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I have a Lenovo tablet. It was cheap, but it works for me ❤️

It’s slightly off topic but I agree. I’ve seen AI developers talk about the dangers of AI and yet they continue. There are no safeguards in place. The reason it is still part of this topic is because of the destruction of the ecosystems caused by the data centers. https://www.wri.org/insights/us-data-center-growth-impacts They are rushing towards annihilating themselves. You’d think Satan would still want humans around to worship him but he seems intent on causing as much havoc as possible. In the end it’s no different than any other destructive acts caused by mankind. “Acceptable losses” have been part of war commentary for generations. As if the five people taken out here and there don’t matter. As if even the soldiers themselves don’t matter! It’s all disgusting and it’s got to go.

$5.99 at Costco today and seeing renewed fighting in the strait... It isn't going down soon. I have a funny/ ironic quote for you: https://krmg.com/2026/09/05/trump-keeps-heralding-an-economic-boom-but-even-a-solid-jobs-report-is-causing-problems-for-him/?hl=en-US I couldn't agree more! One year ago diesel was $3.71. Now it is $5.88. That just feels stupid.

Hi! I tried jwsync.com but I found few things missing for me (I don't say anything negative on this work, I even based mine on his idea). One things was that I wanted to have an option to sync with my Google drive more easily. If you want to try it, it's here: https://jwlsync.redpandaium.com/

Living on the north edge of the Gulf of Mexico, we face storn induced power outages about once every couple of years. When a major Hurricane gets in the Gulf, there is no way for it to go without someone "taking it on the chin." The power outages from a Hurricane can last up to two weeks. The hurricane will blow trees down. That will, in turn, bring down power lines. Many years ago I bought a 4000 va ("no name") gas powered generator. I had it at the office. As a CPA firm, doing payroll for clients, we could not allow the "mere inconvenience of a litle windstorn" keep us from getting paychecks for our client's employees. Even after a hurricane, employees are particularly upset if their employer misses a payday! I kept it in a back room, also used as a coffee/break room. When a storm would cut off power, it would be moved outside, hooked up to the incoming power to the office, and started to provide A/C power to run the computers, printers, etc., in the office. I had investigated getting photovoltaic panels put on the office roof to provide back-up power, with backup batteries under cover for when the sun went down, but the tree cover in the area did not allow sufficient sunlight time on the office roof for that to work. So, the gas powered generator was the only practical choice. If the hurricane is bad enough, the challenge becomes finding a gas station that still has (1) fuel left in their tanks to sell, and (2) electric power to run the pumps to get the fuel out of their undrground tanks. Also you need several five gallon gas tanks, so when you find a gas station that can run their pumps, you need to get as much backup fuel as you can. The last really destructive Hurricane for our area was Ivan that struck in the middle of September, 2004. The U.S. Branch had all elders in the area (extensive damage over two counties) take a survey checking on each publisher in thier Congregation. There were 800 houses of publishers in the two county area that were damaged. A few were competely gone, some by "storm surge water coming in from the Gulf," some by toronados spinning out of the Hurricane. Thee were 300 houses of publishers that needed to be completely re-roofed. My son had a six weeks old baby. He and his wife had evacuated to her parents' home in South Florida. Knowing from the level of destruction, I realized one 4000 va generator would not be sufficient. I called him to get two of the largest Honda generators he could find. I wanted the Honda generator because they use the vacuum level in the intake manifold to regulate the fuel flow, so that the gas engine was not running "full speed" when there was less power demand on the generator part of the machine. My son could not find a Honda generator with sufficient output at the time. He came back with two 7,500va generators (big, ugly, orange monsters). Between my office, my house, his house, and my mother's house, we really needed another generator. But by then there were none to be found for sale anywhere close. The Society very quickly appointed a Disaster Relief Committee and sent several hundred thousand dollars to buy supplies. Out of seven Kingdom Halls in the two counties, our Kingdom Hall was the only one not severely damaged by rainwater. We had just completed an extensive "renovation" doubling the size of the Kingdom Hall, along with a completely new roof. Other Kingdom hall roofs were older and the shingles could not resist blowing off. Our Kingdom Hall was used as the Relief Committee Headquarters. The first problem was clearing felled trees off of the streets so damaged power lines could be accessed. That took the local governmental people 10 days just to get all of the roads passable. Oak trees are particularly problematic. Eslecially those of the "live oak" family. The live oak has an extensive root system, but it DOES NOT go deep in the ground. Many of the roots are in the top 12 inches of soil. A older oak may send roots down 18 inches. But, with the extensive foliage of a live oak, the wind pressure on the leaf system is so great that, since oak is a very strong wood the tree will typiclly not bread off, rather the tree will pull its roots out of the ground as the top falls from the wind. It is common to see a six foot tall "root ball" pulled up out of the ground with the oak tree. the six foot "tall" root ball is really less than 12 inches thick and is standing on its edge. Palm trees and pine trees are different. They hav a root stem than goes much farther down, so the tree above gound might bend, or even break, but the root will still be in te ground. Once local governmental crews had cleared enough streets, then, the relief committee could get access to the homes damaged. Every Saturday morning, and Every Sunday morning, the Regional Building Committee (RBC) kitchen staff would serve breasfast at 7:00 A.M. By 8:00 everyone was assigned to groups of eight to twelve (depending on how many showed up) and given an assignment for their task for the day. The RBC would also prepare a lunch meal for those whose work assignment was close enough to the Kingdom Hall. Those who were too far to go the KH for lunch would sometimes send someone for hamburgers, or sometimes the person whose house was being repaird would prepare a lunch. The houses with the worst damaged were attacked first. The first house on which I worked took two days to get the roof back. Later, as less damaged houses were done, we sometimes would work or two or three in a day. Within three months all damaged houses had been repaired. Several residents near the Kingdom Hall commented on how impressed they were to see what we were doing to help people. I was expecially grateful for the way Jehovah's people came to our aid. People from all over came to help. There was a large oak tree that fell on my mother's house. One branch of the tree had pierced the roof. The group who came to get the tree out of her roof and off of her house included Brothers and Sisters from Wisconsin, Alabama, Mississippi, and even a foreign missionary couple who happened to be in the U.S. for some update training.

We were recently notified there is a scheduled power outage for my MIL apartment complex from 9pm to 2am. The Jackery can be used as a UPS so I plan to set it up that afternoon to power her refrigerator and lights when the power goes out.

Agreed. If the power goes out in the middle of the night I can easily plug the refrigerator into the power station without going outside, then I can set up the generator the next day if needed.

One of the nice features about these power stations it that they can be fully charged back to 100% in a relatively short time considerably lowering the amount of time needed for a generator to run in an extended power outage - even if you don't have solar

There is a 2-3 times cheaper variant with a separate LiFePo battery (e.g. 100Ah) and invertor 12/24 to true sinus 220V. You cannot take all the device by the handle, but this is my power backup for all the flat.

Because of the fires in California, we have had power outages in the past. I anticipate we may have weather related outages this year too. I do not have solar or a home battery system so I use a generator if there is an outage. Actually I have two generators so I can loan one out. However, portable power stations look like a better option for temporary power outages and can be loaned to someone that has a localized outage. I just ordered a Jackery HomePower Plus 1000 v2 and hope it does what I want.

I do not have one, yet. My nephew has quite an extensive solar system. When it comes to portable power station, it does seem that Pecron and Jackery have more bang-for-the-buck than some of the other brand names. Most of the brand names work well. After doing some research, when I get more funds, I plan on getting a Pecron unit to back up my TV and computer system

Doufám, že se všichni máte hezky. Mám pro vás laskavost: mohli byste mi doporučit tablet, který bych si mohl koupit? Rád bych ho používal na přípravu a na psaní poznámek během konferencí a přednášek... Nic moc drahého, prosím. 😢 Moc děkuji. English: I hope you are all doing well. I have a favor for you: could you recommend a tablet that I could buy? I would like to use it for preparation and for taking notes during conferences and lectures... Nothing too expensive, please. 😢 Thank you very much.

@Brother_Bliss has a website on the carnivore diet

Has anyone used a portable power station like a Jackery or Bluetti?

Typhoon Saudel has brought torrential rain and serious flooding to Fujian and Guangdong, with rivers rising, roads submerged and landslide warnings in effect. In Fujian, authorities evacuated hundreds of thousands of people from areas considered at risk as the storm moved through China's southern coast. Reuters One of the most serious reports comes from Huating Town in Putian, where more than 100 houses were reported collapsed and people were missing after intense flooding. Because this is a new disaster for us, I would want to develop this one into a fuller story rather than reduce it to a paragraph — and verify the missing-person and destruction totals as they continue to come in. The Watchers

🇵🇭 Philippines Flooding Becomes a Livelihood Disaster The death toll may no longer be moving quickly, but the damage from weeks of flooding in the Philippines continues to unfold. Agricultural losses are now in the billions of pesos, affecting tens of thousands of farmers and fishers and tens of thousands of hectares of farmland. Rice has taken the largest loss, but vegetables, fisheries, livestock and agricultural equipment have also been damaged. The Department of Agriculture is now watching vegetable and fish prices as supplies and transportation adjust to the storms. Philippine News Agency For millions affected by these floods, that is the next part of the disaster. The water can go down while its effects continue — lost crops, damaged farms, interrupted livelihoods and higher food prices do not disappear when the rain stops.

Nepal–Tibet — two men found alive after nine days. This is the biggest development today. Two hydropower workers were pulled alive from the Upper Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after the flood. Nepal's official update now reports 1,287 bodies recovered, 5,083 people still missing and 13,093 rescued.

Saturday, September 5 Lord, even the demons are made subject to us by the use of your name.—Luke 10:17. If you prepare well for the ministry, you are likely to feel more comfortable when speaking with others. Jesus helped his disciples to prepare before he sent them out into the ministry. (Luke 10:1-11) Because they put into practice what Jesus had taught them, the disciples felt a deep sense of joy in what they were able to accomplish. How might we prepare for the ministry? We need to give thought to how we can express the truth effectively in our own words. It is also helpful to anticipate two or three common reactions from those in the territory and have in mind how we will respond in each case. Then when we approach people, we can try to relax, smile, and be friendly. w24.04 16 ¶6-7

I'm sorry that you had an uncomfortable experience. If you take the time to learn how the metabolic pathways function, it's all very logical in why those things happen to some, and what your body is trying to tell you that you need. For example, when I first went low carb, I definitely had issues with heart palpitations and muscle twitches. But these typically go away given a little time and addressing the root cause. Electrolyte and fluid balance is key in that instance. Insulin and fat cells cause you to hold onto water and electrolytes, your body is trying to protect you and your kidneys from the excess blood sugar. When you lower your fasting insulin, your body may need to spend weeks excreting a lot of the waste, needing much more fluids. You often need to drastically increase your uptake of sodium, potassium, magnesium etc as well until your body and hormones stabilize. Once that happens however, your body is able to function more efficiently on lower levels of electrolytes, minerals and fluids, because they are not competing with insulin and sugar to get into the cell receptors where they are needed. Many carnivores actually don't need to drink often because they get much of what they need from meat. That's how cats on raw diets function. Though I try to avoid drinking during or after meals regardless because it raises the ph in the stomach and impedes digestion, which can contribute to constipation. Also eating too much protein and not enough fat, which softens stool. Burning ketones as fuel turns them into carbon dioxide and acetone, hence the smell. Our bodies literally turn weight into gas. Once the excess weight is gone, that typically goes away as well. For me, it was a comfort knowing that my body was doing exactly what Jehovah designed it to do, in order to improve my health and ability to serve him.

I have been to very few meetings since the Kingdom Halls were closed at the start of the pandemic. The weather is only part of the problem. EDIT: I have done readings and short talks over Zoom for the KH congregation.

We have had many days in the 90's this year. The thing about climate change with so much greenhouse gas in the air is that temperature at night does not drop as much. The temperature gradient between daytime highs and nighttime lows is smaller, meaning warmer nights. There were several nights this year when the nighttime lows did not get below 80. That is unusually warm for this area.

I did the Atkins diet 30 years ago. I would lose a pound a day when doing the diet. I was thirsty all the time. I drank water with meals and between meals. The downside was constipation and horrible breath. Brushing my teeth made no difference. The odor came from my lungs, I saw people standing 5 feet away from me react when I spoke. I am more interested in plant-based diets today, but my wife is on a Keto kick. I don't sit all day nor do I get enough exercise. I need to work on the exercise more.

nice. i'm mostly whole food animal based diet now. i went from low carb, dirty lazy keto, to lazy, to clean keto, to carnivore to, now whole foods with an emphasis on raw everything and mediterranean and mexican based. all of my keto adventures have been net carb, not total. i was on 5 drugs 4 for mental health and 1 for my heart. i'm on zero now. my wife and i even for hospitality or after service will just get water if we go out to eat. i went from 275 to 180. only walked and never went to a gym. fat is demonized and fat (olive/avocado & animal) is what has helped my audhd. for the most part, if there is more than 3-8 ingredients on a label, im not eating it. low carb and carnivore works pretty well for people that sit all day. i'm an IT, i sit all day. so i prioritize berries and meat. i mostly follow an animal based diet. i say to anyone. follow what works. BUT, it better be clean. don't give me keto on the packaging and have 50 lab/petrochemicals... love the info my brother. keep it up! lets go!! 😁