Thanks for the reference to the ScienceDaily site, fulltimestudent. I spent an hour or so perusing it and I'm planning on checking in there more frequently.
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Where and How HIV infections (Aids) spread to Humans
by fulltimestudent infrom the time that hiv infections came to the notice of the medical community, scientists have been attempting to trace its origins.. .
an electron microscope scan of a huv-1 virion budding from a cultured lymphocyte.
if the above process was occurring in your body, you would be in for a lot of problems.. the latest research conclusions are that the first cases occurred around the year 1920, in the african city of kinshasa, now captital of the democratic republic of congo.. scientists have been able to track at least 13 transmissions from apes to humans, but only one transmision involved the hiv-1 virus group that has resulted in some 75 million human infections to this time.. the team of scientists involved in this study see the following factors being involved in the development of the pandemic.
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The Americans are back!
by Xanthippe intoday will be the third time this year there were american tourists at my local national trust stately home calke abbey, derbyshire.
nice to see they are coming back to visit the uk.
haven't been many around in my part of britain in the last few years.
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My son who is 13 desperately wants to visit the UK. He's a railfan and is obsessed with the Flying Scotsman. I think he also believes he might meet up with some of his Minecraft friends.
I told him we could go when he graduates from High School. That's only 5 years away. I'd better start saving!
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How good a commincator are you on this site?
by new hope and happiness inme i try my best but my spelling is bad and some times i get missunerstood...any funny exsperiences?.
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I have a bad habit of not making enough encouraging posts. I like to post when I feel I have something to add, but if others have posted what I was thinking, I won't usually say anything. Some of the threads I find most interesting I don't post on because others have said what I'm thinking.
Poor spelling doesn't bother me unless someone is bragging about how smart and educated they are and then makes lots of grammar and spelling mistakes. I find the more I'm on here, the less sure I am about American spelling. Sometimes I really have to think about whether I should spell it 'neighbor' or 'neighbour' or whether I should spell 'organization' with a z or an s!
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Turns out it was true - "the truth" was the only reason my marriage lasted so long
by Shattered Reality ini haven't really been on here in like, a year.
my stbx introduced me to this site and then a whole buch of life happened and i just sort of never had time for forums.
but here i am at 3am, another sleepless night, and i feel like i am simply lost.
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He can't just let you go because he is using you.
He wants to move on 'eventually'? Tell him 'eventually' just got moved up to December 31st. And, if he is not out by the first of the new year, he will have a police escort for him and his belongings. They will likely direct him to the nearest sidewalk. He may want to get a move on if he would prefer comfier accommodations.
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Thanks for the reference. It was an interesting read. Strong emotions that shut down further inquiry seems to happen a lot in politics, as well.
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Have a reference for that, Cofty? I would be interested. It's a great topic of discussion in itself.
Just having an academic discussion about something seems to feel like 'condoning' to some people.
I also think that if a topic violates someone's previous opinions or worldview it feels personally threatening.
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Razziel, we posted at the same time. Please see my post regarding the false assumption that some have that we are saying that because someone was born with an attribute, it automatically means it is okay to act upon it. That is NOT being asserted.
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I think there's an assumption by some that saying something is inborn automatically means that it's okay. This is not being said at all.
Here are some inborn tendencies. Is acting on them okay? Some yes, some no. It's the nature of acting on it that determines whether or not it is okay.
Lefthandedness, acting upon it is okay
Righthandedness, acting upon it is okay
Heterosexuality, okay
Homosexuality, okay
Pedophilia, not okay to act upon
Quick temper/ murderous rage, not okay to act upon
Psychopathy/ lack of empathy, not okay to hurt others
Why are people getting so upset about trying to discover the origins (and thus prognosis) of these conditions? It's the behavior that should be judged and understanding the origins can help find ways to prevent negative behaviors.
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Terminology the Society Hates?
by toweragent inin my most recent talk, i got counseled for using some terms that were not prefered.
for example i said "new testament" rather than "the christian greek scriptures".
i also used the term "gospel", but even worse, i made reference to the "synoptic gospels" and the "gnostic gospel".. i guess i never thought of it before, but when i looked at the societies information on the matter they always say things like, "the so-called new testament..." or "the so-called synoptic gospels..." why with all the "so-called?".
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Never say, "Bless you" when someone sneezes. Better to just awkwardly ignore it.
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Let's suggest some programs for tv.jw.org
by rebel8 inweekday afternoons: a soap opera featuring judicial committees, demon possessions, and wives clamoring to be the ones who host the circuit overseer's lunch.
saturday mornings: sparlock cartoon.
friday evenings: reality show featuring jw dating.
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Build a Paradise Friend Workshop. Caleb chooses a panda, stuffs him to the correct fluffy size then adds aservice bag and dress shoes. Sophia stuffs that lion that she's been wanting. She adds the stuffing and a crown for the king of the jungle.He also gets dress shoes. Other friends available are tigers, kangaroos, miniature horses and lambs which have available service bags and dress shoes. Suits and ties as well as modest dresses are available for an additional small fee. They come with a babtismal certificate so they can start serving Jehovah immediately.