Posts by jwleaks

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"May I have a copy of the 'Child-safegaurding policy' letter please?"

by stuckinarut2 in

so as we all know, the australian royal commission has it on record that a "child safegaurding policy" document was produced hurriedly at the tail end of the australian royal commission.. the commission was told by the society representatives that this would be "freely available to all congregants and interested people".. the commission quizzed the brothers as to whether it would "be freely handed out, or simply handed to those who requested it".

either way, it was to be freely available.. so imagine the surprise of one our fellow faders who attended a kh yesterday to ask for a copy!.

she politely and respectfully asked the brother at the door for a copy.

jwleaks

stuckinarut2, can you identify the state? Thanks

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Is Kim Jong Un a jw?

by eyeuse2badub in

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

aol.com 14 hours ago .

reactions.

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

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!

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 .

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

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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 .

jwleaks

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

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

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.

jwleaks

New ligh...

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Court hearing of official seizure request of JW Russian property

by Listener in

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.

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

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.

jwleaks

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

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.".

jwleaks

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

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.

jwleaks

Ratrods.