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  Dear Watchtower Architects

  by LizardSnot in

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  you forgot the freakin' windows again!.

  http://www.thegreatcrowd.net/workday/a01.html.

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  Crystal

  They did'nt forget them...do you really think they want their little flock to see a world beyond.
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  The Swingle Singers

  by Farkel in

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  thanks to a very good friend, i have the swingle singers back in my life again, after being without their company for a good 25 years.. if you don't know who they are, your life is missing a great experience in genuine culture.. farkel.

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  Crystal

  Nevermind.

  Edited by - Crystal on 25 September 2002 9:46:4
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  DO YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF?

  by minimus in

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  are you pretty much satisfied with yourself or do you feel unhappy, as a rule?

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  Crystal

  I feel great about myself because I choose to see the good side of everything.
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  Caught on Tape Beating Child

  by plmkrzy in

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  2. child-abuse

  for some reason my real one player isn't showing the video so i don't know if it's my player or a problem w/the link.

  anyway i saw this on the news last night and again this morning.

  there is no telling where this woman is but somebody from somewhere must know who she is and i would think turn her in.

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  Crystal

  Excellent points SaintSatan!!
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  Caught on Tape Beating Child

  by plmkrzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  for some reason my real one player isn't showing the video so i don't know if it's my player or a problem w/the link.

  anyway i saw this on the news last night and again this morning.

  there is no telling where this woman is but somebody from somewhere must know who she is and i would think turn her in.

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  Crystal

  I tend to disagree with you SaintSatan...(can I really do that without getting attacked??) I believe people are less sensitive in general.Movies and television are mainly responsible for that. I also believe that more and more adults in this generation are using drugs due to the stress in this day and age(low employment ect.ect.)....which also make people less sensitive.I think people are just more careful of acting out violence towards their children in public because of the law.

  Edited by - Crystal on 20 September 2002 18:10:22
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  Who Makes the BEST Donut (Doughnut)?

  by Funchback in

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  my vote goes to krispy kreme because they make one delicious glazed donut/doughnut!

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  Crystal

  Dunkin Donut...must be the best...all the police hangout there!!
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  Who Makes the BEST Donut (Doughnut)?

  by Funchback in

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  my vote goes to krispy kreme because they make one delicious glazed donut/doughnut!

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  Crystal

  The Partially True History of the Doughnut

  Many historians died to get this information on the web. Use this knowledge with great care.

  In the days when fried cakes ruled the earth, life was harsh.

  It was then a young lad by the name of Hanson Gregory stepped onto the scene. The year was 1847. Seventy years had passed since the United Stated fought Britain for independence.
  The American Civil War was still several years away. Without any local wars to fight, Americans had little to do. Hanson's mother was a dedicated cake maker living on the cutting edge of pastry technology. Day in and day out she fried cakes with relentless passion. Sometimes though, even her fried cakes were doughy in the center. To conceal this, she began placing walnuts and hazelnuts in the center of the fried cakes, but this left little Hanson feeling very sad because the only thing he hated more than a doughy center were walnuts and hazelnuts on doughy centers.

  One night while Hanson was sleeping, an angel appeared to him. The angel was holding a giant plate of fried cakes still dripping with hot oil. "Hanson," said the angel, "You must end the suffering of your people. Reveal the true nature of these fried cakes. Also, try one of the glazed.. they're quite tasty." The angel left, but the plate of fried cakes remained. Upon closer inspection, Hanson was shocked to discover that the fried cakes were hole-y. He ran into the streets shouting about his experience with the angel and giving these glorious pastries to the townspeople. Everyone agreed they were the best fried cakes ever. The people sang and danced for many days then had Hanson burned at the stake for being a witch.
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  Caught on Tape Beating Child

  by plmkrzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  for some reason my real one player isn't showing the video so i don't know if it's my player or a problem w/the link.

  anyway i saw this on the news last night and again this morning.

  there is no telling where this woman is but somebody from somewhere must know who she is and i would think turn her in.

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  Crystal

  Abusers come in EVERYcolor, rich and poor.More people abuse their children more than we would like to think.This woman just happened to be caught on tape.This really sucks!!

  Edited by - Crystal on 20 September 2002 16:0:38
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  Epigone

  by Crystal in

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  the word of the day for september 18 is:epigone \eh-puh-gohn\ (noun).

  : follower, disciple; also : an inferior imitatorexample sentence:.

  carlton was influenced by brown's writing, but he wasn't.

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  Crystal

  The Word of the Day for September 18 is:epigone \EH-puh-gohn\ (noun)
  : follower, disciple; also : an inferior imitatorExample sentence:
  Carlton was influenced by Brown's writing, but he wasn't
  simply an epigone; he had a unique style all his own.Did you know?
  Always something of a linguistic imitator, the English
  language borrowed "epigone" from German in the 19th century.
  The Germans themselves had taken the word from the Latin
  "epigonus," which meant "successor." The Latin term followed
  the Greek "epigonos," which was often used in plural to
  designate the seven sons of seven legendary Greek leaders who
  were defeated at Thebes. "Epigonos" in turn came from the Greek
  verb "epigignesthai," meaning "to be born after." "Epi-" can
  mean "after"; "gignesthai" means "to be born."
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  Do We CHOOSE to be depressed?

  by Crystal in

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  the answer to that question is yes!!

  we always want the easy way out , a pill, a religion , a shrink to make us happy.no one can make you happy but you.start taking control of your own life and your own brain and stop depending on others.

  xena posted this the other day.

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  Crystal

  Positive and Negative Thinking
  By Dr. Gay Lynn Saunders

  Our bodies run on positive and negative influences. Each impulse that is input has its effect upon body chemistry and determines the kinds of messages that get sent to the brain. Chemical substances run our bodies. They tell our organs what and how to do things. Nerves transmit and transfer messages through chemicals known as neurotransmitters. These are aided by other chemicals. Drugs work on the body by altering these chemicals or blocking their actions.

  motions of man are are shown by scientists to be the flow of chemical charges moving through different portions of the body and brain. When emotions become uncontrolled or even slightly unbalanced, the chemical transmitters in our bodies become unbalanced, destroying the harmony of the body and mind. These imbalances cause our glands to generate inappropriate hormones and enzymes - chemical poisons that can cause pain, illness, and even death. For instance, anger and fear suspend the process of digestion, acidifying the blood and drying the glandular secretions. The result of these reactions show in our health and appearance; people can actually see when these things are happening to us. These effects are often felt in pain. Sometimes we feel nothing at all for years, but suddenly our bodies turn on us with disease and dis-ease.

  So, if wrong thinking can tear down the human body, the opposite should be true of positive thinking. Good thoughts will harmonize and build up; in fact, the positive is constructive and infinitely more powerful and easy to see on people's faces and bodies. When body and mind are balanced, chemistry balances and all parts of the body are normally fed and nourished. Nothing will be under- or over-active and no negative thought messages are generated. So, we should think just as though our thoughts were visible to those around us.

  The Gate Control Theory of Pain is an explanation of how chemicals translate into messages that turn pain on or off. The "gate" part of the theory is this: as impulses travel to the brain, they have to pass a "pain gate". This is made up of a collection of nerve cells in the spinal cord. When messages get through this gate, they wind up at the pain centers of the brain. This gate can be opened or closed by various factors. Among these factors are nerve messages coming from the skin, brain, muscles, and organs. These nerve messages use a chemical language. If our chemistry is unbalanced or poisoned, our messages are negative "gate opening" messages. We then have pain.

  Opening the gate is an easy thing to do. Changing our chemistry in a negative way is easy. Trauma, bad food, illness, and overwork all stimulate messages to open the gate. Excess of something, even a good thing, can cause an imbalanced chemistry that opens the gate. You've all heard the saying, "too much of a good thing..."

  Our mental attitudes are an extremely powerful stimulus to the nerves for sending messages to open or close gates. The most important factor in blood pH is negative thinking. Long-term attitude or huge blasts of negative attitude will make the body prone to disease and infection, especially the degenerative processes of arthritis and cancer, and Candida and virus infections. Pleasant, positive thoughts and situations, humor, pleasing sights and sounds can act to "close the gate" and relieve the pain. We are stronger in our bodies in this phase and more resistant to disease and illness. Stress-reducing techniques and meditation help to keep us in these positive states.

  We can always find situations in which we find ourselves hopelessly negative and nothing we do will change that. We may not even be able to identify the negative situation. It's possible that we don't realize we are in a negative state. We may feel badly and can feel our bodies feeling more at dis-ease minute by minute. We can do all the stress-reducing we want, but the problem is still there. It is at these times when we must seek outside help. In my practice, I use several techniques to help you release negativities. Some of them help you identify the problem; others simply release gently without knowing or having to wade through the issue. Body workers also do many things to release emotion: Myofascial Release, Heller Work and Feldenkrals are just a sample. For the larger picture, counselors are invaluable.

  No matter whether you are healthy or not, the important point here is that positive and negative attitudes, emotions and thoughts will make you weak; positive attitudes, emotions and thoughts will make you strong. Remember to keep watch over them and deal with the issues instead of creating an illness or dis-ease situation.