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  Breaking up is Hard to Do......

  by tyydyy in

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  i have been dating this woman for two months.

  i somehow agreed to being monogamus with her....the details aren't important..but here i am stuck in a relationship that daily grows more unbearable.

  i have been trying to get the nerve to end it for the last 6 weeks...lol well it's true.

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  Prisca

  Y'know, before I read this thread I thought Tim was a cool guy. Now, after his admission of cheating on his current girlfriend, I'm not so sure.
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  Man Arrested Over Williams Killing

  by Prisca in

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  http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/story_51723.asp

  man arrested over williams killing.

  la official alba yates speaks about the shooting death of venus and serena williams' older sister.

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  Prisca

  http://news.ninemsn.com.au/World/story_51723.asp

  Man arrested over Williams killing
  
  LA official Alba Yates speaks about the shooting death of Venus and Serena Williams' older sister. Listen to Audio
  

  AP - A 24-year-old man was arrested in the investigation of the shooting that killed the older sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced.

  The suspect was identified as Aaron Michael Hammer. He was jailed without bail, said sheriff's Deputy Richard Pena. The deputy didn't say what led to Hammer's arrest or when he was taken into custody.

  Pena said homicide detectives were still seeking the public's assistance in gathering information about the killing of Yetunde Price, who was shot in the chest early Sunday about a 1.6 kilometres from the tennis courts where her half-sisters first rose to prominence.

  Price was shot in the chest after an alleged dispute in this Los Angeles suburb, which has long been notorious for street gangs and violence.

  She had been sitting with a man in a sport utility vehicle shortly after midnight when "somehow they had become involved in a confrontation with the local residents," Pena said earlier.

  Deputies on patrol heard gunshots and found Price, who was later pronounced dead at a hospital. An assault rifle was found at the scene and neighbours reported hearing six to 20 gunshots.

  The Williams sisters issued a statement shortly after the shooting saying their family had been overwhelmed with grief at news of Price's death.

  Venus flew Sunday from New York to Los Angeles and Serena travelled from Toronto to gather with relatives. Price, 31, a registered nurse who owned a beauty salon, was a personal assistant to her famous half-sisters.

  "We are extremely shocked, saddened and devastated by the shooting death of our beloved Yetunde," the Williams family said in the statement.

  "She was our nucleus and our rock. She was personal assistant, confidant, and adviser to her sisters, and her death leaves a void that can never be filled. Our grief is overwhelming, and this is the saddest day of our lives," the statement said.

  The tree-shaded street where Price died is lined with homes with barred windows. Residents said gunfire is a common weekend disruption.

  Rodolfo Pulido, 35, who lives around the corner, was awakened by the shots but did not go outside. "Week after week, I hear gunfire. It's common," he said.

  Price was one of five sisters who spent their early years in Compton, where gang fighting has claimed many lives.

  She was divorced and had three children, Jair, 5; Justus, 9; and Jeffrey, 11. She had moved to Corona, 65 kilometres from Compton in neighbouring Riverside County, and took her mother's maiden name a few years ago after her parents divorced. She recently opened a hair salon in nearby Lakewood with a friend from high school.

  "I can't believe it. There's not one evil thing you could say about this girl. She never hurt any person. She was a quiet person," said a friend, Sheriee Brown, 32, of Compton.

  The five sisters were extremely close. Yetunde; Isha, a lawyer and singer; and Lyndrea, an actress and singer; could often be seen in players' guest boxes and hotels with Venus and Serena.

  When Venus and Serena Williams were children, Price was a caring, gentle role model. As recently as Wimbledon this summer, Price helped with her sisters' personal business matters, cheering them on, the big sister who stayed on the side and never showed any jealousy of their success.

  Venus, eight years younger than Price, and Serena, a little more than nine years younger, often spoke about the gunshots they heard as they played tennis on public courts in Compton. When they turned professional as teenagers, they moved with their parents to Florida, in part for the courts and the coaching and in part to escape the violence.

  Yet nothing - not stardom nor distance nor the demands of travel - weakened the bonds they felt toward their sisters. At Wimbledon in July, when Venus was injured during her semifinal and considered quitting, her mother and sisters encouraged her to play on.

  The poise Venus and Serena showed so young could be attributed as much to the influence of their older sisters as to the independence and religious devotion that their parents, Richard and Oracene, encouraged.

  That self-assured character could be seen when Venus and Serena were just little girls, going around to local charity events to help raise money. They weren't shy, even then, about taking a microphone and talking to other children about the value of education.

  By that time, Price was far ahead in her schooling, becoming a nurse, taking business courses and reinforcing for her younger sisters the values that would shape their lives off the court.

  All five sisters are the daughters of Oracene Williams, who was previously married to the late Yusef A.K. Rasheed. She later married Richard Williams, father of Venus, 23, and Serena, who will be 22 next week.

  "They don't regard themselves as half-sisters, they regard themselves as sisters," said Raymone Bain, a publicist for Serena. "The five girls are each others' best friends."

  Serena and Venus both missed the US Open earlier this month because of injuries. Neither has said when they will play next.

  
  ©AAP 2003

  (emphasis mine)
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  Last Assembly!

  by Euphemism in

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  2. experiences

  just wanted to let everyone know that today, piph and i attended the last day of our last borg assembly ever!

  the feeling walking out was wonderful.

  my heart kind of sank a little when i remembered that i still had to attend meetings for a little over a month.

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  Congrats Euph!!

  The last assembly I attended was a District Convention. I've never felt more like a fish out of water. Despite having been a born-and-bred JW, used to attending meetings and assemblies all of my life, I attended that assembly with open eyes and an open mind. The mass brain-washing was obvious. The zombie-like attendees who soaked up everything that was said to them, accepting the information without question.

  Never again.
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  Venus and Serena's sister shot and killed

  by Lutece in

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  i just heard about this shooting on yahoo.

  http://news.yahoo.com

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  Prisca

  I was shocked when I heard the news this morning.

  My condolences go out to the Williams family.
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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #63

  by ozziepost in

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  how's the weekend going?.

  mrs ozzie and i enjoyed a beach picnic with friends.

  yes, there was plenty of shiraz!

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  11. Guilt-inducer to contribute more money to the congregation.
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  JW strangers say mean things to you at assemblies?

  by jwbot in

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  jw's can be rotten, but what about the "brutally honest" jw strangers at assemblies?

  i have had some issues with the general meaness jw's are to people that they do not even know, and are jw's.. example 1: i was maybe 13 years old and i was a fast developer, i had big boobs basically.

  well a dress i had was really nice...my parents would not have let me wear something that was not apprepriate for me, but i guess the dress was low (i didn't think so) and when i was in the bathroom at the assembly at the mirror, a woman just came up to me and was like "you are showing all the assets you have to offer" or something to that effect.

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  Don't let those bitches worry you Jwbot - they were probably jealous
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  The Scripture They Ignore, Ignore, Ignore...

  by metatron in

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  2. beliefs

  once upon a time a guy named jesus founded a new religion.. one of the things he - and his biographers - emphasized was "stop judging!".

  he went even further, saying "stop condemning!

  " (luke 6:37) the context of these.

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  The difference between people on this board criticising the JWs, and the JWs' criticising other religions/people/fellow believers is that the JWs claim to be followers of Christ; this board and its participants make no such claim. This board is made of individuals of a variety of belief systems and values.

  No one on this board claims to be the mouthpiece of God yet the JW organisation does.
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  What happens to...

  by teejay in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the black person who has a serious difference of opinion with the naacp;

  the life-long democrat / republican who, in good conscience, cannot support their party's candidate;

  the kkk member who was raised by racist family members and friends to hate when they find conclusive evidence that they had been told untruths by people who love them;

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  Prisca

  Thunder quotes Shakespeare! Ain't that a kick in the head??

  LOL! Too cool, Thunder 

  What are the consequences, if any, with going along with the group
  			
  when one knows better in their mind and heart?

  Any of us who had doubts whilst still acting as a JW, knows the answer to this.

  And what of the 1 out of 10 who is willing to make a stand, 
  			
  even if it has to be alone? What is it about them that makes
  			
  that one different than the nine?

  Self-confidence and self-belief. And often the desire for the truth to be known.
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  When you die you go to Karen's.

  by simplesally in

  1. social
  2. family

  my little girl goes to a babysitter 3 days a week.

  she is 2 and the other little girl is 3. they were talking about their daddy's.

  so they asked the babysitter where her daddy was.

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  That story is too cute, SimpleSally. I bet she is simply adorable too!

  A couple of years ago when I was visiting my sister and 5yr old niece, I went to the grave where our mother is buried. My niece was with me at the time, and it prompted her to ask questions about why Grandma died etc ("Grandma was very very sick and she died" - "Couldn't the doctors get her better?" - "No, she eventually got too sick for the drs to be able to do anything" etc)

  Because my sister is a JW my niece has been taught that Grandma will come back in the resurrection, and for now she is only sleeping.

  "Is she in the ground?"

  "Yes, her body was put in a special box and put in the ground. She doesn't feel anything, because she's dead."

  My niece was satisfied with that, but her mind must have been still thinking about the subject because later that evening, when we were just watching tv together, she asked,

  "Is Grandma buried standing up or lying down?"

  Classic.
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  Losing my Religion

  by yxl1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ive always considered myself a christian.

  even before i was roped into the world of dubs at the age of 7, i attended a baptist church.

  it never entered my mind that the bible wasnt gods word and that jesus was or wasnt the son of god.

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  I've always wondered how some people believe there is a God yet do not believe in the Bible.

  This sentence stood out to me.

  I think my reply to this would be: Why do you have to believe in an imperfect book in order to believe in a Creator?