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  Did anyone notice we hit page 10,000 on Active Topics on JWN?

  by tenyearsafter in

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  darthfader

  It's 10,000 pages of topics, not 10,000 topics.

  It's an awsome milestone nonetheless!

  Cheers to us!
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  Warp Speed : ds²=-dt²+(dx-vsf(rs)dt)²+dy²+dz²

  by NomadSoul in

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  pretty cool video:.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7p95llpljo .

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  Facinating video, not only that, Im curious how you got those cute little exponents into the subject line
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  How do you explain to worldly people why Jehovahs Witnesses do not celebrate birthdays?

  by Iamallcool in

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  One Word.... "beheadings"....

  All kidding aside, It can only be explained if you look at the bible from a narrow point of view. For the JW's its not really about birthdays or christmas or standing for the national anthem. It's about "being no part of the world". Judge Rutherford (and others back in the day) looked for ways to make JW's stand out of the crowd. They looked for ways to make the rank and file a shining example of the "truth". Only by these sacrifices can the truth be known.

  Barf I say!
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  Capitalism or Communism

  by d in

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  which syestem do you think works better?

  capitalism or communism.

  i think none of them work.

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  darthfader

  Well stated Jgnat!
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  Rosie has a new show

  by free2beme in

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  i don't know about anyone else, but i would not watch anything with rosie on it.. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/03/29/rosie-odonnell-to-begin-talk-show-at-harpo-studios/?hpt=sbin.

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  She's the perfect reprenentation of the average American.

  We should make her our good will ambassador to Uganda or something...
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  Nine Assing Syllables

  by PublishingCult in

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  it's peculiar that we, in english, abbreviate "world wide web" as "www" when "www" is nine syllables long and "world wide web" is only three.. (stephen fry).

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  darthfader

  That's why some people call it "Dub Dub Dub"...

  I vote for dropping the "World Wide" part and just going with the "Web".
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  More "Fallout" from the Reactor Disaster in Fukushima

  by darthfader in

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  this is amazing that they dont have any kind of robotic solution.

  an not enough good radiation suits.

  http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110401/ts_yblog_thelookout/japan-nuke-workers-have-committed-themselves-to-die-if-necessary.

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  This is amazing that they dont have any kind of robotic solution. An not enough good radiation suits.

  http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110401/ts_yblog_thelookout/japan-nuke-workers-have-committed-themselves-to-die-if-necessary

  The mother of one of the atomic "samurai" working to bring Japan's stricken nuclear plant under control has said her son and his colleagues expect to die as a result of their efforts. Meanwhile, there are reports that additional workers are being offered big money to dash into the radiation-drenched heart of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, perform a job, then withdraw.

  In a phone interview with Fox News, the tearful mother of a 32-year-old worker said: "My son and his colleagues have discussed it at length and they have committed themselves to die if necessary to save the nation."

  "He told me they have accepted they will all probably die from radiation sickness in the short term or cancer in the long term," the woman added.

  "They know it is impossible for them not to have been exposed to lethal doses of radiation."

  The woman did not give her name, because she said the workers had been asked by management not to speak publicly about their ordeal, in order to minimize panic.

  There are also indications that the workers aren't being provided with some crucial safety equipment. Japan's interior minister said that not all of the workers were given lead sheeting to protect themselves from the floor--which may be contaminated by radiation--while sleeping.

  "My son has been sleeping on a desk because he is afraid to lie on the floor. But they say high radioactivity is everywhere and I think this will not save him," said the mother.

  In another bleak sign, there are reports of additional workers being offered up to $5,000 a day to act as "jumpers"--so called because they "jump" into highly radioactive areas to quickly perform a task before fleeing with minimal exposure. But even at those rates, many candidates are turning the work down, Reuters reports.

  "My company offered me 200,000 yen ($2,500) per day," one subcontractor in his 30s told a reporter."Ordinarily I'd consider that a dream job, but my wife was in tears and stopped me, so I declined."

  And Ryuta Fujita, 27, told the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper he was offered $5,000 to go into Reactor 2, but likewise declined.

  "I hear that guys older than 50 are being hired at high pay," Fujita said. "But I'm still young, and radiation scares me. I don't want to work in a nuclear plant again."

  Last week two workers in Reactor 3 were taken to hospital after their feet were exposed to 170-180 millisieverts of radiation. The average dose for a worker at a nuclear plant is 50 millisieverts over 5 years.

  Because so few workers want to venture into the plant, it's proving hard for TEPCO, that company that runs it, to assess whether efforts to cool the fuel rods are working, or even to fully diagnose the problems.

  Robots are usually used for this type of work, but Fukushima's interior is so filled with debris that it's difficult for robots to operate there.
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  NASA's Keppler Mission

  by NomadSoul in

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  i've been following up with this mission since it started.

  the only thing i can not find an answer to is how they decide what portion of the sky it's pointed at.

  my guess would be better visibility or any logical factors.

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  Yeah, the Centauri system is pretty close. From what I understood they wanted a better sample set of "nearby" stars. I think everything else within the sample window around the Centauri system is much further out and a bit more sparsly populated.

  I really hope we get the ability to directly image exoplanets soon. It would be wonderful to really see what's our there.

  cheers
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  Have You Ever Experienced Depression?

  by minimus in

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  my mom does and has every ailment under the sun.. i know more people that are under meds for depression than not.. fortunately, i do not suffer from depression but i wonder how many do or have, especially if you were a witness..

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  Even though my case is mild compared to other posters here, I'll add my .02 worth.

  Depression occasionally grips me. It's kind of an odd experience borderlining on distrbing. I dont even realize Im depressed, I just view everything from an overwhelmingly negative viewpoint. Sometimes it takes a while for me to realize it -- I can go for several days with that raincloud following me around. But, once I realize it, the rational side picks up and I work through the feelings and balance is somewhat restored (If im ever really balanced that is..)

  I was on medication for this, but it left me detached and somewhat aloof. Which was worse than the bouts of depression.

  I found that several things are helpful for me.

  1. Excercise -- walking, yard work, anything that makes me move
  2. Eating "right" I have a tendency to eat lots of junk and overeat -- eat less, more often and dont be afraid to waste food. It's better to "waste" food that to "waist" it..
  3. Open talk. My wife is my most trusted counterpart and a real anchor for me when I'm adrift.

  Cheers all!
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  So here I am!

  by jwmanager in

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  hello to everyone!

  i guess the easiest way to introduce myself is by letting you know i'm headisspinning's husband.

  it might take a little bit for me to open up, but i enjoy reading the posts and responses on here.

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  darthfader

  Welcome to the dark side...

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