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It is quite large however as I pointed out in another post NW Scheduler doesn't support multipolygons to divide maps into manageable blocks. When recording addresses is not allowed the suggestion to treat blocks as separate maps may explain such a high map count.

We are currently introducting NWS and NW Publisher in our congregation. Now we have time to test some options and I want to clarify 2 topics: 1. Territories on NW Publisher - I couldn't find an options that shows assigned territory only to brother or sister who have certain territory assigned. Now when we enable assigments visibility every publisher can see every assignment. 2. Can I somehow switch off visibility of public withnessing schedule for publishers that are not approved for this form of ministry?

Both. I'm inclined to think that a tactical nuclear weapon will be used somewhere, and that will be the catalyst.

If the congregation had 140 publishers, then every publisher (man, woman and child) would have to work 10 territories each every 4 months. Seems unlikely...♥️

I am thinking one possible scenario as people become aware AI is an existential risk and ask government to slow down and intervene but they cannot stop unilaterally due to competition. Then come the one thought just in time in the mind of world leaders as solution to limit or stop development of super intellingence

I absolutely agree with that, and I think the Scriptures clearly indicate this as well. However, I can see at least three possible ways this could play out: Jehovah spoke of Cyrus as his servant and clearly indicated that He would guide events so that Cyrus would accomplish His will. But that doesn’t necessarily mean Cyrus had no perfectly reasonable motives, from a human standpoint, for doing what he did. I can see a possible similarity between that and world leaders eventually giving their power to the UN, as well as other occasions when Jehovah said that he was maneuvering events. There could be a very real political, military, economic, or other emergency that gives them a perfectly understandable reason to take such a step. Jehovah, having foreseen the situation, could simply guide or “nudge” events in the direction needed to accomplish his purpose. At times, the Scriptures describe Jehovah as causing something when, in practice, he may simply allow it to happen. So it is also possible that events naturally develop in such a way that the rulers reach that decision, while Jehovah permits it because it fulfills his purpose. Of course, Jehovah could also directly put the thought into the minds of world leaders so that they act in a way that would otherwise seem unexpected or even difficult to explain, as you implied in your comment. That is certainly a possibility too. I’m just not convinced that it is necessarily the most likely way it will happen.

MTV...my mom waiting for the premier of Dallas then the cliff hanger for Who shot JR. It was a whole summer of listening to people give their guess on who it might be. Then the commercials were on A LOT. The concluding episode of MASH was anticipated too.

Yews are useful for the branches and leaves but not for food.

You saw the ewe eating the yew?

I forgot to include the first broadcast of "Monday Night Football" - many thought this was a fad and would have long since ended. I also remember when ESPN and The Weather Channel started (oh, and MTV) channels/networks/services many thought would never last ...

Sounds amazing, but I don't have internet or wifi at home, only unlimited data from T-Mobile using the cell tower.

Never trouble trouble, til trouble troubles you.

Dont forget the corruption. Its getting worse. You cant blame some jw going abroad for a better life. They corrupt even food packs for disaster relief.

At the time of Michael Jackson's death, I was at a construction site building a Kingdom Hall.

Honestly, I don't know how anyone in the Phillipines survives. You seem to have hurricane after hurricane and in between there are the earthquakes. The people there never get a break!

I have a tv that is not "smart", it's about 20 years old. I just hooked an android box to it and can have the real JW Library app on it. Easy Peasy. You can do it with any tv.

Just hit +3.0C mark, now in historical territory. On trajectory towards +4.0C as forecast models are showing

My first significant "I remember when" was a theocratic event. August of 1962, at the District Convention in Tampa, Florida. There was a talk about the clarification of understanding of who were the "higher powers." That was the year we learned that "higher" did not mean "highest." So, "higher" powers were those who had power on earth. "Highest" power belongs to Jehovah. At age 18 that was a significant clarification to me. Another part of that day I remember was when I looked at the Convention Program, and noticed on the next day there were three talks scheduled: "The Word, Who Is He According to John - Part 1" "The Word, Who Is He According to John - Part 2" "The Word, Who is He According to John - Part 3" After the significant clarification on the identity of "The Higher Powers" my initial worry was whether we were to receive clarification on the understanding of John 1:1 the next day. As it turned out, my fears were NOT founded. The three talks were introducing the 96 page booklet The Word, Who Is He According to John, which had a very in depth analysis of John 1:1, and other scriptural references and analysis and comparison of them showing conclusively that Jesus was indeed the Son of Jehovah. The next significant "I remember when" moment was a year later, at another Theocratice event. At the District Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July 1963, I was at the Pioneer Meeting when Brother Knorr announced to the Pioneers present at the meeting that in April, 1963, there were 1,040,000+ publishers reporting field service time. The first time more than 1,000,000 reported time in any month. The next significant "I remember when" moment for me was about six weeks later when I married my wife, August 30, 1963. I distinctly remembering walking back down the aisle, with my wife on my arm, and thinking "self - do you have any idea what you have just done?" The rest of the "significant events" others have listed are mostly (but not completely) also in my memory. I am too young to remember the assissination of Lincoln. I am too young to remember the attack on Pearl Harbor. There was a sports event mentioned, but I have not followed sports since about 1960 (except for the U.S. hockey win at the 1980 Olympics). Someone also mentioned their birth - I am in the same situation with that event. I do not remember it, but I have seen the paperwork about it. Thanks, Jim

Manson Chappaquiddick Nixon

Where were you when Lincoln was shot?

That seems to be the first thing to look at. Our territories average 40-80 homes per territory. If they have just 60 homes per territory, they have over 84,000 homes in their territory. That ain't right....

Back when it first started taking hold and worldwide usage increased people thought the Internet was a threat and might need international control. The international control never really came, and the Internet did not have the effects many feared ... although it has had other effects and has spread worldwide. There have been many inventions that spelled "doom" according to some people (look at self-checkout in retail stores) however isn't Jehovah going to put the idea in the hearts and minds of men (people) not machines?

The first "where you when" moment I can remember would be the JFK assassination. The next may have been the premier of Star Trek on TV. Others I remember (in no particular order: Moon landing Apollo 13 John Lennon Berlin wall Challenger - we saw that from the front yard Vietnam War ending Hurricanes Andrew and Catrina 3-mile Island and Chrernobyl 9/11 Trump being elected for a second time I'm sure there are others - they just don't come right to mind