Posts by Esse quam videri

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JW Bethel Video - long version

by Esse quam videri in

listener gave a link to a short version.

not taking away from that post but here is a more complete version, 2 minutes longer.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnbmyudrwgs.

Esse quam videri

Listener gave a link to a short version. Not taking away from that post but here is a more complete version, 2 minutes longer.

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

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New JW video, song and dance

by Listener in

the current jws do not cease to amaze.

here's their latest video on youtube and straight from bethel.. there is a lot of work involved in this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwou6e5vwbo .

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By 1:05 I was starting to feel sick. By the end my sickness was complete. I watched with 'jaw on floor, eyes bugging out disbelief '.

I don't think all the 'apostates' on this site working overtime for 6 weeks could have come up with a more damaging video. How can this organization keep its credibility if this direction continues. Some idiot comes up with an idiotic idea and then, through sheer force of their will, get everyone at bethel to not only act like a bunch of morons, but do it in front of a camera.

This is the same organization that is looking for lawyers to join the Bethel family. What lawyers in their right mind would want any connection with them? However, it looks like they have plenty of cleaning ladies, which would explain why the Society is not sending letters to the BOE asking them to discreetly approach JW's skilled in the use of toilet brushes to encourage them to apply for positions at Bethel.

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JW TV is the reason for the hysteria in the KH

by campaign of hate in

jw
friends

if you, like me, have noticed the sudden increase in hysteria in the khs right now, i put it down to that jw tv site.

its's far more extensive than i thought it was, i thought it was just 1, 1 hour program a month.

there's a s*** load of videos on that site.. and the real problem, from just watching a clip from each video, is that these guys are clearly "mentally unstable".

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Vidiot said,

"...They'd save something that big for the "Instructions That May Seem Strange or Unusual" 2015 Regional Convention...."

How about Witnesses that may seem strange and unusual.

Or scenarios that may seem 'strange and unusual'

or children's cartoons that may seem ' strange and unusual'?

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Re: Art Skills Needed at Bethel

by suavojr in

jw
friends

all they want is some spiritually-qualified publishers blind individuals who believe they are god's mouthpiece on earth.

no wonder their artwork is so poor.. .

christian congregation of jehovahs witnesses2821 route 22, patterson, ny 12563-2237 phone: (845) 306-11001/8/15-e usjanuary 8, 2015to all congregations in the united states branch territoryre: art skills needed at betheldear brothers:the beautiful illustrations in our printed publications and on jw.org serve as teaching aidsthat emphasize spiritual truths from the bible.

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" ...The beautiful illustrations in our printed publications..."

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Grandpa died, they didn't say anything

by Sir cid fatos in

hey guys.

my grandpa died recently, for a reason i told my jw friends about it.

and they literally didn't say anything about it at moved on to another subject like nothing happened.

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JW's can be very, very strange. Whenever someone in our congregation died my wife would regret that it was not her. She used to say, " They are the lucky ones". Straight to the new system by means of resurrection.

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Just ask simple questions and make street witnesses move along

by OnTheWayOut in

you don't have to know much to talk to jw's and show them they don't want to really discuss the matters.they consider a discussion on the matter they are pushing to be "confrontational.".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfw_txpmsj8.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lqtadagucq.

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Why ask stupid questions like, ' has the earth been around for two years, ten years..'? What was that supposed to accomplish other than prove to everyone that you like showing up a teen? You certainly could have come across differently if you wanted to get him to start thinking. IF. Maybe you just wanted a silly video to post on You-Tube. There was no love in your voice or manner. FAIL.

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Dear typer-ers, you're doing it wrong!

by Simon in

there are many things wrong with the world, many injustices and crimes committed.

what if we could stop one of them?

wouldn't it make the world a slightly better place?

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3. ' .... A sentence should have no break for such thing is evil in the sight of god and makes those who's screens are different widths to yours not be able to read as smoothly as otherwise they might'

Does Simon want us to listen to smooth words?

Are we not counseled to be wary of those with smooth words?

Romans 16:18

‘Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people’.

Prov 5:3

‘For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil…’

Ps. 55:21

His speech was smooth as butter,
yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were drawn swords.

What would Anthony Morris say? Simon chastising us, telling us to use 'tight' sentences and not baggy spacing. Perhaps he would approve. First the changes in the website [doctrine] and then the Pharisee's rules start. Put your words here, make the sentence thus and so.

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What would happen if both parents of a baptised child were to be disfellowshipped?

by Esse quam videri in

we hear of children as young as eight being baptized.

the governing body have tried making twelve year olds feel guilty about not being baptized.

being as the society has encouraged [pushed] young ones to be baptized, it apparently has taken a 'keen interest' in the spiritual health and eternal welfare of the child.

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God's word explained by the 'faithful and discreet slave'

by Esse quam videri in

"however, we cannot hope to acquire a good relationship with jehovah if we ignore those whom jesus has appointed to care for his belongings.

without the assistance of the faithful and discreet slave, we would neither understand the full import of what we read in gods word nor know how to apply it.

" examining the scriptures daily 2012 mar 4 .

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"However, we cannot hope to acquire a good relationship with Jehovah if we ignore those whom Jesus has appointed to care for his belongings. Without the assistance of “the faithful and discreet slave,” we would neither understand the full import of what we read in God’s Word nor know how to apply it." Examining the Scriptures Daily 2012 Mar 4

Stephen Lett has lovingly explained that God's 'express will' is NOT like a speeding train OR an 'espresso cup of coffee'. Subject to clarification in future Watchtower articles, or 'keynote convention addresses' by the 'faithful and discreet slave' I will make an attempt to explain why the 'faithful slave' has come to this conclusion.

Ask almost anyone and they will invariably say that espresso has more caffeine than regular coffee. The assumption makes perfect sense, what else would explain that caffeine buzz we get when we down a shot of espresso in the morning?

Interesting, but is this correct? Well that depends on your perspective.

During the 1950's a typical serving size of coffee ranged from 4 to 6 oz. But over the years our "cup" size has grown six-fold from approximately 6oz to 24oz - depending on the establishment.

According to the National Coffee Association (NCA) a typical cup of drip coffee (8oz) contains approximately 65-120 mg of caffeine. Not exactly a tight tolerance, but why is there such a large variation in caffeine content?

Well without getting overly technical, there are several factors including brew time, dwell time, water temperature, grind level, roast level, bean type, blend, etc. that all have a significant affect on the final extraction of caffeine. We will discuss those a bit later.

Now if we look at the level of caffeine contained in a typical cup of drip and espresso those figures come in at about 92.5mg and 40.0mg, respectively. Remember these are averages so the exact amount will vary.

As you can clearly see drip coffee with approximately 92.5mg contains a larger concentrationsof caffeine than espresso - how much more? On average about 2.3x more!

So there we said it - drip coffee has MORE caffeine than espresso! Case closed, go home!

Well, not exactly!!

If we take this approach its actually an unfair comparison and we need to compare "apples to apples".

A more correct approach would be to compare two beverages in terms of their caffeine concentration per ounce (oz).

In the case of drip coffee, we need to divide the 65-120 mg of caffeine by its serving size. In this case the caffeine is distributed over 8 oz resulting in: 8.125 - 15 mg per oz.

That means that for every ounce of coffee solution we can expect 8.125-15 mg of caffeine. For our purposes lets say 8-15mg

Whereas in espresso, even though we start off with about a 1/2 to 1/3 less caffeine (ie. 30-50mg) - all this caffeine is contained in just 1 oz of liquid or expressed numerically as 30 - 50 mg per oz.

Meaning that in just 1 oz of espresso solution we can expect 30-50mg of caffeine.

So what does all this mean?

Although we can conclude that drip coffee contains much more caffeine than espresso - this is all due to its much larger serving size - that is 8oz vs 1oz.

Obviously since espresso is served in much smaller volumes, we see less caffeine (from a beverage perspective).

But when viewed from a volume perspective - espresso has a much more caffeine than drip coffee.

The Bottom Line

So does espresso really have more espresso than drip? Well the answer really depends on your perspective. If we look at this issue:

from a beverage perspective - drip coffee has more caffeine.

So why do most people believe espresso has more caffeine than regular?

Well, part of the reason this belief has continued to exist is because caffeine itself an intensely bitter compound. Since espresso is roasted at a much darker roast which creates a higher concentration of 'bitter' molecules - the logical "connection" would seem correct - but it is in fact incorrect.

The bitter compounds that arise from darker roasts is not due to more caffeine, but rather bitter compounds created during the Maillard reaction.

It is this much lower concentration of caffeine (per serving) in espresso that allow Italians to drink upwards of 10 to 12 espresso's per day without getting overly jittery. Try drinking a dozen 12 oz cups of drip coffee and you'll likely end up with a visit to the hospital from excessively high levels of caffeine in your system.

Unfortunately its very difficult to "standardize" the caffeine of coffee beverages since there are numerous variables need to be considered, including:

Beverage Size - are we comparing a cup at 4oz, 5 oz, 12oz or 24oz?
Blends - many roaster create their own blends of various beans each with subtle difference in caffeine content.
Bean Type - is the blend 100% arabica, robusta or both?
Grind - was the coffee prepared with a fine grind, ultra fine grind, coarse, etc?
Water Temp - was the coffee prepared with the recommended 195-205F temperature range?
Milk - was milk added or now - as this will dilute the caffeine content per ml.
Others - machine type, dwell time, etc.

All these factors make the calculation of caffeine in coffee beverages a real challenge. Hopefully with the implementation of industry standards by trade organizations we can begin the journey towards creating more standardized cups of coffee in our industry.

So, there you have it. While God's express will is definitely like a normal cup of coffee, it is NOT like an espresso cup of coffee. It all depends on the caffeine content.