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  Photography and HDR

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  as i have mentioned before, i love photography, and specially a technique called hdr.

  hdr stands for high dynamic range, and it means the ratio of the "lightness" of the lightest spot in the picture to the darkest.. .

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/high-dynamic-range_imaging.

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  Regarding the co$t of digital cameras:

  When Gillette introduced the "safety razor" - the one your grandpa used that took replaceable double-edged blades, called "safety" because with these blades properly installed in the handle you could not slash your throat inadvertently... but I digress. My point was that Gillette knew that if he priced the handles at a "bargain" price he would develop a great crowd of customers who would be committed to buying the disposable blades over and over and over and over again.

  George Eastman had a similar insight when it came to popularizing photography for the masses. He sold the cameras at a relatively low price, knowing that those customers would have to buy film over and over and over and over again if they wanted to actually get photos out of the little magic box.

  Now with digital photography the game is changed just a little. You don't have to buy film - the electronic detector is ALL THE FILM YOU WILL EVER NEED.

  BUT! You DO need to buy bunches of batteries to keep those electronic circuits "alive." Note to self: devise a solar cell that can be used with digital cameras to reduce the amount spent on batteries.

  But then there is night photography... LUNAR cells???
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  SECRET SIGN FOR FADERS

  by Bob_NC in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  faders need a secret sign to use at the khall.

  the thought came to me after reading replies to datadogs post on stopping singing at the meetings.. i can suggest a few secret signs for faders to use and to look for at the khall, but it would be better that current meeting attenders make suggestions here.

  if readers on this site can agree to a secret sign to use at the meetings, just imagine the power that would have at your kingdom hall.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaFZTAOb7IE
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  The Ray Franz Movie

  by RayPublisher in

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  2. beliefs

  been wanting to talk about this for a while... three years ago on this forum my friend cedars brought this up.

  let's do it!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sykaxxpyos.

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  Great idea! You have my permission to proceed.

  You weren't planning to ask for money to suppport your grand dream, were you?

  Asking for money to support an XJW film project is an old tradition here in aposta-land. The beggers and grifters have not produced a single frame of film, but the collected money was somehow all consumed while nothing happened.

  Go ahead, ASK!
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  I dont care if i Die at armageddon if.....

  by Jon Preston in

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  2. humour

  liverpool won the league!

  :-).

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  Let not your heart be bothered, for truly I tell you today, you will NOT die at Armageddon!
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  First indisputable link between aluminum and alzheimer's

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140212093300.htm.

  elevated brain aluminium, early onset alzheimer's disease in an individual occupationally exposed to aluminiumdate:february 12, 2014 source:keele university summary:research has shown for the first time that an individual who was exposed to aluminum at work and died of alzheimers disease had high levels of aluminum in the brain.

  while aluminum is a known neurotoxin and occupational exposure to aluminum has been implicated in neurological disease, including alzheimers disease, this finding is believed to be the first record of a direct link between alzheimers disease and elevated brain aluminum following occupational exposure to the metal.

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  EoM, I read your citation, and I wonder if you read it.

  The final two sentences were telling: "No significant changes in the concentrations of magnesium were noted, regardless of the brain structure or group. It can thus be concluded that exposure to fluorine, aluminum or both has little effect on the concentration of magnesium in the CNS of rats."

  Your grand theory is in your hat.
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  First indisputable link between aluminum and alzheimer's

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140212093300.htm.

  elevated brain aluminium, early onset alzheimer's disease in an individual occupationally exposed to aluminiumdate:february 12, 2014 source:keele university summary:research has shown for the first time that an individual who was exposed to aluminum at work and died of alzheimers disease had high levels of aluminum in the brain.

  while aluminum is a known neurotoxin and occupational exposure to aluminum has been implicated in neurological disease, including alzheimers disease, this finding is believed to be the first record of a direct link between alzheimers disease and elevated brain aluminum following occupational exposure to the metal.

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  VillageGirl said, "...Its an unstable alloy."

  What do those words mean when you use them that way? Do you know or are you just trying to sound as though you have a clue?

  If so, it isn't working.
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  First indisputable link between aluminum and alzheimer's

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140212093300.htm.

  elevated brain aluminium, early onset alzheimer's disease in an individual occupationally exposed to aluminiumdate:february 12, 2014 source:keele university summary:research has shown for the first time that an individual who was exposed to aluminum at work and died of alzheimers disease had high levels of aluminum in the brain.

  while aluminum is a known neurotoxin and occupational exposure to aluminum has been implicated in neurological disease, including alzheimers disease, this finding is believed to be the first record of a direct link between alzheimers disease and elevated brain aluminum following occupational exposure to the metal.

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  EndOfRationalThought said, "...fluoride which helps aluminum pass the blood brain barrier and is a byproduct of aluminum..."

  Explain how fluoride is a "byproduct of aluminum," please, Professor. What does your Porter-Chemcraft lab manual tell you about this?

  Aluminum is to Aluminum Sulphate as Sodium is to Sodium Chloride.
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  Male-dominated religions oppress women, Jimmy Carter says

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. beliefs

  http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20140328/feat04/303280035/religion-briefs-male-dominated-religions-religious-rights-jesus-crown-thornes-.

  jimmy carter byline male-dominated religions oppress women, carter saysatlanta former president jimmy carter says male-dominated religions contribute to the oppression and abuse of women by twisting sacred texts to portray females as inferior to men in the eyes of god.. the 89-year-old carter makes that argument in his new book, a call to action: women, religion, violence and power.. in an interview broadcast on nbcs meet the press, the former president faulted his former denomination, the southern baptist convention, and the roman catholic church for denying women the same opportunities as men to serve as pastors and priests.. carter said some married men who belong to those churches conclude that their wives are inferior.. the catholic catechism and the 2000 baptist faith and message declare that men and women have different roles but are equal in the eyes of god..

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  Designs asked, " NN- did you catch his interview on Bill Maher's show."

  No, the sight of Maher makes me nauseous.
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  College Class about JWs .... book suggestions?

  by Shepherd Book in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have the opportunity to take an independent study class through my university this summer.

  my advisor, a history professor, suggested i choose jehovah's witnesses as a topic.. we are now trying to formulate a syllabus.

  she suggests i write two papers: one on the history of jws, and another on their doctinal approach.. so now my question is...what books/articles/videos do i list on my syllabus as sources i intend to read and use for the papers?.

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  I suggest:

  A People For His Name: A History of Jehovah's Witnesses and An Evaluation by Tony Wills - used by Ray Franz & James Penton as source material

  The Desolations of the Sanctuary by Emil & Otto Sadlack - the reaction of some sincere German Bible Students to Rutherford's reforms of Russell's organization

  DEMONISM and the WATCH TOWER by Roy D. Goodrich - the only publicly available collection of some of Goodrich's writings.

  Captives of a Concept (Anatomy of an Illusion) by Don Cameron - the key deception of Watchtower dogma

  each of these are available through Amazon or Lulu.com at reasonable prices.
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  Male-dominated religions oppress women, Jimmy Carter says

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20140328/feat04/303280035/religion-briefs-male-dominated-religions-religious-rights-jesus-crown-thornes-.

  jimmy carter byline male-dominated religions oppress women, carter saysatlanta former president jimmy carter says male-dominated religions contribute to the oppression and abuse of women by twisting sacred texts to portray females as inferior to men in the eyes of god.. the 89-year-old carter makes that argument in his new book, a call to action: women, religion, violence and power.. in an interview broadcast on nbcs meet the press, the former president faulted his former denomination, the southern baptist convention, and the roman catholic church for denying women the same opportunities as men to serve as pastors and priests.. carter said some married men who belong to those churches conclude that their wives are inferior.. the catholic catechism and the 2000 baptist faith and message declare that men and women have different roles but are equal in the eyes of god..

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  Jimmy Carter is an inept old fool who, like a dead fish stinks more as he accumulates years.