Razziel

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  Songs that are atmospheric

  by FlyingHighNow in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  this is a song thread that will take a little thought.

  i'd like for you to share songs that sound atmospheric and conjure up feelings of night air or a smokey room, the energy of the ocean's roar or capture the joy of a party or celebration.

  the songs can be transportive and take you other places by their sound and the visuals they evoke from the stories they tell.. my first one is from tim mcgraw.

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  Razziel

  And to change things up, atmospheric post-rock... ISIS. The first 30 seconds are probably too hard for many folks, but after that...

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjFKN5qsxO4
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  Love or Faith?

  by jbeau504 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  see, there was a young girl who i met at the post-funeral house party my family held after my aunt passed.

  she was already a regular pioneer.

  an elder's daughter, third-gen-jw, but far more dedicated than i ever was.

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  Razziel

  If you really want her, you can probably really have a relationship with her if you do the right things. But you'll do the right things for the wrong reasons and it's virtually certain to bring you nothing but heartache in the long run. You need to get out and see there are more fish in the sea fast!!!! On the double!!! Pronto!!! You're 22. Best years of your young adulthood. Go meet new people! Now!
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  Heat Pumps

  by Stealth in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am replacing my hvac system, considering 2 options .

  1) heat pump coupled with a 80% efficiency furnace for when it drops below 20f .

  2) a 95% high efficiency furnace with a traditional 15 seer a/c unit.. anyone here work in this field or replace their system recently?

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  Razziel

  I'm no expert on this, I do remember in thermodynamics class when we studied air conditioning and heat pump cycles, that it takes 7-10 minutes for the unit to actually get up to its peak efficiency. So make sure you don't get upsold to a larger unit than the one required for the square footage of your house. If the unit turns on and off constantly, it destroys the efficiency (besides being hard on the mechanical components).
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  Will Jehovah himself kill me, or will Jesus, Satan, or someone else?

  by InterestedOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've heard people here say jw's believe that jehovah will slaughter non-members of the jw religion when armageddon comes any day now.

  does the watchtower teach that jehovah himself will do the killing, or is it delegated to someone else like jesus, satan, angels, or humans killing each other?

  who is the actual killer in the picture?

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  Red meat: What Makes It Unhealthy?

  by Bangalore in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  red meat: what makes it unhealthy?.

  http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/14/news/la-heb-red-meat-why-bad-20120314.

  bangalore.

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  Razziel

  I think we're missing the important point here.

  
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  Red meat: What Makes It Unhealthy?

  by Bangalore in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  red meat: what makes it unhealthy?.

  http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/14/news/la-heb-red-meat-why-bad-20120314.

  bangalore.

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  Razziel

  Biometrics, I'm not saying you're wrong, just saying I'm not sold on it. There aren't written records, but we know through archeaology about what time period bows, nets and traps were invented, and yes, about when agriculture began. We do continue to find stone age tools afterall. That's not fiction, it's fact, unless you're a young earth creationist. Even then, I'll agree it doesn't necessarily prove anything about their diet. It may have been so difficult to catch large animals that it was more of a delicacy than a daily part of their diet. Who knows, they might have been happy with carrion left over from more capable predators.
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  Red meat: What Makes It Unhealthy?

  by Bangalore in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  red meat: what makes it unhealthy?.

  http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/14/news/la-heb-red-meat-why-bad-20120314.

  bangalore.

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  Razziel

  I'm not quite sold on that biometrics since we didn't develop agriculture until 10,000 years ago. Humans definately didn't eat grains then. Lot's of fruits, nuts, berries, roots, wild vegetables, and whatever they got by hunting and fishing, which probably accounted for a lot of it during non-seasonal parts of the year. Lots of fiber, but probably an overall low-carb diet. Basically whatever the heck they could find or kill.
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  Sex, the Disabled and the Terminally Single

  by bigmouth in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  put aside your religious or moral standards if you can for a moment and give me your viewpoint on this......... generally, the 'beautiful people' pair off with other 'beautiful people' in a sexual union for however long, and the average lookers meet other average lookers and so on down the line until you come to.......................those who don't appeal to the opposite sex due to appearance, injury, illness or mental capacity.. can, or should, these people be given access to those in the sex trade for 'relief' without cause for fear or stigmatising ?

  or is it a case of "that's too bad" (meaning you're committing fornication and that cannot be sanctioned in any way)?.

  have you ever needed to counsel a person (or their parents) on this ?

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  Razziel

  Lady Lee,

  I respect your views, but I think many of the examples you cite are the exception and not the rule. I.E. Some women have stronger arms than some men, but in general it's the other way around.
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  Carrying a gun out in service

  by Blind_Of_Lies in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  Razziel

  Jehovah's Witnesses aren't pacifists, and don't claim to be pacifists. They are allowed to defend themselves.
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  Sex, the Disabled and the Terminally Single

  by bigmouth in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  put aside your religious or moral standards if you can for a moment and give me your viewpoint on this......... generally, the 'beautiful people' pair off with other 'beautiful people' in a sexual union for however long, and the average lookers meet other average lookers and so on down the line until you come to.......................those who don't appeal to the opposite sex due to appearance, injury, illness or mental capacity.. can, or should, these people be given access to those in the sex trade for 'relief' without cause for fear or stigmatising ?

  or is it a case of "that's too bad" (meaning you're committing fornication and that cannot be sanctioned in any way)?.

  have you ever needed to counsel a person (or their parents) on this ?

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  Razziel

  I guess that depends on where you live. In most of the US those people are sh!t outta luck for any happiness in life. Most have the choice of being institutionalized and giving up what little freedom they have or living on the street begging for money from their wheelchair. Then they're doomed to have their life unhappily extended by feeding tube and ventilator once the rest of their body gives up. We don't seem too concerned with quality of life, we just eek out every second possible, even if it's miserable.