Aware, you don't even need to buy cookbooks… most of the ones recommended here can be found at your local public library free of charge.
Check out the magazine section, too. Women's and "health" magazines are loaded with articles on food/recipes and how to save money in the kitchen.
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What did you eat when you moved out if you didn't know how to cook?
by Aware! ini'm male, in my early twenties, and i don't know how to cook.
if one day i blow my cover i will have to move out and fend for myself.
my question is what frozen meals or quick fix meals do you recommend for a single guy?
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For those in any doubt that the Society is at war with Facebook...
by cedars in...take a look at this from page 29 of the latest october 2012 awake!.
the gloves are now well-and-truly off.
referring to facebook as a "social networking website" clearly isn't working.. the society now feels compelled to start being more specific about which websites it doesn't want you to visit!.
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NY Times-- the secret is out, reporters confess that they let politicians edit their stories!
by moshe inin order to have access to politicians, they agree ahead of time to submit their stories for "editing" before publication!
perhaps the tabloid news media is reporting the facts after all.. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/us/politics/latest-word-on-the-campaign-trail-i-take-it-back.html?_r=1.
latest word on the trail?
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Dan Rather chimes in on CNN: 'Quote approval' a media sellout
. . . As someone who's been covering presidential campaigns since the 1950s, I have no delusions about political reporting. Candidates bargaining access to get the kind of news coverage they want is nothing new. The thicket of attribution and disclosure deals is a deep maze reporters have been picking their way through even before my time. But this latest tactic by candidates revealed by the Times gives me, to say the least, great pause. It should give every citizen pause.
. . . Let us mark well this Faustian bargain. It is for the benefit of the politicians, at the expense of readers, listeners and viewers. It is not in the public interest; it is designed to further the candidates' interests.
Political operatives cannot be blamed for wanting this. We, the press, should be held accountable for letting them have it.
Thomas Jefferson said: "The only security of all is in a free press." A free and truly independent press -- fiercely independent when necessary -- is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy. One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs. Submitting to these new tactics puts us more in the category of lapdogs.
. . . Please know that there is no joy in calling attention to these things. I respect and empathize with reporters and editors who must compete in today's environment. And I know full well that when I've been covering campaigns, which I still do, I've made my mistakes and have been far from perfect.
About all of us doing this line of work, I'm often reminded of a sign in an old Wild West cow town saloon that said, "Please don't shoot the piano player, he's doing the best he can."
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African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
by snowbird inwas first organized in new york during the late 18th century.. prominent members included sojourner truth, harriet tubman, and frederick douglass.. many black churches followed suit and added zion to their names.. i know of a greater zion tabernacle, little zion missionary baptist church, and big zion ame church.. charles russell decided to drop zion from his magazine title because many people were associating his publication with a "colored" church.
his explanation as follows is from the december 15, 1908 wt.. .
with the new year we expect to drop the word "zion's" in the title of our journal, because many of the friends inform us that the word is objectionable, having been so much used by mr. dowie and his followers.
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Many Black churches followed suit and added Zion to their names.
I grew up near this one, landmarked just a few months ago. Centennial AME Zion Church:
(1933) http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalital/6979644925/in/photostream/
(Today) http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalital/6979644941/in/photostream/
North Jersey historic preservation efforts tend to focus on the Revolution and early Dutch era, so I am positively delighted they were able to save this gem from becoming yet another parking lot.
"The church was built in 1896 by the descendants of freed slaves and is beloved for both its history as well as its charming architecture. Historical experts say the building is significant because of its association with the 19th century African American freed slave community of Skunk Hollow, now known as Alpine, and its relationship with Bishop Alexander Walters. Walters was born a slave, became a founder of the NAACP and subsequently spoke at the church’s dedication.
The church is praised for being one of the few tangible reminders the area has left of the freed slave community that had settled in the region."
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NY Times-- the secret is out, reporters confess that they let politicians edit their stories!
by moshe inin order to have access to politicians, they agree ahead of time to submit their stories for "editing" before publication!
perhaps the tabloid news media is reporting the facts after all.. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/us/politics/latest-word-on-the-campaign-trail-i-take-it-back.html?_r=1.
latest word on the trail?
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James, I beg to disagree in this particular instance. Regardless of the Times' perceived political bent, forked-tongued politicians and their cronies of all stripes are holding the press in a hostage situation.
This political reporter should be commended for holding them accountable to the voters whose interests they feign to represent.
Follow-up article: National Journal Bars Quotations Tweaked by Sources
By JEREMY W. PETERS
Published: July 22, 2012National Journal said it would ban the use of quotations that had been massaged or manipulated by its sources, joining a growing chorus of news organizations that are objecting to a practice that has become increasingly common in political journalism.
In a memorandum to the staff, Ron Fournier, National Journal’s editor in chief, said, “If a public official wants to use NJ as a platform for his/her point of view, the price of admission is a quote that is on-record, unedited and unadulterated.”
Quote approval has become accepted in Washington and on the campaign trail, with politicians and candidates often refusing to grant interviews unless they have final say over how their quotations appear in print. The New York Times examined the issue in an article last week, drawing attention to a part of news gathering that journalists had long complained about but felt pressured into accepting.
Both the Obama and Romney campaigns routinely demand that reporters consent to quote approval when giving interviews. If the reporters agree, quotations from campaign officials, advisers and candidates’ family members have to be sent to a press aide for the final go-ahead. Quotes sent back to reporters are often edited for style and clarity.
If reporters refuse, they are not granted an interview. National Journal is among several news outlets that have said they find quote approval to be troubling, especially now that it has become standard for many politicians.The Times has said that it encourages its reporters to push back against sources who demand quote approval and that it is reviewing how its policies might address the issue. The Washington Examiner said last week that it, too, would not accept interviews granted under the condition of quote approval.
Politico’s editor in chief, John Harris, said he advised reporters to resist such conditions for interviews and expressed dismay that political figures were becoming more comfortable avoiding on-the-record interviews.
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Katherine Jackson missing, says Huffingpost Post
by ShirleyW inthe story sound very bizarre, paris tweeted that she hasn't heard from her in a week, i thought she was living in the same house with her anyway?
then article goes on the say that last time she was heard from she was rebbie so i have a feeling that they're all at the district assembly somewhere !.
article goes on to say that paris' tweets were deleted.
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Katherine Jackson is safe, with family: Sheriff
Paris allegedly tweeted: "I will defend my beloved family member with all I have, even if it means from other family members."That there is Watchtower speak.
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Update on my valve replacement.
by Mall Cop inwell, i got a brand new bovine valve, june 21 was the date.
three hour surgery,no other problems.
four day stay in the hospital was the plan,however, i caught a body rash and had to be held over for four more days.
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HELP ! Can anyone find a better famous WATCHTOWER illustration of Molech (WT mascot of child molesters) than pg 74 of the Paradise Book?
by Balaamsass inartistic members i am looking for a better pedo mascot illustration of molech from a wt publication.
i remember as a kid seeing page 74 in the paradise book and asking mom- "how could anyone sacrifice a child for a religion" -she would say i don't know..it is unthinkable.....sadly i now know..
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Believers' Thread!!!
by snowbird inpeace, and love to you.
we are all in this together,to some, we're birds of a featherhowever, no matter what they say,we'll continue to watch, fight, and pray.
sylvia.
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The geometry and mathmatics that go into nature is amazing.
Indeed. I've posted this one before too...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkGeOWYOFoA
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AJWRB---What Have They Done???
by minimus ini still never really understood what these phantoms ever did.
i've read many praiseworthy comments lauding the site or people behind it.
but in reality, what major good have they done to change jehovah's witnesses' views on blood?.
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Bump.
I thoroughly enjoyed the interview with Dr. Fridey @ Red Cross but didn't get to finish my notes… and naturally wanted to view the tour with Mr. Samaniego.
My non-JW family who would *still* forego blood transfusions on account of our indoctrination could benefit from these videos.
Please put them UP again!
I'm frustrated that they were made "private." What's the point in supporting AJWRB when they solicit funds to make videos which regular people can't even view?
I just don't get it.
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