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  Something Stinky? Give me your thoughts on this info,,,

  by BONEZZ in

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  http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/pnacs222.pdf

  stumbled across this site.

  i skimmed over it (going to lunch right now) and saw the wtbs mentioned a few times amongst ngo's and other scarlet colored orgs.

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  Interesting Find Bonezz

  So the US branch was the third largest foreign donor that year. Wow I'm sure they really helped alot of the population by all of it apparently going to their own branch in India.

  We had the same sort of farce at the congregation level. Instead of using the funds collected as a charity to do actual good, we'd be donating the portions earmearked by the publishers to the main Canadian branch. That was one way the distribution quota set out by law was met. Heaven forbid actually giving some of it out to a group out of the Org. Glad I didn't have to do that stint very long
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  Magazines adding up at the KH ?

  by cab1000 in

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  no doubt there are several faders on the board.

  if your like me, you had been active, and had been recieving the magazines at the counter, every week.

  then we start missing meetings, then disappear.

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  As magazine servant, I did just change people's order on my own when it was obvious they were "irregular". I let it go for quite a while until I didn't have much space left in the folders. That particular congregation also had alot of publisher turnover and alot of them wouldn't even bother telling me they were moving. I felt sorry for the trees but not for the WTS pocketbook.

  The PO got rather agitated over the large stacks of magazines that were always being brought back to the hall. Out of the roughly 500 AWs and 500 WTs ordered per issue, I'd end up getting back about 10% of them on average, which the pioneers used for their early morning street witnessing and laundromat/gas station runs.

  As a fader I have 2 of each as my standing order and the stack doesn't get that big even with 6-8 week intervals between pickup.
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  A thought on Quotes and the copyright thing.

  by Forscher in

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  i downloaded and reviewed the contents of the zip file that was thoughtfully provided of the content of quotes' sight.

  i am not a lawyer, however in college i did take a number of law courses, so i'll give you my take on the situation.

  it looks to me like the wtbts did have quotes dead to rights on that one.

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  Maybe kill 2 birds with 1 stone?

  brief commentary that provides the accurate context along with the actual quotes.
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  Conspiracy Theorist Unite!

  by Xandria in

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  there are some things that make sense and others that make you think when was medication time again ?

  the one that got me, was the death of all these micro-biologists.

  they are the for-most experts in thier fields.

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  I can't make any informed statement on whether or not key researchers are being murdered, but if no one can generate a list of names that can confirm the details I'd think it all bunk.

  As to the CDC "making a killer flu", its a preventative measure and smart one. Their making strains now in a controlled environment and I would imagine, they'd subsequently make vaccines against them. So that we're at least somewhat prepared for a possible killer outbreak. I doubt they're trying to set one up. Its not some highly improbable Frankenstein virus thats being made. The whole process is all to easily occurable in nature.

  These influenza viruses are segmented strand RNA viruses - simply put their genetic info is divided up into separate strands ( 8 of them IIRC). Reassortment of those segmented strands can occur between different strains. Scenario: Two different strains of influenza virus enter a host. One is the very virulent avian one and the other a non-lethal human variant. When they replicate, and there are segmented strands not yet enveloped, its very possible for some segmented strands of one strain to be swapped with their homolog from the other strain. So its possible to swap in the info that makes the avian flu virus so virulent into the influenza envelope that is capable of easily infecting people. Voila - a killer virus that is easily transmissable among people which can lead to a pandemic.
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  Judge orders removal of "evolution disclaimer" stickers in Georgia, USA

  by seattleniceguy in

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  thank goodness, a judge with some sense!.

  http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2005/01/13/national1134est0530.dtl.

  here's a quote:but the judge disagreed: "while evolution is subject to criticism, particularly with respect to the mechanism by which it occurred, the sticker misleads students regarding the significance and value of evolution in the scientific community.

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  Confusedjw

  If one goes by Mayr's definition of a biological species: a group or population of interbreeding organisms that are reproductively isolated from other such groups , then there are several examples of speciation in nature.

  Here's just one example I pulled from www.talkorigins.org.

  You can read the full article in the February, 1989 issue of Scientific American.

  It's called "A Breed Apart." It tells about studies conducted on a fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, that is a parasite of the hawthorn tree and its fruit, which is commonly called the thorn apple. About 150 years ago, some of these flies began infesting apple trees, as well. The flies feed an breed on either apples or thorn apples, but not both. There's enough evidence to convince the scientific investigators that they're witnessing speciation in action. Note that some of the investigators set out to prove that speciation was not happening; the evidence convinced them otherwise.
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  Judge orders removal of "evolution disclaimer" stickers in Georgia, USA

  by seattleniceguy in

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  thank goodness, a judge with some sense!.

  http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2005/01/13/national1134est0530.dtl.

  here's a quote:but the judge disagreed: "while evolution is subject to criticism, particularly with respect to the mechanism by which it occurred, the sticker misleads students regarding the significance and value of evolution in the scientific community.

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  Midget-Sasquatch

  A quote from that linked article:

  At a trial in federal court in November, the school system defended
  the stickers as a show of tolerance, not religious activism.

  "Science and religion are related and they're not mutually exclusive,"
  school district attorney Linwood Gunn said. "This sticker was an
  effort to get past that conflict and to teach good science."

  So unfalsifiable models like intelligent design are good science? Thats rich.

  Tolerance they say? Of what? Useless ideas that haven't concretely increased our knowledge base one iota? I mean I love the idea of say ... directed panspermia ... but if its baseless then there's nothing for the scientific method to work on.

  I'm glad the Judge saw the disclaimer for what it was.
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  What kind of music do you listen to?

  by Dustin in

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  i like to listen to alot of music.

  i am mostly a hard rocker, godsmack, soil, marilyn manson.

  i also like alot of rap, snoop, g-unit, kanye west, xzibit.

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  VAN HALEN---not van hagar

  Ok, Sammy couldn't command the stage like Roth, but Eddie and the rest didn't do too badly with The Red Rocket. Vocally I think it was a bit better. Musically - well - some hits some misses.

  I forgot to mention U2!

  And because I'm shameless and none of you really know who I am in person: I will admit to liking a handful of songs from The Bangles, Expose, and Madonna.
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  What kind of music do you listen to?

  by Dustin in

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  i like to listen to alot of music.

  i am mostly a hard rocker, godsmack, soil, marilyn manson.

  i also like alot of rap, snoop, g-unit, kanye west, xzibit.

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  Midget-Sasquatch

  Like Evesapple said, I like to listen to different kinds of music depending on my mood. My tastes or lack thereof are unbounded:
  

  Rockin mood: Def Leppard, Warrant, some tracks from The Cult, some Van Halen (The Red Rocket's vocals were better than Roth's), a bit of Creed,and some current rock bands I hear on the radio but don't know by name

  Serene mood: Enya, alot of classical music like stuff from Corelli and Vivaldi

  Pious moments: Johanne Sebastian Bach and Hendel (very rarely in this mood though)

  Just chillin sorta mood (even at say parties): hip-hop or RB in the "background"

  (Now I can't get this one song outta my head: I got your man and there's nothin you can do about it....You may think that he will come back to you but, I doubt it
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  100mph winds

  by LittleToe in

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  that'll teach me to eat beans on toast, yesterday!!!.

  the wind is really picking up and the town is clearing as everyone is getting sent home from work.. we're expecting 100mph gusts here, on the west coast of scotland.. i'm gonna go home and get cosy, with a roaring coal fire.

  it's just as well our houses are built for severe weather!.

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  Sounds like you're well prepared to ruggedly wait it out. Glad you were able to do a kind deed and get home safely instead of being wisked away to Oz.
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  What JW belief do you think is correct?

  by JH in

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  what biblical belief do you think they have correct compared to other religions?

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  Midget-Sasquatch

  That the historical Jesus never called himself Almighty God.

  That humans do not have an immortal soul - a small part of me wishes they were wrong here