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  1. In Queensland last week, a sewing needle was found in a strawberry punnet sold in supermarkets. Police are treating this as a disgruntled ex-worker's revenge. They recalled several brands of strawberries and that has left farmers in the lurch in the peak strawberry growing season. They are destroying and dumping all the fruit. The sweetest strawberries are now! Copy cat needles in strawberries were found in other cities, including Sydney. Now Adelaide has also had a sewing needle found in a punnet of strawberries which were grown in Western Australia. How very sickening to think people are so demented to injure others with needles in our food. Strawberries now, but what next? There is understandably a large reward offered. But with the copy-cat idiots, how does one stop this? http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-16/contaminated-strawberries-in-punnet-bought-in-adelaide-hills/10253528
    12 points
  2. Brother gave a good one in today’s talk: Some people may remember when a man fired a shot gun at an original Leonardo DaVinci painting. The museum didn’t simply throw the painting away now that it was ruined. Instead, the took the time to restore the painting! Likewise, we all have some form of shrapnel that damages us, many even many damaged spots. However, Jehovah doesn’t throw us away, but takes the time to put us back together.
    7 points
  3. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/16/dutch-catholic-church-accused-of-widespread-cover--up Netherlands is hard to find on the map and they have this massive cover up. Now I can see why that the Babylon sins is up to the heavens. Revelation 18:5. I know we are not perfect and every religion is not perfect. But, this is beyond of not being perfect. This is sickening!! You know I went to a petting zoo in Georgia and saw pigs did some sick things, but the leaders know better and they make themselves worse than pigs!
    4 points
  4. As far as I know, no one in the congregations here was adversely affected. I was watching the awful effect that the hurricane had on New Bern and Wilmington NC, and in Myrtle Beach here in SC, and saw news reporters wading knee deep in the water in those cities. Last death count for the three states (including Virginia) that I heard was 14, and the displaced people are numbering over 1,000,000, mostly from the coastline. So far, locally we haven't experienced anything more than some rain. I am thankful to Jehovah. It is a blessing that we can go through the WT study online, listening to the recording. I remember how we used to have the cassette tapes, and had to request them beforehand.
    4 points
  5. ChrisC

    My off topic thread

    I asked a brother this question and he knew straight away. He then asked me if I could verbally summarise each chapter of the Bible without looking. He gave me the impression that he could!
    3 points
  6. Flooding already a disaster in the Carolinas. Now this:
    3 points
  7. O brother. Death toll from this horrible hurricane/tropical storm has reached 14. https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/The-Latest-Florence-claims-14th-victim-in-South-Carolina-493415971.html Constant warnings are put out... you must evacuate! Don’t drive thru flooded streets. (As happened to cause this latest death) Could have been 4 people instead of just one.
    3 points
  8. ChrisC

    My off topic thread

    Without looking - in all but one of Paul’s inspired writings he introduces himself at the beginning. Which one?
    3 points
  9. Absolutely. The worrying thing is that the nature of the strawberry industry means they must still be picked, or the vines will stop producing. Farmers have no income to pay for pickers. Next year there won’t be many strawberries. So damaging to the industry. Apart from that, copy-cat needles are appearing in other states. What fruit is safe?
    3 points
  10. Guard against not feeling 'good enough'
    3 points
  11. It started with using some white vinegar to remove some hard water deposits. So I went to YouTube to look up how vinegar was made. Ah, there are some links to "How to make wine". Hmmm, how is that done... oh, really, it is that easy... Been doing it for about 4 years. Tortuga... No, I don't crush grapes, only because I have not been able to get a source on wine grapes. So I have made Mead (honey wine), wine from Apple Juice, and I have bought just regular "store bought" Concord Grape juice. With the Concord Grape juice, I have figured out adding some other juices (I can tell you, it is a secret ) you can come up with some pretty good stuff. I have added malt to apple juice, and came up with a lower ABV "whiskey like" wine. The possibilities are endless.
    3 points
  12. It's getting so everything I buy anymore I wonder if it's going to kill me or make me sick. You never know what's next to be tainted or poisoned until it happens..
    2 points
  13. dove

    Resurrection Reunions

    I'm sorry too that I misunderstood. It's like years ago someone waved to me in the KH and I waved back, only they weren't waving to me but someone behind me..next time someone waved to me I didn't wave back and I got it wrong again..lol
    2 points
  14. New Release Here in Philippines! During Special Meeting for Iloko September 16
    2 points
  15. Hi Abigail, I'm not a moderator here, but I was just writing a Private Message to another member here who is also a limited access user to encourage her to post more. If you were a full access member you wouldn't need to wait to get your posts approved, and (as already mentioned) it would open your access to all the forums. You have to post more comments for that to happen. Perhaps you have an idea for a comment in the weekly Watchtower Study, the Bible reading, or the Congregation Bible Study. There are always topics for those, so post your comment there. Take some time to browse through the topics in the various forums that are available to you and see what appeals to you. Of course, at the moment you need to wait for your post to be approved before it appears. But eventually the moderators will get to know you through those posts, and will 'promote' you to a full access user. Several years ago I was in the same position as you. Eventually though, and very surprisingly to me, all of a sudden I was a full access user. It didn't take all that long either! We'd love to get to know you. So just reach out.
    2 points
  16. What a stupid thing to do!! They are so seasonal... it must effect everyone from the growers to the packers. They're my absolute favourite fruit!!
    2 points
  17. If you insist, then it better be theocratic chocolate....with 1000 varieties.♥️
    2 points
  18. My Bible has not held up well at all. I posted about the deteriorating condition a year and a half ago on this post: Some thought it was a mouse eating the cover but it is the high humidity in the Dominican Republic. The Bible I gave my wife also has the same problem. The Bibles are a lot worse now compared to the pictures. I don't have a recent picture at this time since my wife and I are visiting Southern California until mid October. When we visited Warwick last year I showed my Bible to the brothers at the front desk and they were shocked 😲 to see it in this condition. They suggested I send an email to the publishing department with pictures and letting them know how I use it. I never contacted them since I lost this departments email address. Hopefully the covers have been upgraded since the 2013 Bibles to withstand higher humidity climates like the Dominican Republic but I haven't noticed a difference. Have any of you? The Bible for Haitian Creole came out about 2 years ago but I haven't had the opportunity to see if they are doing any better.
    2 points
  19. Now this is unusual. Magnitude 5.6 earthquake has hit the South Western Australian town of Walpole, about 430km south of Perth at around 1pm today. Apparently it was felt as far away as Perth, but not by me . Others close to the epicentre reported noise "like a huge underground explosion". Thankfully only minor damage to some homesteads as it is a very sparsely populated area. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-16/earth-tremor-rocks-southern-wa-town-of-walpole/10253364
    2 points
  20. ...or something sweet with it's own built in wrapper ...like an apple or orange.. oh wait, they already grow on trees...
    2 points
  21. I just watched this Dutchsinse video earthquake update. He explains how he grew up an atheistic rebellious person but has converted to Christianity. He now believes he has to submit to governmental authority. Maybe he would be receptive to receiving a link for a couple of tracts! Dutch https://youtu.be/0TGqF_oWQDM
    2 points
  22. The surface of the water that reflects the orange color of the sky, and the dark color tones of the sky create drama and atmosphere… And the icy road, so slippery you could fall ! …Also, stormy weather/sea paintings are just grandiose. Those paintings reflect peace, tranquility and serenity. You feel safe, free from any harm, refreshed... I would guess they mirror your father’s personality...
    2 points
  23. Hubby's contribution: 1. Name a Kingdom song or Original song. 123 Ever Loyal 2. Name a prophecy from the Bible. Resurrection 3. Name a prophet/prophetess of Jehovah. Elijah/Anna 4. Name a favorite scripture. Proverbs 13:20 The one walking with the wise will become wise, but the one who have dealings with the stupid will fare badly. 5. Name a city or town from the Bible. Jerusalem 6. Name someone with a very long name from the Bible. Machnadebai - an Israelite who was one of those who sent their foreign wives away in Ezra’s day
    2 points
  24. Oh, I forgot to add to my post... My bad!
    2 points
  25. yes, me too..don't like winter but the art work is very good...
    2 points
  26. My father was a painter too (amateur), back in the 1950s and early 60s when I was a youngster. He used to paint things like this, copying a scene from a calendar or something, so I grew to like them. I recall the smell of the oil paints in the house, the paintings taking several days to dry thoroughly. But I know for certain he wasn't using HDR! There was no such thing as digital photography in those days, and even then I don't think I would have liked a photograph looking like a painting. This was the real thing! I have several of his paintings hanging on my walls.
    2 points
  27. My Father was a painter ... and I love various techniques of paintings, obviously this spills over to photography in my case. One of his paintings.
    2 points
  28. Stormswift

    Keto, IF and OMAD...

    Hi all, Am just interested in those who have participated in the above and the results you've had on a personal level. (Those who have will know what the acronyms stand for haha). I've noticed that Leslie had a thread going for Keto recipes, I'll be looking at that in more detail later. But this is really about adjusting to the foods and the times you chose to eat. I was actually really skeptical about this, but being in a situation with my health that was going only one way - I've made the plunge and today was really excited when I got my blood results. Initially it started with the nurse being really concerned about my colestoral reading ... then I said, I expected that result and asked about my blood sugars, they have halved in a month! - and she said that would be the new medication we put you on, and when I told her I hadn't taken it at all - she was very impressed but still a little hmm whats the word? A little flumoxed about my lack of concern about the colestoral levels. What foods are getting best results for you if this is what you choose? I'm doing Keto (50-60% fat, 25% protein, 10-15% carbs with copious amounts of leafy and fibrous veges). Because I don't have a gallbladder I'm drinking a mix of Apple cider vinegar, ginger, lemon juice, tumeric and stevia to aid my digestion before i eat. Four days out of the seven I'm doing 23/1 IF - OMAD in other words - eating between 800-1100 cals a day Three days IF - six hour window of eating. Loving the swap from marg to butter ... i hated marg enjoying avos, coconut oil, olive oil and grapeseed oil. Quite close to the meditarranean diet isn't it? Looking forward to hearing others who are trying this. NOTE: This thread in no way elevates one lifestyle choice over another, nor is it to convey that this way is good for everyone, its not. It's down to personal choice as with everything ...and I do not want to present it as a must do for anyone.
    1 point
  29. I notice that I have an 86mb update for the study Bible Not sure what for
    1 point
  30. 1. Name a Kingdom song or Original song. Give Me Courage 2. Name a prophecy from the Bible. Kingdom of God 3. Name a prophet/prophetess of Jehovah. Jonah/Deborah 4. Name a favorite scripture. Throw all your anxiety on Jehovah, because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 5. Name a city or town from the Bible. Nazareth 6. Name someone with a very long name from the Bible. Nebuchadnezzar
    1 point
  31. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/07/27/ancient-trees/ Cool stuff!
    1 point
  32. When we were in Texas we went on a real gondola ride in San Antonio. It seemed very like Venice. This was years ago so I don’t know what it’s like now. .
    1 point
  33. That is stunning, Greg, both the photo and the subject matter. I have never been to Venice .. it's on my bucket list. The one I have written for the new system. I have HDR on my phone and never knew what it was for, so you have taught me something. Thank you.
    1 point
  34. I just checked. My Android tablet does not have the clouds but my Windows PC does
    1 point
  35. Has anyone noticed that the videos in the app..(my devices are Android) no longer have a cloud if not downloaded? I just noticed it when updating my meeting media.🙂
    1 point
  36. Yes, the curse will be lifted.
    1 point
  37. I want to say that old cliché, familiarity breeds contempt, but that's not really accurate. I don't think you can have contempt for an inanimate object or event. I can understand the feeling of riding out a storm, or hurricane. It would be a judgment call, personal to an individual..with a lot of different factors to consider. With a storm comes a storm track. You have days of warnings and can get online and check out all the info for yourself. If I was single, had nothing to lose, didn't care about anything, I could see me riding one out, just for fun... Being dedicated to Jehovah, I don't have the choice to make. I already gave my life to Him, do I want to risk His property by thrillseeking?..Nope. With quakes, (pre dutch)you don't really know. It could be a little 5.0 wriggle, or it could blast half the state into rubble. Even with Dutch and his 80% or so accuracy rating, its not like watching something coming towards you like a storm. Plus, if you have lived in hurricane country you see them every year, maybe several times a year. That could give some folks a bit of confidence in their own judgment and in their own capabilities.
    1 point
  38. I had one daughter take statistics in school. One of the things she learned is that statistics can be made to give the result you want Let me illustrate: 10 people are asked do you prefer item A or Item B? Here are their answers A B B B B A A A A A At first glance you would conclude that item A is the prefered item - after all, 6 out of 10 prefer item A However, these same results can also be used to show that 4 out of 5 prefer item B So, it doesn't really matter what the actual result may be, a clever person can get the result they predicted/wanted/theorized/guessed/aimed for
    1 point
  39. Haha good question. You can team up with me, I'm going to draw insects ...I'll show you how amazing they are! But seriously, I think when we start understanding things as they should be understood - previous fears will melt away because of accurate knowledge.
    1 point
  40. Thats true. Statistics show that 5 out of 4 people believe statics may be incorrect...
    1 point
  41. Maybe revised insight books? Or the new Teach us Book? I don't know. No clue.
    1 point
  42. A special broadcast was announced for all German-speaking congregations. It's going to be held on 2nd of February 2019 and the guest speaker is going to be Gerrit Lösch. Sooooo, what could the special meeting be about? 🤔😂
    1 point
  43. Agreed!!! It's so frustrating. I've got to the point that I eat anything that is natural and not processed in my main diet - anything else is a rare treat. So natural sugars in small amounts. So stuff that are disguised as 'food' is off my menu ... and food that encourages my digestion naturally is on my menu. Processed 'food' cuts down on the digestion process your body undergoes, thereby using less calories to digest it. Nice to see you posting again Greg KNEW our donuts were better!
    1 point
  44. Me too. Good to see you back, how is vacation going?
    1 point
  45. Doesn't surprise me .... you can make a study and/or statistics say almost anything you want. In the past I have heard or read that coffee is bad alcohol is good butter is bad margarine is good white sugar is bad coffee is good alcohol is bad margarine is bad butter is good butter is bad cooking oil is bad chocolate is bad white sugar is good coffee is bad cooking oil is good butter is good chocolate is good coffee is good so, now I should be surprised to hear that alcohol is bad again?
    1 point
  46. We have more blackberries than we can use - and we don't even have to plant them ..... they grow wild here -- so do elderberries
    1 point
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