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I have no idea what words are you referring to. I’m afraid I can use it without knowing it can offend someone.

It's like "the d word" in American English is super offense. But I step over into a foreign language cong. it's used by all. I feel more human being with my foreign language friends but that also some with cultural nuances too that I love about English. Like you said... "Cannot wait till we all speak the same language. "

In the movies, he gets his powers from one of the infinity stones (at least that's what was explained to me). This distinction has allowed some to view it as okay, but he is still called & considered "sorcerer supreme". In the comics, it is more mystical in source, and in my opinion, cannot be excused or viewed as acceptable. Personally, his presence in the movies is still uncomfortable to me, but his screentime was minor enough that I could look past it, since he is not the main subject of the Spiderman movies. However, I refuse to watch the movies that are specifically of him, regardless of the explanation....

*** w78 5/15 p. 30 All Ready to “Go” *** We do not have to wait, however, until the New Order, to enjoy a feast of blessings in God’s spiritual paradise. We may feast on Jehovah’s provision right now. A feast that all of Jehovah’s people are keenly anticipating is the “‘Victorious Faith’ International Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses,” to be held around the world starting June 14, 1978, and continuing on into the early part of 1979. https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=1978370&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=3 *** w78 5/15 p. 31 All Ready to “Go” *** July 26-30: Vienna, Austria (German, Croatian, Hungarian. Friday morning session only: English), Süd-Stadion, A-2344 Maria Enzersdorf. Brussels, Belgium (Dutch, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish). Palais du Centenaire-Heysel (near Atomium). Lille, France (French, Polish), Foire commerciale de Lille, Hall B, boulevard du Président Hoover, 59000 Lille. Nantes, France (French only), Stade Marcel Saupin, Quai Malakoff, 44000 Nantes. Marseille, France (French only), Stade vélodrome municipal, 3 boulevard Michelet, 13008 Marseille. Munich, Germany (German, English, Greek, Turkish), Olympiahalle, Spiridon-Louis-Ring, 8000 München 40. https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=1978370&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=41

Don't mind me I just can't read.

On Wednesday, September 9, the announcement about the International Conventions to be held in 2027 was made at our congregation. Our congregation was invited to: — Armenia, Yerevan ▪️June 11-13, 2027 ▪️Program Languages: Armenian, English, Russian ▪️Invited Branches: Finland, France, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United States. — Moldova, Chisinau ▪️July 9-11, 2027 ▪️Program Languages: English, Romanian ▪️Invited Branches: Armenia, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Türkiye, Ukraine, United States. — Greece, Athens ▪️August 13-15, 2027 ▪️Program Languages: Albanian, English, Greek, Greek Sign Language, Romany (Southern Greece), Russian ▪️Invited Branches: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech-Slovak, Finland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Romania, Scandinavia, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine, United States.

Clarification: It was previously stated: Chile's two documented International Assemblies were both held in Santiago—January 4—January 8, 1967 "God's Sons of Liberty;" September, 1973 "Divine Victory" In September 1973, a coup took place in Chile, while the “Divine Victory” International Assembly itself was held January 16–20, 1974. *** w73 6/1 p. 350 Where Will You Attend the “Divine Victory” Assembly? *** January 16-20: La Paz, Bolivia, Coliseo Cerrado, Calle Mejico. Rooming: Casilla 1440, La Paz. Santiago, Chile (tentative). https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=1973405&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=46 *** g73 7/8 p. 32 Hear the Public Address: Divine Victory—Its Meaning For Distressed Humanity *** January 16-20: La Paz, Bolivia, Coliseo Cerrado. Santiago, Chile, Estadio ‘Santa Laura.’ https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=101973490&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=34 *** yb82 p. 89 Chile *** September 11, 1973, when the Armed Forces toppled the Marxist government. https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=301982003&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=187 *** yb82 pp. 92-93 Chile *** The long-awaited day was at hand, and the foreign delegates, among them Brother Knorr, arrived. Enthusiasm was running high. What an encouragement it was for the brothers and for the new ones who symbolized their dedication to Jehovah with water baptism—1,502 of them! Attendance was the highest for any one convention site—21,321! We thank Jehovah for opening the doors and making it all possible. https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=301982003&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=199

I have Wolfram carbide ring too.. I`m an engineer and like that this matherial is very hard. But I`m wearing this only for special cases with my wedding ring. Don`t like anything on my hands. From other hand, in our territory a man who wears 3 or more rings may raise questions about modesty. I think even a massive golden ring as even some brothers from GB wears might raise questions.(of course it`s a consience question). Sometimes ago some like this rings assotiated with a gangs in our territory.

Continuation of the historical event... 21 Cities Hosting the 2027 International Conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses https://events.jw.org/en 🟣 Ghana, Accra; ▪️ August 6–August 8, 2027; ▪️ Historical event: December 19–December 23, 1973—“Divine Victory” International Assembly, Accra, Ghana. (The Watchtower, February 1, 1973, pp. 94-95, “Divine Victory” International Assembly); 🟣 United Kingdom, London; ▪️ August 13–August 15, 2027; ▪️ Historical event: August 1–August 5, 1951—“Clean Worship” International Assembly, Wembley Stadium, London, England. (The Watchtower, December 1, 1951, pp. 707–715; The Watchtower, March 1, 1956, pp. 136–138; Report of the Clean Worship Assembly of Jehovah’s Witnesses, London, 1951, pp. 3–32); 🟣 Greece, Athens; ▪️ August 13–August 15, 2027; ▪️ Historical event: April 23–April 26, 1925—First assembly of Bible Students in modern times in Athens, Greece. (News, News by Region, Greece, Witnesses in Greece Reflect on Their Rich Theocratic History During 2025, JUNE 3, 2025); 🟣 Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan; ▪️ August 20–August 22, 2027; ▪️ Historical event: December, 1959—Circuit Assembly, Abidjan, Ivory Coast — 153 attendance; the first showing of the Society’s film about the “Divine Will” assemblies. (1981 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, “Ivory Coast,” p. 160); 🟣 France, Marseille; ▪️ August 20–August 22, 2027; ▪️ Historical event: July 26–July 30, 1978—“Victorious Faith” International Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Marseille, France. (The Watchtower, May 15, 1978, p. 31, All Ready to “Go”); 🟣 United States, Seattle, state of Washington; ▪️ August 20–August 22, 2027; ▪️ Historical event: July 22–July 25, 1909—The Seattle Convention of the Bible Students. Following a discourse on Baptism, eighty were immersed, forty-three brethren and thirty-seven sisters. (The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence, September 1, 1909, Vol. XXX, No. 17, pp. 259–260, “The Seattle Convention.”); 🟣 Korea, Seoul; ▪️ September 17–September 19, 2027; ▪️ Historical event: June 11–June 13, 1932—First convention in Korea, held in Seoul, with 45 in attendance. (Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1988, "Korea," p. 143); 🟣 Peru, Lima; ▪️ October 15–October 17, 2027; ▪️ Historical event: March 5, 1949—An assembly was held in Lima in the Kingdom Hall of the missionary home at 256 Ramón Dagnino. We were delighted to see 224 persons present for Brother Knorr’s public talk “It Is Later than You Think!” During this visit, a large group of Witnesses went out to one of the beaches where 20 persons were baptized. (1979 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses, "Peru, BRANCH OFFICE ESTABLISHED", p. 206); 🟣 Chile, Coquimbo; ▪️ November 12–November 14, 2027; ▪️ Historical event: Chile's two documented International Assemblies were both held in Santiago—January 4—January 8, 1967 "God's Sons of Liberty;" September, 1973 "Divine Victory" (1982 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses pp. 77-80, 91-93); April 19, 2015—Circuit Assembly “Seek Peace and Pursue It,” held at the Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium in Coquimbo, Chile. A maximum attendance of 3,615 was reported, and 12 were baptized. (Jorge Molina Herrera, Flickr, April 20, 2015, documenting the April 19, 2015 assembly); October 13–October 15, 2023—Regional Convention, held at the Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium in Coquimbo, Chile. The event was described as the first large assembly of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the city since 2019. (Thema Televisión, October 12, 2023, “La asamblea de los testigos de Jehová regresa a la ciudad de Coquimbo”); 🟣 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa; ▪️ December 10–December 12, 2027; ▪️ Historical event: January 1–January 4, 1953—An assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was held over four days. Brother Henschel addressed the sixty-one in attendance by means of an interpreter, on the subject “Integrity.” A high spot of the assembly was the immersion, held in a small stream dammed up a bit to make the water deep enough for immersion. Six symbolized their dedication by baptism. (The Watchtower, June 1, 1953, p. 331, “Christianity Advances in Northern Rhodesia and Ethiopia, THROUGH KENYA TO ETHIOPIA”).

A proposed new meeting model for Baruch I’m currently working on the meeting/planning architecture for Baruch, and I would like to get some feedback from others who have experience with congregation scheduling. One of the things I want to improve is how Baruch handles meetings for different language groups. A simple model such as: Language Group → Midweek Meeting → every week Language Group → Weekend Meeting → every week does not work for every congregation. For example, one language group may have a midweek meeting every week, while another language group may have a meeting only once a month. Proposed model I am considering separating the concepts into four levels: MeetingDefinition, MeetingSchedule, MeetingOccurrence, and Assignments. The idea is that MeetingDefinition describes what the meeting is, while MeetingSchedule describes when and for which language group it normally occurs. The schedule uses a recurrence rule, so it can support things such as: weekly every two weeks monthly a specific occurrence of a weekday (for example, first Thursday) a start and optional end date The schedule then produces concrete MeetingOccurrences. For example: MeetingSchedule English Midweek Meeting First Thursday of the month 19:30 ↓ MeetingOccurrence: 1 October 2026, 19:30, English MeetingOccurrence: 5 November 2026, 19:30, English MeetingOccurrence: 3 December 2026, 19:30, English This also gives us a place to handle exceptions. For example, if one particular meeting is moved from Tuesday to Monday, the recurring schedule does not have to be changed. The individual occurrence can have an override. Assignments Assignments would then belong to the specific occurrence, rather than directly to the general meeting definition: MeetingOccurrence │ ├── Chairman ├── Student ├── Treasures Talk └── etc. In the domain model I am considering: public interface IMeetingAssignment : IAssignment { MeetingOccurrenceID OccurrenceID { get; } } So an assignment explicitly belongs to one concrete meeting occurrence. Why I like this approach It separates three things that are currently easy to mix together: Definition "What kind of meeting is this?" Schedule "When does this meeting normally occur, and for which language group?" Occurrence "This specific meeting is taking place on this date and time." This should also make it possible to handle congregations with multiple language groups without assuming that every group has a meeting every week. I'm interested in feedback before I take this architecture further. Does this model correspond reasonably well with how meetings are actually organized in congregations? How would you model language groups that meet only occasionally or once a month? I'd be very interested to hear if there are real-world cases that this model would still not handle well.

When the reunion comes, as it's approaching, invite us through zoom, for the brethren that are distant so we can share in your joy 😹 😹 😹

Earrings were sometimes worn long ago and, in some cultures, viewed as a symbol of being a rebel/non-conformist (sort of like a radical)...

A roman soldier went into a bar, held up two fingers and asked for 5 martinis. ————- (separate joke) a roman soldier went into a bar and asked for a martinus. The bartender asked ‘dont you mean a martini?’ The soldier responded with “i only need one”

God’s servants refuse to be pulled into identity based disputes, factional labels, or pride driven quarrels. Instead, they choose peace, mission, and spiritual focus. An example .. When asked whether Jews should pay taxes to Caesar (a politically explosive question), Jesus refused to join either political side. Instead, He reframed the issue spiritually…Render unto Caesar… and God’s things to God. He sidestepped the naming, labeling, and factionalism of the Herodians vs. Pharisees …a direct parallel to refusing political bait. Christ is our exemplar…

The moderators felt this topic is just best closed. Humans will name what they want and in the New World we can find out what stays and what Jehovah has us rename and when. We know He has named all the stars. I wonder what He has named ours. He likely has planet names too. We all have a lot learn.

Construction will go by quickly. I provided transportation for visiting workers when we built our KH and it's already 10 years old (this year). One minute it was just land with trees, then an empty lot, and now a KH.

Its just an app I made with the use of ChatGPT. Same concept of JW Broadcasting. The organization only has JW Broadcasting on Roku. I wanted to have it on my Samsung tv so I used AI to basically create the whole app. Again, this is for my personal use and is not available for anyone to download.

JW TV?

Yes, AI is becoming more and more advanced quickly! I use chatGPT and they just released GPT Astra and I was able to have it make a JW app for my Samsung TV. It did it in like 15 minutes. This app is for my personal use, not to be distributed. The only official app is for the ROKU but I was wanting it on my Samsung TV and chatGPT Astra helped a immensely. Sorry not trying to make this an ad for chatgpt.

For the more tech-advanced, I just added a special feature in v4: Export to JWPUB for installation in JW Library this requires network access to upload the generated plan to my server for conversion the generated JWPUB archive is not signed (it is not "official"); to add it to JW Library, you will need to use the jwlIntegrator utility

Very true, I thought of that myself after re reading my post. It's very true that sometimes we take our spouses for granted, but it's also true that absence makes the heart grow fonder!! But everything else being said, I would still prefer her being over here. I'm just trying to see the positive in this situation, and you're right...I am finding blessings in this. I just keep praying to Jehovah for the strength to keep going each day.

President Nixon Richard Nixon famously gave his defiant double "V for victory" sign on August 9, 1974, as he departed the White House lawn after resigning the presidency in disgrace. [1, 2] (I remember watching this) Standing on the steps of the presidential helicopter (then Army One / Marine One), Nixon turned back to the gathered crowd, smiled, and threw both arms up in his signature gesture. This act deeply offended and alienated many critics and citizens who viewed the celebratory "victory" sign as incredibly tone-deaf, defiant, and hubristic given that he was leaving office to escape imminent impeachment over the Watergate scandal. [1, 2, 3, 4] When the V-sign is shown with the palm facing inward toward the person making the sign, it is offensive in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa. [1] But he also offended another country by using the 'ok' sign, he definitely didnt do his 'customs' research. The "OK" Sign (Nixon): Nixon did cause immense offense during a trip to South America, but it was because he stepped off his airplane and gave the "OK" hand gesture (thumb and index finger forming a circle), which functions as a vulgar insult in that region. [1] We need to learn the customs of other countries. There is a word commonly used in the United Kingdom that's HIGHLY offensive to our culture, when British people come here they'll use it and deeply offend us. Cannot wait till we all speak the same language.

Hi Tim, As I read your post, I thought of the many accounts/stories we have read about in the Bible or heard about in our modern day concerning various brothers/sisters going through very difficult trials. And it seems that some or many of them were able to find something "good" in the disaster that had impacted their life. So is there any "good" that can be found for you in this disaster? Yes it seems so! Look at your words above in bold! There are a number of married couples today, who are living together, who have not been torn part like you and your wife. Yet, while you would give anything to be able to bring your wife back home, there are some who take their wife or spouse for granted. Why? Because they see each other everyday, so they may take their spouse for granted. All that some see in their spouse now is their everyday mistakes and flaws . And so as a sad result, some have even become sort of "tired" of their spouse. But look at you! Do your expressions above show a deeper warmth and strong yearning for your wife? Do your expressions show how you "see" more of your wife's wonderful qualities like you did when you first married her compared to those who are now tired of their spouse? We would never want a tragedy or disaster to strike any couple. But if a husband or wife who is inside such a "Tornado" like you, is now able to see their spouse in a much better light and to have their flame of love ignited even hotter, then to me, now you have found at least something "good" in this disaster

I was on Pinterest again (back away Cheryl, back away! 😄) Man child Adam loves pasta, he used to make garlic noodles after mid-week meeting, so I see this recipe for simple garlic noodle with ground beef and parmaesan, looks ok so I made it tonight. Wow!!! Simple and so delish, a new favorite for the man-child.