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2011 Year in Review
February 2012
Copied here is a 2011 Year in Review report to the Data Commons Cooperative Steering Committee.
The Data Commons Membership, represented in the Steering Committee, was stable in 2011. Active, volunteering members increased from 6 to 7 organizations with the addition in April of the Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation. The organizations are listed as "founding members" in the draft bylaws are:
- Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation
- CooperationWorks!
- Cooperative Development Institute
- Grassroots Economic Organizing
- National Cooperative Business Association
- North American Students of Cooperation
- U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
A membership drive is anticipated to be an important next step. Relationships with 19 likely Data Sharing members were established during our Spring market survey. Additionally we established or continued relationships with 6 grassroots groups using our directory software that would be targets for membership if there was a zero cost option.
An obstacle to the membership drive has been the challenge of determining a feasible and affordable membership cost. The Steering Committee has articulated a range of software development, some of it quite costly, but has also desired membership costs to be low or zero, lower than basic administrative costs. While the promise of interesting tools at low costs may bring members in, the organization has yet to show how membership growth can meet the expenses that come with its own goals.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee met monthly in 2011, and organized one 2-day retreat. As the leadership of the organization, the committee has excellent rapport and trust, and has been able to maintain focus despite some continued uncertainties about the launch and growth of the cooperative. It is expected that members will need to play a greater "working" role during a membership campaign, to speak as peers to other data-sharing organizations about the benefits of shared services.
Some major discussions were held, and decisions made, during the year, including:
- Hiring a paid coordinator
- Defining key features and tools for software development
- Defining membership classes and organizational form
- Defining open source licensing options that meet member and movement needs
- Clarifying ethical issues around "opting out" information gathering processes
- Defining a membership acceptance process and board elections process
- Drafting plain language bylaws for an attorney to adapt into legal language
- Working toward a business plan that balances feasibility and affordability
Operations Team
The Operations Team of 3 volunteers and 2 part-time paid workers (Coordinator and CDI support staff) has been stable in 2011. Operations is responsible to bring questions and proposals to the Steering Committee, and to implement their desires, as well as to keep everyday organizational matters in order.
The Operations Team met roughly every two weeks during the year, in addition to the coordinator's and CDI staff's labor, which combined at roughly 0.3 FTE. The team almost never discussed expanding to include new people, but like any volunteer-dependent endeavor, should keep open the possibility of including new people in its work in 2012.
The Operations Teams' major projects during the year included:
- Regular bug reporting for find.coop
- Facilitating the use of our directory software for NCBA's why.coop
- Launching a market survey to Data Sharing Organizations
- Clarifying options for data licensing, including questions of open distribution and the limiting of commercial uses
- Addressing organizational flow from client through operations to tech team
- Creating an "data trust" intake system for newly shared data
- Establishing or continuing relationships with organizations like Cooperative Maine, SLICE, SolidarityNYC, Austin Cooperative Directory, University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives, Ohio Employee Ownership Center, Cultivate.coop, and the New Economy Mapping Group.
- Addressing challenges to categorization and tagging in database structure
- Instigating tech team meetings and a tech recruiting campaign
- Structuring opt-in and opt-out relationships in data intake process
- Creating descriptive specs for the tools and features defined by the steering committees
- Drafting financial projections based on estimated tech costs and membership income
- Creating and maintaining outreach materials, including an outreach website, printed outreach materials, and social media feeds
- Seeking grant income to continue non-member funding in 2012
Tech Team
The pool of available tech workers who have been involved in the project is known at the Tech Team, though participants engage in the Data Commons more autonomously than as a team. There are 4 active Tech Team members with some orbiting interest from others. Tech Team met infrequently during the year - once formally, once at a conference, and once in facilitating the bid for the why.coop site.
While there was paid work in setting up why.coop, and in creating some new features for Cooperative Maine, tech work was largely volunteer work. The Data Commons emerged as a successful volunteer effort but given current feature and tool desires it would greatly increase capacity to be able to offer regular paid work. Paid tech work would increase programming capacity, but it would also likely engender more regular meetings and feedback on the costs, both of which would benefit the organizational health.
In the fall a recruiting campaign began to try to find more tech workers as volunteers, with the possibility of later paid work. There have around 5 inquiries, some from overseas, but none have been successfully integrated into the tech pool. This recruiting work should continue in 2012.
Some of the Tech Team's projects during 2011 included:
- Maintaining and refining find.coop and the directory software, and overseeing a doubling in find.coop traffic over the year.
- Setting up database exports to pdf from find.coop for customized publishing
- Creating new data intake processes for importing and merging member information
- Built out infrastructure for leaner data intake process
- Creating authority structures for entries and member email notifications
- Continuing to develop the Coopy distributed revision control system
- Exploring collaborations including conversations with hOurWorld, CooperativesUK, and others
- Engaging with with Creative Commons and ODBL organizers on licensing questions
- Scraping and importing new data from Cooperative Maine, USFWC, SolidarityNYC, the Austin Coopertives Directory, and CWCF
- Exploring a mobile platform fed by find.coop data
- Beginning specs for new find.coop visual and user interface
Looking ahead
The Data Commons Cooperative has some very valuable assets, including its well-esteemed member organizations, goodwill from committed volunteers, a modest but meaningful grant funding history, and wide curiosity from the cooperative and solidarity economy community. A significant portion of this energy is based on the anticipation of future feature developments that will offer member and movement benefits. It will be important to make steady progress toward those benefits, even in small ways, to maintain engagement and increase members and volunteers that the cooperative currently depends on. In that sense it will be important to balance visionary goals with smaller feasible goals and be sure to reach milestones that can be trumpeted to reinforce goodwill and member participation.
A growth in membership will be essential in order to raise money for feature development. There are currently obstacles to the growth of membership in deciding what a feasible and affordable membership fee will be, and this balance will need to be found. With the influx of new members, imagined in some projections as taking the organization from 7 to 50 members in 2012, there will also be work in adapting to a new culture. The current steering committee is accustomed to a certain pace and capacity that may be shaken by an influx of many new members.
Tech capacity is lower than it needs to be to meet the members' desires, and this will need to be addressed. Capacity is low on several fronts - the Tech Team's participants are low, the paid hours available are low, and the organizational systems of tech as a team are low. Several responses have been floated. One is to recruit more volunteers from the cooperative community who can see the benefit of the tools as key movement infrastructure. Another is to recruit from outside the cooperative community, who can see the benefits of our software for their own purposes, and from whose work we can glean the benefits of improved open source software. A third response is the idea of paying tech workers more, in particular paying a coordinator to both program and organize volunteer programmers. Lastly, the idea of creating a for-profit cooperative firm, or contracting our development energy within an existing firm has been floated. This imagined firm would find pathways for feasibility that are outside of the membership's vision.
For now these future goals - reaching regular milestones, increasing membership, and increasing tech capacity - are all in motion in some way. It would benefit the cooperative to be strategic about them in the coming year.


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Blockchain Applications in Real Estate
Blockchain Technology for Real Estate
In a mostly paper-record based industry, blockchain real estate allows for a significant gain in efficiency in how records are stored and recorded.
The real estate industry as a whole historically lags in adopting new technology, with many paper-based documents exchanged. Should the real estate industry choose to adopt blockchain technologies for essential functions such as payment, escrow, and title, this could create unprecedented efficiencies and cost savings. Furthermore, implementation of this technology can reduce fraud, increase financial privacy, speed up transactions, and internationalize markets.
Blockchain technology can play a particularly prominent role in property title management, providing improved property ownership record tracking, and improve efficiencies for title companies, title insurance companies and all manners of data-retrieval services with employees who trek to town, county, and state government offices to pull information from paper files.
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) has excellent potential to reduce friction in paper transactions, monetary exchanges, and can help to abbreviate intensive processes with automation. Real Estate interactions are third-party dependent making them costly and time-consuming. From rentals to larger commercial deals, smart contract technology can be deployed to make for smoother real estate transactions.
This guide to blockchain applications in real estate will review the current industry pain-points, the benefits of decentralization, and discuss specific use cases for this new technology.

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Belkin has introduced its most compact external batteries with a capacity of up to 15,000 mAh
Despite the fact that modern smartphones still are the best indicators of autonomy than the devices that came out 5-10 years ago, the absolute performance is still far from optimal. For this reason, are constantly becoming cheaper external batteries have become very popular.
Introduced their new products and Belkin. The models within the line Pocket Power, are the most compact in the range of the manufacturer. There are three models with a capacity of 5000, 10 000 and 15 000 mA·h. the cost of the younger version is $ 30, and the other two can be bought in the summer, while their value is still unknown.
The device supports fast charging. The Junior model is equipped with one port for connecting mobile devices and is able to deliver a current of 2.4 A. the other Two devices received on two ports, and the total current can reach 3.4 A. Batteries are accessible in three colour variants: black, silver and rose gold.


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I fear my wallet is already trembling at the prospect of a meetup may mean an audio gear spending splurge haha
Hi ! I've arrived at HK not long ago & will be staying at around Tsim Sha Shui area , would be great if anyone could share where i can demo & buy IEMS at a discounted price . JH Angie , IE800 OR any suggested ! Appreciated !
Most of the shops listed on the 1st page, you can demo headphones. There is also a building in Mong Kok called 'Sim City' which has a few headphone stores too.
The prices in HK are very similar across all retailers, I see very few discounts.
Best of luck.
i just got back to singapore . Well its true , most retailers have very rigid retail prices , just manage to walk by some at ifc mall , im quite suprised by the number of people i saw wearing iems with custom cables on the MTR
Subbed. Will be going to Hong Kong (this time for leisure) this March. Let's see if they offer "better" prices than here in SG.
all hk headfi shops expect you to "lightly" haggle, you will get 10-15% listed prices but only if you pay in cash or debit card.
Strictly no refunds and only 7 day exchange.
jaben, while having the nicest and most knowledgable crew, offers the least amount of discount. Dma, Let's Go Audio and Rightshop have the widest selection, decent discount. Mingo, often the best pricing and then there is Kingsound, some really interesting products (new old stock red wine, alo, audeze etc) but some are parallel imports.
Even with local brands like labkable and various ciem brands, buying from retailers are often cheaper than buying direct from them.
Thanks for the tip!
Head to Kowloon from the US on business this weekend and hoping to visit a shop or two. I think I've been to Mingo (close to Mong Kok Station?). Will try to find that shop again.
Any suggestions near by to walk to? Not looking for anything specific but want to explore. Do shops stay open late on Saturday night?
Generally shops open later and stay open later in HK, compared to say UK. So most open around 10 or 11am and shut 10 or 11pm daily (occasional time changes for Sundays but most still open).
More like 12AM to 8PM.
Mong Kok
1pm to 8:30 all week
except Jaben
12:30 to 9:30
other areas (Shum Shui Po or Wanchai)
12:30pm to 8:30pm all week
on paper yes.
Not sure how long since you have last visited Mingo but their flagship store has relocated to some office building near Sino Center, which is much smaller than the one they had before.
Their current address is at:
Room 901, President Commercial Centre,
608 Nathan Road, Mongkok, KLN (+852 2770 6919)
Nearby you could check out Sim City mall which has stores of quite a few other headphone chain stores that includes DMA, KingSound and a small shop of Mingo's. AFAIK most should be open till around 9pm usually:
Then also Jaben that is also very close by, and they are open till 10pm daily:
(Shantung Street Entry) Room 24, 2/F, Wing Wah Building, 14-24 Sai Yueng Choi Street South, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
(852) 2304 3108
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TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- The chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that Iran's missile attack on a terrorist base in northern Iraq last week was a warning to hostile powers.
The IRGCC fired seven missiles at the headquarters of the PDKI terrorist group, killing at least 15 leaders and members at the base in Koysinjaq.
"The attack against the terrorists in Iraq's Kurdistan conveys a message to the enemies, particularly those superpowers who think they can impose their evil plots on Iran and bully us," Maj. Gen. Muhammad Ali Jafari said.
"All those who have forces, bases and equipment within a 2,000 kilometers radius should know that our missiles are highly precise," he added.
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"The victims have obviously left a big hole," said PDKI Secretary-General Mustafa Muludi, one of around 30 wounded in the strikes.
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Hospitality Advisors Reports Slight Dip in Hawaii Occupancy for June
Destination & Tourism Mimi Kmet August 17, 2011
Although Hawaii's statewide occupancy averaged 72.8 percent during the first six months of 2011, an increase of 3.8 percentage points from the previous year, it fell by 0.7 percent for the month of June compared with the same month in 2010, according to Hospitality Advisors Inc.
The 2011 first-half occupancy gain was consistent with the 6.7 percent increase in statewide visitor days for the first half of the year, as reported by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (www.hawaiitourismauthority.org). While Hawaii's lodging industry reported an overall rise in occupancy for the period, the rate of occupancy growth slowed during the first quarter of 2011 and fell sharply during the second quarter following the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March. For the first half of the year, the statewide average daily room rate (ADR) increased by 9.1 percent to $187.84, and statewide room revenue per available room (RevPAR) increased by 15.1 percent for the period to $136.75. Approximately 62 percent of the RevPAR gain during the first half of 2011 was attributed to ADR growth, whereas occupancy accounted for the remaining 38 percent of the RevPAR increase.
Statewide room revenue for the first half of 2011 increased 15 percent over last year to $1.39 billion. Despite this gain, 2011 room revenue continued to trail the peak year of 2006 by 11.5 percent. Statewide Luxury and Budget hotels achieved the highest occupancies by class of property at 75.2 percent, with ADRs of $266.38 and $93.38, respectively.
Oahu achieved the highest occupancy among the islands during the first half of 2011 at 79.2 percent and achieved the largest ADR increase among the islands of 10.7 percent to $160.34. RevPAR on Oahu averaged $126.99, an increase of 16.9 percent over the prior period. The Oahu gains were driven by increases in visitors from the U.S. West (2.3 percent), U.S. East (2.7 percent) and Canada (22.8 percent), which more than offset the 8.8 percent decrease in Japanese visitor arrivals due to the March disaster.
Occupancy on Maui averaged 72.1 percent for the first half of 2011, or 3.9 percentage points higher from the previous year. Maui's ADR increased by 9.9 percent to $248.18 during the period, with RevPAR rising 16.2 percent to $178.94. The pace of the market recovery on the Big Island and Kauai continued to lag behind Oahu and Maui during the first half of 2011. Big Island occupancy averaged 59.2 percent, the lowest occupancy among the major islands. ADR on the Big Island was relatively flat during the first half of the year, rising only 0.4 percent to $184.38. The Big Island achieved the lowest RevPAR gain among the islands of 7.7 percent to $109.15. Occupancy on Kauai increased marginally by 1.1 percentage points to 61 percent, with ADR rising by 8.8 percent to $200.71. Kauai's RevPAR reached $122.43 through June 2011, or 10.8 percent higher than last year.
For the month of June 2011, statewide occupancy averaged 70.7 percent, a 0.7 percentage point decrease from the prior year. This performance was consistent with the 0.1 percent decrease in statewide visitor days reported by the HTA. June's occupancy decrease followed 18 consecutive months of occupancy gains. The statewide ADR averaged $185.46 in June, or 9 percent higher compared with June 2011. The increase in ADR corresponded to a 13.1 percent increase in visitor spending reported by HTA. ADR has now increased for eight consecutive months but still trails June's peak 2008 ADR of $207.04 by 10.4 percent.
Oahu led the state in occupancy at 78.7 percent for the month but remained flat compared to the prior year. Although domestic and Japanese arrivals to Oahu fell by 8.4 percent and 15.4 percent, respectively, Waikiki occupancy fell by only 0.6 percentage points to 79.9 percent due to gains in other international arrivals, including a 24.7 percent increase in long-staying Canadian travelers to Oahu. The rise in international visitors to Oahu's benefitted from a 38.2 percent increase in air seats from Canada and a 96.0 percent growth in air seats from Korea for the month.
Maui occupancy averaged 66.7 percent, or 1 percentage points higher compared to last year. ADR on Maui averaged $239.17, representing a 6.3 percent gain over June 2010. The rise in occupancy and ADR helped RevPAR increase by 8 percent to $159.53 in June. Wailea luxury resorts posted the highest statewide ADR of $375.48 and RevPAR of $250.45 for the month. Occupancy on the Big Island fell 2.3 percentage points to 54.5 percent in June, the lowest among the Hawaiian Islands. However, ADR rose by 3.5 percent over last year to $181.72. The Big Island was the only island to report a decrease in RevPAR, reflecting a 6.3 percent loss in visitor arrivals for the month. Kauai reported the largest statewide occupancy decrease of 6.3 percentage points to finish the month at 63.7 percent. However, Kauai achieved a 17.8 percent increase in ADR to $210.71. The rise in ADR more than offset the loss in occupancy as RevPAR increased 7.2 percent to $134.22 for the month. For more information, call 808-550-8955, email email@example.com or visit www.hospitalityadvisors.com.
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For a young girl born in Detroit, Michigan, and raised in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Lydia
Maria Kordalewski has led very active life. While she was growing up, she enjoyed sports, playing volleyball, basketball, tennis and bowling. She recalled, "As an only child, I was brought up in a very disciplined Polish Catholic family. Therefore, I grew up strongly believe in discipline, especially in school. So it is not hard to understand, why I majored in criminal justice with a minor in journalism".
"My father, Zygmunt Kordalewski, was forced to work in the slave labor farm during World War II, and always shared his experiences with me. I think that is one of the reasons I like to fight for Polish rights. During the war and post-war years, the Poles have always been the victims. Not many people know about this existence or understand the reality. My father was always educating me about history and politics after school. It is probably because of him, I have started to dedicate my life for human rights and work towards a political career".
"My mother, Maria was a pharmacist when the Germans occupied Poland during the war. She always had the time to teach me about the feminine things of life. She was a remarkable woman – a real woman to woman person. So, I think I get my strong character from her. Mother speaks five languages and I speak Polish and Spanish fluently."
Recalling her first career choice, Lydia stated: "With my studies in Criminal Justice, I joined the Los Angeles Police Department where I loved the excitement. There was always a different situation to respond to daily. I enjoyed helping people overcome their emergencies, while I worked in many different capacities". She also acted in several training films on domestic violence and for being the first Civilian Hostage Terrorist Negotiator.
Every summer, Lydia started to nurture her taste for traveling with her parents. Her "favorite place is Monaco. It is a serene and exotic place … a nice getaway. Washington D.C. is also another favorite of mine. There is always something happening there and you feel the excitement in the air". At this stage in her life, she confessed with a sense of pride in her voice: "I need to see 12 more states and 9 more provinces to complete seeing the whole of North America. I must admit – my hobbies are traveling, every two months to a different place. And I love going to ringside boxing and international soccer events!" Following several exciting trips to South America for a couple of years, she was tempted to move to the coast of Miami, after those long stopovers. She felt life would be more pleasant and made the coastal move to Ball Harbor, Florida, which was not easy at first, after the fast paced, bumper-to-bumper, smoggy environment of the West Coast.
"At the time I arrived in Florida, Miami did not have a lot to offer after my career at the LAPD, so I chose any job to fulfill my time while searching for the right job to come along. Soon I adjusted and dabbled in working as a personal shopper, security, casting assistance to working in film and TV, event coordinator and tour guide".
Then in 1994, Lydia had one of her most fascinating assignments. She explained: "I was asked to help out in security with the Summit of Americas in Miami. President Clinton and all the Latin dignitaries were flying in. I was assigned to work with the White House Communications and Secret Service in securing areas and communicating by radio on daily activities. It was a lot of excitement and I met a lot of very interesting people during that time". By the late 1990s, Lydia settled down to a more traditional life, working as a civil activist where she currently holds several jobs on a volunteer basis. For her there is this art of volunteering: It is self-giving to causes you believe in. Anyone who has the ability and willingness should volunteer. Not really a gender based thing. Volunteering can come at any age".
"I love variety. I get bored when there is not a constant challenge in my life. I like to keep busy and that is why I'm constantly on the move. I like to utilize every hour of the day, no matter what kind of project I am involved with or given. I enjoy working 25 hours of a day".
Using her creative instincts as a journalist, Lydia pens a monthly Florida social column for the Polish American Journal, published in Buffalo, New York – a newspaper dedicated to the promotion and continuance of Polish American Culture. "I like writing the social column for the newspaper so I can inform the Poles to get more involved with their community and also a chance for others to find out what the Polish communities are doing".
She holds the position of Secretary with the Florida Division of the Polish American Congress and several other positions in various Polish organizations throughout the United States, including the American Center for Polish Culture in Washington DC. At the same time, she supports many groups and organizations such as Radio Polonia in Miami and the Flyweight Boxers in the International Hall of Fame Association. She also belongs to the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami. She is the Chair of the Audience Development Committee, where she tries to bring in more members and have the local community share a healthy interest in contemporary art.
In the Year 1999, Lydia was Mayor-appointed to serve on the North Miami Hall of Fame Selection Committee, a City Board position. She became an Associate Councilor with the Atlantic Council of the United States. This is a bipartisan network who work on the pivotal importance of Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific dialogue in promoting the effectiveness of the US foreign policy and the cohesion of U.S. relationships.
"Political life fascinates me," Lydia remarked. "It gives each one of us the opportunity to make changes and improvements in the system that cannot always be perfect. At the moment, I am not satisfied with either political party and one of my motivations for my political career is to improve the party that is more for the people. Campaigning is a great way to learn about the hard life of politics. I am very much a people's person". "Everyday there is a different issue to fight for. For example, I am presently working on this fascinating TV program called "Woman of Poland" which will be a celebration on the women of Poland, headed by the biography of the former Prime Minister of Poland, Hanna Suchocka (1992-93). The TV proposal was sent by two women in New York who also want to film celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Polish Solidarity — for US and worldwide TV networks." "It is a very exciting TV project by WLWD 2000 Productions Inc. where I am on the Board of Directors. One of the filmmakers is a young 23-year-old scriptwriter, Lauren Sabel from Colorado. She met with Hanna Suchocka in Washington DC. Hanna is our Minister of Justice and had flown to DC for some formal discussions with Attorney General Janet Reno and Chief Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Lauren was so excited because a whole New World of Poland was opened up for her, as she researched and is working on the script".
"She and the young group of filmmakers are working with an older woman filmmaker, Vina Sarkar, who is a graduate from Columbia University and completed a TV film on the former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi titled: "Facing the Challenge". It is incredible that these filmmakers are not Polish, yet they are completely immersed in producing the story of ' Woman of Poland' tracing the dramatic history of Poland from 1946 to present day". Lydia herself has worked in several films including ACE VENTURA, BAD BOYS, TRUE LIES and a Spanish soap "Guadeloupe", not to mention bit parts in other films, TV and commercials. She became deeply involved in promoting Producer-Director Mishael Porembski's "Burning Questions" – a documentary about the forgotten Polish Catholics in World War II. She commented: "I decided to get involved with this project because of the long silence of the Polish Catholics. We need to educate the public more and the new generation. The older people need to finally come out and tell their stories openly without fear or prejudice".
Lydia has rubbed elbows with many famous dignitaries and politicians. The State Senator from Florida that she honored was Alberto Gutman of Polish-Jewish descent. Recently she worked with the Mayor of North Miami, Frank Wolland, who is also of Polish-Jewish descent. There was also Czeslaw Bielecki, Foreign Affairs Chairman from Poland and the Slovakian Ambassador Martin Butora. Among entertainers, she has worked with the famous Cubans Adan Rey (singer), Ray Garbay (heavyweight boxer), singer Al Jarreau, James Woods, etc. Recently, another exciting event was when Lydia was invited by the Polish American Congress and the Atlantic Council to take part in the NATO activities in Washington DC, because of her involvement with the Polish American communities. Her greatest enjoyment is hosting functions with themes and national events, which included a military luncheon honoring the survivors of the Battle of Monte Cassino.
Upon returning to Miami from the Capital, she single-handedly, organized and hosted the First Florida NATO Ball, bringing together the Czechs, Hungarians and Poles for the first time! The event was sold out at the Polish American Club of Miami. She admitted, "I did this solely myself, no one helped. It was my entire project of hard work. I enjoyed it more that way". With that success behind her, Lydia organized and hosted the Second NATO Dinner/Dance in Florida during April 2000 at the American Czechoslovak Social Club in North Miami. Without much breathing space, she is working on the grand finale at the Hungarian Club in Miami for 2001.
With her social credentials, she remarked: "During the last two NATO balls – I was able to bring together people from many nationalities. It was such a joy to introduce the different ethnic communities from all over to become involved with projects. It makes people understand each other better and appreciate themselves so much more. I learned that we can discover so much about each other and we can achieve more towards understanding our different nationalities and be more aware of what it means to be a good American citizen."
As she concluded, Lydia Maria Kordalewski said, "Everyone should be aware of who they are and where they come from … Roots are very important for me.
Everyone has an ethnic origin and they need to know more about themselves and the living people around them – their neighbors. We need to inform our families and friends to have a better understanding".
Lydia Kordalewski at NATO Ball with the Mayor of North Miami Frank Wolland.


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Ronald Peet is currently starring opposite Alan Cumming in Daddy by Jeremy O. Harris. You can also catch him in Netflix's upcoming series "The I-Land" (with Kate Bosworth, Natalie Martinez and Alex Pettyfer). Previous credits include: Spill (EST), Cute Activist (The Bushwick Starr), Kentucky (EST/P73), Icarus On The LES (Joe's Pub), The World My Mama Raised (Clubbed Thumb), Debutante (Ars Nova).
In this episode Ronald talks to Rachel about NYU, his hustle as a young actor, his experience working on Daddy, and the challenge of being a young Black artist coming up in (and sometimes against) the institutions that raised us.
Daddy runs at the Pershing Square Theater Center until March 31st.
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God so often reveals Himself to us in the ordinary day-to-day experiences of life. Yet we miss Him. These entries are to encourage us to look for Him, find Him, and worship Him. It's my prayer that my ordinary moments would spur you to look for your own.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
#100 and a Little Reflection
I heard it said tonight on TV (NCIS to be exact) that blogging is a personal journal. Not sure how "personal" it can be when there are potentionally thousands of readers out there who can click on it at random. We've certainly come a long way from the old lock and key diaries that we hid between the mattress and box springs. But as I look back on my entries, it is indeed personal. It tells some of my journey over the last 18 months. Some entries more personal than others.
So as I thought about this 100th entry, I couldn't help but remember certain individuals from my past who have been instrumental in my personal faith journey. My spiritual guides, if you will. All pastors in their own right; men cloaked by God. So in honor of #100, here's my short list.
Dr. Billy Key. When I was a wee tot, Brother Billy would stand with his arms open wide at the front of the sanctuary and invite "all who would come" to receive Jesus. Because I was so young, my parents would literally hold me back each Sunday, until one day Brother Billy just plain told them, "If she wants to come, let her come." And they did. Thank you, Brother Billy, for opening your arms each Sunday morning at the end of the service and welcoming little children. Those few feet from the 2nd row to the altar was actually one huge step in my faith journey.
My daddy. He isn't an ordained minister, but he could have been. In fact, I use to travel with him on occasion when he did some lay preaching around south Georgia, so it's perfectly within my right to include him in this list. In fact, I couldn't tell my story without him. When I hit the age of accountability and sin became real to me, it was to my earthly daddy's lap I went and confessed every wrong I had ever done. (I've often said I sure was glad it happened when I was 10 and not 20!) I think God knew I needed flesh that night and so He let my dad sit in as proxy. Thanks, Daddy, for having a lap big enough to hold me and a heart large enough to forgive me. You made coming to my heavenly Father easy.
The Rev. Jim McIlrath. Jim invested in me as my youth pastor. He was educated enough to be called a minister; young enough to still be crazy. Jim called me Nance, still does, and he made me feel accepted in a climate where it was difficult for a young (over-weight) teenage girl to fit in. I knew I was always safe with him. Thanks, Jim, for picking me up and carrying me across the wet floor in the basement. It meant more than you'll ever know.
The Rev. Bill Kierce. Bill came to Vidalia to preach several revivals, and it was he who introduced me to the power of the Holy Spirit. Up until then, my spiritual walk had been anything but victorious. But Bill preached one night on forgiveness and the next evening on the baptism of the Spirit. A wall fell for me that warm April night in 1986. Thanks, Bill, for introducing me to this portion of the Godhead. My life was never the same again.
The Rev. Mark Nysewander. Several years later, Mark also came and preached a couple of revivals for us at Grace UMC. It was at the altar one night that Mark spoke over my musical ability, praying anointing on my hands. From that moment on, I felt something was different -- though unexplainable. Thanks, Mark, for being "out there," and for stirring the gifting in me by the laying on of hands.
The Rev. Bill Strickland. If anyone has ever held a crown over my head and encouraged me to grow into it, Bill has. For years, he has answered my endless questions with more questions making me search out answers and solutions for myself, and in the meantime, teaching me I don't have to have all the answers. He has expounded Scripture to me, has taught me the necessity of prayer, the virtue of patience and the power of corporate worship, and he was the first to help me see the holy in the ordinary. Thank you, Bill, for holding that crown above me. Your impact is beyond measure.
Dr. Leonard Sweet. While sitting in a pizza joint last year, this is the man who encouraged me to begin blogging in the first place -- and thus, here I am. But more than that, Len has expanded my thinking about ministry and about incarnating Christ in the world. God also uses him to edify me in a particular personal ministry in ways that no other has. Thanks, Len, for accepting this obnoxious lunch date and incarnating Jesus in my life. His love is shed abroad in you mightily.
Of course, there are more; so many more who do not wear the title of Reverend or pastor but who have made a huge impact on my spiritual life. My husband, for one. God is constantly tightening my spiritual braces and bringing me into alignment through him. My first women's Bible study leader, a particular Sunday School teacher, fellow choir directors, dear friends through the years, and the list goes on. Maybe that can be the topic of another post some day. But for now, these are among the top when it comes to milestones in my personal faith journey. We all have them, including you. Let's not forget to thank God for them, for it is through them, we have been shaped.
Just an ordinary moment...
3 comments:
- Len Sweet said...
What an honor to be among your "cloud," since you're now part of my "could of witnesses" that bless me with beauty, truth and goodness. Thx! for the shout-out and love-in.
Still in One Peace,
- November 13, 2009 at 8:02 AM
- J.P. Thompson a.k.a. XTRA said...
Blogging to me is personal as well as a way of expressing one's opinion on the issues around us...For me society has a number of issues to contend with and we should do so positively and constructively...
Others write books, sing songs or even make movies...we the few use blogging to share ideas, beliefs, and opinion...let us blog responsibly.
- November 23, 2009 at 9:20 AM
May the Lord continue to use you, Nancy, His instrument and cup bearer...praise God for you and your fruit!
- November 30, 2009 at 1:44 PM


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Neither Dinosaur Jr. or leader J Mascis have many upcoming tour dates, but J has at least announced a few solo gigs happening this summer. One of those is a performance at Subterranean on June 1, and advance tickets are on sale now. It's a late show (10PM doors), and Do Division 2014 is slated to take place from May 30 – June 1, so maybe J or Dino Jr. will also play the festival(?). Stay tuned for more info.
Speaking of Dinosaur Jr., the trio have put together a limited edition hardcover book, which serves as the "oral history of the first thirty years of the band." That's a picture of the classic and signature editions of the book at the top of this post. It's simply titled Dinosaur Jr., and features their story as told by J, Lou, Murph, and close allies, with photographs, band flyers, exclusive interviews, and more. You can grab a copy here, and just so you know, "you will not see it on Amazon or at Barnes & Noble." You can also take a look inside before you purchase. The Numero Group are also releasing the Visitors box set on Record Store Day, which consists of six Dinosaur Jr. 7″s and unused artwork from between 1985 and 1990.
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J Mascis — 2014 Tour Dates (more TBA?)
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Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown was made up of high-quality digital reproductions of Charles M. Schulz's original Peanuts strips with thematic graphics and features 3D Peanuts novelties. Kids wrote to Santa at the interactive letter writing station, and took a photo with the iconic Snoopy's Doghouse outside the exhibit! Visitors saw a behind the scenes look at the making of the animated classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas.
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Nobel Prize Winner leaves a lasting legacy for China
Chinese authorities announced today that Liu Xiaobo, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has passed away.
Information on Liu Xiaobo's ill health, who was suffering from terminal liver cancer, was released only after he became too ill to recover. Several Western countries have previously asked that Mr. Liu be allowed to seek treatment abroad. The request was refused. Worse yet, he was kept under guard in a hospital and kept silenced.
Because of his demand for greater human rights in China, he was branded as a criminal by the Chinese government.
Liu Xiaobo developed a conviction for the cause of democracy and human rights after witnessing the brutal government crackdown of the peaceful protest in Tiananmen Square in 1989. He once said, "as a survivor of the Tiananmen Square Democracy movement, I feel that I have a duty to uphold justice for those who died in the event."
The government of Tanzania should end its hostile rhetoric toward civil society groups and threats to obstruct their work, 18 national and international nongovernmental organizations said today. The comments have targeted groups helping pregnant girls finish their education and those working to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
The organizations shared the concerns raised in a joint statement by 25 Tanzanian organizations reaffirming their support for re-entry to school for adolescent mothers.
The Bangladesh authorities must make every effort to trace the whereabouts of and recover a prominent writer who has been abducted and may have been subject to an enforced disappearance, Amnesty International said today.
Farhad Mazhar, a prominent columnist, poet and political analyst, was taken from outside his home at approximately 5am this morning by a group of unidentified people. Half an hour later, his wife, Farida Akhtar, received a haunting phone call from Farhad, when he is reported to have told her: "They are taking me away, I'm afraid they will kill me."
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Hong Kong's political leaders must show they are prepared to fiercely resist pressure from President Xi Jinping to further erode human rights in the city, Amnesty International said, as the Chinese President arrived to mark the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China.
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On Friday, I worked late. Then, I got home and did pretty much nothing.
On Saturday, I met friends for lunch at Gordon Biersch and then we saw Bride Wars. Despite bad reviews, I thought the movie was fine. The theater was packed. Afterwards, I picked up a new skirt and blouse at Old Navy and head home.
On Sunday, I slept very late. I got up, ate lunch, fed Little Miss lunch, took a nap with Little Miss, made dinner while Husband fed Little Miss dinner, put Little Miss to bed, watched some tv and went to bed. It was a very low-key weekend.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Weekend Update - Relaxing and Fun
On Friday, I worked late. Then, I got home and did pretty much nothing.
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Scaffolding has appeared around the historic Odeon cinema in Newcastle city centre as demolition work gathers pace there.
Earlier this month we revealed the initial phase of preparatory work inside the building had begun, including the removal of asbestos which wasn't visible from outside on Pilgrim Street and will not affect traffic there.
However passers-by noticed the scaffolding going in place on Wednesday.
The work is being overseen by commercial property agency Bilfinger GVA.
A spokesman said: "It's just pretty routine preparatory work still at the moment.
"There is no spectacular demolition going to be done there for some time. We've got to work with the council when something significant is going to happen."
The iconic cinema is being removed after its owners submitted plans to clear the site and transform the area of the city into a retail hub.
The cinema last screened a film in 2002 and has stood empty for 14 years.
The 1931-built cinema was given listed status in 2000, but this was removed by the arts minister a year later.
Once it was de-listed, the council was unable to stop anyone altering the building's interior. It is thought to have been stripped at some time around 2003.
The whole process is expected to last around 46 weeks from start to finish.
Preservation groups had suggested keeping the cinema's facade and incorporating it into the site's future development, but as the building has no listed status this can't be demanded of developers.
The demolition plan detailed how the cinema's classic frontage would be taken apart carefully by hand.
After the front is removed, the cinema's rear and roof will be taken down by a "high rise demolition excavator".
Next, a crane will be used to take down the cinema's central sector and steel structure.
Its basement, retaining walls and drainage will be left on site.


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The 8th China International Occupational Safety and Health Exhibition(COS+H) will take place during September 27-29 in 2016 at China National Convention Center in Beijing, with the theme of "people-centered labor protection, technology-based work safety", aiming to provide holistic solutions based on the combination of human factors and technologies for OSH industry.
Initiated by the National Center for International Cooperation in Work Safety, COS+H, since its inception in 2002, has successfully held 7 times, a 14-year journey of cultivation and growth. As the most influential OSH exhibition in Asia, COS+H has continuously focused on the needs of end users and marketing channels by establishing a premium platform for the manufacturers and vendors of PPE and workplace safety equipment both at home and abroad, in which brand promotion, business negotiations and technical exchanges take place.
COS+H revolves around the key work agenda on safety technology of SAWS, playing a supporting role in the strategy of "technology-based work safety". Technologies are of critical importance to the safety performance of oil and chemical industry, oil and gas pipelines, coal mines, non-coal mines, road transportation, machinery manufacturing and metallurgical industry. COS+H also endeavors to assist SAWS to conduct the campaign on the rectification of hidden hazards of oil and gas transmission pipelines and the Year of Safety of Road Transportation, to deepen coal mine gas prevention and control, to implement the campaign on the reduction of personnel with mechanization, the use of robots and automization and to create the technology-supporting platform.
COS+H 2016 has an area of 22000 square meters, with specific subareas displaying PPE, safety equipment of oil and chemical industry, mining industry, road transportation, machinery manufacturing and metallurgical industry, information systems and equipment, as well as technology-supporting organizations affiliated with SAWS.
Visitors will be jointly organized by the State Administration of Work Safety, P. R. China, the National Center for International Cooperation in Work Safety, Messe Dusseldorf GmbH and Messe Dusseldorf (Shanghai) Co, Ltd at an enhanced level. End users in China and neighboring countries will be particularly invited. Safety inspectors from work safety supervision bodies at various levels, safety managers and equipment purchasers from state-owned enterprises, foreign companies in China and private companies will be our target audience.
The 8th China International Forum on Work Safety, hosted by the State Administration of Work Safety, P. R. China and the International Labor Organization will be held in parallel with COS+H 2016, which is comprised of a number of technical sessions that cover topics on the latest development of PPE, the development trend of fall protection equipment and its application, PPE standards comparison between China and Europe, safety monitoring, testing and emergency repair of oil and gas transmission pipelines and new concepts and approaches of road transportation safety management. World leading OSH experts will be invited to participate in the Forum to deliberate on safe development, providing unlimited business opportunities.
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We sincerely invite you to participate in COS+H 2016.
Wish you a happy new year and prosperity in 2006!
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This yellow fish has a pair of elongated, wing-like fins and sharp teeth.
Stumble Fish CR 1
N Small animal (aquatic)
Init +1; Senses low-light vision; Perception +1
AC 13, touch 12, flat-footed 12 (+1 Dex, +1 natural, +1 size)
hp 7 (2d8-2)
Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +1
Speed swim 20 ft.
Melee 1 bite -1 (1d4-2)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks jumping overrun
Str 6, Dex 12, Con 8, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2
Base Atk +1; CMB +1 (+3 overrun); CMD 8 (10 vs overrun)
Feats Agile Maneuvers, Improved OverrunB
Skills Acrobatics +6
Jumping Overrun (Ex)
A stumble fish can jump out of the water to make an overrun attempt. It can jump up to 10 ft out of the water without having to make an Acrobatics check. This jump is part of an overrun attempt.
Environment temperate aquatic
Organization group (2-5) or school (7-10)
Treasure none
The stumble fish is a dangerous predator in shallow waters. Its natural aggression and bravery leads this fish to attack creatures larger than itself. Whenever a small or medium-size creature enters the water, the stumble fish swims directly toward the new target and tries to knock it over. Once its prey falls, all the stumble fish in its school swarm the creature and take bites out of it. Inhabiting the waterways of the River Nations, a stumble fish brings a high price at most markets. Its tasty meat makes it a prized fish to eat. Combined with the danger of catching such a fish, the stumble fish is quite expensive.
Schools of stumble fish tend to avoid densely populated areas and prefer waterways near farms and small villages. Difficult to domesticate, stumble fish are believed to be appeased by some farmers who throw food into nearby riverlets. The farmers hope that the local stumble fish schools will be too full to attack when the farmers need to work in or near the water. While this may indeed work, the disappearance of more than a few farmers has been blamed on schools of stumble fish swarming near the farm villages.
An adult stumble fish is over 3 ft. long and weighs about 8 pounds.
Book of Beasts: Monsters of the River Nations, copyright 2010 Jon Brazer Enterprises; Author Steven Helt.


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PatientMiner addresses the societal challenge of improving healthcare while focusing on the business challenge of healthcare systems, treating and managing chronic diseases. PatientMiner generates new capacities and understanding based on disease trajectories and health trajectories. Timewise aggregation of chronic diseases events along individual lifespan generates trajectories [Jensen et al., 2014 ; Barnett et al., 2012]. PatientMiner will facilitate and prioritise the understanding of the progression and evolution of these trajectories, and map the path taken by individual's health throughout disease events.
PatientMiner adapts an existing IT system for mapping pathways of disease progression towards life-threatening conditions in patients with multimorbid chronic diseases to better understand their trajectories, identify early intervention and improve delivery of care in aging populations.
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The Great Falling Away! by Milton Green
Many Christians believe we are living in a time of one of the greatest revivals in the history of the Church. Evangelism reports from around the world seem to substantiate this claim. Manifestations of supernatural gifts, signs and wonders are commonplace in a large percentage of churches. They are widely proclaimed as being from the Lord and proof that God is well pleased with the Church today. Ministries are expanding into mass media evangelism which spans the globe. Evangelistic and charismatic groups are experiencing tremendous numerical growth as new buildings can be seen springing up and spreading out in almost every direction. All of these things would seem to refute the remote possibility that we are now living in the time of the great falling away of the Church: a falling away from true faith and the life-style which God demands of His people and which is taught in scripture. Instead, multitudes of church members say they are eagerly anticipating the return of Christ through a secret rapture which will whisk them out of every trial and tribulation which is obviously coming upon the world. However, when close investigation is made of the personal lives of the church members, we find little difference between most of their life-styles and those of the people in the world. Divorce, adultery, homosexuality, gossip, unforgiveness, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, and factions are as prevalent in the churches today as they are in the world.
Understanding where we are and where we came from - Timeline
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The Eternal Word
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend[a] it.
John's Witness: The True Light
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.[b]
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own,[c] and His own[d] did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
The Word Becomes Flesh
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.'"
16 And[e] of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses, butgrace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son,[f] who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
A Voice in the Wilderness
19 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
21 And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?"
He said, "I am not."
"Are you the Prophet?"
And he answered, "No."
22 Then they said to him, "Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
23 He said: "I am
'The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
as the prophet Isaiah said."
24 Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him, saying, "Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
26 John answered them, saying, "I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know.27 It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose."
28 These things were done in Bethabara[h] beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
The Lamb of God
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.' 31 I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water."
32 And John bore witness, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God."
The First Disciples
35 Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. 36 And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, "Behold the Lamb of God!"
37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, "What do you seek?"
They said to Him, "Rabbi" (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), "where are You staying?"
39 He said to them, "Come and see." They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour).
40 One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which is translated, the Christ).42 And he brought him to Jesus.
Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, "You are Simon the son of Jonah.[i] You shall be called Cephas" (which is translated, A Stone).
Philip and Nathanael
43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, "Follow Me." 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
46 And Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?"
Philip said to him, "Come and see."
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!"
48 Nathanael said to Him, "How do You know me?"
Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
49 Nathanael answered and said to Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
50 Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these." 51 And He said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter[j] you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."
Above is the definition of the "Word of God"!!!