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elderNewton - Ativan? Wow, that is one of the *most* addictive drugs you can take. What a shame that a lot of sisters are taking it. How horrid..
talesin
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Best pills meds or other to take before meeting?
by Crazyguy inthought it would be good to share what ones take to deal with the meetings.
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JW driver dies transporting literature to Honduras 01/09/2016....disturbing comments by local elder!!
by krismalone inon 01/09/2016 a jw driving an 18 wheeler trailer full of jw literature dies as a result of an accident.
the trailer departed from guatemala and heading to honduras to drop shipment.
a local elder is interviewed as he arrives on the scene.
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talesin
The youtube translator is not great, but I could get the gist of what was being said. You would think that any 'citizen' (ie, not first responder or press) would be all choked up - seeing that charred body of the motorcyclist being drug off was enough for me. But no, the elder goes on and on about the books lost in the fire. And the poor driver, who could be heard crying out for help, was unreachable. No concern from the elder, not even a mention!
Yes, you will know them by their [lack of] love.
Steve2 - the background showed them pulling out the charred body of the motorcyclist. And at the very end, a pic of a charred body being wheeled off on a gurney. We don't need to see that. One of the reasons I don't watch 'news'. smh
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Are you an agronomist or a farmer? If so, I need your help. Related to Miracle Wheat
by ILoveTTATT2 ini am doing some investigation on the miracle wheat episode, and i have a question that i don't know the answer to, and i can't find the answer online.. it seems that, from what i have learnt online, that wheat is a self-pollinating, "perfect flower".
this means that once there is a strain that has a quality that's desirable, all you have to do is plant it, and that feature will remain "forever".
essentially the new plants are all clones.given that information, this statement by penton does not make sense:.
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talesin
ILoveTTATT2
I agree that the Miracle Wheat may have been nothing special. Was it even a hybrid?
Hmm, just reading an article from 2000, and wondering if you are researching GMO vs hybrid? Check out this article in the NYT in 2000 (before the great GMO controversy began). Here's a quote that kinda explains what I mean. [bold is mine]
But the world's major food grains do not reproduce asexually. If they could, some scientists say, it would greatly simplify crop breeding. A high-yielding corn, wheat or rice plant could reproduce itself unchanged for generations.
''Once this occurs, the ramifications could well dwarf the green revolution in terms of its impact,'' said Dr. David M. Stelly, a professor of soil and crop sciences at Texas A&M University, who has dubbed this the ''asexual revolution.''
But apomixis could also represent a threat to the seed companies, changing the balance of power between the companies and farmers. It is thus being swept up in the worldwide controversy over agricultural biotechnology.
Right now high yields are obtained using hybrids, which are crosses between two different varieties. But hybrids, which display a somewhat mysterious ''hybrid vigor,'' take years of painstaking, costly breeding to develop. -
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Are you an agronomist or a farmer? If so, I need your help. Related to Miracle Wheat
by ILoveTTATT2 ini am doing some investigation on the miracle wheat episode, and i have a question that i don't know the answer to, and i can't find the answer online.. it seems that, from what i have learnt online, that wheat is a self-pollinating, "perfect flower".
this means that once there is a strain that has a quality that's desirable, all you have to do is plant it, and that feature will remain "forever".
essentially the new plants are all clones.given that information, this statement by penton does not make sense:.
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talesin
If you asked google this: "do farmers make their own wheat seed"; you would find this answer. : ))
.(EDIT: VI, just saw your comment - :-) Twice for emphasis? )https://gmoanswers.com/ask/isnt-it-better-farmers-harvest-and-reuse-their-own-seeds
Isn't it better for farmers to harvest and reuse their own seeds?
Expert Answer
By: Bart Schott , Farmer and Past President, Corn Board of the National Corn Growers Association on Thursday, 9/26/2013 4:12 pm
Most farmers do not choose to save seed because they can be assured that newly purchased seed is free of disease and pathogens, and in the case of hybrids, demonstrates hybrid vigor, with consistent, uniform characteristics.
“Seed saving” is not really an option with hybrid corn if a farmer wants consistency in his or her crops because saved the seed from hybrid crops (the offspring) does not “breed true” in successive generations, i.e., it does not deliver the quality and uniformity that farmers need. In soybeans, studies have shown that farmers get better yields when they buy new, “certified” seed rather than saved or “bin-run” seed. As Successful Farming magazine pointed out:
“Shawn Conley, a University of Wisconsin Extension agronomist, analyzed data that North Carolina State University researchers published in 1991 comparing bin-run to professionally grown seed. The researchers analyzed 204 comparisons across 6 years in 16 locations with 35 varieties. They found a 1.9 bushel per acre advantage to certified seed over bin-run seed. In some cases, they were higher. Conley notes Wisconsin data showed a 2.2 bushel per acre advantage for certified over bin-run seed. Today, this difference would likely be magnified due to improvements in seed technology, he adds.”
("Why it doesn't pay to plant bin-run soybean seed," Successful Farming, February 12, 2013)
Hybrids can be explained easily by revisiting high school Mendelian genetics 101:
When you cross two "true-breeding" parental varieties you create a hybrid. To be "true breeding,” the plants’ genes would have to be homozygous for whatever traits are desired. That means both alleles of a given gene would be either dominant (AA for example) or recessive (aa for example). For example, in looking at three genes, A, B and C, the genes in true breeding parent 1 could be AAbbCC and parent 2 could be aaBBcc. Each parent would be genetically different.
The hybrid offspring of these parents (crossing AAbbCC x aaBBcc) would be AaBbCc: one allele from each gene comes from parent 1 and the other allele from each gene comes from parent 2. The ears of corn (the offspring), which are genetically different from their parents, are harvested.
If you purchase new hybrid seed the next year that was produced again from the true breeding parents above, you will continue to produce corn plants that are genetically the same as the previous year’s crop (AbBbCc).
If on the other hand, you save the kernels from this offspring corn (AaBbCc) and plant them next year, the growing corn plants will fertilize themselves and each other. (Corn is wind-pollinated.)
The offspring of this cross (AaBbCc x AaBbCc) can produce a variety of 16 possible genetic combinations: AABBCC, AABBCc, AABbCC, AABbCc, AaBBCC, AaBBCc, AaBbCC, AaBbCc, AABBcc, AAbbCC, AAbbcc, aaBBCC, aabbCC, or aabbcc, half of which would not look like the parents. -
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My cat died suddenly!
by Fisherman ini did not realize that they were symptoms that something was wrong with my cat -but i did notice that my cat was breathing a little differently for a period of about a few days.
i also noticed prior and after to that, that on occasion, my cat would cry at the litter box, but that was a very seldom event.. anyway, about a week ago i noticed the symptom that my very loved cat was breathing heavy.
so i called a taxi and i was going to rush him to emergency room for cats.
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talesin
Hi, (((fisherman))). I am so sorry for your loss of your feline friend. My gurl died just 2 years ago last month, and I still catch myself thinking she will run into the room. She was my family. It sounds like perhaps FUS (Feline Urinary Syndrome), which a lot of cats get because of the kibble. They will cry at the litter, and sometimes have incontinence.
It's so hard to lose that one, who loves you unconditionally, in a way that no person every will. RIP dear kitty, you are no longer in pain. My heart is with you, fisherman. xo tal
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Tommy Robinson found unconscious after attack
by barry inanother attack on free speech.
love him of hate him i don't believe he is a raciest as so many claim.. tommy had been working for quilliam with other muslims to reform islam.
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any Near death experiences any one can relate
by baker inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbkgj5j91he.
this is as close as it gets to the other side....
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talesin
I've read about this guy and watched a vid (not sure if it's this one). I do think he's sincere in what he felt / experienced. But he's a neuro-surgeon, and should be aware of the brain's capability to imagine all sorts of things, based on what's in our subconscious thoughts.
A big deal has been made of the fact that he's a neuro-surgeon, but still no proof of anything.
I had an experience, bleeding (lol, can't spell hemmoraghing - see?) , and a friend who actually died from anaphylaxis and they brought him back. There's no light, nothing - just gone, then back.
If you're interested in the subject, this is one more anecdotal account of one man's near-death experience. Just ignore his profession (ie, it doesn't validate his personal 'reality' any more than the widow in Poughkeepsie). xx tal
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Life is good...
by Theburstbubble inevening all, a few of you may remember my turmoil in leaving the wt well i'm happy to say i've finally moved on.
we celebrated our daughters birthday for the first time ever with a few close friends and it was magical.
our daughter loved it!
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talesin
That's a birthday that will always hold treasured memories. How lovely!
And your best friends as well? So great for you all. This will be so much better, starting out with an intimate circle of friends.
Thanks for sharing such great news. Enjoy. : ) xx
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If JWs are a religion why haven't they got a word?
by slimboyfat inwhat is the word for jw religion?
is there any other religion that doesn't have a word?
catholics => catholicism.
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talesin
You just made me think ... we know it. It's just so wrong.
It's not Catholicism, it's 'the Truth'.(now going to wash my hands, they feel dirty for typing that : P
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Incredible documentary about the exclusive brethren and their extreme shunning policy
by Truthexplorer injust watched this remarkable documentary about the exclusive brethren here in the uk.
their shunning policy is remarkably like watchtowers policy except even more extreme.
its heartbreaking how families are torn apart by such man made policies based on their interpretation of scriptures.
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talesin
The Northeast Kingdom cult was driven out of Nova Scotia by publicity. A father was keeping the children from seeing their mother, who had left the cult and moved back to the USA (their original country of origin). There was a lot of publicity about the issue, and the locals took a serious interest. Law enforcement would have been involved, of course. I do not know if she won her custody case, and 'then' they left, or if they left while issues were undecided.
It does seem that with the JWS, a worldwide expose is needed.
As for sharing the OP video, I think it's a good documentary, and very informative. These cults need to be exposed. There are forums. both online and in real life, for such discussions (hello, here we are). I'm interested in learning about any and all extreme Xtian cults. It's useful for me.
Even more important is the value of sharing real information, such as this documentary. There's no BS here, and very little spin by the documentary's makers.
If one person is offered help, and is able to survive outside the "Brethren" (creepy), because this video was shared in this forum, well, that would be amazing, no? Maybe their boss/neighbour/schoolmate is reading this, or will read it tomorrow when a forum member shares it in a facebook group.
But, I digress. About the JWS.
Forget not, that we have the Force. Let not, the Dark Side, take your power.
Think positive, take actions, however small. Remember the hundredth monkey. There's a Buddhist saying, paraphrased 'one step begins the longest journey'. Information is power - let's keep spreading it around. If not in 'our day', it will happen; the Tower will fall. Let's adopt long-term outlooks, as we do in financial planning. (yes, I read your thread, Simon, good stuff ; )