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  1. This shows a jumbo jet landing at the international airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It's commonly referred to as the most dangerous airport in the world.
  2. My pleasure. They have that huge model of the temple and Jerusalem in Patterson; my daughter moved cut it out, cut me out of something and put the sky in there. Has anyone else had the privilege of seeing that? That whole lobby is like a little museum of the truth - really fascinating.
  3. How barbaric and upsetting! And what happens if, in the end, the poor thing loses his life anyway? Would the state cast further doubt and blame on the parents, or apologize for forcing "a life-saving blood transfusion" against the parents' wishes? Sadly, they would just continue their lives as normal, but the parents, now having lost two children will suffer even more in the public's accusatory looks. I really hope the baby recovers.
  4. Talk about hallucinations ... this looks like one of our modern-day brothers standing facing us, from the Mount of Olives in front of Herod's temple!
  5. Hi - I'll ask my friends - Russ and Angela if they know them, Small World! Agape, Chris They are in different circuit. We have relatives in Suwanee. Do you know the Coles?
  6. Beautiful house and snow scene. Are you near Blue Ridge? We rented a cabin there in September. Was amazing! It really is beautiful there, especially in the fall. The colors are incredible. We are about 65 miles South of Blue Ridge. A few years ago we stayed in Ellijay, which is just a few miles South of Blue Ridge. Yes, we passed through there. We have friends in Suwanee and Lawrenceville congregations. Is that your circuit?
  7. Beautiful house and snow scene. Are you near Blue Ridge? We rented a cabin there in September. Was amazing!
  8. Hi Christopher, What was having a heart attack like? What are the symptoms, and do you have any tips, should anyone feel one coming on? Thanks! Chris, For me it was feeling really, really unwell and incredible pain in my left arm. Most people get the pain in their chest (like iron bands tight around the chest) or their jaw. The sooner you get medical attention, the greater the chance of recovery and treatment. TIP 1: Call the emergency service immediately. TIP2: See tip1. I hope you never experience it, Chris. Wow - very scary. I worry about that happening during sleep. I've heard two things can help too - aspirin and coughing - is that true? Glad you made it through. Chris
  9. Hi Christopher, What was having a heart attack like? What are the symptoms, and do you have any tips, should anyone feel one coming on? Thanks!
  10. I had major surgery in 2009 when I was 39. I had lost a lot of blood and was extremely anemic. My hemoglobin was 4 (about 1/4th normal levels). One doctor said he was "terrified" to operate on me without blood. I was hospitalized for a month before it to try to build it up a little bit and figure out a plan. The way it works, you explain your stand to every nurse and doctor before the surgery, then the morning of, you get rolled down, and you're sitting in your bed waiting to be wheeled in to the operating room, and people are coming into work - doctors, nurses, receptionists, blood takers, cafeteria workers - they're all talking about their weekend, or some other chatter, and you're freaking out because you're about to be cut open, and worried about dying. It's surreal! Then they come up to you, one by one - each doctor, nurse, anestesiologist that's about to take part and they each make you sign that that's what you really want - no blood. For me, the last one was a second anestesiologist, who asked me if I realized what it meant to be brain dead, what a burden to my family that would be! Am I sure that's what I want? And he told me he used to work at a Witness Hospital where a lot of witnesses, when they found out what that meant, secretly gave him permission to administer blood. It was like Satan himself standing there before me at my moment of temptation. Thankfully I passed my test. And I'm sure that he made up his story about "all those witnesses" too, but at the time, it seemed believable. There's a lot more that happened before and after that too. Very scary, because I have three little girls. Since then, I've concentrated on building myself up in any areas that I didn't fully understand, or where I had any doubt. I feel that was a major test for me, and prepared me for anything at all that may come in the future.
  11. Great resource! The three in Florida and the other two immediately north are right on the ocean! Incidentally, when the BP oil spill happened in the gulf, there were a lot of local reports here in S FL of a northern "jetstream" that would take the oil spill from Key West and bring it north to our beaches (if the spill ever were to reach south to the keys). It was always assumed that because no oil washed up on this side of Florida that the spill was contained to the gulf, especially around Louisiana. The other points located in the southern US could easily have been fed by the oil spill, if the water were to go up the Mississippi River. Compare Janos' posting of the Google Map of mass animal deaths against this link I googled of the Mississippi River system - ( http://bacshortly.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/maps.jpg ). I'm no expert, and I have never heard this anywhere else, but all of the occurrences here in the U.S. look like they could be easily related to the oil spill.
  12. I'm with you two (and Peter). I guess we'll find out when it gets posted on WikiLeaks.
  13. to back up It's the Aflockalypse: More mass animal deaths see thousands of fish found floating in Florida and 200 birds dead on Texas bridge Thousands of fish found floating in Florida after cold snap 200 birds found dead on highway bridge in Texas 50 dead jackdaws found on city street in Sweden 100 tons of sardines, croaker and catfish wash up dead on Brazilian coast Hundreds of fish dead in New Zealand And in Britain, 40,000 devil crabs join list of casualties More and more animals are being found dead as the mysterious spate of mass bird and fish deaths has turned into a global phenomenon. The latest two separate incidents saw thousands of fish found floating in a creek in Florida and 200 birds found dead on a highway bridge in Texas. Last updated at 1:54 PM on 6th January 2011...dailymail.co.uk:eek: Approx 2 million fish found dead in Maryland - http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/06/maryland.fish.kill/index.html?hpt=T2

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