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  Would you go back for ?

  by oldflame in

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  would you go back to the dubs for your family ?

  do you sometimes feel tired and stressed because your family shunns you so you go back to be with your family ?

  personally myself ?

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  And still 100 % say no................
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  Resources will be gone by 2050

  by oldflame in

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  beijing (reuters) - humans are stripping nature at an unprecedented rate and will need two planets' worth of natural resources every year by 2050 on current trends, the wwf conservation group said on tuesday.

  populations of many species, from fish to mammals, had fallen by about a third from 1970 to 2003 largely because of human threats such as pollution, clearing of forests and overfishing, the group also said in a two-yearly report.. "for more than 20 years we have exceeded the earth's ability to support a consumptive lifestyle that is unsustainable and we cannot afford to continue down this path," wwf director-general james leape said, launching the wwf's 2006 living planet report.. "if everyone around the world lived as those in america, we would need five planets to support us," leape, an american, said in beijing.. people in the united arab emirates were placing most stress per capita on the planet ahead of those in the united states, finland and canada, the report said.. australia was also living well beyond its means.. the average australian used 6.6 "global" hectares to support their developed lifestyle, ranking behind the united states and canada, but ahead of the united kingdom, russia, china and japan.. "if the rest of the world led the kind of lifestyles we do here in australia, we would require three-and-a-half planets to provide the resources we use and to absorb the waste," said greg bourne, wwf-australia chief executive officer.. everyone would have to change lifestyles -- cutting use of fossil fuels and improving management of everything from farming to fisheries.. "as countries work to improve the well-being of their people, they risk bypassing the goal of sustainability," said leape, speaking in an energy-efficient building at beijing's prestigous tsinghua university.. "it is inevitable that this disconnect will eventually limit the abilities of poor countries to develop and rich countries to maintain their prosperity," he added.. the report said humans' "ecological footprint" -- the demand people place on the natural world -- was 25 percent greater than the planet's annual ability to provide everything from food to energy and recycle all human waste in 2003.. in the previous report, the 2001 overshoot was 21 percent.. "on current projections humanity, will be using two planets' worth of natural resources by 2050 -- if those resources have not run out by then," the latest report said.. "people are turning resources into waste faster than nature can turn waste back into resources.".

  rising population.

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  I just worry about where it leaves our children and grandchildren. And imagine this if most countries in the world lose their resources and only a few retain whats left, can you imagine the threat of attack ? It will be terrible.
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  Would you go back for ?

  by oldflame in

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  would you go back to the dubs for your family ?

  do you sometimes feel tired and stressed because your family shunns you so you go back to be with your family ?

  personally myself ?

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  I know I seem like a nice person, but I have an diabolical streak, and I will use it.

  That sounds a lot like me ! LOL actually I am a pretty nice guy but when it comes to the borg I have no sympathy at all.
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  Resources will be gone by 2050

  by oldflame in

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  beijing (reuters) - humans are stripping nature at an unprecedented rate and will need two planets' worth of natural resources every year by 2050 on current trends, the wwf conservation group said on tuesday.

  populations of many species, from fish to mammals, had fallen by about a third from 1970 to 2003 largely because of human threats such as pollution, clearing of forests and overfishing, the group also said in a two-yearly report.. "for more than 20 years we have exceeded the earth's ability to support a consumptive lifestyle that is unsustainable and we cannot afford to continue down this path," wwf director-general james leape said, launching the wwf's 2006 living planet report.. "if everyone around the world lived as those in america, we would need five planets to support us," leape, an american, said in beijing.. people in the united arab emirates were placing most stress per capita on the planet ahead of those in the united states, finland and canada, the report said.. australia was also living well beyond its means.. the average australian used 6.6 "global" hectares to support their developed lifestyle, ranking behind the united states and canada, but ahead of the united kingdom, russia, china and japan.. "if the rest of the world led the kind of lifestyles we do here in australia, we would require three-and-a-half planets to provide the resources we use and to absorb the waste," said greg bourne, wwf-australia chief executive officer.. everyone would have to change lifestyles -- cutting use of fossil fuels and improving management of everything from farming to fisheries.. "as countries work to improve the well-being of their people, they risk bypassing the goal of sustainability," said leape, speaking in an energy-efficient building at beijing's prestigous tsinghua university.. "it is inevitable that this disconnect will eventually limit the abilities of poor countries to develop and rich countries to maintain their prosperity," he added.. the report said humans' "ecological footprint" -- the demand people place on the natural world -- was 25 percent greater than the planet's annual ability to provide everything from food to energy and recycle all human waste in 2003.. in the previous report, the 2001 overshoot was 21 percent.. "on current projections humanity, will be using two planets' worth of natural resources by 2050 -- if those resources have not run out by then," the latest report said.. "people are turning resources into waste faster than nature can turn waste back into resources.".

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  BEIJING (Reuters) - Humans are stripping nature at an unprecedented rate and will need two planets' worth of natural resources every year by 2050 on current trends, the WWF conservation group said on Tuesday.

  Populations of many species, from fish to mammals, had fallen by about a third from 1970 to 2003 largely because of human threats such as pollution, clearing of forests and overfishing, the group also said in a two-yearly report.

  "For more than 20 years we have exceeded the earth's ability to support a consumptive lifestyle that is unsustainable and we cannot afford to continue down this path," WWF Director-General James Leape said, launching the WWF's 2006 Living Planet Report.

  "If everyone around the world lived as those in America, we would need five planets to support us," Leape, an American, said in Beijing.

  People in the United Arab Emirates were placing most stress per capita on the planet ahead of those in the United States, Finland and Canada, the report said.

  Australia was also living well beyond its means.

  The average Australian used 6.6 "global" hectares to support their developed lifestyle, ranking behind the United States and Canada, but ahead of the United Kingdom, Russia, China and Japan.

  "If the rest of the world led the kind of lifestyles we do here in Australia, we would require three-and-a-half planets to provide the resources we use and to absorb the waste," said Greg Bourne, WWF-Australia chief executive officer.

  Everyone would have to change lifestyles -- cutting use of fossil fuels and improving management of everything from farming to fisheries.

  "As countries work to improve the well-being of their people, they risk bypassing the goal of sustainability," said Leape, speaking in an energy-efficient building at Beijing's prestigous Tsinghua University.

  "It is inevitable that this disconnect will eventually limit the abilities of poor countries to develop and rich countries to maintain their prosperity," he added.

  The report said humans' "ecological footprint" -- the demand people place on the natural world -- was 25 percent greater than the planet's annual ability to provide everything from food to energy and recycle all human waste in 2003.

  In the previous report, the 2001 overshoot was 21 percent.

  "On current projections humanity, will be using two planets' worth of natural resources by 2050 -- if those resources have not run out by then," the latest report said.

  "People are turning resources into waste faster than nature can turn waste back into resources."

  RISING POPULATION

  "Humanity's footprint has more than tripled between 1961 and 2003," it said. Consumption has outpaced a surge in the world's population, to 6.5 billion from 3 billion in 1960. U.N. projections show a surge to 9 billion people around 2050.

  It said that the footprint from use of fossil fuels, whose heat-trapping emissions are widely blamed for pushing up world temperatures, was the fastest-growing cause of strain.

  Leape said China, home to a fifth of the world's population and whose economy is booming, was making the right move in pledging to reduce its energy consumption by 20 percent over the next five years.

  "Much will depend on the decisions made by China, India and other rapidly developing countries," he added.

  The WWF report also said that an index tracking 1,300 vetebrate species -- birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals -- showed that populations had fallen for most by about 30 percent because of factors including a loss of habitats to farms.

  Among species most under pressure included the swordfish and the South African Cape vulture. Those bucking the trend included rising populations of the Javan rhinoceros and the northern hairy-nosed wombat in Australia.
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  Chemical weapons being used ... how about it America?

  by Simon in

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  of course, as it's the murdering, war-crime-committing, un-mandate-ignoring, nuclear-non-proliferation-flouting israeli friends of america, they probably won't see it as an issue at all.. funny that ... they were dead keen on going to war over just the hint of this very thing but probably won't even condemn it.. it's about time that sanctions were imposed on israel.

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6075408.stm.

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  American people isn't the same as the American government

  Ditto, We the people are getting very fed up with the governments that are in office right now. This is why I have been preaching about not voting any incumbents back into office. We want and need fresh meat. I am so sick and tir3ed of our government right now and that F$%&@#ING Bush is an asshole and a idiot. He is nothing more than a bully and if you who voted him into office can't seem to see it then you are just as much of an idiot as he is.
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  Would you go back for ?

  by oldflame in

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  would you go back to the dubs for your family ?

  do you sometimes feel tired and stressed because your family shunns you so you go back to be with your family ?

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  Wow, 12 post to this thread and everyone said NO ! NO WAY ! That is a 100% saying no. I too would not go back for family or for any reason. I have a friend who is though and it worries me because I feel that I will eventually and maybe am now on their shit list. I love my friend dearly heck of a person but I worry about the effect of the outcome and if it will actually be better going back than the way it was before.

  I worry because I may loose a great friend from their going back. And to tell you the truth that would SUCK ! Thanks for the replies.
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  Would you go back for ?

  by oldflame in

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  would you go back to the dubs for your family ?

  do you sometimes feel tired and stressed because your family shunns you so you go back to be with your family ?

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  Would you go back to the dubs for your family ? Do you sometimes feel tired and stressed because your family shunns you so you go back to be with your family ?

  Personally myself ? NO FREAKIN WAY ! Not for anyone but what about you, do you get that feeling sometimes like giving in ?
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  ALL LURKING ELDERS PLEASE... PLEASE... READ!!!!!! Make a difference!!

  by Lady Liberty in

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  danny hazzard just posted this..please help!!

  !silentlambs alert!

  *a cry for help to all men of conscience in the organization of jehovahs witnessesthe recent court rulings in napa california have given authorities the right to access congregation judicial files that contain any information that provides evidence of the crime of child abuse.

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  “At any time an elder is confronted with a search warrant (whether given advance notice or not) , the elder should first ask to read the warrant. After reading it he should ask if he can call for legal guidance and then call the Society's Legal Department. If for some reason the Legal Department cannot be contacted, the elders involved should make every effort to obtain the assistance of a local attorney for the purpose of protecting the confidentiality of the records. It may be impossible to stop determined officers from conducting the search authorized by the warrant. Conscientious elders will want to do all they reasonably and peaceably can to preserve the confidentiality of the congregation in harmony with the principle set out in Acts 5:29. “ “Subpoenas may be issued by a court or in some cases by a governmental agency or an attorney. If an elder receives a subpoena, he should contact the Society's Legal Department immediately. Never turn over records, notes, documents, or reveal any confidential matter sought by subpoena without receiving direction from the Legal Department.”

  And they call this a christian act ? My ass !
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  WHAT SENTENCE WOULD YOU GIVE THIS CREEP?

  by Mary in

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  jeff skilling, one of the top sleazebags who screwed thousands of people out of their jobs, pension and livelihood at enron, will be sentenced tomorrow.

  what sentence would you give this creep if it were up to you?.

  http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061022/ts_nm/enron_skilling_dc_2.

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  Okay there were some pretty good ideas before me, I had to laugh at the room mate in the prison idea except I have a son in prison and he says it's not like that at all. Maybe sometimes but he said most of those who do , do it willingly. ICK !

  But on topic here I think life in prison is a good start....................................................
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  WATCHTOWER loses in court!

  by Nathan Natas in

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  Madame Q,

  I copied your letter to your editor and sent it the editor of my local paper. I think every one of us should notify their local paper and do the same. Advertise this to extreme so that maybe some of those still in the cult will see their true light in being a false religion. I beleive that when they put the phamplet out, I got one stuck in my door the other day I ripped it up and tossed in in the dumpster.. But as I was saying when they wrote that rag they were actually talking about themselves. I want this cult to fall like a rock, I hate what it has done to my family, I have none because of it.