Posts by Xandria

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TV Emits Distress Signal

by Xandria in

eugene, oregon (reuters) - tv hardly gets much better than this.

an oregon man discovered earlier this month that his year-old toshiba corp. flat-screen tv was emitting an international distress signal picked up by a satellite, leading a search and rescue operation to his apartment in corvallis, oregon, 70 miles south of portland.

the signal from chris van rossmann's tv was routed by satellite to the air force rescue center at langley air base in virginia.

Xandria

EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - TV hardly gets much better than this.

An Oregon man discovered earlier this month that his year-old Toshiba Corp. flat-screen TV was emitting an international distress signal picked up by a satellite, leading a search and rescue operation to his apartment in Corvallis, Oregon, 70 miles south of Portland.

The signal from Chris van Rossmann's TV was routed by satellite to the Air Force Rescue Center at Langley Air Base in Virginia.

On Oct. 2, the 20 year-old college student was visited at his apartment in the small university town by a contingent of local police, civil air patrol and search and rescue personnel.

"They'd never seen signal come that strong from a home appliance," said van Rossmann. "They were quite surprised. I think we all were."

Authorities had expected to find a boat or small plane with a malfunctioning transponder, the usual culprit in such incidents, emitting the 121.5 MHz frequency of the distress signal used internationally.

Van Rossmann said he was told to keep his TV off to avoid paying a $10,000 fine for "willingly broadcasting a false distress signal."

Toshiba contacted Rossmann and offered to provide him with a replacement set for free, he said.

I could imagine my surprise! LOL

X.

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Kingdom Hall for sale - the pictures

by observador in

you may want to have a look at these pictures.

they're of that hall that is being talked about here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/76089/1.ashx.

when i saw this, i couldn't help but remember of that doctrine that would go like 'the waters of babylon, the great, will dry out and she will see her end', remember?

Xandria

Would make a trophy apostate office or headquarters..

X.

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Infiltration time!

by Lostreality in

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im thinking of snagging a shirt that says "apostate!!!!

" on the back of it.

then i would walk into a kingdom hall, and put my back aginst the wall.

Xandria

Why do I hear the Mission Impossible theme... If you decide to take this mission.

X

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Breast Chemical: Sexual Desire Secret?

by Xandria in

breastfeeding mothers and their babies produce a chemical that can boost other women's sexual desire, new research shows.

it's a natural phenomenon found in animals -- the production of chemicals called pheromones that regulate all sorts of reproductive behaviors and processes in other females, and possibly sexual desire, writes researcher natasha a. spencer, phd, with the institute for mind and biology at the university of chicago.

the presence of women who are breastfeeding may be a signal to fertile women that they, too, support the demands of pregnancy and lactation, writes the author.. .

Xandria

LOL ... well here is milk in your eye.

X

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Tips for Dealing With People in Pain

by Lady Lee in

i found this on another board and thought i would bring it over here.

since i have started talking about my chronic pain i have seen that so many others here have similar issues with chronic pain.

tips for dealing with people in pain.

Xandria

Thank you LL for posting this. I read it to my husband b/c he suffers through this. One of the hardest things for me is dealing with the personality changes and the communication barriers.

X.

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Breast Chemical: Sexual Desire Secret?

by Xandria in

breastfeeding mothers and their babies produce a chemical that can boost other women's sexual desire, new research shows.

it's a natural phenomenon found in animals -- the production of chemicals called pheromones that regulate all sorts of reproductive behaviors and processes in other females, and possibly sexual desire, writes researcher natasha a. spencer, phd, with the institute for mind and biology at the university of chicago.

the presence of women who are breastfeeding may be a signal to fertile women that they, too, support the demands of pregnancy and lactation, writes the author.. .

Xandria

Breastfeeding mothers and their babies produce a chemical that can boost other women's sexual desire, new research shows.

It's a natural phenomenon found in animals -- the production of chemicals called pheromones that regulate all sorts of reproductive behaviors and processes in other females, and possibly sexual desire, writes researcher Natasha A. Spencer, PhD, with The Institute for Mind and Biology at The University of Chicago.

The presence of women who are breastfeeding may be a signal to fertile women that they, too, support the demands of pregnancy and lactation, writes the author.

In a previous study, Spencer and colleagues reported that fertile women were dramatically affected -- specifically a women's period and the timing of ovulation was changed when exposed to these pheromones, she says.

But what about the women's sexual desire and fantasies -- the true measures of their motivation for sex? Will her partner benefit from her lust? If she has no partner, will she conjure up one through fantasy? That's what Spencer's study checked out.

Pheromones , Fantasies

In their study, Spencer and her research group collected the natural "breastfeeding compounds" from 26 mothers who wore pads in their nursing bras, where the saliva from their infants plus their own perspiration and milk was collected. They also wore underarm pads to collect perspiration.

The breastfeeding pads were then cut into pieces and frozen.

Then, 90 women between ages 18 and 35 -- none of whom had given birth -- were assigned to either the breastfeeding pads or a placebo pads group. They were asked to swipe the pads under their noses in the morning, at night, and when they wiped their upper lips, showered, or exercised during the day.

The women also tracked their lust; those with a sexual partner rated their sexual desire; they also recorded their sexual activity. Those without sexual partner recorded their moods and whether they had any sexual fantasies.

After two months of smelling pheromones from the breastfeeding mothers, women with regular partners showed a 24% increase in sexual desire, and women without partners had a 17% increase in sexual fantasies, she reports.

Among women who got placebo pads, those with partners had a slight decrease in sexual desire. Women without partners had a 28% decrease in fantasies.

"The effect became striking during the last half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation, when sexual [desire] normally declines," says co-researcher Martha McClintock, PhD, a Distinguished Service Professor in Psychology at The University of Chicago, in a news release.

The phenomenon likely evolved in early primitive societies, when women produced children during times when food was plentiful. The pheromones would have been a way of encouraging other women to reproduce during this plentiful time.

In 1998, McClintock and her colleagues produced the first evidence of human pheromones. However, more research is needed to determine if the breastfeeding chemicals are indeed pheromones that trigger sexual desire.

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Still prejudiced towards Halloween

by Snapdragon in

i was just reading the thread on how to pick the proper pumpkin.

(thanks xandria) it got me thinking how i still have this recoil factor when it comes to halloween.

it was always "satan's holiday" that i still tell my friends that i probably won't participate in the festivities when i decide to have children.. what do you guys do about this issue?

Xandria

I think everyone puts thier spin on it. It should be personal choice. You don't have to dress as a demonic thing,(this is how one of my cousins' puts it) you can do as my cousin does dress the kids in bible stories people.

IT is a time to remember family and friends, as well as other religious meaning it has for others.

In the fall, countless numbers of Monarch butterflies return to Mexico and the shelter of its oyamel fir trees. The beliefs of the Aztecs live on in many contemporary Mexicans who believe that the butterflies bear the spirits of their dead ancestors. It is these spirits that the people honor during "Los Dias de los Muertos" (The Days of the Dead).

It is a joyous, happy holiday - a time of remembering past friends and family who have died. It is celebrated, during Halloween, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, OCT-31 to NOV-2. Altars in the homes are decorated with bread, candy, fruit, and flowers. Candles are lit in memory of their ancestors. The people dress up as ghouls, ghosts, mummies and skeletons. They parade a live person in a coffin through the streets. Vendors toss fruit, flowers and candies into the coffin. Families visit the cemetery carrying tools to spruce up the graves and decorate them. They stay over-night.

American Halloween customs are gradually taking over this celebration. Customs integrate at times and new traditions begin.

The Celts coalesced as a society circa 800 BCE.

They were located in what is now the much of and an isolated enclave in what is now . They held a major celebration near the end of our month of October, which they called "Samhain", a festival to recognize the end of summer.

The Celts believed that the veil between this world and the next was thinnest at this time of year. Friends and relatives who had died would often return, with their souls inhabiting an animal - often a black cat. Black cats have remained a symbol of Halloween down to the present time.

In All Souls' Day, European Christians had a tradition of going from home to home, asking for soul cakes, or currant buns. In return, they would pray for the souls of the homeowner's relatives.

All Saints' Day was created by Pope Boniface IV in the 7th century CE. There were so many saints by this time that there were not enough days in the year to accommodate them. So, All Saints' Day was to recognize the saints who were without their own day, and to celebrate saints that the Church had failed to recognize. It originally was held on May 13, but was moved by Pope Gregory in 835 CE to November 1. This may have been done in order to distract Christians from celebrating Samhain.

Halloween was originally called All Hallows' Eve which means the evening before All Saints' Day. "Hallow" is an Old English word for "saint". This was shortened to Hallowe'en and finally to Halloween.

All Souls' Day was created for NOV-2 to honor faithful Christians who had died but were not saints. The three days from OCT-31 to NOV-2 was given the name Hallow Tide.

Some Evangelical Christian churches offer alternative methods of celebrating Halloween: Some urge their members to distribute Bible tracts along with or instead of candy treats.

Light the Night is an Evangelical Christian outreach in which trick-or-treaters are invited into a home where they watch a puppet show. The theme is the Gospel, interpreted from a conservative Christian perspective. The sponsors note that Halloween night is "an excellent opportunity to take back ground in which the enemy has controlled for too long." (clarified that the "enemy" here is Satan)

They say that by "...allowing our 'light' to shine on a very dark night, it is a very simple way to combat that darkness with the love of Christ." As of mid-2002-OCT, the program has sold "Light the Night" kits to people in 146 cities in 25 states.

Others have "Trunk or Treat" parties in which members park their cars in the church parking lot, distribute treats from the trunks of their cars and invite the children into the church hall for a Christian party.

Verbal attacks by conservative Christians appear to reach a peak at this time of year. They are often directed against followers of two very different religious traditions: Neo-paganism and Satanism. This form of religious hatred is often based on beliefs that can be traced back to religious propaganda during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, when the Church actively burned Witches, Pagans and other heretics at the stake.

A growing Halloween tradition among Evangelical Christians is to provide a type of horror tableau which promotes public awareness of conservative Christian concerns. A built a haunted house for Halloween 1997. It includes simulations of: a bloody abortion in progress, a ritual human sacrifice by a satanic cult, a teen committing suicide, the funeral of a homosexual AIDS victim, and a live action scene of a date rape.

I personally do not agree with this type of thing. Religion is a choice, not forced or strictured. It is wise to be tolerant; I don?t see how traumatizing people will bring them closer to God. If you are uncomfortable with Halloween b/c of the religious aspect then, make your own tradition. After all it is about free choice. It is about being self- contented in the choices you have. Rather than limiting yourself, with a small array of choice, because you "have to" lest you be judged. No judgement here. Baby stepping too the door.. out of the KH and into freedom of mindset, choice and thinking.

Best regards and have fun. That is what the holidays are all about, fun, family, love, etc.

X.

Edited: due to formatting. Grrr...

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Does anyone know anything ?

by The rock in

does anyone know anything about the book '' angels and woman'' do u have any information about it.

as i heard someone say that it involved spiritualism.

thanks friends.

Xandria

Is this where the story about Giants came from ? Where the angels saw the women.. and took them as wives...etc.

X.

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Remembering Halloween As A JW Kid . . .

by Corvin in

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i remember my mom and my aunt making us kids open the door to the trick-or-treators and instead of giving them candy, we had to put wt and awake!

magazines (back issues) in their bags.

how embarrassing.. anyone else have the same experience?.

Xandria

O man does this bring back memories. My poor sisters and I had to "hide" from the wicked little children dressed as demons. We were not allowed to even peep out the window. Lights out.

What was strange is we were so fearful of everything.. the nieghborhood we lived in was very rough.

I mean one day we (my sisters and I) finished listening to one of our stories. (we did not have TV.) The nieghbors were fighting, we heard a scream and looked out our window and saw a bloody knife on our window sill. (The man who lived next door stabbed his wife, she survived barely) That was gory enough for us. We were told that this is what happens with worldly people. They shrugged it off like it was nothing.. but demonic children. Oh no! Batten down the hatches.

How twisted is that.. what is more damaging? A psycho living next door or children celebrating a pagan holiday? TWWWwwwisted.

X.