Posts by darkspilver

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Another Kingdom Hall sold

by gerry in

berkeley kingdom hall in wollongong south of sydney australia has just been sold.

berkeley congregation are now sharing a neighbouring hall at dapto.. .

the reason given was the governing body has taken over all the halls and the building was in need of repair.

Hey alanv!

That sounds like a heck of a lot of money just for a hall

haha - firstly that's probably AUS dollars? - so just under $2 million US dollars I believe?

also, they weren't buying it for the Hall, but the land....

12,500 square feet of Zone R2 low density residential land

See the photo below - if they can build the same as what's surrounding it, looks like around 10 detached houses could fit on the KH and parking land??

Example nearby house currently for sale for a little under half-a-million US dollars: http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-berkeley-122439662

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Two Brothers Living Together - Never Dated Girls...

by pale.emperor in

in my old congregation there are two brothers (non related) who are in the early 30s.

they've never dated girls.

they're "best friends".

darkspilver

Kinda like a Boston Marriage, but with guys?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_marriage

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From Bob Hope Theater to JW Assembly Hall

by Hecce in

just a remembrance of the woodland hills, ca assembly hall.

i am enclosing a partial copy of a wikipedia article covering the purchase and subsequent sale of the facility by the jw.

i am enclosing the link and please pay attention to the bold portion of the document.. the theater project was backed by entertainers bob hope and art linkletter, along with cy warner.. the 2865-seat facility opened july 6, 1964 with the sound of music.

darkspilver

Hey Hecce!

Thanks, nothing new under this sun here.
I think the previous article doesn't mention the 30 million $$$$$ involved.

Yeah, and considering how wikipedia can be freely edited, I linked to the previous thread here from nine years ago to show that the $30 million figure was being used and quoted back then, much nearer to when the events described took place.

Here's the updated link to the article that the previous thread from nine years ago linked to:

http://www.broowaha.com/articles/382/god-chalk-hill-and-a-theatre-in-the-round

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Formatting issues

by bikerchic in

how do i turn off the formatting when i use the quote button?.

when i want to start a new paragraph and can't get out of the quote section?.

that made it worse, help!

darkspilver

Hey bikerchic!

Like this?
When I want to start a new paragraph and can't get out of the quote section?

My first 'easy peasy' tip to try out is this -

When you start a new comment, and before you type anything or paste anything...

Use the return key / carriage return about ten or so times to go down the page

Then use the cursor keys to go back to top and start typing and pasting

This means if you get into a problem or situation such as you describe - you simply escape it by using the down cursor keys to move on to the blank lines you made earlier.

(and don't worry about deleting any unused extra lines at the bottom of your comment / post before you submit it - I understand that Simon's forum software automatically removes any 'spare' blank lines)

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Fun with Google Trends

by Simon in

in case you don't know, google trends is a fantastic tool - it lets you look at search terms over time and view trends.

it can, for instance, tell you if interest in something is growing or diminishing based on how many people are searching for it.. of course it can't tell if the searches are for negative or positive information .... here's some results for jw related terms:.

https://www.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2fm%2f0dtdq,jw.org,watchtower.

darkspilver

They seem to have had a boost in the last 5 years as they embraced the Internet but it looks like things are now starting to wane.

That's the number of searchs for using the google search engine (not actual website visits)

Therefore it probably just shows that people are getting much more savvy with their internet use and learning how to do a direct type in for the website they want, rather than typing it into google first, then clicking a link. Or maybe now people are much more used to using a bookmark too.

Of course that now means that dubs are much less likely to see 'other' sites as they're not searching in the first place, they're going direct - which was likely the goal of the GB by going with an easy and very short domain name.

Oh, and of course, the increased use of the QR code.

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From Bob Hope Theater to JW Assembly Hall

by Hecce in

just a remembrance of the woodland hills, ca assembly hall.

i am enclosing a partial copy of a wikipedia article covering the purchase and subsequent sale of the facility by the jw.

i am enclosing the link and please pay attention to the bold portion of the document.. the theater project was backed by entertainers bob hope and art linkletter, along with cy warner.. the 2865-seat facility opened july 6, 1964 with the sound of music.

darkspilver

Firstly, don't worry, the Bob Hope Theatre, located just a stones throw from his birth place - in Eltham, London - is still around

http://www.bobhopetheatre.co.uk

Anyway, back to the OP....

http://boulevardwoodlandhills.com

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/152620/woodland-hills-assembly-hall-woodland-hills-ca?page=2#/2789465

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London K.H.'s - Which Ones Will Be Sold Off?

by The Searcher in

according to the org's website, various congregations will be moving in with other congregations, effective january 1st 2017.

(i've only highlighted a couple) in all probability, their own k.h.

is/has been sold.

darkspilver

Why don't you do a search and bring us back the results.

Ah, but what makes you think that I haven't?.... and they're listed in my previous post above?....

Actually I suspect that there is very little room for movement vis-a-vis K.H.s/congregations within the metropolitan areas of the UK as a whole

Therefore IMHO The Searchers OP was unhelpful and just leads to giving 'false hope' - and is why I called The Searcher out on it

So, what is gonna happen??

I think the rural areas of the UK are too thinly populated to move move congregations to new K.H.s to allow a K.H. to be sold - remember that Brits have a very restricted view of distances - they just are not that used to travelling long distances.

Therefore, as explained above, with no real room for movement in the metropolitan areas......

That leaves the suburbs and smaller mid-sized towns - which I do think could be ripe for sell-offs -that's what we're already seeing - for example Brighton/Hove:

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6521299230785536/hove-kh-sell-off

So, in conclusion, don't look to London as suggested by The Searcher - look at the mid-sized towns that are currently home to three or four congregations in two or even three K.H.'s - that's were the combining, joining, sharing and.... sell-offs will come from.

BUT, remember this is just conjecture - I'm still waiting for the following link: "According to the org's website, various congregations will be moving in with other congregations, effective January 1st 2017."

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India 2016 Convention Highlights

by darkspilver in

jw
friends

looks like india just got the revised (silver) new world translation..... https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6023413583839232/no-more-printing-wt-awake-my-country-shit-just-got-real.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0-qhmxgva0.

darkspilver

Looks like India just got the Revised (silver) New World Translation....

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6023413583839232/no-more-printing-wt-awake-my-country-shit-just-got-real

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0-qhmxGVA0

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J.W.'s Interfaith Hypocrisy

by The Searcher in

w02 10/15 p. 27 questions from readers - "would it be a form of interfaith to purchase a building from another religious group and convert it into a kingdom hall?

"generally, jehovah’s witnesses avoid such dealings with other religions.

except when cash clarifies their thinking!.

darkspilver

Mephis

Temple Farm most likely derives from the Hanningfield Temple Manor, which was land once owned by the Knights Templar. I'm not sure that really counts.

haha, yeah, thought I'd just throw that one in.....

http://www.knight-templar.org.uk/

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Latest News on Oetzi

by LoveUniHateExams in

i vaguely remember when the 5,000 year old mummy was first discovered in sept 1991. i was twelve.

he was quickly given the name 'oetzi' because he was found in the oetztaler alps.. my granddad had a book about it and after he died, i took his book home with me.. apparently, some scientists believe that oetzi died from an arrow shot and a blow to the head.. interesting.. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3795815/25-years-europe-s-oldest-human-mummy-alps-scientists-say-amazed-learning-5-300-year-old-corpse.html .

darkspilver

LoveUniHateExams

I vaguely remember when the 5,000 year old mummy was first discovered in Sept 1991. I was twelve. He was quickly given the name 'Oetzi' because he was found in the Oetztaler alps.

Maybe you remember the Awake! cover articles?

Awake! 8 May 1995, pages 1 to 9

The Mummy That Came in From the Cold
At first sight it might have seemed like the scene of a crime. A dried-out corpse lay facedown, half trapped in the ice. An accidental death? A revenge killing? Or simply another mountain-climbing victim? In any case, what was he doing there in the silence of the Tirolean Alps 10,500 feet above sea level? Who was he? And how did he die?
... [see scan of original below] ...

Link to scans