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At the Kingdom Hall I was visiting today a brother was literally sitting right in front/ beside of the door... I thought to myself how I appreciate that for so many reasons and when I got home I read about the shooting! My husband who doesn't go to the Kingdom Hall asked me about this as well.. he Said he thought it was selfless for brothers to watch and be vigilant like that. It would give others a chance if something like this happened at Kingdom Hall. So sad for those people today! End times indeed!

It's been way too many years but I finally treated myself to a performance at the local theater. An evening with Frank Mills. He's a Canadian pianist famous for Music Box Dancer. When you have days when you feel like your living in mental darkness, things like this help turn the lights on as to what Jehovah has in store for us. He will remove any shackles that keep us from reaching our full potential.

A sister from our congregation is visiting there this week. Good to know she wasn't at the First Baptist Chuch.

Bird sign language for "Shut your beak."

A sister in my congregation had exactly that issue last week and it was a problem of full memory. There was no room to download any new publications. We deleted some pictures and videos to free up space and it worked well again.

Image Source: NASA - Hubble Space Telescope “Behold! God is more exalted than we can know.” —Job 36:26

I like puns on words

To all, I would like to make this thread for the coming month of November

The Story of Four Horse A man once asked an old Indian what his wife's name was. He replied, "She called Four Horse". The guy said, "That's an unusual name. What does it mean?" "It old Indian Name. Mean,

This is so wrong! Can anyone deny or close their eyes to the reality that we are living in the last days?.

Now its only a few more hours...

I think the same bro Matt, Jehovah ‘must’ have many wonderful surprises in store for us, that we don’t even think of. Thank you for the topic bro Neil !

I firmly believe we'll be allowed to explore the universe once in the New World. I also believe that if earth is the only planet God put people on, it won't always be that way. What engineer stops at one invention? What artist stops at one painting? To quote Contact: If it was just us, it'd be an awful big waste of space.

Just when you thought life couldn’t get any more unfair, you learn that Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t just a genius, he was also popular and very good looking. What Made Leonardo da Vinci a Genius? (National Geographic)

2017 Personal Study Schedule View File This is a suggested study schedule - similar to the one I had uploaded that I got from someone else's site, but I modernized it according to the new workbook, etc. Submitter cricket246 Submitted 11/05/2017 Category Documents

This Is AMAZING!!! Until now I never fully understood how to tell the difference Between Male and Female Birds. I always thought it had to be determined surgically. Until Now. Below are Two Birds. Study them closely... See If You Can Spot Which of The Two Is The Female. It can be done. Even by one with limited bird watching skills.

So true. The BOE at my KH made a decision to lock the doors @ 7:30 p.m. right after an incident which I mentioned here. Yes, we as JW's are a welcoming group but there needs to be balance in light of the perilous times we're living in.

Since he is not around to say he was or wasn't gay, that may just be revisionist history - after all, to be politically correct, most of the figures MUST have been gay ..... it is the "new normal" and we should think it always was .... right????? I'm sure that, before long, we will learn that Napoleon, Caesar, Hitler, George Washington, Gandhi, most of the Vikings and the Zulu nation were all gay

The black plague (as in Madagascar) is actually easily treatable today with antibiotics. But the Marbug virus is completely different. There is no known treatment for it, so doctor can only try to keep the person alive until their immune system defeat the virus or they die. There are vaccines being developed but they are not ready yet. There are two factors that make this virus a bit less likely to become an epidemics: One, that it is not airborne, it is only transmitted by physical contact with a sick person or their bodily fluids. And two, that it kills its victims so quickly that they don't have many chances to infect others. It is scary.

Not really the topic, but relevant. I watch this video twice a month since I found it. Makes my heart hurt. The irony of showing it to this audience is that the monologue is by Carl Sagan, one of the most Anti-God thinkers that you'll ever meet in the New System.

I expect a bumpy ride for this Autumn. December Awake magazine is there for a reason

The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian . She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.' I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

Moms are great no matter how old you get. My mom sent me a package of her fig cookies. Growing up, I enjoyed my grandmothers fig cookies, but Mom went one step further and added more stuff to them to take them over the top. Oh so good. Filled with figs, raisins, almonds and chocolate, topped with a sweet sugary glaze. What's your favorite food your mom made when you were growing up??

"Me wish me had one of Brother Vinnie's cookies..."

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Hello Friends, I'm contemplating the arduous task of applying for a U.S. Patent. Have any of you been through that? The first question that comes up is whether to DIY or hire a Patent attorney? Anyone with experience?

I will echo that. I used one of those patent attorneys that advertised in Popular Mechanics. Proved to be a money pit, and slow. Someone else had the same idea and got it to market while I was still trying to figure out a way to pay my patent attorney. I was young and naive about what could or couldn't be patented and was not properly advised by my attorney. $1200 was a lot to waste 1960.

Good idea! They should have a list . . But, ALL lawyers are looking for more money, so . .

I had an idea for something that could not be patented, so I never tried Seems they won't issue a patent for anything that is considered "perpetual motion"

Exactly what my concern is. Would love to find a brother or sister to work with.

I have not needed a patent but know a couple who did. One Brother tried the DIY method. After 20 years, he was still trying. The other Brother used an attorney. He later sold his invention for a great amount of money because he had the patent. I know that most business people will advise using a patent attorney - that is, except for those businesses that advertise on TV that THEY can help you

The article says he was gay. I really didn't need to know that...

Try squeezing a banana and a mess will squirt out from its ends. But what happens to Miura-ori when you throw in a few defects? By reimagining the kinks and folds of origami as atoms in a lattice, researchers are uncovering strange behavior hiding in simple structures. The Atomic Theory of Origami (Quanta Magazine)

Latest update from Oroville:

1 Study yesterday p.m. (this person is relocating,) Large door of opportunity has been opened. 2 Studies today a.m. and p.m 1 Study scheduled for tomorrow before meeting. All four have been to meetings and wish to continue. Me, too

I know exactly what you are talking about. When I was young my parents had a collection of 78's. Most of them were things like Hank Snow, Hank Williams and the like with some Benny Goodman and that style thrown in. Back then, all the teachers knew how to play the piano and we HAD to have music. Only thing is, I cannot sing. Never could. I was given a new Silvertone guitar in 1960. I couldn't play it. I tried but just couldn't seem to get it. I came to the conclusion that, since I couldn't sing, I just wasn't musical. When I was about 11 or 12 we went on a field trip to the University. They had a huge pipe organ. We got to hear the pipe organ being played by someone who really knew how to play it. We also got to hear the live orchestra accompany the pipe organ. Once you hear a live orchestra - well, what can I say! There is nothing that can match that sound - NOTHING! Since I grew up in the 60's, I was there for the "British Invasion". Rock and roll changed to "Rock" and many of the kids I went to school with learned the guitar and drums and started bands. Even though that kind of music was not my favorite, I liked Country, I did enjoy hearing some of them play - again, live music! It has no match. As we got into High School, some of them even started playing "gigs" and making money with their bands, One of the things that became somewhat popular among those with the bands was using "storage units" to practice in. My Brother and I used to go listen to some of them on occasion. When I got my license and was able to drive myself around, I still went and listened to some of them play. There was this one group that practiced quite often in a storage unit that was easily accessible, so I was able to listen to them fairly regularly - that is, until they decided to practice elsewhere ... and then they moved away. That particular band was Tom Petty When I was a senior in High School I was in a school play. One of the other guys in the play played the guitar. I told him about my guitar ans how I could not play it - after all, I couldn't sing either. He told me that, just because I can't sing, doesn't mean I am not musical and had me bring my guitar to school so he could see it. When I did, he tried to pay it. He said the reason I couldn't play was because the string were too far off the neck and made them too hard to hold down. He told me to put nylon string on my guitar. He told me where to get them and exactly what to get. He had me bring my guitar back in and he showed me how to put the nylon strings on. Seems he was right. I ended up learning to play the guitar. I never really played "lead", I played rhythm. I later got an electric guitar and a 12 string Hofner acoustic. I still have all three of those guitars. I also got an electric bass. I helped an inactive Sister I had gone to school with get back active. She played the clarinet. She helped me learn to read music. I also got an alto sax and a trumpet. I learned to play them both and how to transpose the music. I never got all that good on the trumpet. I was able to play the sax and the bass in the orchestra for Circuit Assemblies and District Conventions. One particular DC I attended, I did not play in that orchestra but I was the attendant for the orchestra, had a large orchestra complete with a set of drums and kettle drums. It also had a chorus. We also had a Brother who really knew how to conduct both at the same time. Again, There Is Nothing That Can Match LIVE Music!!! I used to take my 12 string to get togethers. Another Brother and I (I studied with him through his baptism and taught him to play the guitar - he could sing) used to play together and he would sing John Denver songs. It was well liked at the gatherings. But, alas, my body has gotten much older and my fingers no longer work as they once did so I have trouble playing the guitar I used to have a very nice Hi-Fi system back in the 70's. I even had a really nice Hi-Fi headset! That was extremely nice. But, now that, not only do my fingers not work like they used to, I cannot hear as well as I once did. I still like live music! I might add, You commented, "But where and when I grew up, if you played anything but a guitar, drums, or electric organ you'd get laughed at" - where I lived, since the University had a large marching band and so did the HS I attended, there was not so much peer pressure to play rock or nothing. Those who could play other instruments were still appreciated. After all, our HS band was one of the tops in the state. It had nearly 200 people in it.

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more thoughts surfaced in my mind on this about people not putting up with healthful teachings that Jehovah provides. (2 Timothy 2:17, 18) and their word will spread like gangrene. Hy·me·naeʹus and Phi·leʹtus are among them.+ 18 These men have deviated from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already occurred,+ and they are subverting the faith of some. 19 Despite that, the solid foundation of God remains standing, having this seal, “Jehovah* knows those who belong to him,”+ and, “Let everyone calling on the name of Jehovah*+ renounce unrighteousness.” w03 1/1 pp. 27-30 - The Watchtower—2003 “There will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching, . . . and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories.”(2 Timothy 4:3, 4) Paul’s advance warning showed that it was urgent for Timothy to heed the apostle’s counsel.

Tic Tack Tic Tack...

Depends on if the AM goes up first, I reckon. There'll be a summary, but they may save that for December, given the changes in the arrangement start next year.

Looking forward to the November broadcast. Jehovah’s organization is wonderful.

I'm going say that there is a semi solid chance that the subject may come up..

I wonder if there will be more information about recent changes to our ministry? (reduced number of magazines)

It's just around the corner... (Who didn't see that coming? )

It should be here Nov 6

Here's a video of his statement so we can hear exactly what was said, rather than the third-hand commentary that some sites are repeating. http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/06/politics/trump-storm-coming/index.html

I´m sorry for the missimpression! It was not my intention to teach you. I just wanted to share something beautiful I´ve found with you. Would you mind opening your KJV in Psalms 83:18? I´m looking forward to hearing your opinion about this verse.

I thought she was named after Lots wife...