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Much hated as a match result and not liked as a betting tip by sports betting fans: The draw. But where does the bad reputation come from? Many sport bettors avoid betting on a draw like the devil avoids holy water. On the one hand most have concerns about the high odds and the low probability of a draw, on the other hand an X already destroyed the profit of a lucrative combination bet before. Draw bets also have some advantages though - one simply has to notice them. In the following we want to show you, how you can lucratively bet on draws with different draw strategies. In doing so we focus on draw bets in football.
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- How does the progressive "Bets on draw" strategy work?
- Precise example for the progressive draw strategy
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of this draw betting strategy?
- What are alternative strategies to bets on draw?
- Betting on handicap draws
- Betting on draw in 1st half
- Bets on draw in system bets
How does the progressive "Bets on draw" strategy work?
The focus of our analysis of draw bets is supposed to be on our experiences with the progressive draw betting strategy. It works simply: You choose a random team, that from experience draws pretty often. Our tip: Usually it's teams that can be found in the middle of the ranking over years, that draw most often. Once you made your choice, as the next step you should bet on a draw by this team for the whole season and every match - this strategy is only lucrative, if you do it consequently and over a long period of time. Of course you need to place this tip as a single bet. This might sound irritating at first, but the clou of this draw bets system is that apart from the high odds it works with a so-called loss progression. This is supposed to mean: In the case of a loss you raise your set base stakes by a certain percentage, so that in the case of a win the former loss is redeemed and that a steady plus can be gained. One can make out certain similarities to the world famous Martingale strategy, which is often used for roulette. The advantage of a progressive draw betting strategy: Due to high betting odds, that are usually way above 3.00, the stakes don't need to be doubled, a stakes raise of 50% in the case of a loss is sufficient. The stakes therefore don't grow as fast when you have a loss series. We don't want to keep the risks of this strategy a secret though: You need to count with very high stakes at times with this form of betting on draws. So it's an advantage to have a generous betting budget.
Precise example for the progressive draw strategy
In order to illustrate the progressive draw system better, we want to present the following example. For our team selection we take a look at the final ranking of the German Bundesliga from the 2016/2017 season. Of course you can also choose a different football league. It turns out that TSG Hoffenheim had 14 draws and therefore was the team with the most draws. This makes for 41,18% of all league matches. Therefore we choose this team for our bets on draws for the 2017/2018 season. Beginners that use the draw betting strategy for the first time should choose a rather small base stake. We recommend a low one-digit amount, so that the betting stakes remain affordable at all times and you avoid a total loss. For simplicity we take average odds of 3.50 for Tip X (=draw). The best betting providers even have higher average odds at times (up to 3.90), so 3.50 isn't too high at all. As base stake we choose 3 Euros. Therefore we "only" need to place an amount of 34,17 Euros after 6 lost bets with a raise of stakes of 50%. It's the goal to bet on draws of the respective team for a whole season. Of course you can set out certain matches against clear favourites for example at will. The first 20 matches of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the 2017/2018 season looked as followed with the draw betting strategy:
As you can see Hoffenheim is not letting us down regarding our draw betting strategy - one can rely on them drawing from time to time. Therefore you can accept a couple of lost bets in between. After 20 match days we have a net profit of 54,36 Euros. BUT: We want to mention at this point that you can also produce a minus with this system. A positive ending after the season cannot be guaranteed.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this draw betting strategy?
First the biggest advantage of the betting on draw tactic are the high average odds from 3.40 to 3.80 or even higher. You can make up for lost bets quickly with the loss progression. A glance at the statistics shows that 74 of 306 Bundesliga matches ended in a draw in the 2016/2017 season - this is 24,18%. This also corresponds with the league spanning average number. Longterm statistics show that about every fourth match ends in a draw. So betting on draws is pretty tempting and the numbers prove, why so many combination bets that don't include a Tip X fail. Another advantage of this draw strategy: You don't need any sport knowledge. So the draw system is easy and promising. What's the catch then? It's simple: Even if in theory every fourth match ends in a draw, the factor luck plays no unimportant role in this betting strategy. Additionally it's a question of budget, whether you can and want to afford tipping on draws. The risk naturally is in a total loss - what will the next draw give you, when your betting budget is already drained? A realistic calculation and a longterm money management should be the foundation, before you dive into this betting strategy. Very important: Keep the base stake low at first and don't raise your stakes by 100 percent in the case of a loss, since this just not necessary.
What are alternative strategies to bets on draw?
Our experiences show that it doesn't make much sense to bet on draws a whole match day in a certain league. Let's say you bet Tip X for all matches of a match day of the English Premier League: This would mean 20 betting tips with stakes of 5 Euros each, which makes total stakes of 100 Euros. Now we say that according to the statistic average numbers every fourth match ends in a draw: This would be a success rate of 5 matches. With average odds of 3.50 this would make a profit of 87,50 Euros, so in total you have a loss of 12,50 Euros. With a sixth draw you would be in the plus - but barely: Your net profit would be 5 Euros. Always keep in mind that you already need a good portion of luck even for this small sum. This draw bet strategy might be successful for certain individual match days - but in the long run it's not promising and you will generate a minus after a certain time for sure. Therefore we want to present three draw betting strategies that are way more profitable.
Betting on handicap draws
This strategic consideration is a good alternative for everybody with an aversion to draw bets. After all you actually bet on a win for a certain team with a "handicap X bet". As an example for the lucrative betting odds we take the match between Arsenal and Everton. Let's say you count with a Gunners home win. Instead of the usual 3-way bet on Tip 1, you could place a handicap draw bet (0:1 or 0:2). The slightly higher risk is being rewarded with very high odds.
- Usual 3-way bet
Tip 1 1,30 | Tip X 5,50 | Tip 2 10,00
- Handicap 0:1
Tip 1 1,80 | Tip X 3,40 | Tip 2 3,50
- Handicap 0:2
Tip 1 3,10 | Tip X 3,60 | Tip 2 1,75
Betting on draw in 1st half
Traditionally fewer goals are being scored in the first half than in the second one. Therefore half time results are way more often a draw than end results. Especially favourites that start into a match slowly are often satisfied with a 0:0 or 1:1 half time result. Odds of 3.00 or higher are not rare for matches with a clear favourite. When you can find steady odds of 2.00 or higher for your team at a bookmaker, you can use the progressive draw bet strategy here too. Due to the lower odds you need to count with doubling your stakes though, so that you can make up for losses and make profit in the long run. Let's stick with our example FC Arsenal versus FC Everton in order to make the differences between the odds compared to a usual 3-way-bet clear:
- Who wins the first half?
Tip 1 1,70 | Tip X 2,55 | Tip 2 8,50
Bets on draw in system bets
Due to the betting principle this betting from is very well suited for betting on individual or a couple of draws. By taking one individual draw tip into the system bet of your choice the total odds and as a consequence the maximum profits are rising quickly. If the draw doesn't become reality it's not as bad in a system bet. There is still the chance to make a profit in the end. Many sports betting fans accept smaller losses with the possible high profit sums in sight. In order for you to lose your total stakes, the draw bet is wrong and all other tips would need to be wrong too. The risk of the draw bet is therefore deactivated. Some sports betting fans dare to make some experiments and play for example a system bet 4 out of 8 that solely consists of draw tips. Such tips can be successful from time to time and then they are extremely profitable - from experience we recommend to stay away from these tips though. Said system would consist of 70 betting lines after all and the total stakes would be jacked up.


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Four of the eleven regions reported about the same (high) level of flu activity as last week, representing North Texas (HSR 2), East Texas (HSRs 4, 5), and South Texas (HSR 11).
The seven regions representing the panhandle (HSR 1), Northeast Texas (HSR 3), Houston/Galveston coastal area (HSR 6), Central Texas (HSR 7), South Central Texas (HSR 8), and West Texas (HSRs 9/10) reported decreasing flu activity.
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The Georgia Guidestones
The Age of Reason
or the End of The Age?
By Tom Kendall
What a difference a decade makes. I was first introduced to the Georgia Guidestones in 1999 and began to research their background. In 2000, while driving home from a family vacation in Florida, we stopped in Elberton, Georgia for a first-hand, close-up look at the infamous "Georgia Guidestones".
They weren't easy to find because they are located in a remote field a few miles north of Elberton on Georgia State Road 77. I was surprised when we arrived that they were not only remote, but the site was desolate. We were the only people there. That gave us plenty of time to examine the structure up-close and personal and photograph the area. Many of those photographs are included in this document.
I wrote the original of this document in 2000 as a warning of what I believed was to come for the United States and the rest of the world. The forecast was based on Biblical Prophesy, the trends toward socialism, not only in other parts of the world, but also in the U.S., and the belief that what was engraved on these stones might be a glimpse of what many consider to be the "ten commandments of the antichrist". Needless to say, some people who read the original document thought it was ridiculous and it would never happen. Others thought I was just some sort of conspiracy nut, while some saw the similarities to Bible prophesy. Not many, however, as I have been over the years, are as convicted as I have been as to how these were the platitudes of what was yet to come.
Now, many years after first being introduced to the Georgia Guidestones, I can actually say that all ten of the statements engraved on these stones have now come about in the mainstream thinking of our government and our society in general. Frankly, although I believed it would happen, I didn't really think it would happen in my lifetime, but perhaps only in the lifetimes of my children and grandchildren.
The change we have experienced in this past decade will, in my opinion, continue to accelerate at an even greater rate over the next decade and beyond.
With this in mind, let us now take a closer look at the "Georgia Guidestones".
The Georgia Guidestones ("Guidestones"), sometimes referred to as the "American Stonehenge", is a site that is relatively unknown to most people. The Guidestones were erected in 1980, completed March 22, 1980, and appeared with minimal fanfare with links to an occult hierarchy that would raise many eyebrows if more people knew of their existence and history. The Guidestones were commissioned in June, 1979 when a well dressed and articulate stranger paid a visit to a local business in Elberton, Georgia, the Elberton Granite Finishing Company. The stranger identified himself as "R.C. Christian" and explained that he wanted the company to build and erect an edifice that would convey a message to all mankind that he, and his unidentified group of men, believed the world needed to see and understand. An information stone attributes the sponsors as: "A small group of Americans who seek The Age Of Reason". They believed the Guidestones would provide direction to humanity, but in the nearly three decades since the Guidestones were erected, many believe they represent the ten commandments of the coming antichrist referred to many times in the Bible. Certainly, they are the clear precepts of the "New World Order".
Once the Guidestones were authorized, it soon became apparent that "R.C. Christian" wasn't the man's real name. Although many people have tried to investigate and find out just who he was and his real identity, none have succeeded to date. This didn't matter to the Elberton Granite Finishing Company as the plans were well documented and the project was fully paid for and their maintenance funded.
The Guidestones were erected in recognition of an author, and one of our nation's founding fathers, Thomas Paine, and the occult philosophy Mr. Paine espoused in his book, "The Age of Reason". The focus of Mr. Paine's book is to destroy the Judeo-Christian beliefs, the foundation upon which our country and free society has been built. I'll cover more about Thomas Paine later in an accompanying document as we look at the occult links to the Georgia Guidestones. It is no surprise that the Georgia Guidestones are used often, to this day, for occult ceremonies and mystic celebrations.
It is important to note the object of the text engraved on the Guidestones. The messages are engraved in eight world languages and cover four major topics:
- Governance, with particular emphasis on the establishment of a One World Government, often referred to as the "New World Order".
- Population and reproduction control,
- Preserving the environment and how mankind must relate to nature, which we know as the "environmental movement" or the "green movement", and
- Individual spirituality, faith and religion.
The message written in the eight languages state the following:
1. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
2. Guide reproduction wisely – improving fitness and diversity.
3. Unite humanity with a living new language.
4. Rule passion – faith – tradition – and all things with tempered reason.
5. Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts. 6. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
7. Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
8. Balance personal rights with social duties.
9. Prize truth – beauty – love – seeking harmony with the infinite.
10. Be not a cancer on the earth – Leave room for nature – Leave room for nature.
The Guidestones were erected in 1980 and are maintained by the Elberton Granite Museum in Elberton, Georgia. The Guidestones stand alone in a remote field about 7 miles north of Elberton, as they were intended to be rather obscure from the public, helping to give them a more "mystical" nature for those who have found them.
The Guidestones are made up of four large slabs of granite standing upright in the form of an X, with a capstone on top with "Let these be Guidestones to an age of reason" engraved in 4 languages:
- Sanskrit,
- Babylonian cuneiform,
- Classical Greek and
- Egyptian Hieroglyphics.
The English translation is found on a slab a few feet away on the ground providing information about the Guidestones.
The eight languages used for the 10 precepts carved into the stones are:
- English,
- Chinese,
- Hindi,
- Spanish,
- Russian,
- Arabic,
- Swahili and
- Hebrew.
Their choice of languages are interesting in that if their intent was to reach the largest number of people on the earth, there are other languages more predominant than Swahili and Hebrew. There are approximately 47 million people on the earth that speak Swahili and only 4 million that speak Hebrew. The choice of Hebrew, the language of God's "Chosen People", is by far the most unlikely. Why didn't they choose languages like French (124 million) or German (120 million), or other more widely used languages selected?
Of all of the languages selected, one might ask, what is "Sanskrit"? This language was not only used on one side of the Guidestone's "Precepts", but also on the capstone that sits atop all 4 granite slabs. Certainly one of the strangest choices. In the words of the American Sanskrit Institute, this is what they say about the language:
"Like the pure waters of an eternal river flowing through time, Sanskrit is the language of mantra, words of power subtly attuned to the matrix of creation. Knowledge of Sanskrit opens the doors to universal wisdom, encoded in the original words of rishis — Vedas, Upanishads, Ramayana, the Gita — Mahabharata, sutras, stotras, the direct teachings of yoga and and other sciences such as ayurveda and Vedic astrology (jyotisha). Approached through the beauty and energy of spoken sound, it is accessible to all."
It becomes evident why the Guidestones have an appeal to those who believe in "New Age" and the occult. The slab that provides the English translation of the capstone also includes data about the Guidestones themselves.
- Overall height – 19 feet, 3 inches
- Total weight 237,746 pounds.
- Four major stones are 16 feet, 4 inches high, each weighing an average of 42,137 pounds.
- Center stone is 16 feet, 4 inches high – weighs 20,957 pounds.
- Capstone is 9 feet, 8 inches long; 6 feet, 6 inches wide; 1 foot, 7 inches thick – weighs 24,832 pounds.
- Support stones (bases) 7 feet, 4 inches long; 2 feet wide; 1 foot, 4 inches thick, each weighing an average of 4,875 pounds.
- Support stones (base) 4 feet, 2 1/2 inches long; 2 feet, 2 inches wide; 1 foot, 7 inches thick – weight 2,707 pounds.
- 951 cubic feet granite.
Granite quarried from Pyramid Quarries located 3 miles west of Elberton, Georgia. ("Pyramid" Quarries?? Very interesting indeed.)
There are also several astronomic features included in the Guidestones. These include:
- A hole allowing a sunbeam through the Capstone that marks noontime throughout the year. (Not adjusted for Daylight Savings Time)
- A Horizontal Slot that indicates the annual travel of the sun. (See slot in opening photo above)
- A Channel drilled through the center stone indicates celestial pole, or the "north star". The informational slab also states there is a: "Time Capsule: Placed six feet below this spot on … (no inscription) To be opened on … (no inscription)". One can only presume that no time capsule has been buried on the site to date, but one may be planned in the future.
Consider the following comment from someone deeply involved in the "environmental movement":
"World socialism is the primary goal of the Environmental movement. To get there, independent Americans have to be scared, as well as shamed into conforming to an international agenda calling for earth stewardship, simple lifestyle, and the redistribution of the world's wealth"
(Samantha Smith, "Goddess Earth", 1993.)
This summarizes the goals of the environmental extremists who work tirelessly to establish a socialist New World Order. We will examine this concept of the "New World Order" later in this document. First, we will examine each of the 10 "precepts" written on each of the granite slabs in the 8 different languages.
Let us examine each of the ten precepts, which I refer to often as the "Ten Commandments" of the Georgia Guidestones. Some people call them the "10 Commandments of the anti-Christ". The Guidestones' inscription is highlight in red followed by comments and published quotes form world and business leaders.
- Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
With a current global population of just over 6 BILLION people, 90% of the earth's people must be "eliminated" in some way to achieve "perpetual balance with nature". This is an example of how environmentalists place the importance of saving the planet over saving human lives. Let's take a look at some of the quotes from well known people involved in this movement.
"The total population of 250-300 million people, a 95% decline from present levels, would be ideal."
Ted Turner Media Mogul and UN Advocate
Quoted by David McAlvany,
The McAlvany Intelligence Advisor, June 1996
This quote is interesting coming from Ted Turner, a multi-billionaire who happens to also live in Georgia, the home of the Guidestones. It makes one wonder if he had something to do with the commissioning of the Guidestones. Ted Turner, in September, 1997, pledged $1 BILLION of his own money to the United Nations. This goal would mean about 90% of the world's population would have to be eliminated!
"Business is not interested in population control: they are interested in growing numbers of consumers and new markets. But the white western world should be acutely interested, for within a few decades their children and children's children will be minimal in the world, close to disappearance."
Robert Muller
2000 Ideas & Dreams
Idea 773
August 21,1996st 21,1996
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"Well, the family planning services reduce cost. They reduce cost. The states are in terrible fiscal budget crises now and part of what we do for children's health, education and some of those elements are to help the states meet their financial needs."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
in an interview with George Stephanopoulos
on ABC's "This Week", January 25, 2009
"The American economy is in turmoil but the Obama administration sent a $50 million check yesterday to the United Nations Population Fund. That's the pro-abortion group that has been accused of supporting and working in concert with Chinese family planning officials."
Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
March 18, 2009
- Guide reproduction wisely – improving fitness and diversity.
This is closely related to the first commandment since controlling reproduction will assist in achieving population control and the concept is not only part of the "progressive/liberal" agenda, but the "environmental agenda" as well.
"We must speak far more clearly about sexuality, contraception, about abortion, about values that control the population, because the ecological crisis, in short, is the population crisis. Cut the population by 90% and there aren't enough people left to do a great deal of ecological damage."
Dr. Sam Keen
Gorbachev Conference,
1996 San Francisco, CA
Former Vice President, Al Gore, upon receiving the Nobel prize in 2007 commented on population growth as a reason for "global warming" when he said:
"Third World nations are producing too many children too fast… it is time to ignore the controversy over family planning and cut out-of-control population growth…"
The Guidestones are designed to help guide people through the "hierarchy" of Satan's agenda (his "divine plan") for us all. Consider the following quote:
"The spiritual Hierarchy makes definite use of the twelve spiritual Festival periods. We can learn to cooperate with the members of the Hierarchy as they work to bring the divine Plan to the attention of men and women of goodwill and spiritual aspiration everywhere throughout the world. The idea of spiritual approach – of Hierarchy to humanity and humanity to Hierarchy – is the primary principle underlying meditation …understanding of how the spiritual energies which flow through each zodiacal sign can illumine and inspire right human relations."
From a letter to supporters
published by the Lucis Trust
(Formerly the "Lucifer Publishing Company)
Founded by Alice Bailey
President Obama to Overturn Ban on Funding International Family Planning Groups That Provide Abortion
January 23, 2009 7:40 AM
ABC News has learned that later today President Obama will sign an executive order overturning the "Mexico City policy," which prohibits nongovernmental organizations that receive international family planning assistance through the U.S. Agency for International Development from providing or actively promoting abortion as a method of family planning in other countries.
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- Unite humanity with a living new language.
The "New World Order" will need a one-world language. Esperanto, developed about 100 years ago, may be a candidate.
"The dream is beautiful. All over the world everyone studies a certain easy-to-learn language for just one year (or a year and a half) and then anyone can go anywhere in the world and talk with anyone else even though the two people do not know even a single word of each other's native tongue."
"Esperanto: A Language for the Global Village"
Sylvan Zaft.,1996
According to Esperanto-USA.com, the official US site for this language:
"People who speak Esperanto are internationally minded, concerned about social justice and peace, and are helping to preserve linguistic diversity."
Even President Obama weighed in on the subject of language when he said the following in 2009:
"Now, I agree that immigrants should learn English. I agree with that. But understand this. Instead of worrying about whether immigrants can learn English — they'll learn English — you need to make sure your child can speak Spanish. You should be thinking about, how can your child become bilingual? We should have every child speaking more than one language."
Barak H. Obama
July, 2009
- Rule passion – faith – tradition – and all things with tempered reason.
One of the stated objectives of the International Earth Charter Campaign is to ensure that the Earth Charter principles find expression in individual lifestyles, professional and organizational work ethics, educational curriculum, religious teachings, public policy, and government practices.
"At the heart of the emerging new global ethics and the Earth Charter is an expanded sense of community and responsibility that embraces all people, future generations, and the larger community of life on Earth."
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"We must join together to bring forth a sustainable global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace."
NOTE: To learn more about the Earth Charter and in-depth information behind it, please read my post called "Examining the Earth Charter" which is found on this site or by clicking the article title. I take an in-depth look at the Preamble of the Earth Charter from a Biblical perspective.
"Given the ethics landscape, this is no country for moral cowardice. The world Obama campaigned in last spring has lost its moorings. It's searching desperately for its self-confidence, its trust in others. It's ready for an ethics revolution, not just an inauguration."
©2009 Institute for Global Ethics
- Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
Another of the stated objectives of the International Earth Charter Campaign is to promote a worldwide dialogue on shared values and global ethics. The real question is who decides what is "fair" and "just"? Certainly not the people who are subject to the new "fair" and "just" laws. Consider the following excerpt from the "concept" document for the Earth Charter:
A consensus has emerged that the Earth Charter should be:
- a statement of fundamental principles of enduring significance and widely shared by people of all races, cultures and religions;
- the articulation of an integrated vision that reflects universal values, including but not limited to ethical values; a call to action that adds significant new dimensions of value to what has been expressed in earlier relevant documents;
- a peoples' charter that serves as a universal code of conduct for citizens, educators, business executives, scientists, professional associations, religious and spiritual leaders, civil society organizations, and national councils for sustainable development, and which can inspire them to develop their own Earth Charters;
- and a declaration of principles that can serve as a "soft law" document when endorsed by the UN General Assembly.
- Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
The Guidestones' command to establishing a world court is consistent with the UN's current move to create an International Criminal Court and a world government. A world government is necessary to "enforce global environmental laws".
- Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
Now there is one I might agree with, at least on the surface. That's one of the problems that some of these things "sound" good on the surface and you aren't supposed to look any further, just accept them.
Much of what we see on the Guidestones has been fulfilled, at least to some degree, by the International Earth Charter Campaign is to seek endorsement of the Earth Charter by the United Nations General Assembly by the year 2002. The UN General Assembly did indeed endorse the Earth Charter that year.
The key question is who decides what is "petty" and which "officials" are "useless"? Again, this is an example of stripping local authority and individual rights in favor of the "global good" as determined by the "one world power".
To understand the impact of the Earth Charter has had on our society since it was endorsed by the UN, consider the following:
A Declaration of Interdependence and Principles for Sustainable Development
"The Earth Charter is a declaration of interdependence and responsibility and an urgent call to build a global partnership for sustainable development.
The principles of the Earth Charter are closely interrelated. Together they provide a conception of sustainable development and set forth fundamental guidelines for achieving it. These principles are drawn from international law, science, philosophy, religion, recent UN Summit meetings, and the international Earth Charter conversation on global ethics.
The goal of sustainable development is full human development and ecological protection. The Earth Charter recognizes that humanity's environmental, economic, social, cultural, ethical, and spiritual problems and aspirations are interconnected. It affirms the need for holistic thinking and collaborative, integrated problem solving. Sustainable development requires such an approach. It is about freedom, justice, participation, and peace as well as environmental protection and economic well-being."
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Watch out whenever you see, read or hear the word "sustainable".
- Balance personal rights with social duties.
"Historically, the term "sustainable" arose among those with environmental concerns, and most of the literature and assessment instruments reflect his emphasis. However, it is increasingly recognized that sustainability cannot be achieved without addressing social justice issues. There can be no sustainable communities and institutions without social justice. So too is humane consideration toward the whole community of life an essential part of true sustainability. An academic institution committed to sustainability should help students understand the roots of today's injustices and motivate them to seek justice and humaneness in full integration with understanding the roots of environmental degradation and modeling environmentally sustainable practices"
John B. Cobb Jr.,
"Sustainability and the Liberal Arts" conference, 1998
On December 15-16, 1997, the Gorbachev Foundation's International Research Project titled: "The Twenty-First Century — A Century of Global Challenges and Responses", explored and discussed issues of globalization. As published in their Executive Summary, they believe they must explore more equitable ways of distributing global market benefits so all countries throughout the world will have an equitable benefit, rather than the few that control it now. This is about what we often hear today as "the redistribution of wealth". Consider the following statement from their publication:
"In the liberalizing and globalizing market system, resources and opportunities are distributed according to profitability and economic power. If global market forces alone determine the global distribution of incomes international inequality will continue to reproduce itself. A question of fundamental importance requires exploration: under what conditions can a market-centered global economic system become more equitable? Establish more coordination among countries, e.g., create a 1-7 group of international institutions to develop policies to reduce economic inequality."
I wondered if this is really "balancing" personal rights with social duties. In a conversation with a young man who was brought up believing that redistribution of wealth is a "good thing", I asked him what was so "good" about it. His response was "they have a lot of money that could help poor people."
I inquired, "you mean poor people like you who works for near minimum wage?" He said yes, of course. I find it is always easier to be "for" redistribution of wealth if you are on the receiving end. So I then asked him another question from the more "global" sense that we see presented here. My question was "If you make $9 per hour, and people in China make 25 CENTS per hour, suppose the government would take say $8 an hour of your money and give it to the "poor" people in China?" I was not at all surprised by his response: "Well, that isn't fair."
Of course it isn't, but I then asked "So what is the difference?" He had no response. The difference is whether the government is taking your money to redistribute or whether you are the beneficiary of the redistribution. So what ARE our "personal rights" after all?
- Prize truth – beauty – love – seeking harmony with the infinite.
In a nutshell: "Worship the creation instead of the Creator." Prizing "truth" will have nothing to do with God's Truth found in the Bible, but the "truth" of science, nature and the environment and how we must be "in tune" with the environment to achieve "sustainability" so we can perpetually appreciate the beauty of nature.
10. Be not a cancer on the earth – Leave room for nature – Leave room for nature.
The world has cancer, and that cancer is man.
Merton Lambert
(Former spokesman for the Rockefeller Foundation)
Harpeth Journal
December 18, 1962
Finally, the commands on the Guidestones remind us twice to "leave room for nature". The environmental agenda is at the heart of the Guidestone's commands, and in order to really appreciate the role the Guidestones play in the antichrist's "plan", we have to work backward from the environmental movement and explore the people, philosophies and agendas that have catapulted this movement into the forefront of the world's focus.
We must explore how environmentalists have infiltrated the educational system and are programming our children to put the creation before the Creator. We must also study the Bible and end time prophesy to see how perfectly this plan overlays with Biblical Truth.
No new set of basic values has been accepted by our society to displace those of Christianity. Hence we shall continue to have a worsening of ecological crisis until we reject the Christian axiom that nature has no reason for existence save to serve man.
Lynn White, Jr.
Professor of History, University of California
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I can't believe it's been a week already since my last Weekly Round Up post! Maybe it's the fact that it was a short working week due to Bank Holiday Monday or that my week was split into two normal working days and two late shifts, but it seems to have flown by!
This time last week I had just returned from my day trip to London where I did some sightseeing in the capital. I usually visit London for specific events so it was really nice to amble around a bit and take in some of the sights I wouldn't normally see.
On the blog this week besides chatting about my recent London trip I was given the opportunity to review Save The Blow Dry which has been saving me tonnes of time in the mornings! My friend Michelle also lent me her entire Revlon Spiderman Nail Polish collection to review. I may have tried to sneak Spidey Sense and Gwen's Crush into my stash but she noticed.
I've really been getting into watching YouTube recently, more so than reading blogs. I recently found that I can watch videos on my TV so every evening instead of watching the usual boring stuff that's on, I've been watching tutorials, hauls and GRWM videos! I've been addicted to several channels, including Essie Button, Jaye Rockett and Gh0stparties.
I'm visiting the Christchurch Food and Wine festival today so be on the look out for lots of scrummy looking Instagram pics! (you can follow me on Instagram, my username is @impatienceblog) and a blog post next week! Also keep an eye out for my very first OOTD which is going to be a casual everyday look (I'm by no means fashion conscious at all!).
What have you been up to this week?


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Originally posted yesterday on LinkedIn.
Today is
Saturday Sunday. If you're at the office working on extended 1040 returns, then you're doing it wrong. (Edit: Even more wrong!).
CPAs, EAs, and attorneys go into private practice for many reasons, but for most of us, those reasons can be boiled down to one word: Lifestyle.
While that word has become overused, hyped up, trampled on, and beaten to death in recent years, the pure intent of going off on your own in the tax, accounting, or legal world is generally lifestyle driven. Whether that means you're looking for a more relaxed lifestyle, outside the pressures of a corporate firm or the bureaucracy of working in industry, or you're after the financial rewards that come from being your own boss, we generally go into private practice in order to achieve a certain lifestyle.
Unfortunately, most of the accounting and legal professionals I work with on a coaching basis are simply not achieving the lifestyle goals that they set out to for. As somebody that literally lived the Four Hour Workweek life for over three years while traveling around the world two and a half times, I can attest to you that it's possible. And it's awesome.
So what holds practitioners back from achieving the lifestyle goals that being in business for ourselves is supposed to bring? Here are the five most common reasons I see on a regular basis.
1. Failure to focus. There are many things you need to focus on in order build the type of practice that will drive a lifestyle. Two specific arenas where I see lack of focus is in service offerings and client selectivity.
The most successful practitioners are those that are specialists, not generalists. Specialization can exist in both the services you offer, and to whom you offer them. For example, while traveling full time, I offered one service, and one service only: IRS collections representation (more commonly referred to as "tax resolution"). I didn't do anything else: No tax prep, no bookkeeping, no payroll, not even examination representation (audit defense). I was, and largely still am, a one-trick pony.
When you try to be all things to all people, you're spread thin. You're unable to build high-value expertise in any one specific area. This means you can't charge premium fees for your services, and you end up being stuck with clients that want everything.
For most of my coaching clients, I suggest that they pick a core suite of services that are important to a highly targeted client market, and focus 100% on that, and nothing else. This enables you to laser-focus your marketing efforts, the CPE you take, creates a stronger referral pool, etc. Focusing your practice is liberating, and powerful.
2. Working with crappy clients. Let's face it: Some clients just straight up suck. There are the time vampires that think you should be available 24/7. There are the accounts receivable nightmares that always need just one more week to pay you. There are the grating, annoying, or boring people that you simply dread taking calls from.
I believe that life is too short to put up with people that annoy you, don't pay you, and take up too much of your time. Fire these clients. Immediately.
Every single practitioner reading this article has at least a few clients that come to mind right off the bat when this subject is brought up. On Monday morning, send them all a letter explaining that you're taking your practice in a different direction and will no longer be able to service them. Provide them with references to two or three of your competitors, and cut them loose.
Even better, make an evaluation of your own A/R aging, and your time tracking logs. If you're still servicing clients with obvious A/R issues… WHY? Same with the time leeches. Cut 'em loose.
Then, applying the focus tips above, engage in marketing to replace those clients with better ones. Clients that fit your IDEAL™ Client Profile, and rebuild your practice around better clients.
3. Lack of systems. Systems, processes, procedures, checklists. Whatever label you choose to apply, systems accomplish many things for your small business:
- Increased efficiency
- Improved customer service
- Reduced waste
- Fewer errors and omissions
- Increased client capacity (which equals more revenue)
- Reduced work hours
The application of written processes to just about everything in your office will make everything in your office run smoother, and eliminate much of the time-wasting "fires" that creep up.
My rule of thumb is that anything I do more than three times in a year within the business should have a written checklist attached. Everything from how the telephone gets answered to the timing and structure of marketing campaigns has a checklist. Many of these checklists for operating a tax resolution practice can be found in my Tax Resolution Systems manual.
4. Fear of hiring staff. Much like systems, adding staff to your practice liberates you from many tasks. Staff provide leverage, allowing you to expand your business beyond your own billable time. Staff are also key to stepping away from the business for any length of time (or even all the time).
The first staff person you hire is arguably the most difficult hiring decision you'll ever make. It's also the most stress-inducing.
Your first staff person will most likely where many hats, ranging from receptionist to office manager to return preparer.
If you're a solo practitioner right now, and your aim is to grow your firm or work fewer hours, you must start hiring. The old adage of hire slow, fire fast definitely applies. Get the right person for the job you need to fill, and make sure you spend time clearly defining the role(s) you're actually trying to fill.
5. Fear of change. Letting go of anything is hard. Practitioners are fearful of eliminating services, due to the immediate revenue loss. Same with cutting bad clients loose.
What must be understood is that in order for a hot air balloon to lift off, the dead weight holding it down must be cut loose. Be it clients, services, staff, or your own self-imposed limitations, you must be willing to cut the cord sometimes if you really want to grow your practice.
I've had many coaching clients that were incredibly resistant to change. Be it radical changes in fees, elimination or addition of services, abandonment and adoption of new marketing tactics, these practitioners were simply getting in their own way — and didn't even realize it.
This is probably the most difficult of the five to change, but it's definitely possible. Start with small steps, such as moving a potted plant to the other corner of the lobby (yes, I'm serious). If you can't swallow a 30% immediate fee increase (usually the best way to raise fees), then do 5% per month until you get there. As you make small, incremental changes in your practice, it becomes easier to do so, and eventually makes rapid, drastic changes possible.
If you genuinely desire to build a practice that meets your lifestyle-based objectives, then start with these five common elements that often hold back practitioners.
Now, put aside that return that's on extension and go play. It's nice out.


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Cleaning Outside Space
Maintaining your home also includes the space that is outside. Keeping the outside space free from clutter, rubbish and disposable items provides a safe area for you and your family and friends to spend time with each other.
A quick note on rental properties
When you are renting a house from a private landlord or through a real estate company as the 'Tenant' you are responsible for keeping all areas of your home clean. Your landlord will help you understand how to do this, and you will be helped to manage this as they will inspect your property regularly, and provide feedback about what you can do to keep your home clean.
General Tips
- Front entrances are the first thing that people see when they arrive to visit you. Keep them clear of clutter, free from rubbish, dirt and dust.
- Clear any spider webs outside your front door, including around light fittings with a broom. To remove the cobwebs from the broom, wear rubber or disposable gloves and rub and/or pull away from the webs.
- Shake your door mat and sweep the veranda with a good straw yard broom.
- Brush/ wipe over any furniture on your veranda with a damp cloth.
- Store any outdoor furniture under cover to extend its life – if it's not possible to stack or fold chairs and cover furniture when not in use.
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You'd better watch what you say
You'd better watch what you do to me
—Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Good Love Is Hard To Find
Do you ever look around you and ask yourself, "What the hell is happening to us?" I've found myself in that boat lately after a string of stories I've been seeing.
Wednesday, a group of students from the Penn State chapter of the Young America's Foundation were outside the student union building handing out free copies of the United States Constitution. They were doing so in one of the campus' handful of specially-designated "free speech zones," which in itself begs the question why—on Constitution Day, no less—they had to confine themselves to a specially-designated area to exercise their right to freedom of expression guaranteed in the very Constitution they were trying to distribute. Worse, not only were they at a university—a place where almost by definition the whole idea is to marinate in a free exchange of ideas—but they were at a state university, meaning they were on public property.
The students were then confronted by university officials, who told them they could stand there and distribute their materials, but because they hadn't reserved a space in advance—undoubtedly requiring a fee (read: free speech tax)—they had to take down their display table (which, of course, was allowing them to attract the attention of interested people without the uncomfortable exercise of personally confronting everyone whether they like it or not). And if they didn't comply, the official was going to call the cops. The reason? It "violates the policy." Nothing about the students being disruptive, destructive, or inciting violence—just mindless, jackbooted enforcement of "the policy."
You WILL comply, and you will do so because I say so.
Now, you know the people behind these kinds of policies are the same people who were taking over university administration buildings and rioting with police when they were exercising their freedom of speech in the 1960s. Apparently anything goes when they're the ones doing the talking, but mention a conservative idea like the Constitution—the modern Progressive Left never talks in Constitutional terms anymore—and you'd better jump through their policy hoops or shut up.
Think that's insane? Read on.
At Arkansas State, a football player and student manager were killed over the summer in separate incidents. The team sought to honor the pair—both of whom were known to have been Christians—with a small sticker on the back of their helmets depicting a cross bearing the two students' initials. Predictably, an atheist got bent out of shape enough to bitch, and the university punted (a decision later reversed, but only after a conservative legal foundation threatened to sue the school, and only on the stipulation that the players voluntarily wear the sticker and pay for it themselves).
How juvenile and self-absorbed do you have to be to complain about a sticker a bunch of 19-year-old kids employ to help grieve over their dead friends at an event nobody forced you to attend?
Last week, principal Val Wyatt told the football booster club at Ventura High School in California that they would be forbidden from selling 200 sandwiches donated by a local Chick-fil-A. The original reason given was that the principal was working to keep the school free of marketing by vendors attempting to reap a profit. Profits?!?! Horrors! But as Todd Starnes points out FoxNews.com, the Chick-fil-A shop donated the sandwiches; it wasn't going to make a dime. The principal conceded that her real motivation—supported by the district superintendent—was that she didn't like Chick-fil-A's position on gay rights:
"With their political stance on gay rights and because the students of Ventura High School and their parents would be at the event, I didn't want them on campus."
Trouble is, as Starnes also notes, Chick-fil-A as a corporate entity—bear in mind even that is separate from the local franchise owner who was actually donating the sandwiches—doesn't have a position on gay rights. And if what she's really referring to is company president Dan Cathy's now-infamously mis-paraphrased remarks in a 2012 interview in which he was asked about his personal views on same-sex marriage, all he said was he supported the Biblical definition of the family unit. He didn't slander or demean homosexuals. [As an aside, I'm not even sure you can characterize his statements as affirmatively opposing gay marriage or any other "gay rights." Saying you support traditional marriage is not the same thing as saying you oppose legislation permitting Ken to marry Steve (or marry Steve and Rick, or marry Mr. Tinkles the cat), and it's worth noting that many of these same people on the Progressive Left support abortion at the top of their lungs yet will tell you that they do not condone abortion in their personal lives.] But it was enough to deny the kids on the Ventura High football team the benefit of a charitable donation large enough to have bought brand-new state-of-the-art helmets for every kid on the team.
I wonder what Principal Wyatt will have to say to the parents of the first kid with a life-altering brain injury.
But wait. There's more.
Last month at the College of Coastal Georgia, physics professor Dr. Leon Gardner handed out a syllabus that informed his students if they responded to someone's sneeze by saying "bless you"—a common courtesy dating to before the Middle Ages, and maybe even to before the time of Christ—it would result in up to a 15% grade reduction. 15%. That's turning a B into a C-. The rule was later rescinded after a massive public outcry, but the idea that it would even occur to someone to enact it in the first place speaks volumes.
At Ramay Junior High in Fayetteville, 8th grader Chloe Rubiano came to school last month wearing a t-shirt that said "Virginity Rocks." A laudable sentiment in a 13-year-old, don't you think? But at a school where girls are pregnant and guidance counselors distribute condoms, apparently the concept of virginity is too disruptive and sexually-charged to be permitted in public. So she was forced to change into a gym shirt or be sent home.
This is where we are with our schools. You can't distribute the Constitution—even in a designated "free speech zone" on public property—without being slapped with a hyper-technical violation of bureaucratic "policy." You can't mourn a dead teammate by putting a sticker on your football helmet. You can't support the local high school football team by selling sandwiches donated by a franchisee of a corporation whose president says he's happy he's still married to his first wife and that she's a she. You can't say "bless you" if someone sneezes. Your 8th grader can't support virginity, at least not out loud. Updating a post from several years ago, the 9th Circuit full panel has upheld rulings that an American high school can ban students from wearing American flags because they might incite Hispanic students to violence. And as I've covered previously, your 5th grader can't read his bible in class during "free" reading time, and if you protest too loudly about your 14-year-old being assigned porn as required reading you go to freaking jail.
Meanwhile . . .
At Clemson University, students and faculty are being required to answer a survey that asks, among other things, how many times they've had sex in the last 3 months, and with how many people. Failure to do so is a violation of the Student Code of Conduct. Supposedly this is part of some kind of sensitivity training the federal government is requiring under Title IX—and if so, it's a good example of why the federal government shouldn't be funding state universities in the first place—but one struggles to see the connection. I'll let that speak for itself.
In a world where even dozens of purported "Catholic" universities—including Notre Dame—have sponsored productions of The Vagina Monologues in recent years, and public schools make graphically illustrated sex ed books available to middle school kids, I suppose this shouldn't be that surprising. But this is where our cow-towing to political correctness has gotten us. Sane, rational speech that happens not to fit with the Progressive narrative is banned, while perverted and hyper-sexualized expression, behavior, and intrusions are perfectly acceptable.
I understand that the First Amendment does not mean you can say anything, anytime, anywhere. And I get it that schools need to be able to maintain a certain degree of order, particularly inside classrooms, to be able to fulfill their primary mission of teaching. But this persistent and two-faced attack on conservative expression is out of control.
If the Progressive Left gets to control—by force—what we can say and where we can say it, particularly in our schools, then it's over. We have to fight back. We have to push back against this sort of PC-fascism and reclaim our unalienable rights guaranteed to us under the First Amendment. All of us. If we don't start doing it soon, there may be little left we have to say about it.


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Olympic medallist Karnam Malleswari has shot back at Kunjarani Devi for putting her weight behind the Indian Weightlifting Federation,saying her compatriot's view regarding the current office bearers of IWF is 'unwarranted and sponsored'.
The outburst of my compatriot (Kunjarani) on this issue after a period of hibernation is unwarranted and sponsored especially when the concerned office bearers (of IWF) are silent. As per the legal saying,their mere silence amounts to acceptance, Malleswari,country's lone Olympic medallist lifter,said in a rejoinder to IWF and Kunjarani yesterday.
Till now my compatriot Kunjarani have been complaining against the working of the Federation and was not at all happy with the Federation. I was really surprised (to see) how within a few months her views have taken 'U' turn.
During these two years,she preferred to remain silent and this statement seems to have been arranged through her. The way she has showered praises on IWF president B P Baishya and general secretary,(Sahadev) Yadav is itself an attempt to dilute the issue raised by me, added Malleswari.
Malleswari's rejoinder came after double Asian Games bronze medallist lifter,Kunjarani has extended full support to the national federation and termed the former's statement against the IWF current office bearers as 'baseless'.
Malleswari has recently resigned as vice-president of IWF as he was upset with the way the federation was working and felt that it was being run by people who do not know anything about the sport.
The 2000 Sydney Olympics bronze medallist weightlifter said the reason behind her resignation was the 'arbitrary' functioning of the current IWF regime. "In the resignation I have pointed out the arbitrary working of few concerned occupying higher position such as general secretary,president of IWF and have also quoted the specific instances of malfunctioning of the Federation," Malleswari said.
However,even after 7 days of my resignation these office bearers have not countered my claim directly,perhaps deliberately,and instead has now taken an indirect route through my compatriot (Kunjarani).
Malleswari also contested Kunjarani's claim that the performance of Indian weightlifters have improved by leaps and bounds under the leadership of the current regime.
Had the Federation done all these praise worthy work the performance of our sports person in this discipline would have been much better. If we go through the performance of the lifters during the last 2 years and the period prior to it,the position will be clear. In the earlier years we have winning medals in Olympics as well as in all other international competitions,where as now we have not even qualified for 2012 Olympics, she said.
She also disagreed with Kunjarani that the present office bearers have worked extensively to make the sport dope free.
I also contest the claim of Kunjarani that the current regime was responsible for making the sport dope free in India, Malleswari said.
The statistics however,tells a different story as during last one-and-half-a-year,more then 25 lifters tested positive in India alone. This Federation has appointed some of the coaches who themselves have tested positive and again appointed those coaches who were banned by the earlier body on account of doping charges, she claimed.
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Shell sued over Deer Park refinery emissions
Environmental activists filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Shell Oil on behalf of citizens, saying state and federal environmental officials failed to enforce the Clean Air Act at the company's Deer Park plant.
Environment Texas Citizen Lobby and the Sierra Club claim Shell and several of its subsidiaries have released millions of pounds of excess air pollutants along the Houston Ship Channel over the past five years, including benzene and other toxins that can cause cancer and respiratory problems.
During a news conference, group leaders accused the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of not stopping the violations.
"On average, more than once a week, Shell Oil Co. has self-reported that it violated its permit limits and released millions of pounds of chemicals and harmful pollutants into the air around the Houston Ship Channel," said Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas. "Already, Shell Oil is authorized to emit staggering amounts of pollutants into the air, and with Houston's air as bad as it is, it is simply unforgivable for them to exceed those permits."
In a statement, Shell said it was reviewing the allegations and could not comment on specifics of the lawsuit. But the company acknowledged a December meeting with lawyers representing the environmental groups.
"Shell Deer Park refining and chemical share the goal of the Sierra Club and Environment Texas to improve air quality," the statement said. "We are committed to an ongoing dialogue with them to discuss their concerns, our operations and the steps we are taking to further reduce emissions."
The oil giant said it has a record of "continuous improvement in environmental performance achieved through significant investment in emission reduction projects and heightened employee focus on preventing operational incidents."
TCEQ's response
The TCEQ defended its oversight in a statement that said the agency "has diligently enforced provisions of the Clean Air Act in accordance with state law and regulations," but did not specifically address the lawsuit.
The state environmental regulatory agency said it is required to investigate "all emissions events, and maintenance, start-up and shutdown activities that are reported" in addition to routine probes at regulated facilities to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act.
According the state records, the Deer Park facility has more than 60 pending violations; most are for Shell's failure to prevent avoidable or unauthorized emissions. The others include failure to meet emissions reporting requirements, exceeding permit limits during an avoidable emissions event and failure to repair leaking parts.
EPA spokesman David Bary declined to comment on the case but said the agency is doing its job. He noted that most of the authority for permitting and enforcement has been delegated to TCEQ.
"The EPA ... will continue to vigorously enforce our nation's environmental laws to ensure protection of public health and the environment," Bary said.
Houston and Harris County have been home to some of the nation's worst smog and air pollution.
"The air where I live is very bad," said Karla Land, who owns a motorcycle salvage yard and repair shop in Channelview and has lived there for 30 years. "When the wind blows up from the south, like it usually does, I know I am breathing whatever is coming out at the Shell Deer Park plant. There's a very strong smell of sulfur sometimes from that direction."
'Paying to pollute'
According to TCEQ, Shell's Deer Park facility is the second-largest air polluter in Harris County, behind Exxon Mobil's Baytown refinery.
Shell has permits that govern the type and amount of pollutants that can be emitted from the 1,500-acre Deer Park facility. There are hourly and annual limits. Shell is required to tell state officials every time an equipment breakdown or malfunction leads to an unpermitted release of air pollutants.
"We've collected over 300 of those reports — self-reported illegal emissions from upset events over the last five years ... which add up to a total of more than 1,000 separate violations of Shell's own permit. We know Shell's breaking the law because Shell tells us they're breaking the law," said Joshua Kratka, a senior attorney with the Boston-based National Environmental Law Center, which represents citizen groups across the country in similar lawsuits. He said technology exists to prevent most emissions caused by breakdowns and malfunctions.
"The TCEQ repeatedly sends notices of violations to Shell for these incidences. Sometimes the TCEQ also issues a fine or a penalty and Shell pays some of those penalties and yet, the violations keep continuing. In effect, Shell is paying to pollute," Kratka said.
Citizens' options
The Clean Air Act allows private citizens to file an enforcement suit against any company violating the laws when regulatory agency enforcement has been nonexistent or ineffective. Before filing a legal action in Texas, a notice letter must be sent to the alleged violator, the EPA and TCEQ. Environment Texas and the Sierra Club sent their notices in October.
After several upset emissions in November and December, the groups decided to sue.
"Until the state of Texas starts enforcing the law and making our air safe to breathe again, the people of Texas are going to have to do their job for them," Metzger said.


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