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  2. Parable of the drowning man - Wikipedia

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    The parable of the drowning man, also known as Two Boats and a Helicopter, is a short story, often told as a joke, most often about a devoutly Christian man, frequently a minister, who refuses several rescue attempts in the face of approaching floodwaters, each time telling the would-be rescuers that God will save him. After turning down the ...

  3. Great Renunciation - Wikipedia

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    In Buddhist discourses, the Great Renunciation and Departure are usually mentioned in the life of the Buddha, among several other motifs that cover the religious life of the Buddha-to-be, Prince Siddhārtha Gautama (Pali: Siddhattha Gotama): his first meditation, marriage, palace life, four encounters, life of ease in palace and renunciation, great departure, encounter with hunters, and ...

  4. Carl McCunn - Wikipedia

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    Now I know why nobody's shown up from that incident." [3] [7] Afterward, McCunn discovered a small cache of supplies, including rabbit snares and a few bits of candles, while digging a shallow trench to prepare for winter. [2] He also had to travel for firewood, as he wanted to leave the land surrounding his camp the way he found it. [5]: 176

  5. Methuselah - Wikipedia

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    Methuselah (US: / m ə ˈ θ uː z ˌ l ɑː /; Hebrew: מְתוּשֶׁלַח ‎ Məṯūšélaḥ, in pausa מְתוּשָׁלַח ‎ Məṯūšālaḥ, "His death shall send" or "Man of the Javelin" or "Death of Sword"; [1] Greek: Μαθουσάλας Mathousalas) [2] was a biblical patriarch and a figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

  6. Thunderbird Lodge (Lake Tahoe, Nevada) - Wikipedia

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    By establishing a residence in Nevada, Whittell avoided the higher income taxes in California, where he spent the bulk of each year at his 50-acre Woodside, California estate, the present day site of Kings Mountain Vineyard. In 1935, George Whittell Jr. purchased the 27 miles of Lake Tahoe shoreline and nearly 40,000 acres from Norman Biltz.

  7. Jailed for missing a court date, he died after not being ...

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    But on April 22, when she visited her 38-year-old, HIV-positive son at the facility near Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border, he was completely different. Nicholas Overfield was in a wheelchair.

  8. Airbnb investor rips South Lake Tahoe short-term rental ban ...

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    From the end of 2018 to the end of last year, home prices in South Lake Tahoe rose roughly 42% to an average home value of $649,322, per Zillow (although they are down over the past year).

  9. Fallen Leaf Lake - Wikipedia

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    Fallen Leaf Lake is a mountain lake located in El Dorado County, California, near the California–Nevada state line, about one mile south west of the much larger Lake Tahoe. It is approximately aligned north-to-south and oval in shape, measuring approximately 2.9 miles (4.6 km) on the long axis and 0.9 miles (1.4 km) on the short axis.