after seeing so many topics about the stupidity of the gb, just got me wondering, anyone know the secular education levels of the gb?
are they high school level religious zealots or are they college educated manipulators?
The way I see it, their problem isn't in itself not having academic achievements.
If only they had some common sense, intellectual honesty and chose not to be willingly ignorant, and surround themselves with educated, capable people ... but they choose otherwise. They're blinded by the power they're invested with and won't part with it.
Eden
breaking news from co!!
according to a reliable source, the co in my area says that jws may have been hearing the phrase, "final push" being used.
what sage advice did this shepherd, duke, and "star" of revelation have to say?
SimonSays, you're a laughable deluded one.
40 years have passed and now Joshua can lead his flock to the Promised Land. For those that didn’t understand 40 years its 1975 the date that sectarians like Ray Franz put doubt on the weak.
So, while your idols at the GB completely dismissed the type/antitype interpretation of the Scriptures, here you come with a completely personal *new light*: 1975 was the equivalent of the bad report from the 12 spies at the doorstep of the promised land, and now, in 2015, 40 years after the desert wandering, "Joshua" is going to lead the Jehovah's Witnesses to the promised land / paradise ? By all means do submit your private musings to the GB, they may actually publish that on the WT before the October edition.
*shakes head*
On January 1st, 2016, I'll be here to accept your apology.
Eden
this interview was posted april 16, 2015 on youtube.
lorenz reibling's replies to the reporter in argentina are in english.. lorenz reibling is intimately connected to the watchtower society and, according to some sources, is a jw himself.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ssa-9yvii.
so who is lorenz reibling?
Interesting article on how JW's Axel Hofmann and Shannon Farmer made 4 millions AUD off public taxpayers with the Western Australian (WA) State authorities to implement a PBM (Patient Blood Management) program.
Eden
this interview was posted april 16, 2015 on youtube.
lorenz reibling's replies to the reporter in argentina are in english.. lorenz reibling is intimately connected to the watchtower society and, according to some sources, is a jw himself.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ssa-9yvii.
so who is lorenz reibling?
Yes, Sherry Ozawa popped up on my research, but at least on a superficial look I couldn't find a connection to the JW's. But there it is ...
Eden
this interview was posted april 16, 2015 on youtube.
lorenz reibling's replies to the reporter in argentina are in english.. lorenz reibling is intimately connected to the watchtower society and, according to some sources, is a jw himself.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ssa-9yvii.
so who is lorenz reibling?
Found another name: Brenda DePena Gray.
She was the opening speaker on the said 2012 SABM meeting, on the subject "Leadership and Structure Program". Her current position?
Clinical Director Bloodless Medicine/ Transfusion Alternative Program Atlanta Medical Center
Again, a look at her LinkedIn profile reveals the connection to the Jehovah's Witnesses. Scroll down to the bottom. Again, on volunteer & causes:
Pioneer. JW.ORG
And, listed among her interests:
I am a regular pioneer and enjoy helping people understand the Bible.
So, another member of SABM identified as a Jehovah's Witness.
Eden
this interview was posted april 16, 2015 on youtube.
lorenz reibling's replies to the reporter in argentina are in english.. lorenz reibling is intimately connected to the watchtower society and, according to some sources, is a jw himself.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ssa-9yvii.
so who is lorenz reibling?
I have found a name that connects SABM with the Jehovah's Witnesses: Yvette Bunch.
I found her name as one of the speakers on the 2012 annual meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management on the subject "Consent Process and Patient Directives". On her LinkedIn profile, it states that she works at the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System in the capacity as "Bloodless Medicine / Patient Blood management Program Coordinator".
She is listed as a member of SABM and also AABB.
Scrolling to the bottom of her profile, you can see that, among her interests are "Bible History", and then, voila! - on her volunteer & causes she lists her experience in "KH Regional Building":
Oklahoma and South Carolina KH Regional Building is professional volunteers organized by states for the purpose of building Kingdom Hall which serve as educational centers.
Although the name "Jehovah's Witnesses" isn't mentioned, we all know that Kingdom Halls are the places where Jehovah's Witnesses conduct their meetings. So, Ms. Yvette Bunch, of SABM, is a Jehovah's Witness.
Eden
this interview was posted april 16, 2015 on youtube.
lorenz reibling's replies to the reporter in argentina are in english.. lorenz reibling is intimately connected to the watchtower society and, according to some sources, is a jw himself.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ssa-9yvii.
so who is lorenz reibling?
OrphanCrow: And it was then that OPK, I believe pulled up stakes and moved to Russia.
As I noted before, it seems to me that rather it was a russian capitalist, Sergey Pugachev, under the umbrella of his NZ-based investment corporation OPK Trust Company, formed OPK Biotech and bought the assets and intellectual property of the defunct Biopure. Actually, on the legal papers of a lawsuit involving OPK Biotech, it is plainly stated that:
This case involves defendant OPK Biotech (“OPK”), a purchaser of a defunct bankrupt company, (Biopure), and its ongoing attempt to recoup its losses through abuse of the legal system. [...] Defendant OPK, at all times mentioned herein, is a registered Delaware Limited Liability Corporation, headquartered in Moscow, licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with manufacturing facilities located in Cambridge Massachusetts. OPK’s principal place of business is located at 11 Hurley Street, Cambridge MA, 02141. OPK’s registered Manager is Alex Pugachev, his Registration Address is CT Corporation System, 155 Federal Street, Suite 700, Boston, MA 02110.
Alex Pugachev is probably a relative of russian investor Sergey Pugachev.
Incidentally, the lawsuit is in itself very interesting, because it reveals the fraudulent practices of the inventors of Hemopure. The lawsuit was filed by a researcher, Dr. Abdel-Aleem, who was once hired by OPK Biotech to work on the development of Hemopure.
"On July 28, 2006, Abdel-Aleem’s employment with Biopure was terminated. Dr. Abdel- Aleem left Biopure because he had fundamental differences with the then CEO of Biopure, Zafiris Zaferilis, regarding the safety and reliability of Biopure’s product. In Dr. Abdel-Aleem’s professional opinion, based on published scientific studies, Biopure’s blood substitute product was unsafe for human use. Dr. Abdel-Aleem was unwilling to compromise his moral and ethical obligations to the public and Biopure’s shareholders by deceiving them into believing that Biopure’s product, Hemopure, was viable at the time. Hemopure never gained U.K. or U.S. regulatory approval. Dr. Abdel-Aleem feared that Biopure was attempting to abuse his credentials and reputation in the field of clinical trials to deceive shareholders."
Attempting to abuse someone's scientific credentials and reputation to deceive its members? Smells a lot like something the Watchtower Society is very accustomed to do.
Eden
this interview was posted april 16, 2015 on youtube.
lorenz reibling's replies to the reporter in argentina are in english.. lorenz reibling is intimately connected to the watchtower society and, according to some sources, is a jw himself.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ssa-9yvii.
so who is lorenz reibling?
A little more about the early days of Hemopure:
In this article published in the New York Times in 1990, was noticed that Biopure announced with some fanfare that the first safety human trials had been conducted in Guatemala.
"the researchers said the trials, conducted at a medical center in Guatemala City, showed only that the product is safe for use in humans".
However the the NYT journalist noticed a couple of oddities with this announcement:
"The results were presented in a highly unorthodox setting, at a conference sponsored by the Guatemalan mission to the United Nations in New York. The aim of the announcement seemed to be more an appeal by the Guatemalan researchers for assistance with the next phase of the trials than a formal presentation of scientific results."
The NYT reporter also pointed out sharply that little hard data was provided to back up the announcement:
"Indeed, the researchers offered almost no hard data to support their claims that the new product was completely safe. ''We are preparing that data for publication,'' said Dr. Rudolf Garcia-Gallont, the doctor in charge of the testing. ''We are still in the process of putting it all together.''
The NYT reporter also hinted what seemed to be the point of this largely unsubstantiated press conference: Public Relations, namely to put pressure on the american FDA to give the go-ahead permission to conduct human trials in the US.
Eden
this interview was posted april 16, 2015 on youtube.
lorenz reibling's replies to the reporter in argentina are in english.. lorenz reibling is intimately connected to the watchtower society and, according to some sources, is a jw himself.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ssa-9yvii.
so who is lorenz reibling?
I must make a correction. Before i said that Biopure had "morphed" into OPK Biotech. Not so. Biopure went bankrupt because Hemopure stalled at clinical trials on humans, and they ran out of money. Their assets were then purchased by OPK Biotech. Seemingly small detail, but very relevant.
Eden
this interview was posted april 16, 2015 on youtube.
lorenz reibling's replies to the reporter in argentina are in english.. lorenz reibling is intimately connected to the watchtower society and, according to some sources, is a jw himself.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ssa-9yvii.
so who is lorenz reibling?
I have found interesting, to say the least, the career shift of Mr. Gerald "Jerry" Kowalski from the banking business to the biotech industry. The last position he had before he was appointed CEO of OPK Biotech - according to his LinkedIn profile - was as chairman of International Industrial Bank, a russian bank, from 2006 to October 2010. Interestingly, this bank was declared insolvent and bankrupt by a Moscow court in November 2010. It was Mr. Kowalski, then, who was at the helm of this bank when it went bankrupt. Surprisingly, his next move was a career change - to the biotech industry. In just two months he goes from Chairman of a failed bank, to CEO of a biotech company specialized in blood management
Here comes a rather curious finding: According to Wikipaedia, the failed International Industrial Bank was controlled at 100% by a New Zealand-based trust company called OPK Trust Company, belonging to a russian businessman called Sergey Pugachev. Now, remember that Biopure morphed into a company also named OPK, (OPK Biotech, which, in turn, morphed into HbO2).
Seems to me that Mr. Kowalski has been acting as frontman to Mr. Sergey Pugachev's investments under the umbrella of OPK Trust Company. However, according to Wikipaedia, Mr. Sergey Pugachev became at odds with the Russian authorities and as of March 2015, most of his assets had been taken from him by the Russian government and his legal bills had emptied his bank accounts. He lives in exile in London.
Maybe this change of fate for Mr. Pugachev is the explanation as to why OPK Biotech went belly up and resurfaced as Hb2O - still with Mr. Kowalski at the helm, and keeping the intellectual property of Hemopure.
Eden
