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Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey Emphasized Again Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik Will Stay
Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said again on Saturday that he is not looking to deal Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik and gave another convincing reason: “The reality is James (Harden) and Dwight (Howard) want to play with Jeremy and Omer,” Morey told Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. “I’ve been kicked down to assistant GM. They’re going to be here.”
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Bible App's 100 Million Download Milestone is 'Fuel for Exponential Growth'
YouVersion Bible App reached its 100 million downloads milestone Sunday evening. Just five years ago, it was among the first 200 apps available on iTunes, but today there are over 900,000 available. For three consecutive years, Apple has ranked the Bible App, available for virtually every mobile device, among the top 100 free apps.
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Kevin McHale Confident on Team Roster: Houston Rockets Can Now 'Compete With Anybody'
Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale has revealed his confidence in the current team roster, saying he feels really comfortable that the team can now “compete with anybody.”
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L.A. Christian School Was to Host 35 Chinese Students on Board Asiana Airlines
Of the 77 Chinese aboard Asiana Airlines flight 214, thirty-five Chinese students, including two teen girls who died in the crash in San Francisco on Saturday, were on route to a Christian school in Los Angeles for a three-weeks summer program, the school said on its website.
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Wimbledon 2013 Women's Doubles Final Winner: Su-Wei Hsieh and Peng Shuai
Taiwan’s Su-Wei Hsieh and Peng Shuai of China won the Wimbledon women’s doubles title on Saturday with a 7-6 (7/1), 6-1 win over Australian Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua.
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Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values
In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
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Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.
