans are there for every turn.
Every Time I Die
Every Time I Die has always had an oddball charm, one that lets it get away with song titles like "Underwater Bimbos from outer Space."
At its best, as it was @moshfest, ETID lurches back and forth between manic and menace. A little bit rock 'n' roll, a little bit certifiable. But no matter how the band came at it, ETID had killer chemistry that carried it through.
Yeah, a big can of Naragansett some how got in the pit @moshfest
Usually when bands change lineups as fast and as furiously as Vanna did, they end up on a fast track to Suckville.
But this Worcester-bred band did just the opposite. Down to just one member from the original 2004 lineup. Vanna has kinda rebuilt, kinda evolved into a monster band….Frankencore!
Huge riffs, soaring melodies, bruising breakdowns are all there in a controlled, jittery setting.
Vanna also had the best finale so far with the band soaring into the mosh pit, instruments in hand.
By the time Emmure joined the bill @moshfest needed another act about as badly as Chelsea Grin needs another bass drum. But glad Metalfest made room, because these guys crushed skulls with a finely tuned hardcore that brings in shades of nasty death metal. Defiant and entertaining all at once.
Lot of serious, brooding dudes @moshfest today. Attila from Atlata had a bit more of a laid back attitude in its attack. Brutal and heavy as need be, it was good to get some slinky soul in the rage.


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Supreme Court to hear right-to-die case
The Supreme Court of Canada will revisit the issue of assisted suicide.
The court has agreed to hear an appeal in the case of Kay Carter and Gloria Taylor, who succeeded in briefly overturning the assisted suicide law in 2012.
A B.C. judge ruled the law unconstitutional, but delayed her ruling for a year to allow the federal government to rewrite the statute.
The provincial court of appeal overturned that decision.
The high court's decision comes more than 20 years after its landmark ruling on the issue in the case of Sue Rodriguez, which went against assisted suicide.
Both the principals in the present case have died, but the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is continuing the fight.
The judge in the original case granted Taylor a constitutional exemption to permit her to seek physician-assisted suicide.
The appeal court allowed the exemption to stand, but Taylor eventually died of an infection in October 2012.
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In the report, published in the July issue of the
British Journal of Surgery, the Swiss researchers also said these surgical site infections, or SSIs, are associated with longer, more costly hospital stays.
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Beldi's team examined 35 patients who underwent planned, major
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infected patients.
"Having found a significant association between SSIs within 30 days of surgery and increased sound levels in the operating theater, we can only conclude that noise is associated with a stressful environment or lack of concentration and this impacts on the surgical outcome," Beldi said.
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How to tell others what God is really like
November 17, 2011
"If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him."
John 14:7
I remember back in the 60s when those Russian cosmonauts went up into outer space for a few hundred miles, came back, and said, "We have searched the heavens and there is no God." Well, I'll tell you one thing: if they had stepped out of that space capsule, they would have met Him face to face!
When you look at so many of the world's philosophies today, it becomes clear that many people are living without God. And before Jesus, you and I were without God as well. That's why, in today's passage, Jesus clearly equates knowing Him with knowing His Father. You can't have one without the other!
To be without Christ is to be without God. And if you don't know Jesus, you don't know God. You may know about God, but Jesus didn't just come to tell us who God is. He came to show us who God is!
So the next time you talk with someone who has a different worldview than you, introduce them to your God by introducing them to Jesus. Tell them of His love for them and what He did to save them. When you show them Jesus, they'll understand God in a whole new way!
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In Israel 2011, I'll take you right to where Christ's greatest miracles took place: the empty tomb, the Sea of Galilee, and the Mount of Olives, where you'll learn about the eternal importance of this ancient land. And in Signs of the Times, I'll show you how you can know God's purpose for you in these uncertain days!
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Senate to vote on unemployment extension – the huffington post, Washington (ap) — the new year looks a lot like the old one in the senate, with democrats scratching for votes to pass an agenda they share with.
Votes on unemployment bill postponed in senate, Washington (ap) — the senate postponed a pair of test votes on stalled unemployment legislation on monday as republicans and democrats sought a.
Open thread: senate cloture vote on unemployment benefits, Open thread: senate cloture vote on unemployment benefits; update: passes cloture, 60/37.
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