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Here?s the new TR3-B model kit you?ve been asking for! Based on many eye-witness sightings, this UFO is rumored to belong to our Air Force and is reverse engineered from captured UFOs. About 6? in diameter. Kit includes upper/lower hull and 3 landing gear. Resin kit, requires epoxy glue (not included). Just clean, paint and enjoy.

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Happy 100th Birthday to the Banana Split

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happy 100th birthday to the banana split

by allison schlesinger, associated press writer

VM44

Happy 100th Birthday to the Banana Split

By ALLISON SCHLESINGER, Associated Press Writer

By ALLISON SCHLESINGER, Associated Press Writer

PITTSBURGH - University of Pittsburgh alumni have won the Nobel Prize, played in the National Football League and unlocked the secrets of DNA. On Wednesday, the university celebrated a less prestigious but equally sweet accomplishment ? the banana split.

Pitt declared Wednesday "Banana Split Day" and celebrated the dessert's 100th birthday by serving about 4,000 ice cream cones to university freshmen, family members, students and others returning to campus for the new school year.

Ice cream aficionados believe David E. Strickler, a 1906 graduate of Pitt's School of Pharmacy, created the first banana split in 1904 when he was an apprentice at Tassell Pharmacy in Latrobe.

At the turn of the century, there were no commercially prepared medications, so pharmacists became masters of flavor and were known for their sweet treats, said Patricia Dowley Kroboth, the dean of the university's school of pharmacy.

"While you might have thought this (celebration) was a little bit hokey ... we are very proud of David Strickler," Kroboth said.

Strickler went on to buy the Latrobe pharmacy and his gooey treat caught on with students at nearby St. Vincent College.

Word about the banana split probably spread because students told their hometown soda jerks about the dessert, said Joseph E. Greubel, a 1959 graduate of Pitt's business school and the president of the Valley Dairy restaurant chain.

The way Greubel sees it, the proper banana split is built on a foundation of a banana sliced stem to stern. The next layer consists of a scoop of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream, topped with pineapple pieces, chocolate sauce and strawberry sauce. Then comes the whipped cream, chopped nuts and three cherries ? although Greubel's restaurants replace one of the cherries for an American flag.

As with any first, restaurant and pharmacy owners around the nation have disputed Strickler's story. But the National Ice Cream Retailers Association recently honored Latrobe as the dessert's birthplace.

There's convincing evidence that supports Strickler's claim, said Greubel, who co-wrote "Ice Cream Joe: The Valley Dairy Story and America's Love Affair with Ice Cream."

Strickler in 1905 asked the Westmoreland Glass Co. in Grapeville to make "banana boat" dishes. The order form still exists and is on display at Latrobe's historical center, Greubel said.

Strickler, who died in 1971, didn't make a big deal about his invention, said his son, William Strickler, who still lives in Latrobe.

"As a young fella, I didn't eat banana splits because they cost too much ? 10 cents ? and my allowance didn't cover it," William Strickler said

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Happy 100th Birthday to the Banana Split

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happy 100th birthday to the banana split

by allison schlesinger, associated press writer

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Happy 100th Birthday to the Banana Split

By ALLISON SCHLESINGER, Associated Press Writer

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Cult fear and indoctrination - Service Meeting -Respect Jehovah's Authority

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the september kingdom ministry, for week beginning october 4, discusses the video "respect jehovah's authority.".

i have seen this video myself, and for those still on a guilt trip, it will serve to re-inforce that the society is backed by jehovah.

if you are in the organization and are on a collision course with the soverign of the universe then you need to develop your loyalty to jehovah .

VM44

The "Sons of Korah" is a favorite topic of the Watchtower! The like bringing the subject up over and over again

Why don't they tell over and over again (or even once!) the story of how Bethel became a center of false worship?

Have to have a balenced view of things! :)

--VM44

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Russell NOT listed as author on his own book!

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i have recently obtained a copy of studies in the scriptures, series vi, "the new creation".

the copy i have is is very good condition.. opening it up, i see it is the 31,000 edition, 1905, and the publisher is listed as the watchtower bible and tract society of allegheny , pa.. but, charles taze russell name is absent on the title page!.

going through the book i find nowhere russell's name mentioned, let alone as being the author of the book.

VM44

Hi Joseph,

Even if Russell had help writing his books, his name still appeared as author.

I am wondering when and why this edition was published with Russell's name removed.

This is a Mystery, and, until the question is answered, it isn't Finished!

--VM44

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Russell NOT listed as author on his own book!

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i have recently obtained a copy of studies in the scriptures, series vi, "the new creation".

the copy i have is is very good condition.. opening it up, i see it is the 31,000 edition, 1905, and the publisher is listed as the watchtower bible and tract society of allegheny , pa.. but, charles taze russell name is absent on the title page!.

going through the book i find nowhere russell's name mentioned, let alone as being the author of the book.

VM44

Hi GermanXJW,

No, there is a two page preface, ending with "A single friend or relative helped - rescued from doubt or unbelief - would repay the cost ofthese studies a thousand times.", followed on the next page by the contents, no name of Charles Russell!

This edition is the "Helping Hand for Bible Students" it does NOT have the winged sun symbol, but rather has an "ancient oil lamp sitting on a book" drawing on the spine. The cover is red (maroon?) with white lettering.

The last page of the book is an advertisement for the"Old Theology Quartly, for the promotion of Christian Knowledge"

--VM44

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Russell NOT listed as author on his own book!

by VM44 in

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i have recently obtained a copy of studies in the scriptures, series vi, "the new creation".

the copy i have is is very good condition.. opening it up, i see it is the 31,000 edition, 1905, and the publisher is listed as the watchtower bible and tract society of allegheny , pa.. but, charles taze russell name is absent on the title page!.

going through the book i find nowhere russell's name mentioned, let alone as being the author of the book.

VM44

I have recently obtained a copy of Studies in the Scriptures, Series VI, "The New Creation". The copy I have is is very good condition.

Opening it up, I see it is the 31,000 edition, 1905, and the publisher is listed as the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Allegheny , PA.

BUT, Charles Taze Russell name is absent on the title page!

going through the book I find nowhere Russell's name mentioned, let alone as being the author of the book.

It is as if the book is anonymously written!

Does anyone know of an explaination for the existence of such a volume? and the removal of Russell's name?

--VM44

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The phrase Spirit CREATURES...

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just musing this morning, but... .

i've often heard the wt refer to angels as jehovah's spirit creatures.

i can't think of a specific wt, so am i imagining this???

VM44

Years ago, the Witnesses insisted on using the phrase "Human Creature" instead of "Human Being".

Here is a quote from Barbara Grizzuti Harrison's book, "Visions of Glory":

Jim Peck and Ralph diGia, pacifists who are on the staff of the War Resisters League, were imprisoned conscientious objectors in Danbury Federal Penitentiary, where the Witnesses represented one-third to one-half the draft violators, from 1942 to 1945. They express no small amazement (and irritation) at the Witnesses' homogeneity and their determined aloofness from other prisoners, their lack of spontaneity, warmth and passion:
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DIGIA: You couldn't have a real conversation with them. No hope. I never could understand their language. One of the Witnesses tried to convert me, and I said, "Look, we're all human beings." And he said, "No, only God is a Being; we're human creatures." How can you talk to somebody who makes distinctions like that? What does that even mean? . . . The Witnesses all spouted the same things.

http://www.exjws.net/vg7.htm

This distinction between "creature" and "being" sounds like a kooky idea of Rutherford's.

--VM44

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Rutherford - Always Travel First Class

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from an "interview with watchtower attorney hayden covington".

http://www.freeminds.org/history/covington.htm.

covington: it took about two and a half to three days.

VM44

From an "Interview with Watchtower Attorney Hayden Covington"
http://www.freeminds.org/history/covington.htm

Covington: It took about two and a half to three days. Two and half days from San Diego and I made that trip a lot of times. From New York to San Diego; it takes two and a half days on a Pullman. Of course, we rode Pullman. We went first class, Brother Rutherford told me, "I want you, whenever you travel, to travel first class." And so I did, and Brother Heath did, Nathan Knorr did, and Freddy Franz did too, all the whole bunch of us did.
Sis. Murray: Well you needed your rest and it was more comfortable.
Covington: It's not our comfort, but we were entitled to: the laborer is worthy of his hire.

But the missionaries DIDN'T travel first class, and the pioneers DIDN'T travel first class! I guess they weren't worthy!

How can the higher ups in the Watchtower justify this double standard? Aren't all equal before the Lord?

--VM44