Jourles

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  I have been invited to a judicial meeting.......

  by AK - Jeff in

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  on october 8, at our local kh.. i knew this day was in the offing - i have been playing hide and seek with the bastards for a few months now.

  they tried to corner me before the co's visit, unsuccessfully.

  i suspect he told 'em to 'get 'er done.

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  You knew this day was coming. You're right about the announcement, it sounds the same either way. I sent letters out to all of my friends and family before my df'ing announcement. I wanted them to know, in no specific terms, why I was going to be df'd. If questioning the org is equated to questioning god himself, oh well. You're on the losing end of the stick no matter what in that type of scenario.

  Over the last year and a half since my df'ing, I'm surprised at the fact that I haven't missed my good friends as much as I thought I would. Sure, they are always in the back of my mind, but not speaking to them hasn't really fazed me. I think it helps tremendously to have another core group of good friends before leaving - it makes the transition easier.

  You can always call me for any assistance you might need.
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  Hasta Luego everyone!

  by Jourles in

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  you didn't think you could get rid of me that easily, did you?

  (i'm sure some are going, "damn it, why doesn't he leave for good!".

  we're heading down to cancun for a week.

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  You didn't think you could get rid of me that easily, did you? (I'm sure some are going, "damn it, why doesn't he leave for good!")

  We're heading down to Cancun for a week. We went last year about this same time and it was great. Hardly any people around. I'll be thinking of everyone while I'm kickin' it on the beach drinking a real man's drink - A pina colada.

  Just picture me lounging under one of those little palapas in the pic...

  Hopefully the R&R will flush out the political rants I've been spewing as of late so I can get back to the real nitty gritty - ranting over Crooklyn.

  Take care everyone! Don't wait up for me.
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  Gas price oddity in the USA

  by Jourles in

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  http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx.

  anyone have any ideas why a historically cheaper gas state such as utah is still maintaining high prices?

  notice the remarkable dividing line between the midwest and the west?.

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  http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx

  Anyone have any ideas why a historically cheaper gas state such as Utah is still maintaining high prices? Notice the remarkable dividing line between the midwest and the west?
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  How Much Do You Wanna Bet That The Pope Is Going To Be Assassinated???

  by minimus in

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  .......or at least an attempt will be made on his life for insulting islam?

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  How Much Do You Wanna Bet That The Pope Is Going To Be Assassinated???

  by minimus in

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  .......or at least an attempt will be made on his life for insulting islam?

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  Well, clerics of Islam insult the Christians - tit for tat I say.

  But regarding the pope, what ever happened to "turn the other cheek?"
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  What do you do with your time now that you are no longer a Witness?

  by The wanderer in

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  untitled document <!-- .style1 {font-family: verdana} --> time is on my side having been one of jehovah's witnesses it always seemed that there .

  was never enough time to do all the things that needed to be done in life.. now, that my life is not so structured and revolved around preparing for.

  meetings, study and service my focus is on finishing my college degree.. what about you and your time?

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  in no particular order.....well, maybe volleyball is on top I think it's just dandy that all three would be looked down upon by the jw's.
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  Please help remove terrorist propaganda videos from YouTube.com

  by Elsewhere in

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  a user named metalhead696 is posting propaganda videos on youtube.com showing terrorist kill solders.

  these are videos of sniper shots, ide's and other methods.. to help remove them you can go to www.youtube.com and do a search for metalhead696.

  when you find his terrorist videos you can click the "flag as inappropriate" link.. from his posts you can find other people posting similar videos and have them marked as inappropriate too..

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  They are free to do so on their own web sites... however they are violating the terms of use in their contract with youtube.com. I'm just ensuring that youtube.com is made aware of violators.

  Else, would you mind pointing out where these types of submissions(specifically, soldiers being killed) are "violating the terms of use?" I looked through their Terms of Use and this is basically all I could find:

  E. You understand that when using the YouTube Website, you will be exposed to User Submissions from a variety of sources, and that YouTube is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User Submissions. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against YouTube with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold YouTube, its Owners/Operators, affiliates, and/or licensors, harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of the site.

  Otherwise, these items are not allowed:

  C. In connection with User Submissions, you further agree that you will not: (i) submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post the material and to grant YouTube all of the license rights granted herein; (ii) publish falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage YouTube or any third party; (iii) submit material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate; (iv) post advertisements or solicitations of business: (v) impersonate another person.

  Don't you agree then that the Apache videos should also be taken down? I don't mind you launching your own personal morality mission, but at least be fair according to free speech. Others have the same right as you to post what they want within the ToU, even if you find their material inappropriate.
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  More US lies to talk up case for war

  by Simon in

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  at it again just as they did with iraq.. no doubt this report was preparation to have something to quote when trying to drum up support for a war.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5346524.stm.

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  I'll simply repeat what I quoted a week ago...

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  The UN Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty makes it clear in Article IV:

  1. Nothing in this Treaty shall be interpreted as affecting the inalienable right of all the Parties to the Treaty to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes without discrimination and in conformity with Articles I and II of this Treaty.

  2. All the Parties to the Treaty undertake to facilitate, and have the right to participate in, the fullest possible exchange of equipment, materials and scientific and technological information for the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Parties to the Treaty in a position to do so shall also co-operate in contributing alone or together with other States or international organizations to the further development of the applications of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, especially in the territories of non-nuclear-weapon States Party to the Treaty, with due consideration for the needs of the developing areas of the world.

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  Is it Iran's right to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, or is it the right of the USA to block their development by only assuming that Iran is planning to use it for sinister purposes?

  Just answer that one question -- Is it Iran's right to develop it, or the USA's right to block it? And if you can, base your answer according to International Law.
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  Please help remove terrorist propaganda videos from YouTube.com

  by Elsewhere in

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  a user named metalhead696 is posting propaganda videos on youtube.com showing terrorist kill solders.

  these are videos of sniper shots, ide's and other methods.. to help remove them you can go to www.youtube.com and do a search for metalhead696.

  when you find his terrorist videos you can click the "flag as inappropriate" link.. from his posts you can find other people posting similar videos and have them marked as inappropriate too..

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  And while everyone is at it, please request to have Youtube remove these videos as well.

  If you don't like the content, don't watch it. War is war.
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  Strange Habits You Realised You Have

  by Stephanus in

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  i recently realised i have a strange habit that's been noticed by others: i look in people's fridges when i'm over at their house.

  it's just a reflex action, and i only recently became aware of it.. what strange habits have you discovered that you didn't realise you had?.

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  Mine is more of a bad habit that is pretty much impossible for me to break. And no, it's not smoking.

  Since I was a little kid(I don't know, maybe around 9 or 10), I have always picked at the skin around my thumbnails - more at my right than my left. I have no idea if I do it out of boredom or what. But my right thumbnail now grows with small ridges going across it and the inside part of my thumbnails(facing the other fingers) are slightly curved upwards from all the picking at them. I was pretty self-conscious about having people see them, but anymore, I really don't care. If someone sees them and asks "what the heck happened?", I just say it's a very bad habit of mine. When around other people in close range, I usually bend my thumbs into my hands. I hate having someone over my shoulder when I am typing. I think all this might have started when I got my fingers slammed in a car door when I was young.

  Last year when I got a manicure done in Mexico, the lady stopped and looked for a second like, "how am i supposed to make this look good??" She didn't say a word though. Hopefully, I get the same lady next week when we go back to Mexico(yipee! we're heading back down to Cancun!)