GLTirebiter

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  Boeings "Dreamliner" starting to look like a nightmare.

  by Glander in

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  i am truly surprised to see boeing trying to roll out a plane so full of bugs and flaws.

  hope they can get things straightened out.

  major us industry giant, lots of jobs..

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  <p>McDonnald [sic] bought Boeing</p>

  <p>Other way around, actually. Boeing bought McDonnell-Douglas. It was a bad deal IMO, at least for commercial aircraft (military contracts may be the reason Boeing made that deal). The DC10/MD11 and DC9/MD80 were dated and uneconomical designs, and there were no viable replacements in the pipeline. I agree in part with your criticisms re. outsourcing, but there are good non-technical, non-financial reasons for doing it. Foreign content helps to close deals for foreign sales. All else being equal, a national (government controlled) airline is more likely to buy aircraft from a company would buys airplane parts from their factories than one that doesn't. If Airbus buys from them and Boeing doesn't, none of the order will be built in Everett--because Boeing isn't going to get the business. Since there are more international sales opportunities than domestic these days, Boeing really can't afford to not outsource work to qualified foreign suppliers.</p>
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  Signs and Shirts for 2014? What do you have in mind to celebrate 100 years of Christ Rule from Heaven?

  by AuntConnie in

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  where are the signs and shirts the professional artist here have designed for jesus christ (according to the jws, not real christians) 100 years of sitting at his father's throne?

  i would like to buy some if you will create a cool photo, let's start getting read for the big celebration!

  what art work would you put on the shirts, the front and the back?

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  GLTirebiter

  "I'm one in a Million!" (for those celebrating their 99th birthday this year)
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  who signed your blood card?

  by losingit in

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  2. friends

  two elders in my congregation signed mine bc hubby couldn't bear the repercussions of either 1- saving my life by allowing the blood transfusion, which would probably lead to him being df'd, and 2- me dying bc he did not allow the blood transfusion and having my parents call him a murderer.. isn't that so nice?

  when i most wanted him to represent me, he didn't have the guts, even hypothetically.... so, who signed your blood card?.

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  GLTirebiter

  I know who signed my child's card, without my knowledge or consent. It was an elder from the ex's congregation, whose signature falsely claimed him to be a relative and legal guardian.

  My blood card is from the blood bank, and yields six units every year!
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  Check this out- JW Car Lot

  by itsibitsybrainbutbigenoughtosmellarat in

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  2. scandals

  http://www.circuitvehicles.com/home/.

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  GLTirebiter

  Why don't they sell these? Think how much faster you could cover an under-served territory with this for a service car! And they come in the Theocratically Approved four-door body style.

  
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  Colorado Flooding Near My House

  by dazed but not confused in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here are some picture in my neighborhood.. our house was not affected.

  there is possibly more flash flooding expected tonight.. in the picture below our house sits at the bottom right corner about 2 blocks out of frame.

  yesterday and tonight we are staying in another town with family.. .

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  I wonder if the dubs in the area still went to meeting during the worst of it.

  Well, it's not like the Kingdom Hall would be too busy "feeding the hungry and sheltering the homeless". Unlike another church in town. (Matthew 25:35-40, John 13:35)
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  Colorado Flooding Near My House

  by dazed but not confused in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here are some picture in my neighborhood.. our house was not affected.

  there is possibly more flash flooding expected tonight.. in the picture below our house sits at the bottom right corner about 2 blocks out of frame.

  yesterday and tonight we are staying in another town with family.. .

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  GLTirebiter

  The reports are that some small towns in the high country may be cut off for another week or two before they can be reached other than by helicopter.

  Small towns in the canyons (Jamestown, Pinewood Springs, the Cal-Wood education camp, etc.) are inaccessible by ground, and being evacuated by helicopter when weather allows flying. Rescue vehicles have made it through to larger towns above the canyons (Nederland, Allens Park, Estes Park, etc.) but the route is barely passable, and open for emergency use only. The following is from the Office of Emergency Management (route name redacted):

  "There are still no east to west routes open from U.S. 36 (Foothills Highway) to State Highway 72 (Peak to Peak). XXXXX is barely passable for emergency vehicles and is NOT open to the public. It is currently the only way in and out of the Boulder foothills for emergency response vehicles equipped to traverse over extremely damaged roads.

  For safety reasons as well as just sheer impassibility for personal vehicles, XXXXX is ONLY open to emergency vehicle access until further notice. Please get out the word to your friends and neighbors."
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  Justitia passes bar!!!

  by crmsicl in

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  2. experiences

  yay...my awesome friend justitia just found out last night she passed the bar exam.

  regardless of how you may feel about her you gotta admit that is an accomplishment..

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  GLTirebiter

  Congratulations, counselor! I hope you have a good career in the years ahead.
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  who has actually read the entire Bible?

  by losingit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  no matter how many times i've tried, i just couldn't get through the whole thing.

  you know, there were always those reminders to read the bible, have a personal study, go out in service, and.... the other two of the five things we were supposed to do i already forgot.

  so, i constantly felt guilty that i just had no interest.

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  GLTirebiter

  Several times, various editions.
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  "You knew what the consequences were when YOU decided to leave The Truth. This is YOUR decision and the outcome is YOUR responsibility."

  by nicolaou in

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  how many of us have had to deal with a version of that retort?!

  it's hurtful and i suspect - for some - that's partly because of the nagging feeling that our families may have a point.. but do they?.

  i was 15 when i got baptised, is it reasonable that as the 50 year old man i'll be on my next birthday i continue to be held to a decision i made as a schoolboy?.

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  How would they react to being treated the same way? It's time for some tough love:

  "YOU knew what the consequences were when YOU decided that following the Watchtower was more important than your own flesh and blood. This is YOUR decision and the consequences are YOUR responsibility. If ever YOU are ready to admit YOUR error and want to apologize and make ammends for YOUR behavior, we will be here. But we will not tolerate YOUR bad conduct."
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  SURVEY QUESTIONs

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm on the brink of publishing my book.

  here are some survey questions that will help me make some important decisions.. if you were ever going to actually buy a book about an ex-jehovah's witness conscientious objector who went to prison, would you:.

  a. prefer the book to be 8 1/2 x 11 ?.

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  GLTirebiter

  Do e-books reproduce images?

  I have many ebooks (.mobi format) with illustrations. Pen-and ink drawings (and wood cuts) reproduce well on the black-and-white Kindle e-ink display. The display does not have really high resolution, so photos will lose detail.