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  Is Kim Jong Un a jw?

  by eyeuse2badub in

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  worldkim jong un expands his war on christmas with new ban on singing and drinking.

  aol.com 14 hours ago .

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  jwleaks

  Is Kim Jong Un a JW?

  Not anymore since he sold off North Korea's share in the Watchtower. WMDs are expensive these days.

  Now he's just a JU not a JW.
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  Latest JW.org Statistics Are Confusing & Lack Context

  by steve2 in

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  earlier this week a new post on this forum announced that the 2017 worldwide annual service report was available on jw.org.

  wow - that's earlier than the statistics for the 2016 service year which appeared in the 2017 yearbook last january!

  good effort, jw organization!

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  jwleaks

  The number of congregations can increase because of double counting in the same way the WT can double-count publishers.

  Congregation A

  Congregation B

  Congregation C

  Congregation D

  = 4 congregations

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  Congregation B and C are merged creating another congregation + 1.

  4 congregations + 1 new congregation = 5 congregations.
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  Genome of the Tasmanian tiger provides insights into the evolution and demography of an extinct marsupial carnivore

  by jwleaks in

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  abc news (australia) http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-12-12/thylacine-tasmanian-tiger-genetics-evolution/9246832.

  tasmanian tigers were in poor genetic health tens of thousands of years before humans came along and hunted them to extinction, a new dna study of the iconic australian marsupial shows.. .

  .. nature ecology & evolution .

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  jwleaks

  The female Thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) actually carried her young in a pouch like a kanagroo which is why they are classified as mammals.

  https://youtu.be/6vqCCI1ZF7o
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  Genome of the Tasmanian tiger provides insights into the evolution and demography of an extinct marsupial carnivore

  by jwleaks in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  abc news (australia) http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-12-12/thylacine-tasmanian-tiger-genetics-evolution/9246832.

  tasmanian tigers were in poor genetic health tens of thousands of years before humans came along and hunted them to extinction, a new dna study of the iconic australian marsupial shows.. .

  .. nature ecology & evolution .

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  ABC NEWS (Australia) http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-12-12/thylacine-tasmanian-tiger-genetics-evolution/9246832
  

  Tasmanian tigers were in poor genetic health tens of thousands of years before humans came along and hunted them to extinction, a new DNA study of the iconic Australian marsupial shows.
  

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  Nature Ecology & Evolution

  11 December 2017

  Genome of the Tasmanian tiger provides insights into the evolution and demography of an extinct marsupial carnivore

  Abstract The Tasmanian tiger or thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) was the largest carnivorous Australian marsupial to survive into the modern era. Despite last sharing a common ancestor with the eutherian canids ~160 million years ago, their phenotypic resemblance is considered the most striking example of convergent evolution in mammals. The last known thylacine died in captivity in 1936 and many aspects of the evolutionary history of this unique marsupial apex predator remain unknown. Here we have sequenced the genome of a preserved thylacine pouch young specimen to clarify the phylogenetic position of the thylacine within the carnivorous marsupials, reconstruct its historical demography and examine the genetic basis of its convergence with canids. Retroposon insertion patterns placed the thylacine as the basal lineage in Dasyuromorphia and suggest incomplete lineage sorting in early dasyuromorphs. Demographic analysis indicated a long-term decline in genetic diversity starting well before the arrival of humans in Australia. In spite of their extraordinary phenotypic convergence, comparative genomic analyses demonstrated that amino acid homoplasies between the thylacine and canids are largely consistent with neutral evolution. Furthermore, the genes and pathways targeted by positive selection differ markedly between these species. Together, these findings support models of adaptive convergence driven primarily by cis-regulatory evolution.

  Full article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-017-0417-y
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  New Light

  by Lost in the fog in

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  am i the only one who can't reconcile new light with the light gets brighter?

  if it matters at all.

  i bring a candle into my house and light it.

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  New ligh...
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  Court hearing of official seizure request of JW Russian property

  by Listener in

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  i found this on facebook -.

  russian automatic translation for english.attempt to seize foreign property by russian authoritiesdecember 4, 2017on december 7, 2017, at 14:00, the sestroretsky district court of st. petersburg will begin consideration of a lawsuit filed by the prosecutor's office aimed at removing a large real estate complex in st. petersburg from the "watchtower society, bibles and treatises of pennsylvania" foreign organization.we are talking about 14 buildings with an area of ​​33 thousand square meters, located on 10 hectares of landscaped territory in the village of solnechnoye resort area of ​​st.

  petersburg.

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  jwleaks

  I believe this land was given to Watchtower and the JWs at no cost by the township. Capital improvements were carried out by voluntary labor provided by Russian citizens with voluntary monetary donations by Russian citizens. However upon breaking Russian law Watchtower and the JWs forfeit the land.
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  What does the WTBTS really need expansion? Money...Fame....Power ?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  i purchase all my lawn and snow equipment from the same hardware store near my house.

  thirty- five years ago, they employed only four people...a father and his three sons.

  today, this same family owned company employs over 100 workers and operates five warehouses near a 50 mile radius full of lawn and snow equipment.

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  The governing body's attempt at expansion and constant references to their own written words as a 'spiritual feast' always reminds me of Mr Creosote ...

  https://youtu.be/lhbHTjMLN5c
  
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  Higher Education

  by Brian J in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just spent 8 hours in a 1 day elders school last weekend.

  clarification given: "moving forward any elder, ms, or pioneer who themselves or someone under their roof enrolls in higher education, may no longer qualify for privileges in the congregation.

  their qualifications will have to be reviewed by their boe.".

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  for our 2 15 min breaks, there was coffee and bananas sitting in between 2 contribution boxes.

  
  
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  Does anyone like Steampunk?

  by days of future passed in

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  2. entertainment

  i love people's being creative with this genre.

  i stumbled on this video which is a lot of fun.

  past the end credits is out takes and how it was made.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=211lnk5vnjm.

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  Ratrods.
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  Congrats Australia votes yes gay marriage! Awesome!

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. experiences

  well done aussie's 60% voted yes.

  i really did not think this would happen here there is alot of gay phobia.

  i saw men on the streets holding signs "vote no.

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  smiddy3 - Where are the brains of these politicians we have in parliament today?

  Smiddy, the irony is these sort of political blunders were made by federal MPs and Senators that had no lawful right to be in office. Section 44 of the Constitution and the High Court have proved this.

  Check your PM.