Topics Started by philo
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5"The day that changed the world"?
by philo ini saw a brilliant c4 programme on uk tv tonight "the day that changed the world?".
it gave opinions on developments since september 11th(alas there is no page to link to).
whether you have seen it or not: any views on this?
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Indigenous Flora / Fauna / Witnesses
by Englishman inback in the 1800's, some smart fella decided that it would be nice to add the american grey squirrel to the uk's indigenous population of red squirrels.
the american grey decimated the uk red by booting it out of it's natural habitat, so that it can now only breed freely on a few off-shore places such as the isle of wight.. poor red squirrel: .
in the 1800's, some uk wise guy decided that it would be nice for the americans to enjoy the delights of our own flying, screeching rodent, the starling, and released 24 pairs in new york city.
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Jehovah's Witnesses basic beliefs
by disneycuty indo any of you still believe that jehovah is god or any still don't believe in hell, or trinity, or the cross?
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Where's the Worldly Witness
by philo ina few months back there was a very busy poster called ww (worldly witness).
i was thinking about his rise and fall today, and this is where it took me.. whether jehovah's witnesses as individuals are 'part of the world' or not, the billion-dollar corporations which administer jw activity, receive their donations, their devotion, and their unquestioning obedience, cannot easily be described as "no part of the world".
and as for day-to-day jw culture, many of us who have spent a few years on the 'inside' know that many things there change roughly in line with society at large - 'the world'.
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Great News For Smokers
by Englishman inaccording to the times, 40% of people who smoke will not contract cancer in their entire lifetime.. this is truly wonderful news for addicts, many of whom have have been pushing their deep misgivings and health concerns into the background, or smoking less or smoking low tar or smoking cigars or inhaling less or smoking in secret or smoking part-time.. what this means in real terms is that for every 5 smokers you observe, only 3 of them are someday destined to suffer what the medical profession refer to as "night agonies".
briefly, this is a syndrome endured by cancer patients who's discomfort becomes more pronounced in the small hours, sufferers are observed to sometimes hit their heads against their pillows in their frustration with themselves for not having the strength of character to quit.. this is indeed excellent news for smokers, particularly for those who become irritated with goody-goody persons who try to get them to give up.
god, those people are so tedious, aren't they?.
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Women admit to regular lies
by JanH inwomen admit to regular lies .
nearly one in four british women would try to conceive without their partner's consent if they wanted a baby, research suggests.
a survey by women's magazine that's life!, found that many women are prepared to lie about almost any aspect of their life.
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Blood, Hemopure, Stock Market: Society Investments
by Maximus inbiopure soars on hemopure trial results.
new york (reuters) - biopure corp. (nasdaq:bpur - news), a biotechnology company seeking to commercialize a substitute blood product, on monday said a late-stage clinical trial showed the product is comparatively safe.. the phase iii trial was conducted to determine whether the blood substitute, called hemopure, met its "primary endpoint,'' which was to show that patients receiving the product were as safe as those receiving donated red blood cells.. "this clinical milestone is an important step toward addressing the critical issue of blood availability on a worldwide basis,'' carl rausch, the company's chief executive, said in a statement.. the news comes two weeks after cambridge, massachusetts-based biopure was accused by online news site thestreet.com of delaying and covering up negative trial results.
the report sent the stock plummeting 11 percent.
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I miss the org
by ballistic incan anyone get me copies of those orchestral tapes, kingdom melodies, they were so cool,.
oh, and i want to start getting the jw calendars again, so i can put one up in the kitchen,.
can someone also phone me on saturday mornings 'cas i really miss getting up early on my one day off to go out knocking on door for no apparent reason,.
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Can you be DF'd for obesity?
by cosmo inif jw's can be(or should i say are) df'd for smoking, why aren't people df'd for obesity.. it seems they say that you are violating your body and hurting it from smoking but i've never seen a person live over the age of 80 that was obese.
just seems like being obese is worse than smoking.
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So How Do I Deal With This?
by Englishman ini have a really difficult problem on my hands and i would very much appreciate some input.. some years ago, my wife and i offered accomodation to a female relative - lets call her auntie molly - who was experiencing some marriage problems.
it was a disaster.
she was irrascible, moody and incredibly badly behaved.
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