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  Hubble Unveils a Galaxy in Living Color

  by teejay in

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  in this view of the center of the magnificent barred spiral galaxy ngc 1512, nasa hubble space telescopes broad spectral vision reveals the galaxy at all wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared.

  the colors (which indicate differences in light intensity) map where newly born star clusters exist in both "dusty" and "clean" regions of the galaxy.. this color-composite image was created from seven images taken with three different hubble cameras: the faint object camera (foc), the wide field and planetary camera 2 (wfpc2), and the near infrared camera and multi-object spectrometer (nicmos).. ngc 1512 is a barred spiral galaxy in the southern constellation of horologium.

  located 30 million light-years away, relatively "nearby" as galaxies go, it is bright enough to be seen with amateur telescopes.

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  LoneWolf

  Dang. Don't know why that link isn't clickable. Anyone want to enlighten me?

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  Hubble Unveils a Galaxy in Living Color

  by teejay in

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  in this view of the center of the magnificent barred spiral galaxy ngc 1512, nasa hubble space telescopes broad spectral vision reveals the galaxy at all wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared.

  the colors (which indicate differences in light intensity) map where newly born star clusters exist in both "dusty" and "clean" regions of the galaxy.. this color-composite image was created from seven images taken with three different hubble cameras: the faint object camera (foc), the wide field and planetary camera 2 (wfpc2), and the near infrared camera and multi-object spectrometer (nicmos).. ngc 1512 is a barred spiral galaxy in the southern constellation of horologium.

  located 30 million light-years away, relatively "nearby" as galaxies go, it is bright enough to be seen with amateur telescopes.

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  LoneWolf

  Hi, teejay,

  You've taken a picture from one of my favorite sites. It's been on my list of favorites for a few years now.

  For those interested, it is the Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive, and contains one picture related to astronomy for each day going back about 8 years. Many are shots taken by the Hubble space telescope. Here's the address:

  http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html

  I've even got one of those pictures up on my desktop as wallpaper.

  Enjoy.
  
  LoneWolf
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  Reviling - have you been admonished not to

  by Judith in

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  there was a talk in august or september of this year that told what men's places were, women's places were, and children.

  i can't find my notes (think i threw them away when i angry and reviled the wts.).

  i do remember the speaker telling women not to revile their husbands.

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  Yup. They just tossed me. Nope, I didn't use any against them.

  Actually, they used a similar explanation. Neither hold water, if for no other reason that the offender was using much worse.

  I pointed out that in neither statement did I defame that aggressive brother. In the first one, I was speaking of something that he was incapable of doing. If he wishes to feel that I am such a wimp that all he has to do is grunt and scratch his armpits to frighten me, then he is sadly mistaken.

  In the second, I was comparing his conduct to that of the animalistic demonstration of power that is used to intimidate. There was no reason nor scriptural logic to it. The description used was accurate, limited, and delivered in a quiet manner, not at all like the bombastic methods he was using.

  Thirdly, after a thorough reviewing of the dictionary's definitions of reviling, abuse, etc., I invited them to review Jesus's words to the Pharisees. (Matt. 25.) His words make mine look like a Sunday school picnic. If he was a perfect man and could say such things without it being reviling (and therefore being a sinner), then they need to revise their definition. It is only reviling if the things said are not true.

  Of course, they answered that Jesus had such authority. My answer were the questions: "Jesus was our exemplar, was he not? What does exemplar mean?" They had no answer to that.

  Plus, to bring it on down to a personal level, we do have a right to defend ourselves.

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  2/3 of all JW's are women and what it implies

  by Mindchild in

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  a few weeks back, kinsman posted a link about a recent survey of religion in america which showed that 68% of all jehovah's witnesses were female, which is the highest ratio of women to men in any religion in the usa.. i believe the reason for this unbalance in adherents in favor of women comes down to two fundamental reasons.

  the first is shunning and the second is the appeal of the "family type atmosphere" that the witnesses pretend to offer.. we all know the power of shunning keeps a lot of people trapped inside the collective, and just due to the fact that women are enculturated more with having emotional bonds with others, makes it a bit tougher to leave family and friends behind.

  this doesn't mean that men don't suffer emotionally, but the general trend is more for men to suppress their feelings and damn the emotional torpedoes and go full speed ahead out of the bad dream.. this suggests to me, that if there is a major modification of the shunning policy, the largest exodus will be in the female ranks.

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  I must agree with Simon. For eons women have been conditioned to follow and obey without question. It's hard to break such tradition.

  Then again, could it be related to hormones? (Betcha there are a few eyebrows being raised, LOL) But seriously, women are more likely to avoid confrontation than men. Perhaps testosterone has its advantages?

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  Silly post: funny UK placenames

  by expatbrit in

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  i'm feeling silly, so here's some of my favourite silly uk place names, courtesy of http://www.jump-around.com/tools/place-names/.

  assloss.

  balls cross.

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  LoneWolf

  LOL, Tracy. You're just a little bit of all right, I must say.

  We have some odd names here in the States too.

  Woman Hollarin' Creek --- Texas
  Sore Finger Road --- Arizona
  Chicken Dinner Road --- Idaho
  Jump-Off Joe Creek --- Oregon
  Zzyzx Road --- California
  Hungry Mother State Park --- North Carolina
  Sugartit (small town) --- Kentucky

  And many more. I used to collect them when driving long-haul.

  LoneWolf
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  FARTING at the meetings

  by gambler in

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  i'm sure you all have some good comical stories of pple farting during prayer or other quiet times during meeting.

  as a personal experience of mine, the night before i had eaten a frozen pizza, doritos, and some old chocolate milk.

  this combination produced the worst smelling brew i have ever had.

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  LoneWolf

  LOL. Yes, this thread brings back memories.

  It was about 25 years ago that one of the elders was conducting a part. I can't remember what meeting, but it was either the WT study or the Service Meeting. The material contained the word "flatulance", and I chuckled, figuring that they would scrupulously avoid that subject altogether.

  To my astonishment, he looked at the audience and asked "What does 'flatulance' mean?" There was a dead silence, and when no one volunteered, I shrugged and figured what the heck, why not. So I raised my hand and answered, "That's a fart."

  The conductor about fell off the platform.

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  Reviling - have you been admonished not to

  by Judith in

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  there was a talk in august or september of this year that told what men's places were, women's places were, and children.

  i can't find my notes (think i threw them away when i angry and reviled the wts.).

  i do remember the speaker telling women not to revile their husbands.

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  LoneWolf

  LOL, Judith. Couldn't help laughing at this question.

  Reviling is what I was disfellowshipped for about 13 years ago. I was talking quietly with someone and an irregular publisher came up and demanded that I stop. I answered him quietly, disagreed, and pointed out what the proper steps were if he disagreed with me, and he just got louder and more belligerent, attempting to physically interfere.

  I decided to speak to his conduct and said: "If you think you are going to intimidate me, you aren't man enough." A few minutes later I added, "I don't appreciate people comming on to me like bodacious circus apes." He promptly messed his pants, went crying to the elders, and they then disfellowshipped me for reviling. Heck I didn't even raise my voice!

  I can't say that I regret it. Ever since that day I've always included those phrases in whatever correspondance I've had with Brooklyn. That applies to them too.

  LoneWolf
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  What does AMICUS CURIAE mean??

  by OhHappyDay in

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  hi folks,.

  well i know about swaggart.. but what i need is the exact lingiustic and judicial meaning of.

  amicus curiae,.

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  LoneWolf

  Phooey. You're all wrong. "Amicus Curiae" is the cure for a special kind of hiccups brought on from laughing too hard at a friends joke.

  They can also be brought on by eating jello with a fork.

  LoneWolf
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  Getting the UN thing published.

  by LoneWolf in

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  i can't say that i've had much success in rousing interest in the reporters that i've contacted about the united nations thing.

  however, i'm not discouraged, as i've long used the technique of trying something and carefully analyzing its results, then trying again.

  eventually it usually succeeds.. anyway, i've been doing a little digging and it appears that not too many are going to touch it unless we maintain a steady contact and feed them incontrovertable proof in a concise manner, with most of the details reduced to bare-bones.

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  Thanks everyone, for your comments. Am taking them all into consideration and will incorporate that knowledge into future efforts.

  Kent, maybe you should set up a class for us so that we can have the same success?

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  Getting the UN thing published.

  by LoneWolf in

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  i can't say that i've had much success in rousing interest in the reporters that i've contacted about the united nations thing.

  however, i'm not discouraged, as i've long used the technique of trying something and carefully analyzing its results, then trying again.

  eventually it usually succeeds.. anyway, i've been doing a little digging and it appears that not too many are going to touch it unless we maintain a steady contact and feed them incontrovertable proof in a concise manner, with most of the details reduced to bare-bones.

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  Hi, all,

  I can't say that I've had much success in rousing interest in the reporters that I've contacted about the United Nations thing. However, I'm not discouraged, as I've long used the technique of trying something and carefully analyzing its results, then trying again. Eventually it usually succeeds.

  Anyway, I've been doing a little digging and it appears that not too many are going to touch it unless we maintain a steady contact and feed them incontrovertable proof in a concise manner, with most of the details reduced to bare-bones.

  It also looks like we aren't really convincing them that there is much interest in it. Probably if we pick one person, then deluge them with emails, etc., we would have a better chance.

  Then again, I think we are making a mistake in sending these things to reporters. Most reporters are assigned stories by their editors. Therefore, perhaps we should research the target publications and find out what editor would be the most likely to be interested, then concentrate on that individual.

  Also, I get the feeling that the smaller newspapers aren't prepared to do a story of that magnitude unless some bigger entity does it first. That way their butt's covered in case something goes wrong, and you must admit that the WTBTS does have a reputation.

  All in all, I feel that we have the best chance if we would concentrate on one or two columnists like William Safire of the New York Times, and/or go straight to the Associated Press.

  However, why don't we try an experiment first? One of the people writing for the Times is:

  Barbara Crossette --- Bureau Chief, United Nations

  [email protected]

  She is, as I understand it, the person overseeing all the stories concerning the United Nations. It would be quite interesting to see what reaction we prompt if she got a few dozen (or hundred) emails concerning this matter from all over the world.

  If you wish to chip in, make the message rather short, but pointed as to why this information is important to have published. Any personal reasons would be good, and I would suggest that we use no particular script or form. That way, she will realize that each one is by an individual that is concerned and not a bunch of automations that blindly follow the suggestions of some "leader".

  Hope you like this idea and wish to jump in.

  LoneWolf
  Alias: Tom Howell