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Dizzy Cat
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Bill Bowen: a 'burial' ONLY for those who can read
by Focus inthe fleabites received for my speaking the absolute truth, almost entirely free from speculation, in:.
the thread found by clicking here would be hilarious if the matter at hand was not so serious.
i guess the biters generally display the poor reading and reasoning powers, and the huge desire to hero-worship ("my jehovah can beat up your jesus") that got so many embroiled in the cult of lies in the first place.... .
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The Real Truth About Raymond V. Franz Revealed!
by bjc2012 inand for those reasons, coj wanted in the beginning, to stay with the organization, just like bill bowens.
that is all carl wanted.
yes, as members of the governing body, they knew full well, exactly what carl's writings meant.
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Dizzy Cat
Anyone for a nice cup of tea & a chocolate muffin ?
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Medication for depression
by Dizzy Cat ina little advise if possible.. i do suffer on and off from depression and am at present engaging in a warfare to overcome these problems, as unfortunately i have become bogged down with negativity again.. have any of you here used medication prescribed by your gp and if so, was it effective for you?
also, did you suffer any side effects from the use of the medication?.
i am interested as my gp has offered to put me on a course of anti-depressants, but to say i am fearful, is to understate how i feel about the use of prescribed drugs.
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Dizzy Cat
Just to say a late thank-you to you all !
I did mean to drop a reply here, but forgot ... sorry !
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As if you didn't know, they caught the sniper
by MegaDude inpolice arrest 2 men in sniper case 1 hour, 27 minutes ago .
by allen g. breed, associated press writer
frederick, md.
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Dizzy Cat
I hope they have and if they have the right man, I also hope that they kill the turd.
Such scum should die.
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article: Music Industry spins falsehood
by MegaDude inmusic industry spins falsehood .
by janis ian .
the recording industry says downloading music from the internet is ruining our business, destroying sales and costing artists such as me money.
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Dizzy Cat
Some of these poor old artists Clinty are actually greedy B's themselves. True enough there may be immoral managing directors heading some of the bigger companies, whose primary focus is $$ .... but "darling little down trodden artists" that work for the major labels ?? I think not. These guys are suckling on a mighty cash cow and happy to do so.
Those that are impacted most by the scourge of Internet freebies, are basically the little guys struggling to make a living ... ahem ... me and the label I work for in the UK. My boss who runs the label makes money. True enough, he is in it to make cash. He is a nice guy and thoroughly decent and upfront. Do you think it's right that he invest his own money in a new artist, for that artist to then have his music thrown around the globe for jack-shit ??
Just a thought ...
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Dizzy Cat
A true artist - I have some ace Jazz-fusion featuring the man .......
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article: Music Industry spins falsehood
by MegaDude inmusic industry spins falsehood .
by janis ian .
the recording industry says downloading music from the internet is ruining our business, destroying sales and costing artists such as me money.
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Dizzy Cat
It makes interesting reading indeed.
I think the downloading of music can affect the smaller artist and studio more than the big corporate guys (the Sonys of this world etc) - to cut into their profit margins takes quite an effort.
The established acts have made their mint and will be ok. The idependants are likely to have more issues with the plague of downloading, and IT IS a plague. Afterall, to establish yourself as an artist and start earning enough to support yourself financially takes time and MONEY. A lot of new acts struggle in this area initially and if what they do produce of worth is leached over the Internet, then obviously, thats money down the drain. The independants do not generally have the budget to support an artist if the artist fails to produce the dollar.
I am no purest and do download the odd tune myself. In the past it has prompted me to go out and seek more music from that particular artist, but also, I have full albums that I enjoy and have no intention of paying for. I'm sure many of you have done the same.
I believe another issue is the sheer amount of music that is available. No man can afford to buy everything, but may want to listen to most things. So piracy becomes prevalent due to economic factors as well and this could be addressed by the music industry if they put out work at a modest price, so as not to exclude large proportions of the population. But hey, thats going to steal the fat cigar from the business mans mouth and he may not like it! So then, greed needs to be addressed at the top end down.
Also, artists need to take stock of themselves as well and have a realistic vision of their worth. Stop placing unrealistic demands upon the labels and live within a more modest budget. This I aim at the top end - the Witney Houstons & the like.
Its a complex issue - to be sure, but boils down to the human condition of "want more, want it now, give it to me in large quantities!!! and preferably, give it to me free.....".
... and by the way - our own policy to help promote our music is to give away certain tunes freely ... hopefully to gain repect !
/Simon
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Will You Celebrate Halloween This Year?
by minimus insome fundamentalists believe halloween is the devil's holiday.so are you doing anything on halloween?
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Dizzy Cat
What is there to celebrate ?
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Why so little on-line media?
by jws ini'm wondering why the wtbs doesn't do more in the electronic media form.
they seem to have a few selected articles and such on their website, but by no means a comprehensive selection of literature, videos, etc.
on line.
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Dizzy Cat
To a degree, I reckon they view the Internet as part of Satan's evil empire as well. I know years ago there was great suspicion about net access amongst many people, JWs included ... so maybe, just maybe, it's viewed as a source of corruption.
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What sold you on the JW faith?
by MYOHNSEPH ini havent posted much here, but ive read a lot for about six months now.
although most everyone here appears to have had some degree of affiliation with the jw organization, the individual posters seem to be from pretty diverse backgrounds.
im really curious about something.
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Dizzy Cat
Purely selfish reasons - I was taken in by the whole prophecy thing and feared a smouldering rock with my name written on it. I quickly marched towards baptism and came out the other side confused - what had I actually joined the freak club for ? Somewhere down the line my own life mattered less and my sanity more.