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The apartment owners who were denied occupancy citing objection from Airport Authority of India have won favourable orders from High Court directing corporation to issue building numbers.
However the order is to issue numbers provisionally and as per Kerala municipality building rules there is no norm which says about issuance of provisional numbers. The officials are now interpreting the order as issuing provisional number to the building until the disposal of the case.
With KMBR not specifying about numbering a building provisionally, corporation officials say that the validity of such numbers might also be questioned. While corporation has complied with one order related to a building which had been denied occupancy certificate, the civic body has filed an appeal against the order won by another builder who had been rejected occupancy certificate as this building was constructed not just violating height restrictions imposed by AAI but also the building rules.
Local self government department has already issued two different orders on this issue. The civic body had delayed issuance of occupancy certificate to certain high rises within 20 km distance of airport after safety concerns were pointed out by the AAI. In 2015, LSG department issued an order directing city corporation to provide occupancy certificate to high-rise buildings within 20 km radius of airport which got building permit before 2010. The government had issued the order citing that the height restrictions imposed by AAI in 2010 do not have a retrospective effect. All the buildings for which occupancy certificate were delayed had received permit before 2010 based on section 32[2] of Kerala municipality building rules and site elevation certificate issued by PWD executive engineer, the order had noted.
In 2016, LSG issued another order cancelling the order dated 2015 following which the builders had approached the court. The audit report on local self-government institutions prepared by CAG in 2016 also observed that AAI had brought to the notice of corporation that certain constructions/installations were identified as obstacles which penetrated the obstacle limitation surface (OLS) around Thiruvananthapuram airport and that the height of these buildings had exceeded the maximum limit prescribed in NOCs.
While civic body was set to mark the constructions as unauthorised and levy tax under section 242 of Kerala municipality act which deals with unauthorised constructions, the order from High Court had forced corporation to number one apartment complex at Akkulam. "We have given the number as per court order, but we are not certain about its validity given the fact that KMBR does not mention about provisional numbers," said a corporation official.


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Although my days can be incredibly hectic with work and raising two sweet boys, I try to find joy in the small details. My absolute favorite thing to do every day is to read with Romeo. I personally find so much joy in reading him magical stories and then discussing what happened in the book. It's really the best way to end my day! Usually on the weekends, we'll cozy up and read in his fort. We make a fun event out of it! I'll bring pillows, blankets, hot cocoa and popcorn and I try to make it extra special with charming details.
We also have a special connection with Cath Kidston, a British brand founded in 1993 that creates items for the home, bags and accessories, fashionand our favorite – children's clothing. We have close family in London and ever since we visited last year, it's been Romeo's favorite place! He talks about London nonstop, so adding a few classic pieces from the Home of Modern Vintage to our family routine has been so special to him. It's about creating warm memories that will last a lifetime.
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When your home is listed with the HMS Home Warranty it stands out! It also provides you with valuable protection before and during the sale, and peace of mind afterwards.
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- Save money – Seller's coverage can protect you against costly repairs while your home is listed for sale.
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There's never a good time to be hit with huge repair or replacement bills. But the fact is that repair and replacement rates go up as appliances and systems age. In order to avoid paying hundreds or even thousands of dollars for expensive repairs yourself, you'll make a great choice with the HMS Home Warranty.
As an HMS contract holder, the warranty provides peace of mind if your covered appliances or systems need repair or replacement. The HMS Home Warranty is also of great value when things in your home are running well. If you decide to remodel or upgrade you have unlimited access to appliance discounts through the Appliance Buyline®. This valuable service can save you up to 30% on name brand major appliances. The HMS Home Warranty can also provide you with ongoing peace of mind after your first year since policies are renewable.* You will receive renewal materials from HMS prior to your warranty's expiration. In order to keep your warranty coverage working for you, please make sure to renew your warranty before it expires. Then, when it's time for your next move, it's good to know that warranted homes sell up to 50% faster than unwarranted homes.**
*Renewal eligibility is subject to underwriting guidelines.
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The 1909 Craftsman sat on a corner lot, near restaurants and shops in the historic downtown district of Conway, South Carolina, just blocks from the ranch house where we lived. It had a wraparound porch and leaded-glass windows and was surrounded by moss-draped live oaks. But more than anything, it looked like a home my grandmother had lived in. For five years I had walked by it, each time imagining it had a big claw-foot tub and the same wood-polish smell inside.
Then there was the fact that the house bore the number 1300, and we could get it for $135,000. Thirteen, of course, is our lucky number.
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WestJet pilots poised to unionize amid intensifying worker unrest
WestJet Airlines — the Calgary-based carrier that has made non-unionization part of its corporate brand for more than 20 years — is set to become a union shop.
In a secret ballot, WestJet pilots voted 62 per cent in favour of joining the Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA), a large international union that represents pilots at 32 airlines across North America, including Air Transat and Jazz Aviation.
WestJet's shares fell four per cent to close Friday at $21.98 each as the airline prepared for eventual negotiations of the union's first collective agreement for more than 1,400 pilots.
Chief executive Gregg Saretsky – who vowed in December to "go down fighting" to prevent unionization at WestJet – said in a statement Friday he was disappointed with the vote, "but we are dedicated to moving forward as a team."
"We will now focus on engaging in constructive dialogue with ALPA and concentrate on the continued success of the organization for guests, employees and shareholders," Saretsky said.
WestJet has been non-unionized since its first flight in 1996, and has long prided itself on a positive corporate culture and feel-good workplace environment. Because of its employee share purchase program, most WestJet employees own stock in the airline — and the company makes regular use of the slogan "Owners Care" to differentiate itself from its competition, particularly Air Canada.
Capt. Rob McFadyen, a WestJet pilot and a member of the ALPA organizing committee, said in a statement that pilots want protections for health, retirement, fatigue, safety and legal issues, and they will seek that support through their new union.
As Canada's second largest airline, WestJet has long been an appealing target for unions, who have launched several failed campaigns over the decades. But employee unrest at the company has intensified over the past four years — a period that has been marked by rapid expansion at WestJet. Since 2013, WestJet has launched a separate regional airline, introduced a new premium economy seating category, and made its first foray into Europe.
In recent weeks, WestJet has strayed even farther from its roots as a low-cost carrier with a simple business model. The airline has said it will move ahead with its international expansion plans by purchasing at least 10 Boeing Dreamliners, with options for an additional 10, allowing the carrier to reach new destinations in Asia, South America, and Europe.
In April, the airline announced it would launch a no-frills carrier to serve "price sensitive" travellers before the end of the year, a move some analysts have suggested may be creating unease among pilots concerned about the potential impact on wages and working conditions.
The vote appears to be a "logical response" to the push for no-frills air service and other trends in the industry that deal with controlling costs, said David Camfield, an associate professor of labour studies at the University of Manitoba.
"Those kinds of changes will have negative effects for pilots around scheduling, job security, potentially pay," Camfield said.
"This degree of uncertainty and the prospect that there will be a deterioration of working conditions is something that would be on the minds of many pilots."
WestJet said it doesn't know what impact the unionization vote would have on the airline's ambitions for ultra-low-cost service, but it was forging ahead with its purchase of wide-bodied planes.
Chris Murray, an analyst at AltaCorp Capital, said the vote creates new uncertainty about WestJet's expansion plans, given that pilots must sign off on them. The airline must now gain that approval with an organized union that will be seeking collective bargaining negotiations, which could create additional delays, Murray said.
"It may also change their perspective on what the cost profile would look like, and change their minds in perhaps going forward with some of these initiatives," he said.
Saretsky has said repeatedly that he remains convinced unionization would harm the relationship the airline currently has with it employees, and create a system of bureaucracy that would get in the way of direct conversations between management and staff.
The union is now turning its focus to a membership drive and establishing pilot representatives in Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver, laying the foundation for a new executive council and negotiations for the first collective agreement.
WestJet said the vote does not affect pilots who fly for its regional airline Encore.
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Season 1500 Episode 1548 | 26m 46s
On today's show, we examine: the debate over education funding in the state budget with Rep. John Nygren and Rep. Gordon Hintz; new numbers on Wisconsin's private sector job outlook with WPR reporter Shawn Johnson; the importance of investing in broadband access for rural Wisconsin; Gov. Scott Walker's budget and pledge to keep property taxes low; and the proposal to drug test Medicaid applicants.
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Two weeks ago he told me that he planned something for us to do on December 4th that could only been on that day. Oh my surprises, I love surprises. Actually I love finding out surprises. So when he handed me an envelope with a slip of paper inside i tore that thing apart. inside a paper that said STEELERS GAME!!!!!
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"It all adds up to me, now having to admit that I was wrong. Our government is not marching down the road towards communism or socialism...they're not marching us that direction. They're marching us to a brand of non-violent fascism. Or to put it another way, they're marching us towards 1984: Big Brother.
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Meet your new best friend: kombu noodle soup. Kombu is an edible kelp used to make its own broth, but I've taken this incredible ingredient and turned it into a gluten free noodle! It's so simple, yet so tasty! Continue reading Kombu Noodle Soup
Asian Chicken Meatballs Recipe
Ground chicken recipes aren't easy to find and when I did find one, I didn't like the fact that they were fried (probably dried out) and then dipped in uber-sweet peanut sauce. So, I made my own recipe for ground chicken and it was AMAZING. What else can a girl with ground up chicken thigh meat do other than get creative?
Instructions are in each photo.
Ingredients for 20 chicken burgers/meatballs:
4 lbs (2.2 kg) ground chicken thighs
1 cup fresh parsley, 1 medium onion, 4 cloves garlic
Salt & pepper
1/2 cup chickpea flour (or breadcrumbs)
Oil – 4 tbsp olive oil (or other cooking oil), 1 tbsp sesame oil
4 tbsp honey
1 cup orange juice
Chicken Wings: Asian Honey Sesame and Soy
Forget frozen chicken wing appetizers – you can do your own just as easy and much cheaper. Using just a few ingredients and frozen chicken wings, you can have a fun, visually appealing main dish, snack or appetizer to make on the fly. No defrosting required and unlike store bought appetizers, no artificial colors, flavors OR preservatives. Just good ingredients, a little bit of time and there you go!
Asian Chicken Wings
Chicken Wings, Minced Garlic, Soy Sauce, Sesame Oil, Honey, Sesame Seeds
1. Marinade the fully frozen chicken wings (separated) in the garlic, honey, soy and sesame oil in a deep (at least 1.5 inch) baking dish. The amount of marinade depends on the amount of chicken – you don't need much to start with.
2. Bake in an oven at 325 degrees until they start to brown. When they start to brown, turn them over. The wings should be cooking in liquid now, so they're not just baking, they're roasting and softening into fall off the bone wings! Add some soy if there is not enough liquid. Sprinkle with sesame seeds once they are browned.
3. Keep roasting until all of the wings are a deep dark brown. Raise the temperature at the end to 350, but be sure you have enough liquid in the pan. You can cook these from 45 minutes for a more chewy chicken, or go a full 1 1/2 hours for fall off the bone chicken wings (my preference!) And these guys do not need dipping sauce:)
Chicken Wing TIP: You barely have to worry about burning wings when you do them slow roasted style in plenty of liquid in a deeper pan, like in the recipe above. The liquid protects the wings and the long slow cooking tenderizes the chicken.
Easy Salmon Recipe
Salmon can be easy! Follow this simple salmon recipe and you're guaranteed success. I've included not just the recipe, but tips to make sure your salmon turns out just right.
Asian Salmon: Salmon Lemon Pepper with Soy
Salmon Fillets
Fresh Lemons
Soy Sauce
Ground Black Pepper
Dollup of Butter (Optional)
Small Roasting Pan
In a small roasting pan – not much bigger than the salmon fillets, put your fresh or thawed salmon. The pan MUST not be large! For easier clean up, line the pan with parchment paper.
Add the juice of one lemon and soy sauce until there's about 1/4″ of sauce in the pan – this is the key to not overcooking! Sprinkle with ground pepper, cover with the lemon skins from the squeezed lemon and bake. Add a dollup of butter if you want.
Since salmon varies in size, cook until the edges start to brown. One reason why salmon recipes go wrong is because they assume all salmon is the same size – it isn't. Nor is it always the same fat content. Watch for it to brown, then it's done! This one is done, but paranoid me had to check it anyways – oh well:) ENJOY!
Spicy Broccoli with Mushrooms and Carrots
Broccoli is one of the tastiest vegetables if you cook it right. The key to broccoli is flavor. In this recipe, I use aromatic spices, Sriacha sauce and the unami of mushrooms to make a delicious and healthy dish. I added the walnuts for a bit of bitterness and because walnuts are healthy!
Spicy Broccoli with Mushrooms and Carrots
Spices: 1 pinch of cumin/to taste, 1 tsp cardamom
Sriracha sauce to taste
Natural gray salt, fresh ground pepper
1 Carrot
1 Shallot (or more if it's really small)
Coconut Oil
Heat the coconut oil. Dice the shallot semi-fine and put it into the oil. Slowly mix the broccoli into the mix and cover it with a bit of oil and then stir in more. Cut the mushrooms into 1/2 inch pieces and add them once the broccoli has started to cook. Cook until the broccoli is cooked to your liking. I like mine about half cooked:)
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Sesame Broccoli Portobello Stir Fry
Broccoli CAN be tasty when you dress it up right. This simple recipe does the trick in the healthy way. Mushrooms are good for you, but did you know they have been shown in lab studies to lower cholesterol and mediate the effects of saturated fats? You probably know about sesame seeds, you might not have tried black sesame seeds – and you definitely should since they've been shown to lower blood pressure. Walnuts have been attributed to slowing cancer growth and improving overall health factors, like blood pressure. And broccoli – not only does it prevent cancer it's healthy (see nutrition info. after the recipe)!
Sesame Broccoli Portobello
4 Tbs Coconut Oil
2 Tbs Sesame Oil
Raw Broccoli
Raw Mushrooms
Raw, Unsalted, Unroasted Walnuts
Black Sesame Seeds
Shallots (or white/red onion)
In a saucepan, heat the oil. While it is heating, dice the shallot very small and put into the pan once the oil is hot (low-medium heat). Don't worry about uniformity, we'll be browning them and caramelizing them.
When your shallots are getting started, get chopping on your mushrooms and broccoli. Cut into 1″ pieces. When the shallots are still white, put the broccoli in. Keep stirring and put the mushrooms in when the shallots are translucent. Now add the 2 Tbs of sesame oil – if it seems like there is not enough oil, you can add more sesame oil and/or add more coconut oil. Stir for a few minutes and watch to make sure nothing is burning. If it seems like it's burning or the oil is smoking, turn down the flame. When the broccoli is starting to be cooked, add the black sesame seeds to taste and stir. The picture below could be done for some, for me I kept cooking a bit more until the mushrooms shrunk a little.
Broccoli Nutrition (1 cup)
60 calories. No fat. Nearly no sodium.
12 g carbs, 6 g fiber, 2 g sugars and 2 g of protein.
Vitamin A – 48% daily needs
Vitamin C – 168% daily needs
Calcium – 6% daily needs
Iron – 6% daily needs
Stir Fry TIP: Sneak in leftovers. For a bit of protein, I diced up and added 4-day old chicken that was a bit too dry and not so tasty. I barely noticed it, but I'm sure my body appreciated the protein!


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My name is Aucu Peter,a resident of Oringo Munu village in Agweng Sub County, Lira District. My wife's name is Akello Evelyn. We have 3 children. I started farming in 1999.I have 12 acres of land. I grow maize, sunflower, soybean, rice, bananas and sim sim.I manage the farm with my wife. She is very supportive. In 2011, I joined Can mi diro farmers group. My wife also joined early last year. Our group is supported by VEDCO.
After receiving various training in enterprise selection from VEDCO's Community based trainers, I chose sunflower as my lead crop. The training equipped me with skills and tools that helped me make sound business decisions. In the first season last year, I harvested 20 bags of sunflower which I sold at 1.5 million UGX. My second lead crop is maize which takes 5 acres of my farm.
Through income generated from my farm, i have been able to pay school fees for my two children who are currently in primary school. I have also constructed a permanent 3 bed roomed house for my family. I travel long distances looking for a maize shelling machine to hire.Shelling one bag of maize costs 25,000 UGX which is costly for me.I plan to buy one for my farm plus an Ox plough. This will help me eliminate costs involved in hiring. I will also hire them out to fellow farmers at an affordable fee thus increasing my source of income.


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Whatever one's view of God, faith is at the center of all human knowledge.
ObservationsMay 28, 2013
The Reluctant ConvertFebruary 14, 2013
I saw a recent biographical article in Christianity Today regarding the conversion of a former left-wing lesbian professor to Christianity. Such a story is rife with implications about many of the issues concerning the gay rights debate today – whether sexuality can change, whether it is hateful or hurtful to question sexual identities, how Christians should view homosexuality and vice versa. But that is not what interested me as much as the fact that the author was a reluctant convert. Such people fascinate me in part because I was such a convert – I was a happy person, intellectually settled and spiritually uninterested – not at all what is now defined as a 'seeker'. Though I had a passing familiarity with what church entailed I was not at all raised in a Christian home. Yet God gripped my life and I could not shake Him. I never felt like I pursued God so much as I was doggedly pursued. Rosaria Champagne Butterfield explains in a similar fashion how she fought against the power that compelled her:
I started reading the Bible. I read the way a glutton devours. I read it many times that first year in multiple translations. At a dinner gathering my partner and I were hosting, my transgendered friend J cornered me in the kitchen. She put her large hand over mine. "This Bible reading is changing you, Rosaria," she warned.
With tremors, I whispered, "J, what if it is true? What if Jesus is a real and risen Lord? What if we are all in trouble?"
J exhaled deeply. "Rosaria," she said, "I was a Presbyterian minister for 15 years. I prayed that God would heal me, but he didn't. If you want, I will pray for you."
I continued reading the Bible, all the while fighting the idea that it was inspired. But the Bible got to be bigger inside me than I. It overflowed into my world. I fought against it with all my might. Then, one Sunday morning, I rose from the bed of my lesbian lover, and an hour later sat in a pew at the Syracuse Reformed Presbyterian Church. Conspicuous with my butch haircut, I reminded myself that I came to meet God, not fit in. The image that came in like waves, of me and everyone I loved suffering in hell, vomited into my consciousness and gripped me in its teeth.
I fought with everything I had.
I did not want this.
I did not ask for this.
I counted the costs. And I did not like the math on the other side of the equal sign.
Of course such an incident is not uncommon in Christianity; one of the earliest and most notable converts was the apostle Paul, who as Saul was literally knocked down blind and upbraided by the person of Christ whom he despised up until that point. C.S. Lewis, and G. K. Chesterton had similar experiences. It seems such folks are amongst the most insistent Christians with regard to the verifiable truth of their faiths – perhaps because they must wrestle with the inevitability of their own experiences.
Either way I think the very fact that such folks exist is contrary to the way believers are often portrayed by skeptics. Rather than hopeless and desperate people clinging to religion as the last chance for happiness, many believers were in fact convinced and content skeptics who were run to ground by a living and insistent God who would not give up on them.
ObservationsFebruary 10, 2013
"I have never believed in God. Yet, I have to admit that if He does not actually exist, then we can be little more than feverish, selfish little clods of ailments and grievances. And that is hardly enough reason to go on living. Only the existence of God can make anything at all have any meaning at all."
George Bernard Shaw
ObservationsFebruary 5, 2013
It always puzzles me that atheists, who presumably have no problem accepting the idea that all men endowed with certain inherent attributes that allow for political equality, human rights, civil liberties and human worth will deny the possibility that men commonly share a sin nature or the tendency to be corrupted by selfish desires and ambitions.
But then again atheist thought is never noted for its coherence or consistency.
ObservationsJanuary 30, 2013
If I found myself doing as much work to disprove the existence of the Tooth Fairy as atheists do trying to disprove the existence of God, I think I would start robbing dental labs and piling teeth beneath my pillow.
ObservationsJanuary 28, 2013
Often when I argue that cells are infused with information driven molecular machinery and that this observation constitutes the basis for a readily falsifiable theory on why the cell is the product of the effort of a mind, opponents will accuse me of over-extending the use of the word 'machine'. That is why I appreciate animations like the one below – it clearly depicts a molecular motor, that has been an integral part of cells since the beginning of life. It is clearly a mechanism composed of multiple integrated and highly interdependent parts that both convert energy into work, and provide the fuel on which the rest of the cell subsists.
The ATP synthase is definitely an information driven molecular machine, and the best explanation of its existence is that it was designed by a mind.
Atheist Myths About Eternity pt. 1 – Heaven is BoringJanuary 22, 2013
In a recent blog post on the New Atheist site A-Unicornist Mike shares his view of heaven by invoking Captain Kirk of the original Star Trek series. In the particular episode This Side of Paradise Kirk dismisses an offer to join an alien spore induced paradise with a typical Kirkian aplomb:
ELIAS: Captain, why don't you join us?
KIRK: In your own private paradise.
ELIAS: The spores have made it that.
KIRK: Where did they originate?
SPOCK: It's impossible to say. They drifted through space until they finally landed here. You see, they actually thrive on Berthold rays. The plants act as a repository for thousands of microscopic spores until they find a human body to inhabit.
ELIAS: In return, they give you complete health and peace of mind.
KIRK: That's paradise?
ELIAS: We have no need or want, Captain.
SPOCK: It's a true Eden, Jim. There's belonging and love.
KIRK: No wants. No needs. We weren't meant for that. None of us. Man stagnates if he has no ambition, no desire to be more than he is.
ELIAS: We have what we need.
KIRK: Except a challenge.
And later, with a reference to the Fall…
MCCOY: Well, that's the second time man's been thrown out of paradise.
KIRK: No, no, Bones. This time we walked out on our own. Maybe we weren't meant for paradise. Maybe we were meant to fight our way through. Struggle, claw our way up, scratch for every inch of the way. Maybe we can't stroll to the music of the lute. We must march to the sound of drums.
Mike's point in employing this bit of dialogue is the same one skeptic's have been using ever since – well at least since I was a skeptic myself, namely that heaven is boring, so who would want to go there anyway? It is an adolescent argument, the sort one would employ if one had a teenage view of the matter – which incidentally is around the time many men choose to become atheists. But it fails for two reasons, at least as far as Christianity is concerned; and one of the reason it fails is because Captain Kirk is a hypocrite.
How is he a hypocrite you ask? Well if you have a geek's knowledge of the Star Trek universe like myself, then you know that by 21st century standards, the world Kirk and his crew inhabit is a paradise. Think about it – the Federation has long done away with money. The crew of the Enterprise never worries about running out of power, having an ample supply supplied by dilithium crystals. They jet about the galaxy, free to explore the mysteries of the universe having all their physical needs supplied at the push of a button on a replicator. They can move about at will over distance materializing in buildings on a planet's surface in seconds (hey, where have I seen that before?!) War has ceased on earth and diseases are cured at the wave of glowing medical device.
As a matter of fact, Kirk often lectures warring alien about their primitive ways and absurd prejudices. Why? Because in order to have the freedom to really explore and gain more knowledge (which is after all the mission of the Enterprise) a high level of peace, prosperity and knowledge must be attained first. And as it turns out, this is pretty much true – historically, the cultures that have greatest advances are those who have managed to carve out for themselves a space where they can prosper in relative peace, away from the primitive human urges that constantly tear down civilizations. Man doesn't stagnate when he is given room and means to rest and reflect, man prospers. In short, we advance by way of the heavenly, not by the way of the brutish struggle, something Kirk apparently forgot. But he is not known for his logic.
But the other reason this fails as a critique of the Christian view of heaven is that it is not an accurate view of the Christian view of heaven, at least as Scripture explains it. The proper Christian view of heaven is not one of mindless people floating about clouds, playing harps without a care or concern. That is a cartoon view of Christianity, which is where New Atheists seem to get most of their information. In Scripture our earthly lives are just a shadow of what our eternal experiences will be. This is how the Apostle Paul puts it:
For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. – 1 Corinthian 13:9-12
Paul is contrasting our current experience which is limited by time, our limited knowledge and experience with an eternal existence which has no such limitations. Knowing what's true won't be limited by our senses. In another passage, Paul attempts to explain how different this life is from the life to come:
But someone will ask, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?" How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body. Not all flesh is the same: People have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another.
There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another. The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. – 1 Corinthians 15:35 -39
In other words, one can't measure our eternal experience by our temporal, earthly experience. It would be like trying to study a forest by looking at an acorn. Saying that 'heaven is boring' is akin to a bird in a cage saying the sky looks boring. It's absurd, especially if you have a tiny taste of what flight is like.
It's always interesting for me to think about how awed atheists are by the universe; and one can see why – it's vast, it is continually revealing new secrets and the more we know about it the more we know about ourselves. If it were feasible one could spend a lifetime exploring it and never scratch the surface of all its mysteries. Now think for a moment about what keeps us from exploring this immense creation. Our lives and resources are limited. For most of human history they have been severely limited. At this point in human history we barely have the capability to send machines to the nearest planets. Even if we manage to reach them ourselves, there is no indication we could ever send a person to the nearest star. Certainly in my lifetime it will not happen and if it ever does happen no one alive today will know it. And to be even more frank, the power and resources available to us is dwindling – and the will to use it for long term speculative ventures is waning as well, because people sacrifice long term understanding for short terms pleasure. Our ambition is stalled by our selfish natures not by a desire for heaven.
What is exciting about the thought of heaven is no such barriers exist. Time and resources are available for the ultimate exploration of the vastness of creation. Of course, beyond this lies the vastness the Creator Himself – to which there is no end of knowledge, understanding, and immeasurable motivation to go as C.S. Lewis put it, "further up, and further in".
Of course in our hearts we know this – that's why we strive for it on earth, even though it will never exist on earth. We strive to know more, we strive to live longer, to be healthier, and to be more at peace. We strive for these things because we realize that desperate lives of limitation are not how human lives ought to be.
Of course this is nonsense to Mike because he does not believe heaven exists to begin with, which rather makes his critique of heaven odd.
But if one is going to criticize something, one should at least understand what one is criticizing and his cartoonish cliché ridden view of the Christian notion of heaven shows he is not only ignorant of heaven, but of human nature altogether.


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By the time you're ready for a new phone, it can feel like the whole world has changed. But still, there's bound to be just one feature you lust for, one beautiful glowing feature that's just out of reach on your current hunk of junk. The one that will inevitably decide your next phone.
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We are announcing the launch of the new RCJ Machado Competition Team! This invitation is for men, women, and kids in both NO-GI and GI. There will be a 1-2 tournament commitment for all competitors, these tournaments will be announce at a later date. Anyone interested in competing at the elite level please email the association at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Here is a quick look at what the Competition Team Uniform Gis. The cost of the gis is $85. No Gi Competition Uniforms will be posted later.


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………Interesting. I didn't know something like this existed. I haven't had a chance yet to read it, but I will be. If you are white, like I am, we cannot fathom what it is like to walk in the shoes of people who had to deal with situations that were not common for us.
This 1956 guidebook for black travelers is an incredible reminder of America's racist realities
During the Jim Crow era, traveling in the United States for African-Americans was difficult and often dangerous. Motels and restaurants didn't have to serve you if they didn't want to. "Sundown towns"—places where it was unsafe to be black at night—dotted the nation's geography. If you were driving around the country, the only way to know if you were safe was by word-of-mouth.
But a black civic leader named Victor H. Green came up with a better, more permanent solution. In the early 1930s, he began publishing a compendium of tips…
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Painted in primary colours and looking out on the natural surroundings, this room is air-conditioned and includes a radio. Showers and toilets are shared with the other guests.
- Air conditioning
- Radio
- Heating
- Towels/Sheets (extra fee)
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
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Asthma is common throughout New Zealand and can affect anyone at any age.
Asthma is a condition that affects the airways in the lungs. The airways become narrower than normal. This makes it harder for you to get air in and out of the lungs, and causes wheezing (noisy breathing).
Asthma is common throughout New Zealand and can affect anyone at any age. People can grow out of asthma, but it can also reoccur. Remember that people in New Zealand continue to die from asthma every year.
Learning what to do, when to do it and who to call if your asthma gets worse will give you the confidence to help you and your family manage asthma better.
The key to controlling your asthma is knowing what to do, when to do it and who to call. There are six main steps:
- Get to know your symptoms.
- Avoid your asthma triggers, ie things that cause your asthma to flare up.
- Use a peak flow meter.
- Learn how asthma medicines work.
- Take a preventer every day.
- Use a self-management plan.
- Coughing (indicates the airways are irritable).
- Tight feeling in chest
- Tiredness and crankiness are both caused by the asthma waking you up
- Breathlessness or wheezing (playing sport, exercising, hurrying or just doing everyday things)
You don't have to have all these symptoms – you may just have one. If you have anyone of these, your asthma may not be as good as it could be.
A trigger is something that makes your asthma worse. Try to find out what your triggers are and try to avoid them, or take extra treatment before you come into contact with them.
Several things can trigger asthma:
- Allergies – pollen, animals, mould and fungal spores.
- Exercise – but physical activity also helps people with asthma, so don't avoid exercise.
- Weather – including changes of season and changes of temperature.
- Infections – such as cold and flu viruses, and throat and nose infections.
- Dust mites – found anywhere but especially in soft furniture, carpets, mattresses and bedding.
- Stress and worry.
- Women's health – related to menstrual periods and pregnancy.
- Smoking.
- Work conditions – such as fumes, chemicals and sprays.
Peak flow meter
You can get a peak flow meter free from your health providers. If you are well, the airways are open and your peak flow will be close to your best. If the airways are tight (when asthma is playing up), your peak flow will fall.
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- 10 lbs Tom Putts (sharp apples)
- 5 lbs crabapples (bitter sweet apples)
- 5 lbs James Grieve (sweet apples)
Extract juice. Put aside 4 fl oz to which you must add champagne yeast and 1 tsp of sugar. Put this in a warm place for 2 days. To the main body of the juice add 1 crushed campden tablet. Leave covered for 48 hours. Check the pH and OG. Adjust as necessary. Add pectolase if wanted. Add yeast starter. Rack after 2 weeks. Test the gravity. Ferment until the gravity reached 1005. Bottle with 1/2 tsp. sugar per pint. Leave to mature.
Although this recipe is for sparkling cider the degree of carbonation is low. The carbonation level is about the maximum which you will come across in a true English cider but is almost flat when compared to a Normandy cider. If you want it carbonated to French levels then the cider must be bottled in Champagne bottles and treated exactly as you would a Champagne style wine. Consult a good wine making guide for details on how to do this.


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"Why should we spend more money on a custom designed website when we can get a pre-designed template and save time & money?"
If I had a pound for each time I got asked this question I would be sitting on the beach somewhere sipping on some exotic cocktail. But I am not, instead I am trying to gather my thoughts so that I can share my views on this topic.
If you are thinking of getting a new website then the first thing you would want to consider is how much is a good website going to cost? Websites can cost from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds depending on its functionalities. But is it really necessary to spend thousands of pounds on a custom design when there are so many websites selling pre-designed templates? For a small fee they will even set it up for you!
See, there lies the first issue, let me explain, these websites will sell the same template to anybody willing to buy and therefore losing its unique appeal. There could be several businesses out there using the same template. Apart from this, pre-designed templates offer limited customisation or may have several built-in functionalities you might not use and ultimately may weigh your website down. In most cases, you will have to stay within the boundaries set by the template author and configure only a few simple features such as colours, fonts and images.
The other biggest disadvantage is, if the template author decides to stop providing support or updates and you encounter an issue you will need to hire a professional to sort it out which could be costly.
It's not all bad news though, the biggest advantage of a pre-designed template is that it can be setup in no time and with very little investment. Sometimes a pre-designed template can offer just enough functionalities to get you started while you consider your options to spend serious money on getting a bespoke website made to meet your exact needs.
Whilst a custom designed website can cost more it gives you full control over every aspect of the process. You, together with your designer, can create a unique brand and bring your vision to life. Beyond an up-front cost to design & develop the website, the ongoing costs can be minimal. There is no better money spent today than on internet advertising. Consider that you have a full color advertisement working for you 24 hours a day all over the world. No other advertising medium can compete with it!


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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition which is signed by residents of British Columbia, including several hundred residents of my own constituency of Burnaby--Douglas, on the subject of the Canadian public health care system.
The petitioners call upon parliament to stop two tier, American-style health care from moving into Canada. They note concerns about federal government cuts for health care funding and the fact that the federal government currently is paying just 13.5% of health care costs. They are concerned with respect to the importance of immediate action to save public health care in Canada and to stop two tier, American-style health care from coming.
They call upon parliament to stop for-profit hospitals, to restore full federal funding for health care by increasing the federal government's share of health care funding to 25% immediately, and finally, to implement a national home care program and a national program for prescription drugs.


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The e-m@son WebRing is a collection of Masonic sites for the Freemason, e-m@son & non-mason. We are proud to have as member sites representation from Grand Lodges, Subordinate Lodges, Affiliate and Coordinate bodies, and the individual sites of the men and women of Masonry. Here you will find "Applied Masonry" and the "front door" to a warm, charitable, and friendly group of people from all corners of the world.
Site de Temas e Pesquisas Maçônicas, contendo apresentando trabalhos exclusivos para maçons em área com acesso restrito através de cadastramento prévio. Links maçônicos selecionados. Masonic Research and Masonic Leadership skills development. Restricted areas with selected papers for members only.
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Weston Lodge Located in Littleton, Colorado, just south of Denver. We meet the 1st& 3rd Wednesdays at 7:30 PM,except July and August, stop by and visit us.
A good starting point into the masonic world.
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I definitely had an angel watching out for me.
Thank you to the lady who returned my wallet to the policeman March 10 in the 23rd Street shopping area. I don�t know who you are, but you saved me from having to spend my Sunday cancelling credit cards, trying to get my license and my insurance cards replaced. If you see this, know that I am grateful beyond words. I definitely had an angel watching out for me.
I am paying it forward, since I don�t know who you are.
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Sema, a village in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district, is about 367 km away from its capital city, Jaipur. Surrounding areas are Bargaon, Kumbhalgarh, Gogunda, and Rajsamand. Cities located close to Sema are Udaipur, Sadri, Rajsamand, and Nathdwara. Nandsamand Dam and Chikalwas Lake are two of the attractions located in Sema.
Places to Stay
Hotels are hard to find in Sema. Rajsamand (56 km) away from here provides good budget hotels. They are Ratan Palace Hotel (Tariff – Rs.700), Rajmahal Hotel (Tariff – Rs.600), Jal Darshan Hotel (Tariff – Rs.500), and Hilend Hotel (Tariff – Rs.750).
People in Sema speak in Rajasthani and Hindi.
The most important festivals celebrated in Selu are Kite Festival in January, Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated in August, and Diwali during October - November.
Places of Interest
The main tourist destinations in and around Sema are Chikalwas Lake (16 km), Nandsamand Dam (19 km), Dabun (12.3 km), and Kumbhalgarh Fort (43 km).
How to Get There
The nearest airport is located in Dabok which is 68 km from Sema.
Sema does not have any railway station. The nearest major railway station is 53 km away in Udaipur.
Rajsamand and Nathdwara are two nearby cites that connect to Sema and have regular and daily bus trips to this area. There are Volvo A/C buses from Mumbai to Sema. Avail of bus ticket offers from Ticketgoose.com when you book your tickets online.


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Pitcher Shuffle Up: Don't you wish you had all the Astros?
Here's the big one, the starting pitcher Shuffle Up. It's going to look absurd in a day or a week because that's how pitching is. This position is erratic, fickle, humbling, especially in the homer-friendly world of 2018.
What's happened to this point is merely an audition. We're trying to calibrate 5×5 value from here on out. Players at the same price are considered even. And if two guys are a buck apart, it's not that big a difference, kids.
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I will not debate the injured pitchers. Assume a 5×5 scoring format, as always.
Game on.
$35 Justin Verlander
$35 Max Scherzer
$35 Corey Kluber
$34 Chris Sale
$33 Gerrit Cole
$30 Luis Severino
$28 Jacob deGrom
$27 Carlos Carrasco
$27 Noah Syndergaard
$26 Aaron Nola
$26 James Paxton
$26 Stephen Strasburg
$24 Zack Greinke
$23 Patrick Corbin
$23 Charlie Morton
$22 Rick Porcello
$22 Lance McCullers
$19 Jose Berrios
$18 Blake Snell
$18 Shohei Ohtani
Was leaving Pittsburgh the tonic for Cole? Pow-wows with Verlander and Keuchel? Getting a better feel for his breaking stuff, and how to use his fastball to set up his breaking stuff? If nothing else, appreciate that Houston, despite its look on television, is a pitcher's park.
And this deep into the season, we have to be inclined that Cole's growth is real. Anyone can have a lucky start or two. He's whiffing 41 percent of his batters, while switching from a sinker profile to a fly-ball profile. See, fly-ball biases don't have to be a bad thing. As Gene McCaffrey told us a million years ago, so long as a pitcher is exerting a significant tilt to the shape of the at-bats he pitches, he's doing a good thing. (Meanwhile, Keuchel, Morton, and McCullers are all among the leaders in ground-ball rate. Whatever gets you through the night, and through the ninth.)
I'm still a full believer in Berrios. He's made inroads with control while keeping his strikeout rate the same, and he's getting a lot of chases out of the zone — there's upside for even more strikeouts. He's also nudged his ground-ball rate a little bit. If he can get anything out of his changeup, he's going to be an ace.
With Paxton and Strasburg (and hell, Ohtani), the big question is, how many innings are you getting? Strasburg's mean is less prohibitive given the shape of today's game, but given the upside someone generally wants to chase on draft day, I rarely have shares of him.
$17 Sean Manaea
$17 Trevor Bauer
$17 Miles Mikolas
$17 Jon Lester
$17 Gio Gonzalez
$16 Sean Newcomb
$15 Dallas Keuchel
$15 Jake Arrieta
$14 J.A. Happ
$14 Mike Clevinger
$13 Alex Wood
$12 Kyle Hendricks
$12 Jack Flaherty
$11 Jose Quintana
$11 Luke Weaver
$11 Zack Godley
I probably held Mikolas's earlier MLB resume against him, but given how long ago that was, it was an obvious mistake . . . Happ's ERA should be lower if you accept the unluckiness of his homer rate. His K/BB numbers are moving in the right direction. The Regression Police was so taken aback at Happ's 2016 season, he's been underrated ever since . . . I don't know why the entire National League doesn't abuse Lester for his base-throwing mental block, but apparently they're not going to do it.
$10 Tanner Roark
$10 Nick Pivetta
$10 Walker Buehler
$10 Jameson Taillon
$10 Masahiro Tanaka
$10 Fernando Romero
$10 Tyson Ross
$10 Julio Teheran
$10 David Price
$10 Garrett Richards
$9 Tyler Skaggs
$9 Eduardo Rodriguez
$9 Chris Archer
$9 Yu Darvish
I take zero joy in this: Yu Darvish since the Tommy John surgery – 56 starts, 3.85 ERA, 1.18 WHIP. And the FIP is 3.72, so this isn't some bad-luck tour.
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$8 Zach Eflin
$8 Kyle Freeland
$8 Trevor Cahill
$8 Daniel Mengden
$8 Andrew Heaney
$8 Jake Odorizzi
$8 Kevin Gausman
$8 Kenta Maeda
$8 Michael Wacha
$8 Mike Foltynewicz
$8 Luis Castillo
$7 Jake Junis
$7 C.C. Sabathia
$7 Ross Stripling
$7 Junior Guerra
$7 Jaime Barria
$7 Vincent Velasquez
$6 Jeremy Hellickson
$6 Jordan Lyles
$6 Matt Boyd
$6 Trevor Williams
$6 Chase Anderson
$6 Caleb Smith
$5 Reynaldo Lopez
$5 Chad Bettis
$5 Cole Hamels
Kudos to Sabathia for reinventing himself, the Frank Tanana path to late-career relevance. He's also made strides in his personal life, beating some demons; a very easy story to root for . . . Stripling could easily become a $10+ arm if the Dodgers commit to him . . . Folty is a 5-6 inning guy, but the strikeout stuff plays, especially in IP/capped leagues. I bet he'd be a knockout reliever if the team ever wanted to go that route . . . Hitting Cahill's sinker is like hitting a brick. He's in the right park, too. You could say this about the entire list, but he just needs health. Everything else is in place.
$4 Matthew Andriese
$4 Matt Koch
$4 Francisco Liriano
$4 Michael Fulmer
$4 Jordan Montgomery
$4 Tyler Chatwood
$4 Aaron Sanchez
$4 Jeff Samardzija
$4 Sonny Gray
$4 Brandon McCarthy
$3 *Nick Kingham
$3 Bartolo Colon
$3 Ryan Yarbrough
$3 Mike Fiers
$3 *Freddy Peralta
$3 Jacob Faria
$3 Jonathan Gray
$3 Dylan Bundy
$3 Felix Hernandez
$3 Drew Pomeranz
$2 Jarlin Garcia
$2 Wade LeBlanc
$2 Jhoulys Chacin
$2 Steven Matz
$2 Kyle Gibson
$2 Max Fried
$2 Tyler Mahle
$2 Marco Estrada
$2 Chad Kuhl
$2 Dan Straily
$2 Marco Gonzales
$2 German Marquez
$1 Brent Suter
$1 James Shields
$1 Jordan Zimmermann
$1 Chris Stratton
$1 Andrew Cashner
$1 Ian Kennedy
$1 Ty Blach
$1 Sal Romano
$1 Mike Leake
$1 Zack Wheeler
$0 Lucas Giolito
I'm not going to price any of the hurt guys. Do you have better medical intel? Are you more or less optimistic? That's all it turns into.
xxx Clayton Kershaw
xxx Carlos Martinez
xxx Robbie Ray
xxx Johnny Cueto
xxx Rich Hill
xxx Joey Lucchesi
xxx Marcus Stroman
xxx Matt Shoemaker
xxx Hyun-Jin Ryu
xxx Mike Soroka
xxx Yonny Chirinos
xxx Zach Davies
xxx Matt Moore
xxx Wade Miley
xxx Adam Wainwright
xxx Ben Lively
xxx Brett Anderson


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Anyone living in Chicago would say that predicting the weather is about as easy as winning the lottery. From a smoldering 85 degress and sunny to a rainy and chilly 50 degree day, summer can be somewhat unpredictable. The unpredictable weather can cause a household furnace or AC to completely shut down and most new owners have limited […]
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During the first week of May, Univera Associates and Corporate Staff accompanied Serve First's partner, Vitamin Angels, on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic. Though Univera has assisted Serve First on several of these trips, the DR was a first for Univera. While there, the Associates witnessed the mission of Serve First played out in real time, as the lives of some very deserving children were impacted with the gift of essential, life-giving micronutrients.
Below, is a summary of one Associate's experience:
Shelly Sorg
Life Changing! I am so grateful and blessed to see the benefits of Vitamin Angels thanks to Univera Serve First™.
I was asked to go on a trip with other associates on behalf of Univera Serve First four years ago; unfortunately I was not able to but have continued to donate to this non-profit organization monthly. Weekly at our presentations, we speak of Bill Lee's servant leadership and the benefits of nourishing four children and helping to save one child's life when new prospects place 100 point orders.
When I arrive home to my four children after attending these presentations, they always ask how many lives we have helped save. They are not resistant with me leaving weekly; sometimes nightly to present Univera opportunities because they understand that we are TRANSFORMING lives.
Four years later, I earned a position to go on another Univera Serve First trip, only this time it was to the Dominican Republic! I was absolutely ecstatic to have the chance to see how our daily effort, prayers and monetary gifts provide vitamins and minerals to children and pregnant women who lack basic nutrition.
The kids that had not yet started receiving Vitamin Angels' vitamins had distended bellies, ashen skin and runny noses. The kids that had been on Vitamin Angels' vitamins for a while had a good appetite and an elevated level of energy. The pregnant mothers that were taking supplements had healthier pregnancies and carried their babies to full term.
They did not have items like bikes, balls or electronics to preoccupy their time but what they did have was a compassionate community.
At first, I was saddened by the sight of their poor living conditions. They were living in small wood houses with a large group of people per household. Their diet included rice and beans and occasionally fruit and vegetables as a treat. They did not have items like bikes, balls or electronics to preoccupy their time but what they did have was a compassionate community. The older siblings helped with younger siblings while parents worked. Everyone sat outside on streets selling their goods and because they didn't have money to buy PERSONAL EFFECTS, they focused on their family!
The young mothers had the same ambitions and dreams as mothers from the US; to provide for their families, go to college and get jobs as teachers, doctors, health educators, etc.
One young girl in particular by the name of Estephanie touched my heart and I am currently working to help find a way to make her dreams come true. She has an unbelievably strong desire to go to college and eventually come to the United States of America. Estephanie lost her mother to a drunk driver when she was younger and her father left her as a baby. I was especially touched by Estephanie because I sympathized with her loss; I lost both my parents at a young age too due to a drunk driver and cancer. She also played volleyball and wants to pursue a degree in Health Education and Wellness to transform her community. I too played volleyball and have a Master's in Health Promotion. My experience on this mission to the Dominican Republic was more than seeing life changing benefits of Vitamin Angels' work.
I am motivated to continue donating generously to Univera Serve First every month. I challenge everyone to donate a part of their monthly wages or to contribute to a mission that truly is saving lives! I also challenge your local Univera teams to raise money for Serve First!
Last year Team Kentukiana celebrated Univera Serve First's annual birthday by bringing together our families to donate money that would be spent per child on their birthday. Our children selflessly gave up party decorations and materialistic gifts in order to give to those who don't even receive basic nutrition. We had one big birthday celebration with tug-o-war, kickball, games, food, fun and fellowship! We came together to have a healthy family meal of their choice and showered them with love and positive, non-materialistic blessings!
I am healthier thanks to Univera, I am becoming a better servant leader day by day and I am leading a purpose driven life! Thank you Univera!
Thank you Vitamin Angels, Bill Lee and Ralph Bietz!
With love, Shelly Sorg


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Father Nathan Mamo, S.T.L. — Pastor
Fr. Nathan Mamo was ordained in 1978 for the Diocese of Honolulu, Hawaii, where he served for 21 years in various parishes, including as Rector at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu. He studied for the priesthood at St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, CA. He earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL) in New Testament Studies at the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley (JSTB) in 1994. His research was in St. Paul's idea of decision-making in the Corinthian Church. He departed Hawaii in 1998 and served at three parishes in the Diocese of San Jose before moving to the Diocese of Reno in 2009. He and Sophie have been together since 2010.
Therese Gaikowski — Parish Administrator
My family moved from the East Bay Area of California to Sparks, Nevada in 2001. My background is in Human Resources, but I have been working in office management for 17 years. I managed a veterinary clinic in Sparks for 7 years and I have been employed in the Diocese of Reno since 2009. I joined the staff of Our Lady of Wisdom in September 2014. When I am not at work I enjoy spending time with my family camping, watching movies, baking, and scrapbooking family memories.
Abby Gaikowski — Student Coordinator
My name is Abby and I'm one of the Student Coordinators here at the Newman Center. I'm going into my Junior year as a Human Development and Family Studies major, with a minor in Addiction Treatment Services. Outside of Newman, I'm either working or I'm home watching Netflix and drinking copious amounts of coffee. If you see me around, feel free to say hi. I look forward to meeting you all!
Jesus Rodriguez — Student Coordinator
Hello! My name is Jesus Rodriguez and I am one of the student coordinators at the Newman Center. I am currently a Sophomore majoring in Philosophy with an emphasis in Ethics, Law and Politics. I am from Elko, Nevada and love my hometown. My passions include online shopping, Calvin Klein, and flossing my teeth (my teeth are my biggest accomplishment – never even had braces). I love making friends so please do not be a stranger, approach me and introduce yourself!
Nikko Uy — Student Coordinator
Hi! My name is Nikko, and I'm one of the Student Coordinators here at the Newman Center. I am currently majoring in Philosophy and minoring in Cultural Anthropology. You can usually find me watching Netflix, reading a book, or hanging out at the Newman Center. Also, I am always down to get coffee! Looking forward to meeting everyone this year!
Haylee Wieczorek — Student Coordinator
Hey! My name is Haylee, and I am a part of the Student Coordinator team at Newman. I am a senior geology student at UNR and am loving every part of it! You're probably wondering why, well, it's because…you know…geology rocks! When I'm not busy with schoolwork, you can catch me at a concert, camping, or doing arts & crafts. Be sure to say hi if you see me around campus. I am looking forward to this year, but not as much as I am looking forward to getting to know everyone! See you around!
Sophie Mamo – Associate Pastor
My name is Sophie Mamo and I'm the Associate Pastor and all around helper. You can see me at church every Sunday and I go everywhere with Father Nathan. I love toys and I keep myself busy with all sorts of church duties. I love naps and meeting people. Please stop and say hello on Sunday.


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If it seems that every time you click a link on social media this past week, you are hearing about the upcoming AAR/SBL meetings in San Diego, it's probably because many of us are giddy about the opportunity to gather with friends, buy discounted books, eat at high end restaraunts, and oh yeah, present and listen to papers. What makes this whole scenario even better (at least here in the US) is that when we return home we go right into the Thanksgiving holiday. Thus, SBL is like a pre-holiday!
This year I will be giving a paper in the Johannine Literature Group in which the topic is "Characterization in the Gospel of John." Here's the lineup:
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Room: Room 25 B (Upper level) – San Diego Convention Center (CC)
Theme: Characterization in the Gospel of John
Ruben Zimmermann, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Presiding
Christopher W. Skinner, Mount Olive University
Toward a Theory of Character for Interpreting the Gospel of John (20 min)
Cornelis Bennema, Wales Evangelical School of Theology
The Scope and Limitations of Using a Uniform Approach to Character in the Gospel of John (20 min)
Alicia D. Myers, Campbell University Divinity School
Topographies of Person: Mapping Ancient Characterization in the Gospel of John (20 min)
Break (5 min)
Steven A. Hunt, Gordon College, Francois Tolmie, University of the Free State and Ruben Zimmermann, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Character Studies in the Fourth Gospel: Methods, Trends, Results (20 min)
Francis J. Moloney, Australian Catholic University
The Final Appearance: Characters in John 20 (and 21) (20 min)
James L. Resseguie, Winebrenner Theological Seminary
Character and Point of View: The Beloved Disciple as Test Case (20 min)
Discussion (25 min)
If you're interested in the subject, we'd love to see you there. Everyone on the panel has written something of substance on the topic in recent years. I'm really looking forward to the interaction.


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The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) yesterday denied it had been informed of plans by some fishermen to sail to the disputed Diaoyutai Islands (釣魚台) to bolster Taiwan's claim to sovereignty over the island chain, but said it would protect Taiwanese fishermen who travel to the area.
The coast guard's remarks came in the wake of media reports that said fishermen in Yilan County were planning to sail to the islands on Saturday to illustrate Taiwan's territorial claim over them. The islands lie about 120 nautical miles (220km) northeast of the country. According to the media reports, the coast guard said it is to dispatch patrol vessels to protect them.
The coast guard said it will continue its regular missions to protect Taiwanese fishermen operating in waters near the islands.
Meanwhile, responding to media reports that 1,000 China-registered fishing boats were to set sail for the islands yesterday to illustrate China's claim to the disputed chain, the coast guard said that since a Chinese summer fishing moratorium has been lifted, it is highly unlikely that so many Chinese fishing boats would converge on the island cluster at once.
It said some of the boats are probably just sailing to other fishing grounds in the surrounding area.
Suao Fishermen's Association director Lin Yueh-ying (林月英) said the disputed region is rich in natural resources and said that if fishermen voluntarily sail to the region to protest, the association will definitely lend assistance.
Meanwhile, Yilan County Councilor Lin Chi-shan (林棋山), of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), said the Taiwanese fishermen planning to sail to the Diaoyutais on Saturday are set to travel aboard 60 fishing vessels and asked for NT$5 million (US$170,160) from the county government in fuel subsidies. As far as the Republic of China government is concerned, the islands are under the administration of Yilan County, he said.
According to the councilor, the county government would be failing to support Taiwan's position on the Diaoyutais issue if it refuses to subsidize the fishermen.
However, Yilan County Commissioner Lin Tsung-hsien (林聰賢) has declined to hand over any cash, saying that the focus should instead be on laying the groundwork for the next round of fishing rights talks between Taiwan and Japan.
Japan recently purchased three of the disputed islands from their private owners, prompting large-scale violent protests against Japan in China. The two countries, along with Taiwan, claim sovereignty over the islands.


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Shoot your TV: Jesse James is a Dead Man coming soon
For those of you who just can't get enough Jesse James in your life, we have good news. The rest of you, commence eye-rolling. The tattooed chopper builder will soon be back on the small screen, this time on Spike TV. His new vehicle is called Jesse James is a Dead Man, which isn't totally accurate unless you're referring to his namesake forbear. The world needs another "reality" TV show like we need a festering case of hemorrhoids
eBay Find of the Day: Bullrun-winning Trans Am
We watched a marathon of the SpikeTV reality show based on the Bullrun Rally and hosted by Bill Goldberg, but weren't too terribly impressed with the premise. It seemed one needed only a decent proficiency at reading maps, as well as a lot of luck, to win. The winning team was the father/daughter duo of Mike and Morgan Alsop from Lafayette, Indiana, who took top Bullrun honors at the helm of their 2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS6. While the finale is still sitting on our TiVo, we know that the Alsops g
eBay Find of the Day: Bullrun Lamborghini Murcielago
If you've seen any of the Bullrun episodes that have aired on Spike TV (Tuesday nights at 10), or even the promotional ads, you might recognize today's eBay find. Although the series has just gotten underway, we can already surmise that the Team #10 Lamborghini Murcielago piloted by owner Jeff Marshall and co-pilot John Eltringham survived relatively intact. And for the right bid, it could be yo


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The truth inspiresAn author who writes about leadership argues that "nothing inspires people more than the truth."
Most leaders think that telling people the truth makes that leader vulnerable - either to the public or their opponents. They are wrong.
"The most important part of telling the truth is that it actually binds you to people," explains Seidman, "because when you trust people with the truth, they trust you back." Obfuscation from leaders just gives citizens another problem - more haze - to sort through. "Trusting people with the truth is like giving them a solid floor," adds Seidman. "It compels action. When you are anchored in shared truth, you start to solve problems together. It's the beginning of coming up with a better path."
Feels like onstage advice too. That telling the truth will get people to trust you and take your side.
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