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  Tell me about your avatar(not the Gravatars)

  by asilentone in

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  my avatar is a pic of a cool car, obviously.

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  betterdaze

  <— How's this for abstract? (It's the Omega/Swan Nebula, or M17. These are some of the paint colors in my home.)
  
  ~Sue
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  OMG! I just realized that ALL cats are ATHEISTS!!!

  by Elsewhere in

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  just think about it.... have you every seen what happens when you try to baptize a cat???

  cats don't like it!!!

  cats don't like it because they hate gawd!

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  Engineer: "This was not an earthquake disaster"

  by betterdaze in

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  the audience at last tuesdays uc berkeley lecture given by eduardo fierro, one of the first u.s. earthquake engineers to visit post-quake haiti, collectively cringed as fierro showed slide after slide of haphazard columns, brittle frames, and slipshod rods and joints.

  this was not an earthquake disaster, fierro said.

  fierro, a peruvian native who has worked around the pacific rim, arrived in haiti within two days of the earthquake to investigate the destruction caused to the countrys built environment.

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  Engineer: "This was not an earthquake disaster"

  

  The audience at last Tuesday’s UC Berkeley lecture given by Eduardo Fierro, one of the first U.S. earthquake engineers to visit post-quake Haiti, collectively cringed as Fierro showed slide after slide of haphazard columns, brittle frames, and slipshod rods and joints. “This was not an earthquake disaster,” Fierro said. “[This] was caused by people that didn’t know how to use codes, that built things in bad shape. These were the people that caused the tragedy.”
  
  Fierro, a Peruvian native who has worked around the Pacific rim, arrived in Haiti within two days of the earthquake to investigate the destruction caused to the country’s built environment. From Port Au Prince to smaller cities like Leogane, from cathedrals to schools to power plants, Fierro found that the same architectural mistakes were made over and over again:
  
  - Heavy, unsupported block walls: One of the main principles of architecture, Fierro said, is to make structures as light as possible. “These people don’t know that,” Fierro said. He showed multiple slides of houses and buildings constructed with unwieldy slabs of concrete and cinder blocks.

  

  - Poor detailing: Fierro pointed out badly made plastic hinges, as well as joints going against “all the rules for earthquake engineering” with small, smooth bars and no hoops.

  

  - Lack of rebars: One of Fierro’s most troubling observations. Steel reinforcement bars—rebars—are what hold up concrete and masonry structures. Most of the collapsed buildings’ rebar was either entirely too frail and thin to support the building—if the building had rebar at all.

  

  - Poorly constructed columns: Columns holding up higher floors were often unreinforced concrete, too brittle to provide sufficient support.

  

  - Bad concrete: Even the Presidential Palace was built using poorly compacted concrete. Also, many buildings had corroded columns, which suggests that beach sands (which retain more moisture than river sands) were used to mix concrete.

  

  - Bad soil: Areas with the most damage were built on top of soft soil.

  

  Fierro concluded the seminar with photographs of local reconstructive efforts currently taking place. Things don’t look much better—new construction is proceeding the same way as before the quake. “Same little columns, same blocks, same lack of rebars,” Fierro said.
  
  But what’s the solution? “Better code and better design isn’t the answer,” Fierro said. He stressed that the rebuilding process must be simple and supervised. One idea: distributing a “cartoonish” booklet depicting the right construction processes – a guide so easy to understand you “don’t have to be an engineer” to read it.
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  CRISIS OF CONSCIOUS, now in Hellenic language

  by JustHuman14 in

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  2. bible

  at last this great book now in greek language...this book was translated from the english edition by a jw who was in prison due to neutrality back in the 80's.

  for many years, many greek jw's and ex jw's had the photocopied translation done in prison by this ex-jw.. this translation was shocking event to the hellenic jw's and many left the org at that time.

  now there is an official copy of this great book by brother franz, god bless him....

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  They are not listed on the Commentary Press website, but I found a seller here: http://www.christianbook.gr
  
  

  
  
  Thanks!
  
  ~Sue
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  after a long 2 days, Jookbeard Jnr finally arrived!

  by jookbeard in

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  a whopping 8.5lb, at 1755 hrs bright as a button, shattered now!.

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  Welcome, baby J.

  Congrats to mom and dad!
  
  ~Sue
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  "Jehovah Witness attend church on Saturdays"

  by betterdaze in

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  will this witness throw a murder trial?.

  after the trial ended for the day tuesday, reese spoke with the attorneys about a potential problem: the only black juror, a female, also is a jehovah's witness.

  jehovah witness attend church on saturdays.. reese plans to give the case to the jury no later than friday morning, but they will be sequestered until a verdict is reached or until the jury cannot make a decision.. brener said he would rather wait to see if the jury can reach a decision rather than question the juror about the possibility of her having to deliberate and be sequestered during her faith's church schedule.. the issue remains undecided.. http://www.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com/page/content.detail/id/514331.html?nav=5011.

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  Will this Witness throw a murder trial?

  After the trial ended for the day Tuesday, Reese spoke with the attorneys about a potential problem: the only black juror, a female, also is a Jehovah's Witness. Jehovah Witness attend church on Saturdays.

  Reese plans to give the case to the jury no later than Friday morning, but they will be sequestered until a verdict is reached or until the jury cannot make a decision.

  Brener said he would rather wait to see if the jury can reach a decision rather than question the juror about the possibility of her having to deliberate and be sequestered during her faith's church schedule.

  The issue remains undecided.

  http://www.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com/page/content.detail/id/514331.html?nav=5011
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  Newspaper Article - Exposing JW Child Pedophiles and Mentions Barbara Anderson

  by skeeter1 in

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  2. child-abuse

  http://hvpress.net/news/155/article/8620/2010-01-20.html.

  january 20th, 2010protecting our kids from religious predators: part ii.

  chris stevensonby chris stevensonpart ii of ii.

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  betterdaze

  God’s answer is to call your local Police or Sheriff’s Department and child protection agency.

  Amen!

  ~Sue
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  the U.S. religious landscape

  by lilyflor in

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  in the last 18 years.. http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-03-09-aris-faith-survey_n.htm.

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  it's looking up for the non-religious.

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  Thanks, lilyflor!

  ~Sue
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  I made an appointment today for a patient who was born in 1914

  by doublelife in

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  that's all.

  it just reminded me of the new generation definition the gb invented.

  so i guess me and her are of the same generation.

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  betterdaze

  Yes indeedy. And your great great great great great great great grandchildren be part of that generation, too, praise Jah!
  
  Hopefully, the Watchtower flim-flam scam won't last that long. ;–)
  
  ~Sue

  P.S.: Asked my mother the other night: What's the definition of a generation? "Well, about 25 years, you know, how long it takes to raise a family. Those children grow up, get married and start families of their own. People are waiting longer to get married now, so maybe a new generation every 30 years or so." It was one of those conversations where her cult programming was turned off.
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  ex-JWs for Haiti

  by Moxie in

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  a number of us ex-jws have gotten together to rally support for haiti within the ex-jw community.. as witnesses, few of us ever donated humanitarian aid.

  this wasn't because we were uncaring but because of what we were taught.

  now, in the wake of the horrific disaster in haiti, we can stand up and give to the people who need help so desperately.

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  Making it "clickable" www.exjws4haiti.com
  
  Very happy to help! Many thanks to you Moxie, and every single one involved, for putting this together.
  
  ~Sue