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Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Roge, Aug 29, 2017.
Such kind hearted people!!!
I belong to a few RV Facebook groups and many people in Texas who have farm land are opening it to people to camp on for free and some are opening their land up for those with livestock. They ask them to bring food if they have it, if not they will help get them some. It does one's heart good to see all those reaching out to help.
Heartening news Pam that good is coming out of bad ..
It's a nightmare for so many !!!
It is great that so many people are stepping up to the plate to help. Unfortunately the system is supposed to hit Houston again today. Will it never end? :(
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Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya #1692893
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Holy****, Kyon is smiling.
Holy****, *Yuki* is smiling...ish.
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The Memorandum of Understanding between IFC and CDB establishes close cooperation between these two institutions to advise Caribbean governments at the national and sub national levels in the development of new infrastructure projects with private participation.
Under the memorandum, CDB and IFC would collaborate in a variety of areas, including helping to conduct due diligence, identify suitable private sector partners and structure projects with government authorities to ensure a transparent and competitive bidding process. Renewable energy, education, transportation, and water and sanitation projects are the focus of cooperation, though the memorandum does not exclude other potential sectors.
This initiative is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD), which has been an important partner in providing financial support for IFC's work in the Caribbean. The intent is to leverage DFATD funding, alongside other donor funding mobilised by CDB and IFC, to promote public-private partnerships in the Caribbean.
The IFC has already invested in several PPP projects in the Caribbean, such as the Sangster International Airport, Air Jamaica Privatisation and the Grenada PPP Hospital.


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After a few years when the boy had grown up, his mother told him: "Your father has left you a calf in the trust of Allah. It must have grown into a cow by now." The son was surprised. He did not know of any calf all these years and asked his mother where it was. She replied: "Be like your father and say: 'I trust in Allah,' then go look for it."
With a rope in his hand, he went to the forest and prostrated himself before Allah: "O Allah, Lord of Abraham and Jacob and Job, return to me my father's trust. " As he raised his head, he saw a cow coming towards him. It stopped submissively beside him. He tied the rope around its neck and led it to his house. The cow would not allow anyone else come near it except the young man.
The youth was as pious as his father. He earned his living by cutting wood. Whatever he earned he divided into three equal portions; one he gave to his mother, one he used for his needs, and the last he gave as charity. His nights, too, were divided into three parts; during the early part of the night he helped his mother, the middle part he devoted to the worship of Allah, and during the last part he rested.
About this a wealthy man died, leaving behind an only son, who inherited his father's wealth. His cousins envied his good fortune, and secretly killed him so that they could inherit it.
The dead boy's other relatives came to the Prophet Moses (pbuh) and asked his help in tracing the boy's murderer. Moses instructed them to slaughter a cow, remove its tongue and place it on the corpse. This would reveal the murderer, he told them. They accused Moses of joking. He replied: "Allah forbid that I be foolish!" They questioned him about the type of cow they should slaughter, and he said: "This cow is neither young nor mature, but in between the two conditions, so do as you have been commanded."
Instead of following his direction, they asked him more questions. "What color must it be?"
He replied: "Verily, it is yellow in color."
They still were not satisfied with his answer and asked for more details. Moses replied: "It is an unyoked cow; it does not plow the soil nor water the tilth, and is entirely without marks."
They went out in search of such a cow. The only one that matched the description was the one owned by the orphaned youth. They met him on the way and asked the price for which he would sell his cow. He told them he would have to consult his mother first, so they accompanied him to his house and offered her three gold coins. She refused their offer, saying that the cow was worth much more.
They were on increasing their offer and the mother kept on refusing. Finally the urged the son to speak to his mother to be reasonable. He told them: "I will not sell the cow without my mother's approval, even if you offered me its skin filled with gold!" On hearing this, his mother smiled and said: "Let that be the price: its skin filled with gold." They realized that no other cow would do; they had to have it at any price. They agreed to buy the cow and paid with its skin filled with gold.
Allah the Almighty narrated: And remember when Moses said to his people: "Verily, Allah commands you that you slaughter a cow."
They said: "Do you make fun of us?"
He said: "I take Allah's Refuge from being among Al-Jahileen (the ignorants or the foolish)."
They said: "Call upon your Lord for us that He may make plain to us what it is!"
He said: "He says, 'Verily, it is a cow neither too old nor too young, but it is between the two conditions, so do what you are commanded."
They said; "Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to us its color."
He said: "He says, 'It is a yellow cow bright in its color, pleasing to the beholders.'"
They said: "Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to us what it is. Verily to us all cows are alike, and surely, if Allah wills, we will be guided."
He (Moses) said: "He says, 'It is a cow neither trained to till the soil nor water the fields, sound, having no other color except bright yellow.'"
They said: "Now you have brought the truth." So they slaughtered it though they were near to not doing it.
And remember when you killed a man and fell into dispute among yourselves to the crime. But Allah brought forth that which you were hiding. So We said: "Strike him (the dead man) with a piece of it (the cow)." Thus Allah brings the dead to life and shows you His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) so that you may understand.
Then after that your hearts were hardened and became as stone or even worse in hardness. And indeed, there are stones out of which rivers gush forth, and indeed, there are of them stones which fall down for fear of Allah. And Allah is not unaware of what you do. [Ch 2:67-74 Quran].
One day Moses (pbuh) delivered such an impressive sermon that all who heard it was deeply moved. Someone in the congregation asked: "O Messenger of Allah, is there another man on earth more learned than you?" Moses replied: "No!", believing so, as Allah had given him the power of miracles and honored him with the Torah.
However, Allah revealed to Moses that no man could know all there is to know, nor would one messenger alone be the custodian of all knowledge. There would always be another who knew what others did not. Moses asked Allah: "O Allah, where is this man? I would like to meet him and learn from him." He also asked for a sign to this person's identity.
Allah instructed him to take a live fish in a water filled vessel. When the fish disappeared, he would find the man he sought. Moses set out on his journey, accompanied by a young man who carried the vessel with the fish. They reached a place where two rivers met and decided to rest there. Instantly, Moses fell asleep.
While he was asleep, his companion saw the fish wriggle out of the vessel into the river and swim away. However, he forgot to relate the incident to Moses. When he awoke, they continued their journey until they were exhausted and hungry. Moses asked for his morning meal. Only then did his companion recall that the fish they had brought with them had gotten away. Hearing this, Moses exclaimed: "This is exactly what we are seeking!"
They hurriedly retraced their steps to the place where the rivers met and where the fish had jumped out. There they found a man, his face partly covered with a hood. His bearing showed he was a saintly man. He was Al-Khidr, the guide.
Allah the Almighty narrated: And remember when Moses said to his boy servant: "I will not give up (traveling) until I reach the junction of the two seas or until I spend years and years in traveling."
But when they reached the junction of the two seas, they forgot their fish, and it took its way through the sea as in a tunnel. So when they had passed further on (beyond that fixed place), Moses said to his boy servant: "Bring us our morning meal; truly, we have suffered much fatigue in this, our journey."
He said: "Do you remember when we betook ourselves to the dock? I indeed forgot the fish, none but Satan made me forget to remember it. It took its course into the sea in a strange way!"
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The third-seeded Georgetown men's soccer team scored an impressive five goals against unseeded Pittsburgh on Nov. 24 to advance to the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
The 5-0 win for the Hoyas (16-1-3, 7-0-2 Big East) over the Panthers (10-8-2, 4-3-1 ACC) is their largest margin of victory to date in the NCAA Tournament, solidifying the Blue and Gray as a powerful offensive force going into the Round of 16.
Having already won both the Big East regular-season and tournament championships, Georgetown returned to Shaw Field to host Pitt in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after receiving a first-round bye.
From the whistle, the Hoyas started fast and immediately took the game to the Panthers, scoring three goals and recording six shots and one corner before allowing the Panthers a chance on net. Junior forward Derek Dodson expressed that the Blue and Gray's strategy going into the matchup depended on dominating the game early and setting the pace of play.
"What we were focusing on for this game was coming out and setting the tone and getting the boys going early so that our subs can come out and keep the same tempo," Dodson said. "If we can do that for 90 minutes, we're going to be a pretty hard team to beat."
Dodson was instrumental in getting the scoring going early for Georgetown when he assisted senior defender Dylan Nealis in the fifth minute. Dodson received the ball on the right side of the box and played a pass to Nealis, who was making an overlapping run, freeing himself from the Pitt defenders. Nealis then fired a shot on target to beat the Panthers' goalkeeper Arie Ammann on his near post, giving the Hoyas a 1-0 lead.
In the 13th minute, Dodson scored for himself following a brilliant bit of individual skill. Dodson received an assist from junior midfielder Jacob Montes and navigated around the Panther defense to slip a ball inside the right post, propelling Georgetown to a 2-0 lead with 32 minutes remaining in the opening half. When asked about his goal, Dodson spoke about taking on the Pitt defense to get a clear shot on net.
"I saw the right side center back step high so I made the run in behind him and Montes slipped in a pass," Dodson said. "Number four did a good job covering my left foot, so I cut back and when they both kept running, I was like, 'Alright I'll try to shoot it far post.' I caught it pretty well, and it just bent in."
Following Dodson's goal, Georgetown continued to pressure Pitt's defense and eventually scored a third goal in the 20th minute. Junior midfielder Paul Rothrock curled a free kick from the left side into a packed box, looking to connect with teammates camped in front of the net. The ball took a deflection off a Pitt defender and bounced past the Panther keeper to give Georgetown a commanding 3-0 lead.
The Panthers had a promising opportunity to grab a goal back in the 42nd minute when defender Bryce Washington had a free header in the box following a corner. Washington's header went just wide of the post and sent the Panthers to the locker room down by three, despite it being their best opportunity in a first half dominated by the Hoyas.
In a suffocating first-half performance, Georgetown outshot Pitt 7-2 and held the Panthers to just one shot on net while putting five shots on frame themselves.
The Hoyas started the second half with similar intensity to the first. Rothrock proved an especially strong offensive threat, creating trouble for the Panthers' defense down the left wing as the Hoyas threatened to notch a fourth goal, though no such goal took place on this attack.
Nealis talked after the game about the importance of the Hoyas maintaining their level of play in the second half to increase their three-goal lead against an opponent as resilient as the Panthers.
"We knew in the second half we had to carry that [performance] over. We knew they were going to come out strong and firey. They've come back from 3-0 before in the regular season, so we wanted to put it to bed early," said Nealis.
In the 66th minute, the Hoyas added to their lead courtesy of Nealis' second goal of the game. Freshman forward Will Sands beat a Pitt defender and fired a shot on net that ricocheted off the post. Another Pitt defender attempted to clear the ball but sent it straight to Nealis. After taking a few touches, Nealis chipped the ball over Ammann from over 20 yards out to give the Hoyas a 4-0 lead.
In the 82nd minute, the Hoyas added a fifth goal when junior midfielder Foster McCune scored off a deflected shot from freshman midfielder Aidan Rocha. The Blue and Gray earned a chance to put away a sixth goal in the 86th minute when Georgetown drew a foul to send Dodson to the penalty mark. Dodson's attempt was saved by Ammann to keep the lead at five.
The Hoyas closed out the game to secure a 5-0 victory and earn their 12th shutout of the season. Georgetown outshot Pitt 20-4 on the day in a dominating performance, with 12 being on target compared to the Panthers' two.
Freshman goalkeeper Tomas Romero made two saves in net and secured his eighth win of the season, while Ammann recorded seven saves.
Georgetown next looks to avenge its only loss of the season when it hosts Louisville at 12 p.m. at Shaw Field in the third round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, Dec. 1.


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Chris Evans Was The Face of a Dating Board Game Before He Was Famous!
Chris Evans had a pretty funny modeling gig before he was famous!
Fans just discovered that the 38-year-old actor was once featured in a board game called Mystery Date.
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Chris's photos were used in a 1999 version of the game, which was first released in the 1960s.
The game involved acquiring three matching color-coded cards to assemble an outfit which must match the outfit of your date at the door.
In the game, Chris was a potential date named Tyler who loved surfing and the beach.
Chris has yet to comment on his board game appearance.
wow @ChrisEvans I think you have some explaining to do "tyler" pic.twitter.com/q0MSeC0B6o
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Leon Alexander is president of Eurisko, a comprehensive design, consulting and distribution source servicing the salon and spa industry. He holds a Ph.D. in behavioral psychology.
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Eurisko's Leon Alexander explores the professional beauty world after salons reopen and points out opportunities for humanity to unite.
Eurisko's Leon Alexander offers some rationale around the decision to 'suspend' your salon business in light of the COVID-19 crisis, as well as some nice messanging from salons who have voluntarily closed.
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Welcome to Windsor Woods in Broadview Heights, Ohio. This lovely
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their custom built home in early 1996. There are approximately 81
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Windsor Woods is conveniently located to I77, and about 25 minutes from downtown Cleveland. There is a homeowners association with a minimal annual fee. I am treasure for the board and one of the members of the Architectural Review Board.
When these homes were being built I was one of the agents representing the builder and was involved in the construction of many of them. My husband and I live here as well and have enjoyed this great neighborhood since 2000. I am very knowledgeable about Windsor Woods and invite you to contact me should you have any questions.
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May was a lifelong athlete and competed in the National Senior Games from 2008-2015. She won many gold medals and was named 2015 Athlete of the Year in Weymouth.
Along with being an accomplished artist, seamstress, and gardener May was also involved in keeping St. Albert the Great Church open. She truly enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
May was predeceased by her beloved husband James Jackson. She is survived by her loving children Phyllis Morin and her husband Michel of NJ, Martha Ericson and her husband Kenneth of CA, and Meredith Jackson of NC. She is also survived by her seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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The four Conroy sisters find themselves falling prey to what Big Grandma calls the 'family failing'. Impracticably. Desperately. Unsuitably. And usually quite hopelessly!
Ruth is the hardest hit, falling for the school bus driver, the temporary English teacher and the boy who works at the butcher shop simultaneously. Naomi shares her love for the English teacher, Rachel fancies French visitor Philippe and Phoebe is occupied spying on everybody else! And as always, all four girls seem unable to avoid hilarious situations . . .
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Nestled in the precious Daintree Rainforest, this climate-responsive holiday house for an architect's extended family and friends is barely visible and totally off-grid. Minimizing impact on the site and the forest ecosystem, the footprint has been carefully positioned within available existing clearings. Using a rope laid down on the jungle floor, an access route was marked out during site visits, dodging trees, following natural indications and defining the path that now gently guides visitors through a carefully choreographed rainforest journey into isolation. Arrival is a sigh-inducing revelation.
Like a cluster of tents at a bush camp site, dark forms blend and fold into the shadows of the canopy. A mirror trick of midnight blue paint behind glass reflects lush vegetation, blurring the boundaries where the rainforest ends and the house begins. From a shaded breezeway inserted between the prismatic volumes, a view to an inviting sunny openness beyond reveals this encampment – a place to pause and dwell on a continuing pathway that culminates in a perfect tropical beach.
Offering cool shelter and carefully designed passive ventilation, this restrained work hits exactly the right notes of elemental retreat. Its unassuming spirit focuses entirely on the enjoyment of being in repose within this extraordinary place.
Cape Tribulation House was reviewed by Rowena Hockin in Architecture Australia Sept/Oct 2015.
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July 14, 2017
Trump Plans to Certify that Iran Is in Compliance With Nuclear Deal (STEPHEN F. HAYES, MICHAEL WARREN, 7/13/17, Weekly Standard)
President Donald Trump plans to recertify Iranian compliance with the Iran nuclear deal before the congressionally mandated deadline to do so on Monday, according to four sources with knowledge of his thinking on the issue. The decision, which continues to provide Iran sanctions relief for their alleged fulfillment of the terms of the deal, comes after an intense internal debate about the pros and cons of recertification and just days after leading hawks on Capitol Hill urged the president to refuse certification.As a candidate, Trump vowed repeatedly to "tear up" the Iran nuclear deal. In a speech before AIPAC in March 2016, Trump said: "My number one priority is to dismantle the disastrous deal with Iran." Aides describe his support for recertification as grudging and caution that he could change his mind before the deadline next week.Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been the leading advocate for recertifying the deal, as the Trump administration already did once back in April. Tillerson believes that because the deal was front loaded with benefits for Iran, leaving it now would reduce the ability of the international community to seek compliance at a time when Iran is already reaping rewards for simply signing the deal. Secretary of Defense James Mattis backs Tillerson on recertification, while Steve Bannon has argued for abandoning the agreement.
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Survey results: Taylorsville residents love the jobs police officers, firefighters, elected officials are doing
Jan 23, 2020 02:21PM
By Carl Fauver
Taylorsville residents rate service from their Unified Police Department very high. (Carl Fauver/City Journals)
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Nearly nine in 10 registered voters across Taylorsville approve of the jobs their mayor and city council members are doing, according to the first citywide survey the council has commissioned in nearly a decade.
"Taylorsville elected officials have tied with those in Millcreek for the highest voter approval ratings we have ever measured," said Y2 Analytics Partner and Research Vice President Kyrene Gibb. "To have 87% of responders approve of the job they are doing is incredible."
Gibb and her company shared the results of their survey at a recent city council meeting. On the survey question "Do you approve or disapprove of how the Taylorsville mayor and city council are handling their jobs?" 9% strongly approved, while 78% approved.
Just below the 87% approval for elected officials, survey responders gave fire and emergency medical services an 82% approval rating, while police came in at 76%. Between those two, the quality of the city's culinary water and its garbage collection efficiency each earned 79% approval ratings.
"It's nice to see our residents have faith in our community and their elected officials," said Mayor Kristie Overson. "But the survey also gave us some great suggestions. It's a good measuring stick. (Y2 Analytics) did a top-notch, professional job. I think we got an incredible product for what we spent."
Taylorsville City officials paid Y2 Analytics $14,040 for the survey. Future surveys, which are not yet scheduled, will cost about $5,000 each.
"Years ago, surveys like this were typically done over the phone," Gibb said. "A survey like this might have easily cost $30,000 to $35,000. But now we can do nearly everything by email and online, which reduces the cost significantly."
Of the approximately 25,000 Taylorsville residents listed on the public Utah registered voter list, a random sampling of 11,701 names were placed in the survey pool. Email addresses were found for about 70% of these people, while the other 30% received letters in the mail, asking them to either respond to a web address, or phone in if they did not have computer access.
"Virtually everyone responded to the survey online; I think we had fewer than 10 call-in responders," Gibb added. "Of the 11,701 registered voters we contacted, 937 responded. That 8% response rate is about average for these kinds of surveys."
That response rate gives the survey a 3% margin of error.
"The survey gave us some great ideas of things we can do," Councilman Dan Armstrong said. "I expected our public safety responders to earn high ratings. Everyone I talk to loves our police and fire service. But the survey also offered some valuable suggestions."
Specifically, one of the most surprising responses came to the question: "What recreational amenities, if any, would you like to have access to in Taylorsville that are not currently available?" One out of every five responders said they want an indoor swimming pool in the city.
"We have discussed an indoor swimming pool over the years, but, as always, it's a money issue," said Council Vice Chairman Brad Christopherson. "We have even discussed the possibility of enclosing the outdoor pool. I think it might make sense to add on to the Taylorsville Recreation Center (4948 South 2700 West) to include an indoor pool. The rec center also has only two basketball courts when I think it could handle six to eight of them. But those are county facilities. We will need to talk with them again."
Beyond the swimming pool issue specifically, Christopherson was pleased with the survey results.
"What I took from it is, 'stay the course, keep doing what we are doing and keep being fiscally responsible,' which are all positive findings," he said. "The survey will help us set priorities."
Talk of a citywide survey became more prevalent several months ago, in the midst of a controversy over animal services in Taylorsville. The city partners with West Valley City for animal control and their joint-owned animal shelter houses one of the few controversial gas chambers still in operation, for euthanizing animals, across the entire country.
One city council meeting last year was filled with animal advocates demanding city leaders either pressure West Valley leaders to get rid of its gas chamber or switch animal services to Salt Lake County, which does not have a gas chamber. Since then, West Valley animal services has changed leadership. The gas chamber remains, but officials say it is virtually never used anymore.
In the survey, Taylorsville animal control services received a 63% approval rating. Several city officials expressed belief that particular controversy appears to be behind them, provided the new West Valley animal services management continues on its current trajectory.
Other key findings shared in the survey:
- Two-thirds of residents say Taylorsville is heading in the right direction.
- Residents' major concerns are focused on traffic and growth. Crime is a significant secondary concern.
- Just under half of residents feel they get enough attention from city leaders when they raise issues.
- Residents would prefer receiving information about the city in three main ways: the Taylorsville Journal (36%), an email from the city (26%) or through social media (14%).
- The types of new businesses residents would most like to see in Taylorsville are grocery stores and sit-down restaurants.
Overson said she and city council members will now discuss when they might want a follow-up survey, as required by their contract with Y2 Analytics. The general consensus at this point indicates the next one may come about a year from now. When it does, those 937 registered voters who responded to this first survey will be asked to do so again.


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A Cut Above Hairdressing Katikati
- 17 Main Road Regent Arcade
- Treat yourself with everything we have to offer! We are a lovely large salon located in Katikati. Wedding & School ball queries? Come on in & see Vicki
Acumen Construction
- Acumen Construction is a locally owned and operated business based in Katikati. They service not only Katikati but the greater Waihi and Waihi Beach areas, as well as Whangamata, Pauanui, Omokoroa and Tauranga.
Aongatete walks and swimming holes
- 834 Wright Rd
- Short and longer walks. Swimming holes.
Balcony Cafe, Katikati
- 30 Main Rd
- Casual Family-Friendly Fine Food coffee beer and wine
Beach Rd Harbour Walk
- 299 Beach Rd
- 3km easy walk
BeeNz Ltd
- 85 Tetley Rd
- BeeNZ is a premium brand of New Zealand honey products. We own and operate 1,200 beehives, and our own extraction facility. We extract honey for other be
Bird Walk: the Uretara Estuary & Yeoman Walkway
- 1 Noble Johnston Dr
- Easy walk that meanders along the riverbank. Great bird life, and some fantastic art.
- Breadnz is dedicated to making real sourdough bread and pizza all baked in a wood fired oven using only natural ingredients and traditional methods.
Cafe Nineteen
- 34 Sharp Rd
- Situated at the beautiful Fairview Golf Course, off SH2 in Katikati. Open to all, 7 days a week.
Cafe Viva Katikati
- 13 Talisman Drive
- Cafe Viva is located in the Talisman Centre in 13 Talisman Drive Katikati.Known as "WHERE THE LOCALS EAT"!
Central Park Bar & Kitchen
- 5/62 Main Road
- brunch, burgers and tapas bars
Claridges Real Estate
- 116 Main Road
Custom Collars NZ
- Katikati
- Creating custom collars for your best mate
Dave Hume Pools
- 28B Carisbrooke St
- Outdoor swimming pool
Fairview Estate
- 34 Sharp Road
- Fairview Estate is a golf and lifestyle subdivision located in Katikati in the sunny Bay of Plenty. Residents enjoy an abundance of lifestyle facilities.
Fairview Golf and Country Club
- 34 Sharp Road
- Fairview Golf Club is an 18 hole golf course located 5 minutes south of Katikati and just 30 minutes north west of Tauranga.
Fairview Golf Club
- 34 Sharp Road
- Check out the webpage for more information on the course!
Forta Leza Restaurant
- 2656 State Highway 2 R.D.2
- Burgers, Pizza, Seafood, Steakhouses, Thai
Get nailed by kyra
- Beach road
- Acrylic, gel nails and spray tans
Grants Drum Emporium
- Shop 8
- We specialise in 1950's - 1970's Vintage Drum refurbishment, sales servicing, and turning mediocre drum kits into ones that are very special
Haiku Pathway
- 34 Main Rd
- The Haiku Pathway is a one-of-a-kind in New Zealand and unique outside Japan.
- 32B Wills road
- HALO HAIR is open now!! By appointment only. Call to book today.(07) 5494 091027 967 4315
Harcourts Katikati
- 44 Main Road
- We conduct our business with the highest ethical standards in a positive and motivated environment with customer satisfaction as our number one goal. We pride ourselves in Harcourts comprehensive systems of reference and communication.
Harlan Tree Care
- Katikati
- Local qualified Tree Surgeon/Arborist available to prune, maintain or remove your tree. Quality you can afford.
HonkyTonk Blues Daylily Nursery
- 62 Tuapiro Road
- HonkyTonk Daylily Nursery grows over 150 varieties of lilies in the Bay of Plenty, covering about 3 fertile acres in an amazing colour range
Infinite Beauty Ltd
- 39 Main Road
- I have a natural skincare philosophy and dont like to use products with chemicals. Beauty from inside out.
Kaimai Country Lodge
- 44A Tye Road (off top of Rea Rd)
- Kaimai Country lodge is a boutique luxury Lodge that has only three rooms and is built on top of a ridge that has awesome views to the sea.
Kati Fab Ltd
- State Highway 2
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- 7 Sheffield street
- Katifit combines cardiovascular and resistance equipment with advanced programmes, a superior facility, exceptional service, and knowledgeable fitness team, Katifit makes exercising fun and rewarding.
Katikati Art Group and Gallery
- Down the side of the Memorial Hall
- The Katikati area is endowed with more that it's fair share of artistic talent, and the Art Group proves that. They meet every week day to paint in the gallery, so visitors can not only peruse the products of the artists work, but also meet the artists.


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Mill for sale in Deux-Sèvres
Renovated 1700s mill house, quiet, pretty grounds, bordering a river, potential B&B: 79240 Scille
Deux-Sèvres, Mill
|Property reference:
|Property type:
|Wood & Oil
|Fitted and equipped
|No neighbours
The property is in a quiet location yet near to shops and services. Next to a fishing pond and in an area well-known for hikes, it makes a peaceful haven. The house is warm and cosy but spacious and in very good condition. All white goods stay including a Range Master. The adjacent barn with tin roof could be converted into a holiday home. There is also a wood store and another small outbilding for storage. Everything from the beach to golf courses, from fishing to schools and hospitals is easily accessible. Prix : 174 900 € HAI incluant 6,00% TTC d'honoraires à la charge de l'acquéreur. Prix honoraires exclus: 165 000 € . Frais de notaire en sus.
Financial data
- *Price HAI : 174,900€ - agency commission included. Notaires fees extra.
- Taxe foncière: 275€
- Land: 8,468m² (2.1 acres)
- Living space: 190m²
- Living room: 31m²
Detailed description
Ground floor
- Living Room 31m² from front door, tiled floor
- Sitting room 25m², games room currently, tiled floor
- Kitchen 15.6m², tiled floor, all white goods included
- Utility room 4.5m² with heating boiler - also serves as pantry
- Bathroom(s) 6m², tiled floor
- Built in cupboards
- Laundry room
First floor
- Landing 10m², all pine floors upstairs
- 3 Bedroom(s) 22m², heated by the chimney, 16 and 18.5m², with built-in-wardrobes
- Shower Room 4.3m², ensuite to main bedroom, tiled floor
- Living Room 38m²
Electrical equipment
- Broadband Internet
Energy Efficiency Ratings
- 182 Consommation énergétique (en énergie primaire) => Class D
- 29 Emission de gaz à effet de serre => Class D
Other equipment
- Fireplace(s)
- Wood burning stove
Gite / guest house
- potential to create gite(s) from 80m² barn, metal roof
- Outbuildings 18 m², wood store
- Barn 42 m²
- Open barn car port
- Mature, with trees and shrubs
- Wooded
- Garden
- Vegetable Garden
- Well
- Fruit trees
Water features
- Riverside
- River view
- Countryside View
- Garden View
- View of lake
- Tiles new roof in 2003
- Septic Tank - all waste water.
- Meets regulations 2019
- Local shops 5 -10 min L'Absie
- Main shops & services >10 min Parthenay
Nearest Train station (Dept.)
- Niort (79) 45 mins
- Saint Maixent l'Ecole (79) 45 mins
Nearest TGV station (Dept.)
- Niort (79) 45 mins
- Poitiers (86) 1 hour 20 mins
- La Rochelle 1 hour 25 mins
- Nantes 1 hour 50 mins
- Poitiers 1 hour 20 mins
- Caen 4 hours
- Calais 6.5 hours
- Dieppe 5 hours
- Channel Tunnel 6.5 hours
- St Malo 3 hours 40 mins
* Notaire's fees are extra. We have made every effort to ensure that the information on this web site is current and informative. However, Euro Immobilier Chalais does not guarantee or warrant that information on this website is accurate or complete and makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the site or the information, content or details disclosed on this site.


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Hugh Ross, the President and Founder of Reasons to Believe, was asked via Twitter "what specific observations could be made that would disprove the 'creator' claim?" His response was: "If observations proved beyond any doubt that the universe has no beginning of any kind, that would be catastrophic to Christianity. If observations proved we humans are fundamentally different from the rest of Earth's life, that would be catastrophic."
I confess I found his response false – indeed, demonstrably so – and, frankly, dangerous.
First: his claim is false. Suppose it was proven that the universe is past-eternal. How would this be catastrophic for Christianity? My twitter response to Ross was "I can hear the Thomists laughing their heads off." What do Thomists have to do with it? Well, for centuries Thomists have made their case for the existence of God with arguments that do not presuppose that the universe had a beginning. Take Edward Feser as a modern example. His recent book "Five Proofs of the Existence of God" pretty much does exactly what is says on the tin. The reader will notice that each of these five arguments are utterly unaffected by whether or not the universe began to exist. Moreover, on the back of such arguments Feser defends certain attributes of God, such as: necessity, simplicity, eternity, immutability, omnipotence, omniscience, and others.
There are many other arguments for the existence of God: arguments from consciousness, design arguments, and moral arguments, for example. Very few of these arguments rely on a past-finite universe. In fact, the only argument that I can think of that would suffer utter catastrophe is the kalam cosmological argument, the second premise of which states "the universe began to exist." It seems then that the case for God's existence would emerge relatively unscathed.
The atoning death and resurrection of Christ are probably the next most crucial doctrines. How might a past-eternal universe affect them? Not even remotely, I think. There is nothing about the eternity of the universe that means Christ could not be incarnated at a certain place and a certain time in human history to live and die for the salvation of the world and rise again from the dead. Whatever one makes of the case for the resurrection of Christ made by scholars such as Richard Swinburne, NT Wright, William Lane Craig, or Gary Habermas, it seems difficult how it would be adversely affected by the past-eternity of the universe.
So, where is this catastrophe? The obvious doctrinal candidate is the doctrine of creation. Genesis 1:1 says "in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Moreover, the Apostle's Creed (which is one of the best statements of "mere Christianity") contains the line "I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth." Is a past-eternal universe catastrophic for these claims? Not at all. The doctrine of "creatio ex nihilo" would certainly go, but that's about all, and that's hardly a core Christian doctrine. There is no need to read Genesis 1:1 as a cosmological statement (and given the mythical nature of what follows, very unwise to do so). In fact, many Christians already resist doing so. Moreover, should the universe be past-eternal, that needn't deny God the role of creator. As Feser's arguments show, its existence is still radically dependent on God's sustaining power to hold it in being. God remains the "creator of heaven and earth" in a very real sense: He upholds the universe, and is responsible for the existence of the entire creaturely realm. At worst, then, an unessential doctrine held by some Christians will require revision.
So, Ross is wrong, and demonstrably so, given that there already exist schools of Christian thought which have made their peace with the possibility that the universe is past-eternal. But Ross's view is also dangerous. The best way to see this is by reference to evolution. Fierce battles concerning the truth or falsity of this theory have been fought since the 19th century, with many churchmen proclaiming the theory incompatible with biblical Christianity. Some fundamentalists – like Ken Ham – are still at it to this day. But here's the problem: it isn't, and not only have most Christian academics happily embraced evolution, some have even based theistic arguments on the back of its insights! Unfortunately, as the evidence for evolution added up over time, and as Western culture and society made their peace with it, the words of the churchmen still rang loudly in many people's ears: "evolution is incompatible with Christianity." The result was predictable: Christianity came to be viewed by many as contrary to known truths, and therefore not a serious option for thinking people. What a shame that was. Thank you, Mr Ham, and others of your ilk!
Ross risks a similar unnecessary outcome here. Whilst I agree with Ross that – quite probably – the universe is finite, that judgment is only provisional. It might easily be the case that the consensus will shift. Should that happen Ross might very well have caused an unnecessary rejection of Christian faith by those bumbling along in his wake, hanging the acceptability of their faith on whether or not the universe is past-eternal.
Given that there are well-established schools of Christian thought that are utterly unfazed by the possible past-eternity of the universe, Ross's comments seem particularly reckless, or we might say: catastrophic.
Stephen J. Graham


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GUERNSEY – Funeral services for Josephine A. Haynes, 96, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, at the Guernsey Presbyterian Church with Pastor Bill Walker officiating. Burial will follow in the Prairie Rest Cemetery.
Josephine died Oct. 14, 2019, at Goshen Healthcare Community. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the Guernsey VFW Auxiliary. The casket will be open prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are by the Colyer Funeral Home and condolences may be sent to www.colyerfuneralhome.com.
Josephine was born Aug. 13, 1923, in Lusk, the daughter of Ray and Eunice (Sater) Brown. She grew up in the Torrington area and received her education there. She married Delbert Haynes in Torrington on Sept. 2, 1939. They later moved to Guernsey to raise their family. In addition to being a homemaker, she worked briefly at the school and later at the Senior Friendship Center.
Josephine enjoyed crocheting, sewing, reading, gardening flowers and fishing. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary and the church.
Josephine is survived by two daughters, LaQuetta Oliver of Guernsey and Janeen (Rudy) Oliver of Douglas; a son, Odell (Beverley) Haynes of Guernsey; a brother, Jim (Dorothy) Brown of Torrington; two sisters, Audrey Brown of Guernsey and Karen Ross of Torrington; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 29 great-great-grandchildren; and one great-great-great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Bud Brown and Ray Brown; and a sister, Joan Milnes.


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The Woodstock winery is located in McLaren Vale, just south of Adelaide. Whilst it is very much an Australian producer, its name actually derives from England. In the quaint town of Woodstock in Oxfordshire stands a set of wooden leg stocks.
In Medieval times, these stocks were used to punish the local townsfolk who had over imbibed. As a cheeky nod to the town's history, Woodstock has named its flagship wine, the 'Stocks' Shiraz.
Grape Varieties: 95% Grenache, 5% Tempranillo.
Farming Practices: Sustainable / minimal spray & vegan friendly.
Tasting Notes: Bright colour and lifted aromas of cherries, plums and raspberries. Tempranillo adds dried spice notes to the nose and savoury tannins to the palate.
Lively and expressive on both nose and palate, this Grenache Tempranillo blend captures true McLaren Vale characters; silky structure with subtle complexities making it a great food companion.
Medium body in style with a long lingering finish and classic Grenache texture. Cellaring will also be rewarded for 4 to 5 years as the secondary characters evolve in bottle. Enjoy with a selection of Spanish tapas or a nice smoked duck on the BBQ.
Sugar Level: 0.3g/l
Closure: Screw Cap
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The great RV refrigerator adventure
Nov 22, 2016
|In the course of this adventure stuff will break. So it goes with the refrigerator. An RV refrigerator is a bit different that the one you have at home. It uses both 120 volt AC and propane when not connected to "shore power". Our refrigerator, as it turns out, was not operating proper since we got it. It seemed that we had to defrost it every two weeks or so. While defrosting is required periodically it shouldn't be required that often. The problem started to this fall as the night time temperatures dipped below 50 degrees. A warning light went on that required us to turn off and then on the unit. Something was not right, but the interior temp of the frig stayed cold enough. After arriving in Mesa things went south, so to speak. There was a yellow liquid substance that had leaked out of the cooling unit. This was bad news. Searching for a repairman we first found a guy that offered two alternatives: 1) get a new cooling unit... cost $2400 and change. 2) get a new refrigerator... cost not known at the time, but they would get back to me later in the day. We not only didn't they get back to me that day... they never did. We waited over the weekend and then called another guy. This was a stroke of luck because all he did was rebuild RV cooling units. for 9
$980 he could rebuild our unit and do it in a couple of days!!!!! Good news!
He did want he said and we were on the way on Saturday Nov 26th.
But not so fast. As we arrived at our next destination (Quartzsite AZ) we discovered that the frig was not operating on AC power, only propane. Not too concerned we traveled on to Palm Desert CA thinking that we could exist for awhile on propane and get the electronics board that was presumably need via internet. Well, the following day the whole frig went belly up... no cooling at all. Call the guy back in Mesa and he recommended a wholesale house in Riverside CA. Drove the 100 mile round trip to get the board and installed it!!!! Finally, the problem solved. I hope.