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Thank you all for your kind posts. I had no idea what model of Kindle it is because it doesn't say anywhere - so I decided (reluctantly) to look through the installed instruction manual - and I read that it reads PDF, so Victor now has the 2013 Bible, a number of magazines, books, brochures and day text books as well as the Ministry School Benefit book, so he is over the moon! Agape to you all and thank you :-)

A brother who is not 'tech savvy' has been given a Kindle free gift for taking out insurance. As I own a pc and he doesn't, he has asked me to find out how he can use it for JW downloaded publications (particularly the new bible). Unfortunately, I have no idea what is required to make a Kindle compatible with PDF or e-pub documents - can anyone who knows please help? Thank you, and agape, Graham

I don't believe for a minute that you're a slow thinker Svetlana! You were quick enough to spot the Truth, weren't you?

I can only see her post and the text, but cannot see any picture of a sign. Don't worry Svetlana, if you can see a sign, it is more likely my computer has a setting preventing me from seeing it, or maybe I need to update flash player or something - but I still think my reasoning is correct tho. Agape sis

Does what sign Svetlana - we can't see any sign or link to a picture? Just thinking about your question, you couldn't be restricted from going over a MINIMUM speed limit, otherwise you would have to drive at exactly that speed constantly. So surely you are forbidden from going over a maximum speed limit, and forbidden to drive under a minimum speed limit. We do occasionally have minimum speed limits here in the UK though and those road signs are in a different colour to the maximum speed limit signs.

Yes Luana, we know WHAT it means, but how, where or why did the idiom originate?

April Fools Day and the origin of Paid Leave (A copy and paste of an article I found) An Interesting History of 1752. Here is an interesting historical fact. Just have a look at the calendar for the month of September 1752. Go to Google type "September 1752 calendar" & see for yourself. You will notice, 11 days are simply missing from the month. Here's the explanation: This was the month during which England shifted from the Roman Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar. A Julian year was 11 days longer than a Gregorian year. So, the King of England ordered 11 days to be wiped off the face of that particular month. So, the workers worked for 11 days less that month, but got paid for the whole month. That's how the concept of "paid leave" was born. (Here I removed the remark 'Hail to the King!!!') In the Roman Julian Calendar, April used to be the first month of the year; but the Gregorian Calendar observed January as the first month. Even after shifting to the Gregorian Calendar, many people refused to give up old traditions and continued celebrating 1st April as the New Year's Day. When simple orders didn't work, the King finally issued a royal dictum; which stated that those who celebrated 1st April as the new year's day would be labelled as fools. From then on, 1st April became April Fool's Day. History is really interesting. September 1752 Su M Tu W Th F Sa - - 1 2 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Isn't that really interesting?

Having listed them all for us, maybe you would like to finish it off and explain how they all came about? After all, that was part of the objective of the post... no? I don't mean to be unkind, but it was a fun post as an exercise, not a requests for data - sorry if I offend anyone

I just found this illustration of Facebook that I thought was good: The soul and the spirit are not the same. The body needs the spirit in much the same way as a radio needs electricity—in order to function. To illustrate this further, think of a portable radio. When you put batteries in a portable radio and turn it on, the electricity stored in the batteries brings the radio to life, so to speak. Without batteries, however, the radio is dead. So is another kind of radio when it is unplugged from an electric outlet. Similarly, the spirit is the force that brings our body to life. Also, like electricity, the spirit has no feeling and cannot think. It is an impersonal force. But without that spirit, or life-force, our bodies “expire, and back to their dust they go,” as the psalmist stated.

Hi Clifford, I missed the 'Safeguard Your Mind' assembly too and today, a sister sent me excellent copies of the program (recorded in Texas). If you private message me your e-mail address, I'll forward her e-mails to you containing the 'Sendspace' links so you can download them yourself. I understand the links are time-sensitive, so it may be best not to delay. Agape bro

I saw this one the other day - the brother posting it didn't claim credit for it, so I have no idea who deserves it I thought it was an excellent illustration though! The brother posted: I didn't write this Digging Up Old Bones (Cats) I had a neighbor--an easy-going type of guy--who dearly loved cats. One day, one of his cats darted across the street in front of me and wham! I hit it and killed it instantly. I felt bad, and thought-- should I just hide it or tell him? Well, I picked up the cat and carried it to the neighbor's front door, rang the bell; he opened it, and there I stood with his favorite cat lying dead in my hands. I was at a loss for words and finally just said, "I'm sorry that I hit your cat--he just came out of nowhere and ..." He looked at me, looked at the cat, and said, "I knew it had to happen one of these times, and what's done is done." I offered to bury the animal, I even offered to find him another cat. He said, "No, this cat could never be replaced." I told him that I was sick to my stomach, and he told me to just go my way and not to think about it--what was done is behind us now. Just get on with your life and I will do the same. I left, and after getting home, I watched as my neighbor took the cat, carried it out into the backyard, tenderly laid it on the grass, dug a little grave and carefully buried it...all except the tail! He returned to the house and that was that. Days went by, weeks went by, a month went by, and when I would look over into his yard, there was that cat's tail on top of the ground, just as when he buried it. Finally, I went over and knocked on his door and asked, "I see you buried your cat in the backyard. Is everything going ok for you since his death?" "Yes, everything is fine. Life goes on, you know." I then continued with, "May I ask you a very personal question?" "Sure, I don't mind." "Well, I noticed that you buried everything except the cat's tail. Is that a small reminder for you of your dear cat?" "Yes, it is. Here, let me show you why I did that." He and I walked out to where the cat was buried. He then looked me square in the eyes and said, "The next time you come over here and complain about some problem you have with me or the way that I live my life, I am going to reach down and grab that cat's tail and pull him up out of the ground and hold it up and say back to you, "Do you remember when you killed my cat?" Doesn't this present a most disgusting picture in your mind? Well, this is what it is like every time we "dig up the past" and then wave it in the face of our brother or sister, husband, wife, child, or whoever. What is done is done, it is buried; leave it in the ground, all of it! Don't dig up the past; it hurts everyone, including the person digging it up, because it kindles old wounds.

Glad you got it sorted ok sis. Sorry bout the scruffy typing, I was in a hurry. That Google Translate is a very useful tool tho. Agape :-)

Try typing the characters into the Google Translate page - then u can understand what it's saying and will be ableto reverse it. Go to the Google Search homepage and choose the right hand tab 'MORE' and the top option is 'TRANSLATE'

OK, I have one for you, but for all of you who aren't from the uk (or lived here) you will need to know that our currency unit is the pound and one slang term for a pound is 'a quid' and i warn you, it's another 'groaner' - that being said, I'll get on with it! One day this shark was very hungry, and as he swam about looking for food, all he came across was a very small shoal of tiny fish, and so 'munch, munch, munch', he ate them all up - but he wasn't very full and he kept looking. Then as he swam around this rock on the sea floor, he noticed an octopus sitting on it! Just as he was about to 'munch, munch, munch' the octopus, it just raised one tentacle and calmly said 'Whoa, whoa, whoa!' Immediately the shark stopped and must have looked stunned, and so the octopus explained. 'I am not very well - and if you eat me, you'll get ill too!' With that the shark thinks for a minute - and then 'MUNCH!' he eats the octopus, and quickly swims off to find his friend. When he finds his friend, he vomits up the octopus and says to his friend 'Here's that sick squid (six quid) I owe you!'

Absolutely brilliant - all of you, but particularly Bob n Sharon! There are so many discussions on here that (quite rightly) deserve and require serious consideration, and it is really good to see some witty, light hearted topic that makes for a clean laugh - well done. I love my online community of brothers and sisters!