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  1. Hey there New Zealand! I need your opinion on Wai-o-tapu Geothermal Area if is safe for tourists, considering what happened at White Island? Any input? 

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    2. Stormswift

      Stormswift

      so close yet so far ... next take more time to go further afield.

    3. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      go further afield....YES I have heard of many good donut places in far away places LOL :lol1:

    4. Stormswift

      Stormswift

      Sorry can only offer you fried bread brah up my way. 

  2. Neighbors car just crushed into my fence and gate ..fair bit of damage ..and I thought I had full plate prior to this ..LOL :wall:

    1. Stormswift

      Stormswift

      Oh no!! Just another distraction Greg - remember necessary boulders first and the sand will come ...even if  that means a new fence.  Just thankful no-one was hurt.

    2. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      The neighbor who crushed the car in my gate, came over and thanked me for being so cool and calm about it, I took opportunity to give him a witness ..., perhaps he takes it to his heart. 

    3. Vinnie

      Vinnie

      well done. You made Jehovah's heart glad  by your good reaction. 

  3. Last talk of the Convention made me think a lot. Still meditating on it. 

    1. paulc
    2. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      In time...my dear brother (I will start the topic)

      It's all linked to the previous GT videos and explanation of the stream of time that we are currently living in.

      FDS feels that we are very close now ...

    3. JennyM

      JennyM

      exciting.. thanks 

  4. Wow! Can't provide details as this is still confidential but something MEGA exciting is happening regarding Australasia Branch (hint It will be 2  largest ..but what? you have to wait for official news LOL) The chariot is on the move friends....:D

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    2. cme

      cme

      data centers seem to be probably more down their interest.  Anticipating the end very soon, they are probably getting ready with communications for around the world.  They going to have to since everything else will be eliminated.

    3. JennyM

      JennyM

      yea.. data centers would be nice.. We have many garbage info on the internet now so they have to go. 

    4. Tortuga

      Tortuga

      The cat is out of the bag.....

  5. How you doing Aru? better now? :encourage:

    1. Arumuga Raja

      Arumuga Raja

      Yes my dear brother. 

      I was saying that I was fighting alone and I was fighting alone. But jehovah said through the November Broadcasting video you are not fighting alone I am with you. So i am happy and also i am started yesterday my auxiliary pioneer. 

      Thank you my dear brother for inquiring without forgetting me

    2. daydream

      daydream

      @Arumuga Raja  See how fast our collective prayers work to get you out of depression. It was like the  very next day, you've got yourself a job already. Wow, wow, wow. 

      Praises be to our Grand Creator who listens to the prayer of his humble servant, Arumuga Raja

      He walks tall today and forever. 

  6. Newly updated public talk 038 How Can You Survive the End of this World, come with beautiful artwork (3 pictures) Decided to do it as my next talk.

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    2. JennyM

      JennyM

      image.png.83ec4a3558cbc36468007abd70ecbe71.png

      Similar like this one? That was the artwork before. 

       

    3. shali

      shali

      I think that was a talk a circuit overseer gave a few visits ago.

    4. JennyM

      JennyM

      @shali 2009 convention invitation 

  7. Windows 7 users - please share your thoughts on future use of the software after 14th January when support ends. topic here:

     

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    2. Brenda

      Brenda

      I don't know what to do either...  Plus my sound card and DVD drive don't work any longer.

       

      Do I have to buy a new computer with Windows 10?  I don't really want to.  I like Windows 7.

       

    3. Vinnie

      Vinnie

      Microsoft has a windows compatibility checker to see how compatible your computer is with windows 10 called the update adviser.

      https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/Download/confirmation.aspx?id=20

       

      I was hoping to buy a brand  new laptop and install Windows 7 on it but there were no windows 7 drivers for it so I ended up learning and using windows 10. For the most part, its no longer at bad as it was when it first came out.  

       

      My old laptop didn't totally pass the compatibility test but I put windows 10 on it anyway. There were no updated video drivers available for it  but it was able to use basic drivers for it. So sadly  I couldn't play many of the games i had on windows 7 anymore because of the upgrade. My office 2003 didn't work perfectly with windows 10 either.  

       

      The benefits of  getting a new computer with windows 10

      - don't have to deal with windows Vista or windows 8, you get to skip 2 generations of not so great operating systems

      -  don't have to be concerned about driver compatibility

      - You get to use JW Library on your computer

       

       

       

    4. Myew

      Myew

      @Brenda You will likely have a much better experience buying new or refurbished vs upgrading old, especially if you're having to pay for that upgrade. If your current hardware still works well, I recommend backing up your files and changing the operating system to Linux Mint for free. You can even test it out before installing by running it from a cheap USB drive.

      Just a general recommendation for people looking to buy a cheaper basic computer capable of running Windows 10 quite well: You can find a refurbished 2013 4th generation Intel i5 4570 CPU, 8GB of RAM, 500GB Hard Drive, Small Form Factor desktop including a Windows 10 Pro OEM license for about $150. This one is the best I could find in that price range on Amazon, it even comes with 2 Display Port outputs for dual monitors that can easily be adapted to HDMI.
      https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B074VF7XJX/ Potential issues, but it's the best value for the hardware performance and operating system. Far more powerful than an equivalently priced cheap laptop, and you don't want one of those if it's running the Windows 10 'S' variant, which only allows installing Windows Store software. Since it's small, you can set it up easily behind the TV in the living room or whatever and hook it up to that or whatever else people do. It has a 320W PSU and should be able to handle older smaller single slot PCIE-powered graphics cards. Just make sure that if you're buying refurbished from Amazon that it's from a very well rated seller and that it's shipped through Amazon Prime. Read the reviews. That way you shouldn't have much trouble if you end up having to return it. Amazon Prime has great return policies, and it's worth buying it for a single month just for that, the shipping speed and peace of mind.

      For people who don't like Windows 10 - it usually comes down to the Start Menu. Simply install the Classic Start app via https://ninite.com/ and set it to Windows 7. Viola. https://betanews.com/2018/07/11/classic-start-classic-shell/

      For the more tech savvy, there are also scripts to disable and uninstall preinstalled Windows 10 telemetry or apps like that stupid infuriating OneDrive that I often see taking people on older laptops to 100% disk and CPU usage. Grr. Grr I say.
      https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater 

      Or install Linux Mint instead and experience the joy of computing. :3

  8. Anyone here from Liberia? if yes please pm me :D

    1. LoneWanderer

      LoneWanderer

      Sorry, not from Liberia, but were your local congregations invited there for a preaching campaign? Of all the places, selected congregations in Sweden were invited to attend 😨

    2. New World Explorer
  9. We are hiring beautiful hall for entertainment and food for upcoming IC delegates hosted by our KH complex, we needed certain (not small) amount of money to cover the cost ...volunteer contributions came as for today 3 times more then needed.. What a generosity of brothers and sisters ..I am speechless.:wave:

    1. Miss Bea

      Miss Bea

      We are the most fortunate people on this earth. That is Jehovah’s people for you...and, it has no end...

    2. Omoyeme

      Omoyeme

      What an amazing brotherhood we have!

  10. When we read the Bible,we increase the knowledge of God, when we meditate upon it - we increase the Love for our Father. (today's public talk statement that stuck with me)

  11. Could someone point me to FREE video backgrounds for video editing purposes..thanks

  12. RVT Remote Audition Team Use of our local Kingdom Hall has been approved by the Branch,  we are happy to be supporting this exciting new initiative from the Teaching Committee of the Governing Body to assist the work of video production worldwide.

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    2. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      Nothing to do with local streaming etc... the RVT team will be responsible for video production that goes worldwide

      How is this going to work and details, I don't know, (this is new infinitive from FDS) but the team will commence work ASAP 7 days a week. Looks like more videos will be produced in the future for our use.

      (If you hear my voice and donut crunch sound during IC video presentation mid week meeting,  you know who was a culprit! LOL :lol2:)

    3. carlos
    4. well

      well

      Cool! Tell us more... :bringiton:

  13. LDC Australasia 2019, During the past service year,
    59 projects were completed as
    part of the LDC program. This
    included projects in Australia,
    New Zealand, Niue, and
    Samoa. What a great shout of
    praise has gone to Jehovah!

     

    1. Stormswift

      Stormswift

      Yeah we are just working on a bridge to connect NZ with Australia ... then we can pop over and help you all with that vast territory of yours.

  14. Our Kingdom Hall, was selected by the Branch for  Regional Video Team (RVT) ...exciting!

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    2. Brandon

      Brandon

      is that for uploading your meetings to stream.jw.org?  or what is an RVT for?

    3. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      Brendon, we don’t have details yet, but there arrangements are not in connection with our local meetings and streaming,  what we know that video auditions will take place to be used worldwide. At this stage we need to wait patiently for more details to come in as the Branch is making preparations for this new arrangement to role out in our local KH 

    4. Brandon

      Brandon

      It's ok, we figured it out on the forums. According to the June 2019 organizational accomplishment video, there are "11 international video teams."  If you watch the video you'll see a brief scene with the text "Regional Video Team - Central America Branch" overlaid next to the brother.

       

      So it seems there may be regional teams around the world who work under the direction of the '11 international teams,'  (or perhaps those two things are the same thing... that part was unclear).

       

      Anyway, the segment concludes by saying "A storyboard artist is assigned to work closely with the assigned team and, specifically, the Video Director."

  15. Looking for French songs to put on my home videos as a background music , any good, nice songs suggestions? That would be greatly appreciated.

    1. daydream
    2. daydream

      daydream

      Le Festin, near the end of Ratatouille sung by Camille. Subtitles in English and French

       

       

       

      Something more contemporary. Sorry I don't speak French so grasping  at straws. 

  16. Dear friends, when you decide to join “Real pictures of us” club, the purpose is, to post a real picture of the member, please lovingly keep this in mind :encourage:

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    2. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      Ooooo.., you're not there ? :eek:

      You can use your photo that you sent me ... LOL :lol1:....:lol2:......:facepalmpo2:

      That was ..what? 10 years ago LOL :poke:

      s-l640.jpg

    3. Stormswift

      Stormswift

      Oh funny ... I bet she's 109 and doesn't eat donuts!!

    4. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      Lack of donuts in the diet contributed greatly to her shrinking skin...

      A little bit of donut glaze, would smooth out the appearance ....:whistling:

  17. Delivering a Public Talk today, 2 inactive publishers (5 years of inactivity) responded to my invitation, and just confirmed that they are coming! Happy :D

    1. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      Satan of course had to step in...only wife came (and she is coming to the meeting next Sunday as well) Husband had to stay home to deal with his 13 year boy (big trouble developed involving another girl) 

      Its not easy to snatch inactive ones from Satanic world... hard work. 

  18. Working on PT 152 Real Armageddon for  25th August, anyone here done this talk? 

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    2. daydream

      daydream

      I envy you, you're literally brimming with ideas just like our beloved Turtle. Poor Turtle is exhausted with moderating the spiritually inexperienced ones.

      Anyway, good job, Brother Greg. One time I wrongly addressed another brother. I called him 'Greg;'. The brother must be really peeved with me. Ya, looks like my addled brain's default name for brother is Greg. Good grief! I must be showing signs of dementia. Maybe I could do a brain reboot. Going to turn into a vegetable.

       

       

    3. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      I do know that it's not a personal ability but Jehovah's spirit behind it.

      Always Jehovah helps to discharge responsibility... ALWAYS!

      Yep, Tortuga is working hard as the rest of mods ..good that you notice that as many of us would never find time, to do what they do!

    4. JennyM

      JennyM

      Could you please share highlights of your talk?

  19. I saw (Instagram) a funny welcoming sign from Phoenix Conv. saying "We love you more then air-conditioning" LOL ...love it  :D

    1. Lance
    2. daydream

      daydream

      Brrr. I was sitting right below the air conditioner at the hall last night. In the last row as usual. Everyone around me was feeling the chill. Me, with my hot flushes, was covering myself with a big shawl. Ten minutes before the end of the meeting did I realise that I should have adjusted the thermostat on the wall behind me. Is it ok for sisters to adjust the temperature of the air conditioner? I notice a few brazen ones like me like to take matters into their own hands. We're really short of attendants at our congregation that comprises mostly of sisters.

       

  20. Had a conversation with a Muslim cleric in Toronto, during Middle East Festival, he said: Bible is invalid as it says 4 corners of the earth ..so is earth square....?

    I told him “ I am DEAD tired, but still talking to you ...Am I dead? “ We both laughed ... he got the point. Later explained more that we do not take every expression literally.

    1. carlos

      carlos

      Good example! :lol:

    2. EccentricM

      EccentricM

      Interestingly... the Quran says the Earth is laid out like a flat carpet...

       

      https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Flat_Earth_and_the_Quran

  21. Can’t upload 3.9mb photo to Travel Club, is there a problem with the software, or is this a natural barrier  and the photo must be of lower resolution? 

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    2. Stormswift

      Stormswift

      Well, it's at least a backup - if deletion of yourself doesn't work deflate the donut - make sure you leave the scenery and Solange though they are important.

    3. shali

      shali

      I had the same problem.  Couldn't upload photo's recently.  I just gave up - solved the problem. 

    4. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      Perhaps this aspect of the software needs attention, but it’s up to Bob. 

      Us, users can’t do anything about it. 

  22. Welcome! when is the official welcome party? I'll bring donuts to share...LOL :ecstatic:

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    2. Stormswift

      Stormswift

      Lovely to be back sweetheart ... your avatar pic is a welcome and unchanged sight.

      Big tentative hugs to you - (away from the stinger).

    3. Miss Mouse

      Miss Mouse

      Mandi BIG BIG hugs .....:crush:

    4. Stormswift

      Stormswift

      back at you my friend.

  23. What are your best apps (Android, Apple) that you recommend to others? 

    1. Beggar for the Spirit

      Beggar for the Spirit

      Greg, make a topic of this, I like your question. With a topic you may get many more responses (tu)

    2. paulc
    3. New World Explorer
  24. Is it possible to read daily text on apple smart watch series 4?

    1. Meditate!

      Meditate!

      perhaps with a magnifying glass? 🔎

       

      sorry Greg couldn't resist...

      Good to see you around... missed your humour mate!

    2. RichardPNZ

      RichardPNZ

      My photo editing skills aren't the best but maybe like this

      PhotoGrid_1561719904296.jpg

  25. Anyone here doing video editing ..??? I have question on plug in or software that stabilizes shaky video... anyone? anyone? :blues-bros(I had to use blues brothers ..LOL)

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    2. pnutts

      pnutts

      I use Power director by Cyberlink. My version is 15,  17 is current version unless you get the subscription version 365.

    3. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      Regarding Cyberlink...is video stabilization included, or do I need to buy separate plugin?

    4. pnutts

      pnutts

      I believe the later versions have it included. Not sure about my version 15 ( 3 years old ). Never used it. Fried my camera by lightening - inside our apartment.

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