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  Still think the Society is not running out of cash? ...

  by sir82 in

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  ...then check this out!.

  (of course the society has $billions in real estate, but many have speculated that they are low on cash for day-day operations).. unfortunately i don't have a working scanner, but here is a summary of & a few quotations from a boe letter dated march 1, 2008:.

  "for an number of years, an arrangement has been available to congregations to place funds on deposit with the branch office.

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  besty

  The same concept is part of the reason Warren Buffet loves insurance companies.

  Policyholders pay premiums up front, which the insurance company knows it it will return at some point as claims. In the meantime they have access to a pool of low-cost cash called 'float'.

  Using that float to invest however they please allows the insurance company to run its core business almost as an incidental loss-leader - the real deal is the investment returns.

  But surely the WTS are not that money-motivated??? :-p
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  Will there be 4 meeting days this week? Or,will one be cancelled?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  the memorial is this saturday evening march 22,2008. will they cancel any of the meetings or will they still have the book study,ministry school,and sunday meeting?

  isn't that alot of meetings in one week?

  now i know why i rarely attend!

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  besty

  I expect they adjust a special day that falls on Saturday or the Saturday of a circuit assembly.

  Ye Blondie they do - in a Circuit in London which has their 2 day Assembly scheduled that weekend they have moved the whole program by 1 day - yes thats right - Sunday and MONDAY is your new weekend :-)
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  It looks like I will become an elder this week!

  by outofthebox in

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  that's right guys.

  as i told you before, they boe have been considering me for the eldership.

  which i don't care for, but since my family is stuck in this cult, i guess i can use the new position to help them see that the holy spirit has nothing to do with me being an elder.

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  seems rude to miss the opportunity to make a trinity of contiguous Scotsman posts :-)
  
  My take is that you have to be true to yourself - OOTB has to ask himself about his reputation and his personal integrity.
  
  Where's Ninja - we could go for 4 in a row here :-)
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  Hi,you might know my big sister..

  by Firefox in

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  im 19 and im still going to meetings.ive been sort of unhappy for a while.my older sister left the truth about 9 or 10 years ago.my brother was on her heels a couple of years later.ive been told that they were weak,selfish,posessed and drug addicts.i knew this wasnt true,they were both brilliant and caring of me.i havent spoken to them in at least 3 years.alot of gossip still circulates about them,especially sarah.she intimidated everybody and i suppose this is how they feel superior.. im rambling,sorry.im just overwhelmed.i ran into sarah at a walmart and she was radiant.i chatted her ear off for an hour and she hugged me when i cried.i told her i wanted out,that i know something isnt right but i m so scared.she suggested some of teh online groups to help.i guess she went to thomschat but thats not there anymore.she said my struggle would be different than hers because she never believed in the witnesses.i did.any advice or books to read or whatever you suggest,i just want to learn.she said crisis of conscience would probably help.okay thanks..

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  besty

  welcome Firefox - tell us all about it - we'll listen without prejudice. (apart from Mr Majestic who is alledgedly as bald as a billiard ball)
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  "Pioneer " Witnesses to me in McDonald's Parking Lot / I Reverse Witness!

  by flipper in

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  so early this morning i had been working all night .

  just got done eating mickeyd's in my truck , getting ready to take a nap before driving , and this jw young lady in her early 20's knocks on my closed window !

  i put the window down and while forcibly handing the watchtower to me just says, " here is the watchtower !

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  besty

  "child abuse situation had been handled , that it was an isolated circumstance , and that the situation was over and had been rectified. "

  Question - What has changed since then?

  Answer - I don't know the specifics but I trust the Organisation.

  Question - In that case would you be concerend to find out about a current court case involving exactly the same issue in the same State as the $$$M was paid out?
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  Skype HD Video

  by besty in

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  anybody else using this - i love it.

  my skype is paulmorrisonsky if you want to chat.

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  dual core is reqd. for Skype High Quality video but not reqd. for standard (read low) quality video and normal audio, so with what you have you can get going right away.

  also Skype have specified only the Logitech webcams (and only certain ones of those) to be compatible with HQ video

  here's a wee league table for you:

  Manchester Utd	57
  Arsenal	28
  Chelsea	17
  Blackburn	8
  Liverpool	8
  Newcastle	8
  Aston Villa	3
  Norwich City	1
  Nottingham Forest	1
  Leeds United	1

  So basically I have taken all the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed teams in the Premiership each year since 1992 and assigned them 5,3 and 1 point respectively.

  M Utd is a standout - clearly the most successful team in England. What's interesting to me is the rate of decline of the following teams - they roughly half in point value every place you go down. So the team below is half as successful.

  The media like to talk about The Big Four Teams - in Premiership terms, The Big One would be more accurate :-)
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  what did you get dissfellowshipped for and were you once "strong"

  by looloo in

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  2. experiences

  in the truth (as they say) were people really shocked at you leaving or thought of it as only a matter of time !

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  Sam and I were disfellowshipped for apostasy, but the written confirmation of our DF'ing didn't specify the charge. Naturally we weren't there for the announcement or at any other meetings thereafter.
  
  I was inactive for many years and missed a load of meetings so people would be not surprised at me leaving but no doubt suffered from !!!!apostashock!!!! due to the loaded language deployed. I had been an MS about 10 years ago for a few years. DUH.
  
  Sam was more integrated with the people at the KH as she is naturally extrovert and gregarious and so the shock factor would be much greater with her leaving. People (including my mother and brother JW) have said that I dragged her down to my low level. Sort of combination ad hominem strawman fallacy I guess :-)
  
  Both included in the 67% of JW;s raised as such that leave.
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  Price of gas is a beeotch!!!!

  by MsMcDucket in

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  who wants to go anywhere or buy luxuries with these prices!

  you got to keep your house warm!.

  pricestationareatimethanksdillons wichita - southsun.

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  besty

  England is about the size of Alabama. England is friendly to pedestrians and cyclists.

  Erm the size of the country you live in doesn't increase/decrease the viable walking distance for a pedestrian.

  Agree that UK is more ped-friendly but some European countries eg Denmark, Holland really shame us when it comes to providing infrastructure for cyclists - we are talking their own roads with traffic lights the lot...
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  Skype HD Video

  by besty in

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  anybody else using this - i love it.

  my skype is paulmorrisonsky if you want to chat.

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  besty

  http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/skype/skype-high-quality-video-review.asp

  • Skype 3.6 for Windows
  • a Logitech webcam that has been optimized and certified for High Quality Video (the Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000, the Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks or the Logitech QuickCam Sphere AF (Logitech QuickCam Orbit AF in the U.S.)
  • Logitech QuickCam software, version 11.5 (expected to be available in November at www.logitech.com/downloads)
  • a dual-core PC
  • a broadband connection (384 kbps and above)

  Get going on plain Jane Skype audio first and then worry about HD video later...

  Yep Rangers were lucky but the more they practise the luckier they get - 108 domestic trophies - more than any club in the world
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  Some more gems from Garret Losch's assembly talk

  by betweenworlds in

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  this came from a reply on a message board:.

  re the arrangement for the visiting governing body and another ny bethel representative, the expenses are not shouldered by a particular cong.

  this is not the arrangement here in our country.

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  besty

  i was surprised that there were others who attended who were not part of the invited circuit but were invited by other Bethelites

  You gotta love their pathetic elitism. The writer has obviously been invited by a Bethelite and is 'surprised' - loaded language for 'these other people shouldn't be here..' to see others have a similar invite.