Posts by darkspilver

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News article on JW convention

by Sugar Shane in

hey, i've pasted below, a link to an article about the jw convention in the state of oklahoma, just sent to me by a jw relative.

according to their spokeman, it's the first one to be held this year.

he is also quick to mention all the 'persecution' in russia, while staying silent on the worldwide abuse, and shunning issues (a form of persecution in itself, imo).. if anyone would like to help me add to the comments section, it'd be appreciated.

darkspilver

PV part of Jehovah's Witnesses convention

May 14, 2017
Jim Norick Arena at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City will play host to thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses and their guests, including those from Pauls Valley, over a three-day period May 19-21.
Delegates from Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas will flock to this annual convention, which carries the title, “Don’t Give Up!”
READ MORE: http://www.paulsvalleydailydemocrat.com/community/pv-part-of-jehovah-s-witnesses-convention/article_dfcd796d-5729-579d-bf89-b89db75b7039.html

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News article on JW convention

by Sugar Shane in

hey, i've pasted below, a link to an article about the jw convention in the state of oklahoma, just sent to me by a jw relative.

according to their spokeman, it's the first one to be held this year.

he is also quick to mention all the 'persecution' in russia, while staying silent on the worldwide abuse, and shunning issues (a form of persecution in itself, imo).. if anyone would like to help me add to the comments section, it'd be appreciated.

darkspilver

TBH, there's too many and they're normally fairly boring......

Jehovah Witnesses to hold regional convention in Pueblo

12 May 2017
Faithful from across the region are expected to come to Pueblo for the 2017 Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses.
This year's convention is titled "Don't Give Up," and will be held May 19-21 at the Colorado State Fairgrounds' Southwest Motors Events Center, 1001 Beulah Ave. The public is invited. There is no admission fee and no collections will be taken.
READ MORE: http://www.chieftain.com/life/religion/jehovah-witnesses-to-hold-regional-convention-in-pueblo/article_c512441e-6504-59fa-89d5-2f0557b37996.html

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Man answers the door naked when JW's appear..

by James Mixon in

jw
friends

http;www.worlstarhipop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhmg115hx2qp8inyuo.went too far, man answers the door naked when jw's appear..https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=akj2w94el_a...oh hell search, went to far, man answers the door naked when jw's appear, a young black male......it was e-mail to me and i'am using the same address but not working for me,hopefully you will find it.

a young jw child was present, not good.......

darkspilver

FYI another....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_1_hsRICpQ

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Please track baptisms with attendance numbers at 2017 Regional Conventions here. (U.S. locations) Thx

by Gayle in

jw
friends

i always like to hear baptism with attendance numbers at rcs.

observe if the bigger amount baptized are jw children?.

convention.

darkspilver

Aren't there more assemblies than this in the US? I'm a bit, (OK, more than a bit) out of touch, but surely there are more than 12 this year.

Why don't you ask 'trend-spotter' Christian Gutierrez - but he's probably too busy trend-spotting -j/k-

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4802048488898560/2017-jw-conventions

Apparently in the USA alone, there are 268 English Conventions and 213 Non-English Conventions for a total of 481 Conventions

Gayle certainly has their work cut-out.....

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How do I quote on this site?

by Nevuela in

every time i've asked this in an existing thread, i've never gotten an answer, so forgive me for starting a new thread in order to ask again.

i simply cannot figure out how to quote someone with the standard yellow box.

i can copy/paste the quote, sure, but nothing i do makes it appear in a yellow box like everyone else.

darkspilver

smiddy: My excuse is old age

isn't that like, you know, ageist?

A casual ageism that perpetuates the stereotype of older people

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

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If your doctor is a older doctor, check USA Today article.

by James Mixon in

jw
friends

my doctor in his 60's so i hope he's ok.....forty-two percent of u.s physicians are older than 55, and 21% are senior citizens.

some older doctors are calling for periodic screening for dementia or loss of competence.

so are older doctors really worse than their young colleagues, on average they are, (holy sh--t).surgeons between the ages of 41-60 were more likely to keep their patient alive than were surgeons older than 60.....

darkspilver

My new doctor, 30 year old female..

haha!!!!

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If your doctor is a older doctor, check USA Today article.

by James Mixon in

jw
friends

my doctor in his 60's so i hope he's ok.....forty-two percent of u.s physicians are older than 55, and 21% are senior citizens.

some older doctors are calling for periodic screening for dementia or loss of competence.

so are older doctors really worse than their young colleagues, on average they are, (holy sh--t).surgeons between the ages of 41-60 were more likely to keep their patient alive than were surgeons older than 60.....

darkspilver

Isn't that, like, ageist?

Apparently, there's also....

The Atlantic, 19 December 2016
Evidence of the Superiority of Female Doctors
New research estimates that if all physicians were female, 32,000 fewer Americans would die every year.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/12/female-doctors-superiority/511034/

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Is this the end of blood donation? Scientists close to unlimited supply from stem cells

by TTaTT4U in

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/05/17/end-blood-donationscientists-close-unlimited-supply-stem-cells/.

sarah knapton, science editor .

17 may 2017 • 6:00pmblood donors may no longer be needed in the future after scientists showed it was possible to create blood from stem cells.. the 20 year project could pave the way for an unlimited number of blood and immune cells for transplants, simply by reprogramming a patient’s own skin cells.. the research, reported in the journal nature, holds out enormous promise for developing personalised treatments for blood disorders, drug-screening and reducing shortages of donated blood.. dr ryohichi sugimura, of boston children's hospital, said: "this gives us the potential to have a limitless supply of blood stem cells and blood by taking cells from universal donors.

darkspilver

FYI The Daily Telegraph's article appears to be based on the following three articles in the magazine Nature which describes itself as the "international weekly journal of science."

Lab-grown blood stem cells produced at last
Two research teams cook up recipe to make long-sought cells in mice and people.
https://www.nature.com/news/lab-grown-blood-stem-cells-produced-at-last-1.22000#/b1

Haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells from human pluripotent stem cells
https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature22370.html

Conversion of adult endothelium to immunocompetent haematopoietic stem cells
https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature22326.html

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Best Website in the world - JWORG

by TheWonderofYou in

jw believe that jworg is the best website and most translated in the world.. i heard this today in streetservice.

there was already a thread about this subject.

anybody can link it?.

darkspilver

Ah right, cool - you where using the question because, of course, a single website coud handle 1.2 billlion visitors without crashing. np

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Best Website in the world - JWORG

by TheWonderofYou in

jw believe that jworg is the best website and most translated in the world.. i heard this today in streetservice.

there was already a thread about this subject.

anybody can link it?.

darkspilver

That's cool

it was simply your 'throwaway' comment:

Could one website handle the traffic of 1.2 billion plus people?

Which I understood to be a rhetorical-style question referencing the apparent lack of technology to handle this large number - vis-a-vis a website such as youtube that does actually handle 20 or so billion visitors with video files.

I like to cross the t's and dot the i's