Hortensia

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  the stunning symbiosis between fiber arts and mathematics

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://app1.scientificamerican.com/article/the-stunning-symbiosis-between-math-and-knitting-slide-show1/.

  also very interesting is a ted talk by an australian scientist who crochets and started an international project knitting coral reefs..

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  I don't know that I'm so smart -- but I do like knitting because it's like math -- I like figuring out the patterns, I like the calculations. I'm also the originator of the dullest threads in the world!
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  the stunning symbiosis between fiber arts and mathematics

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://app1.scientificamerican.com/article/the-stunning-symbiosis-between-math-and-knitting-slide-show1/.

  also very interesting is a ted talk by an australian scientist who crochets and started an international project knitting coral reefs..

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  Hortensia

  http://app1.scientificamerican.com/article/the-stunning-symbiosis-between-math-and-knitting-slide-show1/

  also very interesting is a TED talk by an Australian scientist who crochets and started an international project knitting coral reefs.
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  For COCO

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  https://www.facebook.com/weirdtalesmagazine/photos/a.10151989917255934.1073741825.215132280933/10152359412315934/?type=1.

  i hope this link works!.

  and u.s. publishers outsource editing to india, in spite of this sort of thing:.

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  https://www.facebook.com/weirdtalesmagazine/photos/a.10151989917255934.1073741825.215132280933/10152359412315934/?type=1

  I hope this link works!

  And U.S. publishers outsource editing to India, in spite of this sort of thing:

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-26325994
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  The reports of my apostasy have been greatly exaggerated

  by sparrowdown in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  since finding the meetings too morally repugnant to attend (coupla months now) i have.

  been reaquainting myself with the joys of sat morn's at home.. imagine my disappointment to find the group study overseer and his wife pulling up out front.

  the thought bubble over my head read "oh poo, poo and double poo!!".

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  Yeah, I was accused of that too -- too smart for my own good (whatever that means)
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  Family Lost- Dealing with the "Inevitable"

  by BLWashington in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so... recently lost my favorite aunt, mother of my favorite cousin- she was a "witness" when she died.

  inactive, but still a witness.

  who lived with my witness mother and stepdad.

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  I felt sorry for my mother when she died, but not especially sad. Because of our upbringing I felt detached from my family. I have stronger bonds with my sisters than I had with my mother -- the fault of the wtbts among other things.
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  Do Facebook "Friends" That Constantly Brag, Irritate You?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are a few people who are fb friends that constantly brag about themselves, their looks, their accomplishments, their bodies, their job---etc.. one particular person is too close to ignore but it's never ending.

  i am thisclose to telling her, to please stop it.. any thoughts?.

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  I hate facebook. I am close to canceling my account with them.
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  Facebook...friends?

  by Angus Beef in

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  2. friends

  i just made a new account, anyone like to add me as friend?.

  jennette keslo.

  or kesloj "at" yahoo.com.

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  heh heh! I lie to Facebook, too. None of their business what my name is or where I am or any of the other nosy questions they ask.
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  Any advice?

  by InChristAlone in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was told a very heartbreaking story last night.

  one of my childhood friends adopted two kids from africa several years ago.

  these kids have had very severe anger management issues and have been in regular therapy.

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  Yeah, empathy, poor things. I'm glad they were able to talk with their real parents. Sad situation -- I wonder how much scamming goes on in international adoptions?
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  Hello from Still Totally ADD glad to be back

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  2. friends

  it's been 6 months now since my old computer died.

  a good friend of our's had a spare computer her husband never used so she asked me if i would like to have it.

  after cleaning it up inside and out i found out i could not remember my password and the e-mail i gave them i no longer use.

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  Poor kitty - you must have taken really good care of that cat! Nice to hear from you and glad you are doing so well.
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  What are you reading right now??

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am reading "stranger in a strange land" by robert a. heinlein.

  i read it over 20 years ago.

  now i am reading it from a completely different perspective.

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  Hortensia

  Heinlein had great plot ideas, too, and adventurous stories, but he wasn't the best writer, either. However, I can still read his books and enjoy them.