First, my condolences that this is happening to you. It sucks and it's not fair. Nope, you don't have to attend a JC if they try to call you in for one. I never attended mine... it's a decision I still to this day do not regret. They have no right to tell you what to do with your own life. **hugs**
brinjen
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It all is begging to crumble
by lostinthought ini've been mentally out for about two years now.
i am in my 30s and i don't live at home, am not married or anything like that.
i was visiting my mom this past week, i tell you the women has a 6th sense if she weren't a jw shed be a psychic.
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Bombing of KH in Sydney australia late 1980's ?
by zeb ini recall the moment i heard of this on the radio.
but there was little mention of it in months oryears later.. does anyone know what became of the victims?.
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That woman on the front page holding the baby... her face is forever etched in my mind. I was 12 at the time. It was all over the news here and add to that the fact that the KH in my town had been burned down by arsonists a few years earlier and the elders in my congregation jumped all over it... the violence was starting and it was only going to get worse. Terrified me at the time.
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Bombing of KH in Sydney australia late 1980's ?
by zeb ini recall the moment i heard of this on the radio.
but there was little mention of it in months oryears later.. does anyone know what became of the victims?.
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Should add there is info on the bombing on both pages 1 & 2. No mention of nails that I can see.
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Bombing of KH in Sydney australia late 1980's ?
by zeb ini recall the moment i heard of this on the radio.
but there was little mention of it in months oryears later.. does anyone know what became of the victims?.
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brinjen
I do re-call the part about the nails... just can't remember if I heard that info through the news or JW sources only. I did find an archive of a newspaper article from the time...
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Bombing of KH in Sydney australia late 1980's ?
by zeb ini recall the moment i heard of this on the radio.
but there was little mention of it in months oryears later.. does anyone know what became of the victims?.
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Yeah... I was thinking around the mid 80's when it happened. I remember I wasn't in high school yet.
They gave a few "experiences" of that bombing a few months later... about how they were all fumbling through their bibles for a scripture the speaker had told them to look up so most of the blast went straight over their heads apparently. Imagine more so for those in the back as opposed to the front of the hall...
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Awake says in Eden lions ate apples and Crocodiles ate Pinapples...are they crazy?
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brinjen
Sounds like they're smoking crack.
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Should people be able to live on the dole ?
by fulltimestudent ina petite row is brewing in the australian teacup.
jenny macklin, a rather grandiosely titled, minister for families, asked by a journalist, whether she could live on the $35 dollars-a-day social services payment for job-seekers, replied that she could!
but her staff cut that comment out of the official transcript.. the row is a bit more complicated than that- but that's the gist.. the full story is at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/minister-riles-welfare-groups-20130101-2c4ct.html.
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Wouldn't be quite to easy to special pioneer and claim the dole nowadays. Once you've been in the system for a few months you now have to agree to spend around 20 hours per week on activities like volunteer work, study, training etc. Not a problem for those who do want a job as there are various options available. I have a few ideas I plan to be discussing with my case manager if the times comes as it does help people get back into the workforce. Not so easy if you're a special pioneer with no time for a job...
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Should people be able to live on the dole ?
by fulltimestudent ina petite row is brewing in the australian teacup.
jenny macklin, a rather grandiosely titled, minister for families, asked by a journalist, whether she could live on the $35 dollars-a-day social services payment for job-seekers, replied that she could!
but her staff cut that comment out of the official transcript.. the row is a bit more complicated than that- but that's the gist.. the full story is at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/minister-riles-welfare-groups-20130101-2c4ct.html.
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brinjen
Haven't needed to see a doctor here yet, dosen't appear to be any waiting from what I understand so far. Those I know who have had to go got in the same day... that's in a regional area just west of Melbourne. When I first arrived in Darwin I could only find one doctor's office who bulk billed... which was a long way out from town... so unless you didn't want to or were not able to travel that far you had to pay. That was under the Howard government. By the time I left they pretty much all were back under the bulk billing scheme and there were at least 3 within a few km's from my house.
I used to use pre-paid internet. Switched to Westnet's post paid a few months ago. Get 8GB of data during peak hours, another 8GB during off-peak for $39 a month. Catch... off-peak is 2am - 8am only but it at least covers the Windows updates. Paid $29 for the modem up front on a 12 month contract and they only slug you $35 if you break it. But, from my past experience with Westnet I won't be surprised if they waive that fee as I'll be switching to ADSL through them anyway.
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Should people be able to live on the dole ?
by fulltimestudent ina petite row is brewing in the australian teacup.
jenny macklin, a rather grandiosely titled, minister for families, asked by a journalist, whether she could live on the $35 dollars-a-day social services payment for job-seekers, replied that she could!
but her staff cut that comment out of the official transcript.. the row is a bit more complicated than that- but that's the gist.. the full story is at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/minister-riles-welfare-groups-20130101-2c4ct.html.
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$70 per month for me at the moment for phone and internet (mobile and 3G connection). No landline available where I am currently... renting a room at the moment. Planning to be in my own place in 12 days time... will probably get a landline and ADSL connection then. Will cost around $100 per month ... including the mobile and will be getting a new mobile phone and paying that off on a contract. My current mobile is about to kick the bucket.
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Should people be able to live on the dole ?
by fulltimestudent ina petite row is brewing in the australian teacup.
jenny macklin, a rather grandiosely titled, minister for families, asked by a journalist, whether she could live on the $35 dollars-a-day social services payment for job-seekers, replied that she could!
but her staff cut that comment out of the official transcript.. the row is a bit more complicated than that- but that's the gist.. the full story is at: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/minister-riles-welfare-groups-20130101-2c4ct.html.
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brinjen
Ahhh.... not so much of that here. A cheap unit here is at least $125 a week. Pushing shit uphill to find a place for less than $200 a week in Darwin... that's renting one bedroom in someone else's house. Units there start at $300...