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Adversity
Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1380832 [Title] => Caricatures of Breast Cancer survivors [Summary] =>A unique art exhibit featuring a series of caricatures by artist and television actor Gil Maningo is currently on display in the first level of the Ayala Center Cebu's new expansion.
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[DatePublished] => 2013-05-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134650 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1437917 [AuthorName] => Katherine R. Oyson, Ph.D [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 771378 [Title] => God allows adversity into our lives not to break us but to better us. [Summary] => God allows adversity into our lives not to break us but to better us. [DatePublished] => 2012-01-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Word of the day [SectionUrl] => word-of-the-day [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 693787 [Title] => When adversity strikes us, God is ready to strengthen us. [Summary] =>When adversity strikes us, God is ready to strengthen us.
[DatePublished] => 2011-06-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Word of the day [SectionUrl] => word-of-the-day [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 648910 [Title] => Resiliency is a No. 1 life skill [Summary] =>"For the hand that rocks the cradle, is the hand that rules the world" is such a memorable quote that I took to heart the day I cradled my beautiful baby in my arms. The concept that your child becomes in their life starts with what they learn from their moms bore quite a big responsibility. As much as I want to give them the best in life, things are never perfect, you see.
Right after Luijoe, my beloved son, died in 2000, I survived many days in auto-pilot mode, moving about our lovely home like a zombie. My child was not supposed to die before me. Nothing could ever have prepared me for the devastating loss of my son. Looking at my two lovely daughters, I knew that I had to go through this pain and be strong enough for them to be there as their mother. The two girls seemed to go through their life with school and their friends, but I can never tell for sure. Their grades improved significantly right after my son’s death, perhaps trying to make us happy.
[DatePublished] => 2011-01-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1315318 [AuthorName] => Featured Blogger Noemi Lardizabal-Dado [SectionName] => Unblogged [SectionUrl] => unblogged [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 548924 [Title] => God's love is a fabric that never fades, no matter how often it is washed in the water of adversity. [Summary] =>God’s love is a fabric that never fades, no matter how often it is washed in the water of adversity.
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After one of my relatives had a stroke, she needed help to get around and could no longer remember recent events. One day, my wife Ginny suggested that we take her out to dinner. I wondered if we should, because afterward she wouldnt even remember what we had done. Ginny responded, "While we are with her she will know we love her." How true!
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Daily Bread [SectionUrl] => daily-bread [URL] => ) ) )
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God's love is a fabric that never fades, no matter how often it is washed in the water of adversity.
MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas team captain Jia de Guzman has tempered expectations on their chances against a heavily favored Vietnam and in the FIVB Challenger Cup that came off the wraps at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium yesterday.
But deep inside the soft-spoken and courageous skipper and the rest of Nationals, they all dream of the same big dream – a ticket straight to the Women’s Volleyball Nations League main group next year.
And their quest begins tonight when they square off with the Vietnamese at 6:30 p.m.
The home bet is the underdog versus the Vietnamese side that swept and dominated last month’s AVC Challenge Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The Filipinas snatched a historic bronze there.
“Well, alam naman po namin na mas malakas ang kalaban and we know our team is young. All we can ask the girls is to do its best while not putting pressure on the team that much,” said the charismatic Alas team leader.
The team lost power spiker Eya Laure and libero Jen Nierva and were replaced by Creamline’s Jema Galanza and National University’s Bella Belen.
Belen’s teammate, Alyssa Solomon, and Galanza’s fellow Creamline star, Tots Carlos, were enlisted into the pool but will not be able to join due to undisclosed reasons.
“It’s great to have new reinforcements in the pool. Experience-wise, marami ang mako-contribute nila sa team,” said De Guzman of Galanza and Belen.
Intriguingly, Nierva’s last-minute withdrawal left the squad with one legitimate libero in Dawn Catindig.
Cherry Nunag was listed as the team’s second libero although she’s known as a natural middle blocker.
The other members of the team are Faith Nisperos, Fifi Sharma, Vannie Gandler, Julia Coronel, Angel Canino, Dell Palomata, Arah Panique, Thea Gagate and Sisi Rondina.
The trek to that VNL dream is long and arduous though as Alas Pilipinas would need to win all its games against Vietnam, the semis and eventually the finals, assuming it could make it that far, to realize it.
In the opener of the meet, Puerto Rico turned back a feisty Kenya 25-20, 25-19, 27-25, to advance to the semis.
Teenage sensation Grace Mar Lopez Villanueva went on attack mode and fired 19 points including 18 on kills while Diana Reyes scattered 10 hits.
Pamella Adhiambo Owino tried to put up a fight for the Kenyans by unloading a match-best 22 points. most of which came in the third set when they tried
to put up a fight and steal the set before eventually falling short in the end.
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