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  Does the Camera Love You?

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear photogenic friends,.

  how does the camera treat you?

  love you?

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  Mincan

  Ah your fair partner Olivia D'havilland (sp?). But this is not Captain Blood, is that from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)?
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  10 000 steps a day CRAP.

  by hamsterbait in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i decided to lose weight.. i reckoned that half an hours workout with weights a couple of times a week, plus swimming three times a week was a balanced schedule.. butnoooo - this is not good enough.

  we should be walking 10 000 steps a day.. do you realize how much time that will take?

  even at one step every second, you are talking about walking for two hours!!!

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  Mincan

  Hmmm, you are talking about genetic changes in the 10,000 year history of civilisation...possible, example lactose-intolerance in those that did not domesticate cattle until recently...

  However, eating like a horse and not putting on any weight is an extreme evolutionary advantage obviously as these people will die in a famine first, and these descendants of "warriors and ball users" (not saying I agree at all) will be sticking around longer.

  I do agree with you that people who tend to put weight on easily also put muscle on extremely easy. I'm a very good example. With about 4-6 hours of weightlifting last year over the course of about 3 weeks I was able to double the size of my arms! Jesus...
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  ten pounds in ten weeks week one

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. physical

  haven't read the posts on the other thread yet - will do so asap.

  in the meantime, had a long day myself, did not got for a walk, worked nine hours without a break!

  busy day, had breakfast, only a yogurt for lunch, was glad to come home and have a bowl of cereal.

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  Mincan

  All I can emphasis for all you people wanting to lose weight is not to overdue the cardio, only do as much as is enjoyable. The main exercise should be anerobic, build up your muscles, tone them, whatever, not only does it raise your metabolism for several hours afterwards, but the increase in muscle size and weight will keep you losing more calories as your BMR will be increased.

  And, too much cardio will deplete your muscle eventually, ever wonder why professional racing cyclists have huge ass legs and very small upper bodies? They couldn't keep upper body muscle if they tried!
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  Does the Camera Love You?

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear photogenic friends,.

  how does the camera treat you?

  love you?

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  Mincan

  EEEEE! I want a picture of you in Captain Blood for sure!
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  Beauty out of Neglect (Pictures)

  by Bumble Bee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on my travels this morning, i drove past an abandonded farm.

  i've driven past here before, and stop there every may/june and pick the sweetest smelling lilacs.

  something compelled me today to turn around and go back and do some exploring and take pictures.

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  Mincan

  BB, where is that farm?! It looks very familiar to me and I know I lived in your area for a while.
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  Can raising a child JW contribute to later psychiatric disorders?

  by journey-on in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i read about the high incidents of mental illness and psychiatric disorders among jehovah's witnesses and it .

  started me thinking about why this is and how so.

  then i made this list and realized how much a child's psyche.

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  Mincan

  I can assume being raised a JW has contributed to my Axis II and III diagnoses. Someone with ADHD did very poorly in that environment, never feeling good enough at baseline... Christ! watch out for this corporate axegrind.
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  10 000 steps a day CRAP.

  by hamsterbait in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i decided to lose weight.. i reckoned that half an hours workout with weights a couple of times a week, plus swimming three times a week was a balanced schedule.. butnoooo - this is not good enough.

  we should be walking 10 000 steps a day.. do you realize how much time that will take?

  even at one step every second, you are talking about walking for two hours!!!

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  Mincan

  A person in even moderate shape should have no trouble walking all day.

  Humans evolved to walk, it's our mode of transport. We were scavengers and gatherers much longer than we were hunters. We have the benefit of walking being nothing more than controlled falling, very little muscle is used. This is an advantage. Humans can cover more ground than many animals, even compared to a cheetah, sure it can go 40-50 kilometres an hour for short bursts, but its mode of transport requires large amounts of energy and use of major muscles in strenuous ways. Damn the cursed knee joint, but all things considered walking is pretty frikkin easy. Running on the other hand, that takes fitness for any amount of time.

  I was amazed walking with a friend of mine who is 14 years old. At the end of his road we had to stop for a rest. I had to buy him both an energy drink (he wanted pop but I refused to buy it as it would only dehydrate him more) and food as we continued, and he complained of foot and leg pain the whole time. We only ended up walking about 7 kilometres total that day. Kids like that should be "walking" circles around me. Another one of my friends remarked that she was so lazy she couldn't even be bothered to walk to the store about 300 metres from her home!
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  Does the Camera Love You?

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear photogenic friends,.

  how does the camera treat you?

  love you?

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  Mincan

  You know I've felt Errol Flynn is the greatest actor of all time for quite some time now.
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  Does the Camera Love You?

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear photogenic friends,.

  how does the camera treat you?

  love you?

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  Mincan

  I'm dysmorphic and think myself ugly all of the time.
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  10,000 Line Up For a Walmart Job

  by sammielee24 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  10,000 apply for a jobat one new wal-mart!

  by judith moriarty.

  1-11-8 candidates having raised tens of millions of dollars and traveling around the country in luxury buses or private jets, arguing over who has the most 'experience' - who is a mormon (therefore disqualified) - who's not a 'true republican' (ron paul) who's picking on hillary (edwards) - who can grab the evangelical vote - who is totally ignored (kucinich) - who claims 911 makes him the protector of us all etc, (rooty)...meanwhile, the real story of what is happening in america - evictions, foreclosures, unemployment - is being totally ignored.

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  Mincan

  Move to France...if you're eligable. Full time 35 hours a week. 5 weeks paid vacation. College/University free. Same with health care.