Voted last week. First time for my two daughters also. We had a good time researching the down ballot and different measures to vote on. Such a vastly different experience with them than I had their age. They were genuinely proud to be part of the process and have a say.
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Did anyone vote yet?
by NewYork44M ini voted today in nyc.
a well organized process.
very busy and most of the people voting were african american.
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Rape Victim Forced To Listen To a Tape Of Her Assault In A JC
by pale.emperor inthis is absolutely outrageous.
a rape victim was forced to listen to herself being raped while the elders stopped and started the tape claiming she was consenting.
even though during one of the assaults she was duct-taped, gagged and had a pillowcase over her head.
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the girl next door
Zalkin's firm was dealing with nearly an identical case to this several years ago. At the time he was litigating dozens of abuse cases against WBTS and claimed it was the most egregious case he had seen. Unfortunately, like so many cases, not much info makes it to the mainstream and its hard to know how the cases are settled.
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From Bob Hope Theater to JW Assembly Hall
by Hecce injust a remembrance of the woodland hills, ca assembly hall.
i am enclosing a partial copy of a wikipedia article covering the purchase and subsequent sale of the facility by the jw.
i am enclosing the link and please pay attention to the bold portion of the document.. the theater project was backed by entertainers bob hope and art linkletter, along with cy warner.. the 2865-seat facility opened july 6, 1964 with the sound of music.
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the girl next door
JWs did not "outgrow" the property. All circuits that attended on rotation nearly every weekend only filled the place to 70% capacity. Once upon a time in its heyday it was full because circuits were not divided into A and B parts as they were when the property sold. It had a full cafeteria that served elaborate hot meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner on lengthy assembly days in the 70s. Also consession stands (4 or 5?)around the perimeter of the hall served all the regular food stuffs Watchtower was known for before that was all done away with. Overnight camping was also the norm in the upper parking lot in the 70s to early 80s. It was actually fun times for us kids.
Not many people know how the building was constructed. A massive mound of dirt was made and then reinforced concrete poured to create the dome. The dirt was removed and the hall finished. The atrium arch was done the same. As kids we would scale the dome and get in massive trouble.
The property manager(I won't disclose his name) lived in the apartments by the upper parking lot. He was made an offer for the property and forwarded to the Watchtower. They took the offer. The building was plowed and high end condos stand in its place.
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I was helping a Mature Sister with her tablet for downloading the meeting and then noticed ...
by Quarterback inthis sweet older sister needed help and while trying to download the clm on her tablet, the history showed some porn pictures.
how does someone overlook that and carry on?.
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the girl next door
Add in sexual repression for decades and it isn't surprising. "Mature sisters" get horny too.
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Can a small child be taken out of state without the other parents permission?
by Crazyguy inparents are still together not divorced.
one parent a jw wants to take a small child around age 7 out of state for a few months but other parents wants the child to stay home.
if the child is taken out of state can the parent that doesn't want him to go do anything?
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the girl next door
Sounds like the makings for divorce court.
If a legal separation or dissolution is filed, the courts would automatically prevent out of state travel for the minor without parental consent. Might be the best option if parent left behind is adamant about not losing parenting time.
Or there is always something like this to look into: http://positiveparenting.com/when-spouses-disagree-about-parenting-issues/
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Can a small child be taken out of state without the other parents permission?
by Crazyguy inparents are still together not divorced.
one parent a jw wants to take a small child around age 7 out of state for a few months but other parents wants the child to stay home.
if the child is taken out of state can the parent that doesn't want him to go do anything?
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the girl next door
Either parent can take children on any trip they wish without the consent of the other parent as long as the parent intends to return. Parents have the right to know where their children are, however. Law enforcement and the courts consider refusal by one parent to tell the other parent where they are going and when they will come back, and contact information as evidence the parent is attempting to withhold the children from the other parent; that is illegal in most states ( parental withholding)
Even as married parents, one parent can file an "ex parte emergency Motion for Temporary Custody" to prevent the travel plans or have the child returned from out of state. "Ex parte" means you testify to the judge by yourself without waiting for a hearing that the other parent can attend. Tell the clerk and the judge that your motion is “ex parte” because of the emergency of the other parent taking your child. If the judge gives you an order of temporary custody, the police will try to find the other parent and serve him with a copy of the order. The other parent will have to comply or face contempt of court. You will then have to go to another hearing, later on. At the hearing, the court will decide what to do next about custody.
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Trump or Contested Convention?
by Coded Logic infor those of us who are hillary and bernie fans, which is the better outcome - to have donald trump as the republican's nomination whose unpopular with most americans?
or are we better off watching the chaos of a contested convention and the party eventually putting up someone weak like john kasic or jeb bush?
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the girl next door
"most" is probably less accurate than "majority"
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Trump or Contested Convention?
by Coded Logic infor those of us who are hillary and bernie fans, which is the better outcome - to have donald trump as the republican's nomination whose unpopular with most americans?
or are we better off watching the chaos of a contested convention and the party eventually putting up someone weak like john kasic or jeb bush?
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the girl next door
It doesn't matter what happens amongst the GOP. They lose if Trump is the nominee and they lose if they manage to block Trump.
Say goodbye to the GOP.
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Start your own Prince rumour!
by purrpurr ini see the jw rumour mill is going into mad overdrive about prince.
the stories seem to be more and more unlikely.
so i thought as a bit of fun how about us here try to make up our own rumours?
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the girl next door
What if there is a trust?
The most likely scenario, says tax lawyer Michael Kosnitzky, of Boies, Schiller & Flexner in New York and Miami, is that there is a will and that it sets up a trust or a series of trusts into which all of Prince's assets at the time of his death will flow.
Unlike wills and probate court proceedings, such trusts can be kept confidential from the public. If Prince chose this route, it's possible we may never know the true extent of his estate or his plans for it after his death.
"Usually, wealthy, organized people or sophisticated celebrities use trusts that are set up while they're alive, to determine (what happens after death) in a confidential way, they're not public documents," says Koznitsky. "They don't want the world to know who their beneficiaries (the heirs) are, or special dispositions, etc."
Such trusts are managed by an executor (some states call them "personal representatives"), and it's usually not the heirs.
http://www.thv11.com/news/nation-now/princes-estate-6-key-questions-answered/153185762
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Under WT rules, can JW women file for a divorce? Or can only men file?
by JimmyPage inthe reason i ask is because while watching the "dateline" episode about ralph candelario, the claim was made that only jw men could file for divorce, not women.
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i had never thought about this before.. also, how does this apply in cases where a husband is "apostate" while the wife is faithful to wt?
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the girl next door
There are no sanctions for a JW woman filing for divorce from her JW husband. The repercussions may come later when she tries to remarry. But now, all she has to say is that she "knows in her heart" that she is free to remarry and she will be free to remarry. Two witnesses not required.
