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Plans: Jehovah's Witnesses Fishkill Support Center
by betterdaze infor background, reference previous post about the watchtower additional fishkill purchase here.
received june 23, 2016town of fishkillplanning departmentsite development plan and special use permit applicationname of action or project: jehovah's witnesses fishkill support centerproject location (describe, and attach a general location map):5-18 and 26 industrial way, wappingers falls, ny 12590 (parcel #s 5500-02-791875 and 5500-02-798930)brief description of proposed action (include purpose or need):phase 1: placement of 3 modular offices and 1 modular restroom buildings on existing impervious surfaces.
parking area for modular buildings to be provided on existing impervious surfaces.
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They Offered Their Son Willingly—To Bethelite Brothers
by betterdaze inthey offered themselves willingly—in new yorkricky, a construction project manager in hawaii, was invited to serve as a commuter bethelite to assist with the warwick project.
his wife, kendra, wanted him to accept the invitation.
however, they had a legitimate concern: the welfare of their 11-year-old son, jacob.
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JWs choose buyer for 69 Adams St.
by betterdaze injehovah's witnesses choose a buyer for dumbo development site 69 adams st.. by lore croghanbrooklyn daily eaglehallelujah, brother!the jehovah's witnesses have made a deal to sell a prime piece of dumbo real estate.the property is 69 adams st., a 157,410-square-foot development site that's situated alongside the manhattan bridge.the site is currently occupied by a four-story recreational facility with a tennis court on its roof and a parking garage with 84 spaces.“we have selected a buyer and expect to close on the property before the end of the year,” watchtower spokesman richard devine told the brooklyn eagle via email.“to respect their privacy, we are not identifying who the buyer is or the purchase price at this time,” he added.a luxury residential tower with commercial space, storefronts and a community facility can be built as-of-right on the property, according to marketing material that the watchtower had posted online.
the site, which is located outside the dumbo historic district, has 103 feet of frontage on front street.more at link.
this is the one with the drained swimming pool that’s never used for swimming or anything else.
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IBSA (Watchtower UK) property portfolio for sale
by betterdaze inbehold: ibsaproperty.com“the extensive ibsa property portfolio in north london is now being brought to the market.”ibsa moved to the leafy london suburbs of mill hill in the late 1950’s.
since then, expansion has required the acquisition of further properties in the immediate area, and in some cases further beyond.
in recent years, relocation to a single site which would offer greater economy of operation became more than a matter of interest, and in 2014 a suitable site in chelmsford, essex was purchased.
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Relationship Between the JWs and Brooklyn Coming to an End
by betterdaze inthe 107-year relationship between the jehovah’s witnesses and brooklyn is coming to an endby terence cullen sept. 21, 2016, 9:45 a.m.for jehovah’s witnesses, brooklyn heights was until recently the equivalent of vatican city for catholics.
brooklyn—“the borough of churches”—arguably has no congregation with a more noticeable presence than the witnesses.
the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, the governing body of the jehovah’s witnesses, built its headquarters at 25-30 columbia heights, and it is there to greet any visitor driving over the brooklyn bridge.
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“It's just tenacity”
by betterdaze inhow this startup founder triumphed over his year of hell“it's just tenacity," says proposify co-founder and ceo kyle racki any experienced entrepreneur can tell you that two keys to a successful startup are a solid business idea — especially one that solves a big problem for others — and the tenacity to make it work.
kyle racki hit on the former when he was running a web design agency and came up with a faster, better way to create proposals for clients.
it was what happened to him in the following year that tested his tenacity.in 2013, racki co-founded proposify with kevin springer in halifax, nova scotia.
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69 Adams St. in DUMBO up for sale
by betterdaze inthe jehovah's witnesses put 69 adams st. in dumbo up for saleby lore croghanbrooklyn daily eagletennis, anyone?.
the jehovah's witnesses have just put onto the sale market a development site in the heart of dumbo, 69 adams st.the building that now occupies the site has a four-story recreational facility and an 84-space parking garage.
its rooftop is graced with an open-air tennis court — which is topped by a fence so cars and pedestrians down below don't accidentally get pelted with over-exuberantly hit balls.the watchtower recently posted the sale offering online without alerting reporters.according to the posting, 69 adams st. is “a 157,410-square-foot development opportunity adjacent to the iconic manhattan bridge.” the jehovah's witnesses did not offer any comment about their sale offering to the brooklyn eagle when asked about it.
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JWs sell 124 Columbia Heights to Florida Panthers owner
by betterdaze injehovah's witnesses sell 124 columbia heights to florida panthers owner vincent violavirtu ceo vincent viola pays $105m for jehovah’s witnesses building in bk heights.
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Apocalyptic upbringing: how I recovered from my terrifying evangelical childhood
by betterdaze inapocalyptic upbringing: how i recovered from my terrifying evangelical childhoodraised under the dark bubble of religious fundamentalism, josiah hesse recalls a childhood filled with gloom, doom and preparing for the end of the world.http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/05/religion-evangelical-christian-apocalypse-josiah-hesse.
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Lovecraft and Houdini: “The Cancer of Superstition” discovered
by betterdaze inmanuscript for the cancer of superstition, requested shortly before escapologist’s death, is discovered in memorabilia collection.
according to the auction house – which will open bids at $13,000 (£9,240) with a pre-auction estimate expecting a final price somewhere between $25,000-$40,000 – the document explores everything from worship of the dead to werewolves and cannibalism, theorising that superstition is an “inborn inclination” that “persists only through mental indolence of those who reject modern science”.“most of us are heathens in the innermost recesses of our hearts,” it concludes.. fajuri said: “the manuscript deepens the debate over the legacies of two figures whose popularity rested on playing to both sides of their audience’s curiosity over issues including spiritualism, supernaturalism, the real and the unreal,”he added: “while lovecraft entertained readers with weird and horrific science fiction and houdini amazed audiences with displays of superhuman escapes, both are to be found here in what they call a ‘campaign’ against superstition.
they argue that all superstitious beliefs are relics of a common ‘prehistoric ignorance’ in humans.”.