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  For fans of older PC games

  by glenster in

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  for fans of older pc games:.

  http://glenster1.webs.com/freepcpinballmodsforlo.htm.

  it includes carmageddon 1 and 2.. http://www.carmageddon.com/.

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  Dark Forces

  Delta Force 2

  Age of Empires 2

  Settlers 2

  Swat 2 (and 3/4 obvs)

  Populous

  Full Throttle

  and last but far from least, the incredible.....Half Life
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  University Application Personal Statement dilemma - Should I mention my jw past?

  by will-be-apostate in

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  i am applying to chemical engineering course in the uk through ucas (a lot of things changed since i've posted last time).. i have a lot of skills i developed while regular pioneering, like public speaking skills, ability to reason (even if it's bs), presentational skills etc.. i feel it would boost my personal statement a lot, but i'm also afraid they would say "this guy beleives in god, and loves science, he must be creationist.

  away with him".. how could i mention that i gave interviews front of thousands of people and did voluntary work in my hometown without giving a bad impression?.

  i don't want to go into details and start explaining myself that "however i don't beleive in god", or something like that.

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  It's called a PERSONAL statement, so make sure they remember you when they are done and 1000 applications have been read.

  Mine started with me describing the incident that led to me applying for medicsl school. I ended the PS with a quote. Aa for the meat of it, I filled it with all the things I knew they have to see in a PS for it to go into the yes pile. Voluntary work and a reflection on it. Evidence of commitment to the topic. Mersonal reasons for wanting to do medicine. My extra curricular acitivities that indicate a balanced life style with skills that were positive for my degree.

  In medicine, voluntary work is vital, so I named the doctors i worked under, where i worked, what i learned etc etc. I went and worked at international sports events, I worked for a charity, i shadowed doctors.

  Explaining my youth and path to application aged 27 wasn't as easy. I did not discuss the Watchtower organisation at all. I focused on how well I had improved in academic ability from age 16 to the exams I took age 26. In the interview, I was asked why I had such a huge chasm of difference in ability. Can you imagine me trying to explain my desire to pioneer at aged 15 with contempt for Satan's system and the futile world of academia? How would I put into context the illustration a C.O. once gave when discussing education and careers, he compared any effort in this regard as "polishing the brass on a sinking ship." That perspective and illustration dominated so many desicions and feelings towards my schooling and career. The image I formed in my head when I heard that sentence, remains. I was wholly convinced armageddon was 'around the corner'.

  So no...... I didn't go there, I said I didn't spply myself when younger.
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  University Application Personal Statement dilemma - Should I mention my jw past?

  by will-be-apostate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am applying to chemical engineering course in the uk through ucas (a lot of things changed since i've posted last time).. i have a lot of skills i developed while regular pioneering, like public speaking skills, ability to reason (even if it's bs), presentational skills etc.. i feel it would boost my personal statement a lot, but i'm also afraid they would say "this guy beleives in god, and loves science, he must be creationist.

  away with him".. how could i mention that i gave interviews front of thousands of people and did voluntary work in my hometown without giving a bad impression?.

  i don't want to go into details and start explaining myself that "however i don't beleive in god", or something like that.

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  Get some hobbies quick 😁
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  Evolution isn't happening right now?

  by rebel8 in

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  woman: professor haldane, even given the billions of years that you say were available for evolution, i simply cannot believe it is possible to go from a single cell to a complicated human body with its trillions of cells organized into bones and muscle and nerves, a heart that pumps without ceasing for decades, miles and miles of blood vessels and kidney tubules, and a brain capable of thinking and feeling.

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  haldane: but madam, you did it yourself!

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  Many miss this point, it is an old reference and it is to do with time alone really. It is in no way comparing evolution itself to the development of a human, but illistrates early difficulties with evolution, namely the concept of the potenial of change over time,it was just so inconceivable. Yet this quote reminded everyone that not only was it conceivable but witnessed and in far less time than billions of years. It is an excellent point he made.

  Obviously he is not stating that a human developing is evidence for evolution.
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  Most Jdubs are nice people, not really evil - give us all a break from this

  by hamsterbait in

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  The very same can be said for mormons, scientologists, muslims, hindus, buddhists, atheists.....It says nothing of whether it is true or not.

  As for the individual members, I have never seen a judgmental or vindictive attitude towards them.here. It wouldn't make sense as we were once members and many people we love and miss remain members.

  Going a little deeper, I respect and would defend with my all, the right for everytone to have free thoughts a free mind and opinions. This is very differe t ti respecting the opinion itself. Do not mistake lack of respect for an opinion, for lack of respect for a person or people.

  Likewise I find it difficult when JW's and believers vocalise issues they have evidently read nothing about and reject data out of hand due to their world view. If I was to not care about that person, I may move on without a word spoken, not caring what they believe or have researched. However, I could out of considerstion pause to discuss the issue , for which some intepret as confrontational.

  Sometimes it is a lose-lose scenario when personal belief is being discussed.
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  Evolution isn't happening right now?

  by rebel8 in

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  woman: professor haldane, even given the billions of years that you say were available for evolution, i simply cannot believe it is possible to go from a single cell to a complicated human body with its trillions of cells organized into bones and muscle and nerves, a heart that pumps without ceasing for decades, miles and miles of blood vessels and kidney tubules, and a brain capable of thinking and feeling.

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  haldane: but madam, you did it yourself!

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  Indeed.....

  I used to dismiss the mechanisms of evolution as improbable and illogical....... aka...... I was ignorant to basic biology!
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  900 Top Scientists Sign Statement Skeptical of Macro-Evolution

  by Perry in

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  we are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural .

  selection to account for the complexity of life.

  careful examination of the .

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  Despite only writing one line of text, you used the word "me". How selfish .........

  It is an honest form of communication to speak from the "I", your perspective, allowing the reader to know it is merely your view of the world. You write as if an authority, quite different.

  Perry is either willingly uninfirmed or a troll. Either way I don't reply in order to answer him. I reply because people come here and read these threads, even if Perry thinks this is all a grand joke or sincerely thinks ignorance is a sufficent response to evidence . Real people with real lives come here to look for answers because they are too afraid to vocalise or research them in real life. Threads like this are intellectually harmful and dishonest.

  The evidence for evolution is astounding. Perry and the governing body are left empty handed V's 200 yesrs of confirmation that the theory is reliable.
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  Chlostridium difficile infectiion...

  by titch in

  1. jw
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  i suppose that this question falls under the topic of "personal experiences.

  " so, i have a question for the members of the site: has anyone had any experience with a malady called "chlostridium dificille infection"?

  either yourself personally, or a relative or a friend?

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  If you look at the research, one would have to consume an ocean of probiotic drinks and yoghurts to influence colony sizes, it is kind of an in joke with microbiologists. They all have very legalsitic writing on them as it is very ethically dodgy to claim they do anything and they are pricey!

  Vancomycin and metronidazole work well. It is unwise to see it as one being better than another, simply put, depending on the local genetic make up of the c-diff populations they wil be sensitive to one or both or neither, or others etc etc. Someone elses advice is not valuble to you.

  You need a poo sample taken, where they will match the antibiotic to the cdiff you have. This is how quickly bacteri are evolving.The species have evolved defences to drugs depending on what drugs are used locally in that area.

  If you are already on antibiotics, it is likely already done and the drug you have been given was chosen on what your sample was sensitive to i.e. what killed it in a petri dish.
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  University Application Personal Statement dilemma - Should I mention my jw past?

  by will-be-apostate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am applying to chemical engineering course in the uk through ucas (a lot of things changed since i've posted last time).. i have a lot of skills i developed while regular pioneering, like public speaking skills, ability to reason (even if it's bs), presentational skills etc.. i feel it would boost my personal statement a lot, but i'm also afraid they would say "this guy beleives in god, and loves science, he must be creationist.

  away with him".. how could i mention that i gave interviews front of thousands of people and did voluntary work in my hometown without giving a bad impression?.

  i don't want to go into details and start explaining myself that "however i don't beleive in god", or something like that.

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  Lol BoC, I miss your honesty and straight forward spproach ;)
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  900 Top Scientists Sign Statement Skeptical of Macro-Evolution

  by Perry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural .

  selection to account for the complexity of life.

  careful examination of the .

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  Perry, a friend/parent/observer can be dissapointed snd ashamed with someone without being antisocial, narcissitic, and dysfunctional.

  I want you to see the evidence I have seen. It is so very frustrating to come back and see you still desperate to undermine something you can still not as yet even describe or define, evidence that you simply don't understand the theory.

  I have zero doubt, that if you understood the theory and saw the evidence, you would accept it as true. But deciding to not do so will result in you never having an objective, honest, appraisal on a topic you devote hours of effort to

  As a human, it is dissapointing and a little sad to observe such self constricting behaviour. It is imdeed a shame. If that seems psychologically bizzare to you, then no explination will suffice for your lack of appreciation for my perspective.

  I must end by saying. before you are tempted to hold this reply as a mirror up to me, I have researched and read every anti-evolution argument and issue I could find. I disagreed with and laughed at my first evolution lectures as an adult. I have stood your side of the fence, give my side a go, start by at least knowing what evolution is.