LOVELIGHT
Magazine
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September 2007***Vol. 4, no. 9
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Managing editors: Adamaria Francis and Richard Shining
Thunder Francis
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Contributors to this issue: Jim Dwyer, Maureen Dwyer, Chris
Finer, Green Tips, Pat Helms, Linda Jung, Karen Klein, National Organization
for Women, Geoffrey Stoermer, Frank Tyrrell, World Science.
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MERCURY IN MINIFLUORESCENTS?
Fox News has
reported that minifluorescent bulbs pose a "danger" because they
contain mercury. Fox is an extremist
rightwing enterprise, and so, does not give a truly balanced (or even
scientific) reliable perspective.)
This anti-environmental
piece, so typical of extremists, seems to be threatened by the laws of
Australia, the European Union, and other countries, where these compact
fluorescents (cfl's) are either mandated by law, or are being considered for
this status, for they are so much better for the environment. The reporter, if he might be called
that, panics in over-reaction to a single bulb-breakage, and acts as if it can
turn a house into a superfund clean-up site!
Cfl's do contain mercury,
but only in tiny amounts-- not enough to evoke panic or evacuation. If you do break one, you can clean it
up yourself without a hazmat suit or space suit!
The EPA advises: 1) Open a window and leave the room for
at least 15 minutes (to let the mercury vaporize). 2) Remove all materials (i.e., the pieces of the broken
bulb) without using a vacuum cleaner. You don't want even a small amount of mercury lurking in your
vacuum. To do so: Wear disposable
rubber gloves, if available. (Never touch the bulb pieces with your bare
hands.)
3) Carefully scoop up the fragments and powder
with stiff paper or cardboard (you don't want the stuff to get on your broom or
dustpan either). 4) Wipe the area
clean with a damp paper towel or disposable wet wipe. Sticky tape, such as duct tape, can be
used to pick up small pieces and powder.
5) Place all cleanup
materials in a plastic bag and seal it. If your state permits you to put used or broken CFLs in the
garbage, seal the CFL in two plastic bags and put into the outside trash (if no
other disposal or recycling options are available). If your state doesn't allow this, consult the local
hazardous-waste authority for safe-recycling information. Some hardware stores will also accept
old bulbs; to find a recycler near you, try Earth 911, or (800) CLEAN-UP, for a
location near you.
6) Wash your hands
after disposing of the bag. 7)The
first time you vacuum the area where the bulb was broken, remove the vacuum bag
once done cleaning the area (or empty and wipe the canister) and put the bag
and/or vacuum debris, as well as the cleaning materials, in two sealed plastic
bags in the outdoor trash or protected outdoor location for normal disposal.
A fluorescent bulb
contains about 5 mg. (five thousandths of one gram) of mercury (although some
brands, such as Philips Lighting, claim their bulbs have as little as 1.23 to 3
mg). A thermometer
can contain 140 times as much. So,
concern over the mercury in thermometers is not at all unreasonable. Concern for mercury produced by
powerplants also makes good sense.
Coal-burning
power plants produce (and sometimes spew forth) 50 tons every year!
Residential lighting
accounts for about 5.7 percent of our total national electricity consumption. About half is generated by coal. This releases about 1.4 tons of mercury
yearly. Incandescent bulbs emit
about 1.2 tons of mercury yearly.
Also, these dangerous
bulbs are being recycled instead of tossed into the environment. Already, about one-fourth of them are
safely recycled! In fact,
businesses are required by the government to do so! If consumers would pay a deposit on cfl's, they, too, would
be recycled in vast numbers.
Using these bulbs
could also help to prevent the disaster of global warming. The shorter-lived fluorescents would
eliminate around 100, 000,000 tons of carbon dioxide from coal-fired powerplants.
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LIFE IS AN "ECHO," sent in by Geoffrey Stoermer
A man and his son were walking in the forest. Suddenly, the son trips. And, feeling a sharp pain, he screams! He is surprised to hear a voice coming
back from the mountain, exactly duplicating his scream. Filled with
curiosity, he yells, "Who are you?" But the only answer that he
receives is the same, "Who are you?"
This makes him angry. So he
yells, "You are a coward!"
And the voice answers, "You are a coward!"
He asks his dad, "What is going on?"
"Son," the man replies, "Pay attention!" Then, the father yells, "I admire
you!" The voice answers, "I admire you!" The father shouts, "You are
wonderful!" And the voice
answers, "You are wonderful!"
The boy still cannot understand. Then, the father explains, "This is called an 'echo.' But truly, it is how life works! What you say to life, life will say to
you!"
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ODDITIES OF A DOLLAR, sent in by Chris Finer
Take a closer look at a
one-dollar bill, and you will find some fascinating oddities. In roughly its present form, it was
first printed in 1957. This
so-called "paper" money is in fact a cotton and linen blend, with red
and blue minute silk fibers running through it. A special blend of ink is used, the contents of which are
highly secret. It is overprinted
with symbols and then it is starched to make it water resistant and pressed to
give it that nice crisp look.
If you look on the front, you will see the
United States Treasury Seal. On
the top, you will see the scales for a balanced budget. In the center, there is a carpenter's
square-- a tool used for an even cut. Underneath is the Key to the United States' Treasury. That's all pretty easy to figure out,
but what is on the back of that dollar bill is something even more fascinating:
You will see two circles. Both circles, together, comprise the
Great Seal of the United States. The
First Continental Congress requested that Ben Franklin and others come up with
a Seal. It took four years. It took another two years to get it
approved.
In the left circle, there is a Pyramid. Notice that the eastern side is lighted,
and the western side dark. This
country was just beginning. We had not begun to explore the West, or decided
what we could do for Western Civilization. The Pyramid is uncapped, again signifying that we were not
even close to being finished. Inside
the capstone is the "all-seeing eye"-- an ancient symbol for
divinity. It was Franklin's belief
that one man couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the help of God,
could do anything.
"IN GOD WE TRUST" is on the
older currency. The Latin above
the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS , means, "God has favored our undertaking."
The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO
SECLORUM, means, "a new order has begun." At the base of the pyramid is the Roman Numeral for 1776.
In the right-hand circle is something that
is on every National Cemetery in the United States. It is also the centerpiece of most heroes' monuments.
Slightly modified, it is the seal of the president.
The Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol
for victory for two reasons: First, he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong,
and he is smart enough to soar above it. Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just broken free from the King of
England, named "George." Also, notice that the shield is unsupported. This signified that this country could
now stand on its own. At the top
of that shield, there is a white bar signifying congress, a unifying factor. We were coming together as one nation. In the Eagle's beak are the words,
"E pluribus unum." This
means, "one nation from many [people]."
Above the Eagle are thirteen stars,
representing the thirteen original colonies, and any clouds of misunderstanding
rolling away. Notice what the
Eagle holds in his talons: He
holds an olive branch and arrows. This
country wants peace, but we will never be afraid to fight to preserve peace. The Eagle always wants to face the olive
branch, but in time of war, his gaze turns toward the arrows.
They say that the number thirteen is an
unlucky number. This is almost a worldwide superstition. You will usually never see a room
numbered 13, or any hotels or motels with a thirteenth floor. But think about this: 13 original
colonies, 13 signers of the Declaration of Independence, 13 stripes on our
flag, 13 steps on the Pyramid, 13 letters in the Latin above, 13 letters in
"E Pluribus Unum", 13 stars above the Eagle, 13 bars on that shield,
13 leaves on the olive branch, 13 fruits, and if you look closely, 13 arrows.
And, especially for minorities: the 13th Amendment.
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ADDING INSULT TO INJURY, from the National Organization for Women
Successful So Far . . . Help Women Get Fair Pay and Their Fair Day In
Court!
After the
Supreme Court denied Lilly Ledbetter's claim of pay discrimination against
Goodyear Tire Co., on a technicality, and took away the $300,000 a court had
awarded her, now Goodyear has the audacity to ask Ms. Ledbetter to cover their
court costs!
Let Goodyear know what you
think of their outrageous demand!
You did it! Your calls and emails made the
difference in a VERY close vote! Thanks
to you, the House voted this week to pass the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay
Act of 2007.
What's
astonishing about this vote is how close it was: 225-199. Almost 200 members of the House voted to
roll back our rights and deprive women of this longstanding remedy for pay
discrimination!
Take a moment
today to write to your representative. Our legislative action system will provide a sample message
based on how your representative voted on this important bill.
You may recall
that in May the Supreme Court
wrongly interpreted the rules of the Title VII law against
employment discrimination, stating that an employee only has 180 days from the
first discriminatory paycheck in which to file a claim of sexdiscrimination. To correct this error, we worked with
allies in Congress to pass the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; it clarifies the law's
original intent of providing that 180 day window from the most recent discriminatory paycheck.
So stay tuned, as a similar bill will be heard by the Senate,
likely in September. Because bush
has pledged to veto this legislation, we need to build a veto-proof majority in
both houses of Congress.
Also check out
the sidebar for the latest on Goodyear's reaction to the case and their
treatment of Lilly Ledbetter.
Take Action: Let your representative
know what you thought of her/his vote on the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act!
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LOVELETTERS FROM BUDS, PALS, AND FRIENDS
From Pat Helms:
Dearest shi,
ÉHence, I have still
not learned how to allow my world/mind
to slow down and feel the magicÉ.
I am aware that I am learning though, which brings me to
I had received Love Light and always make
myself allow the time to enjoy.
So passed it by
for when I had time for "Mind". I do so believe that
Mind" should be ever present. Still working on that. However,
I had to
smile today when I finally was blessed with reading it. Again, my soul
awakened with smiles and understanding. Could it be that destiny does fit
into this path just a little? "Today " I got my much needed reward for my
waiting. You
provide all of the knowledge that this neophite searches for
on her own, and tries to peace together and can't. I thank Mind for you,É Love and Understanding aboundÉ.
May Brilliant Glistening Silver Continue To Flow,
Always,
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A POEM OF HEAVEN, sent in by Linda Jung
I was shocked, confused, bewildered
as I entered Heaven's door,
Not by the beauty of it all,
nor the lights or its decor.
But it was the folks in Heaven
who made me sputter and gasp--
the thieves, the liars, the sinners,
the alcoholics, the trash
There stood the kid from seventh grade
who swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to him was my old neighbor
who never said anything nice.
Herb, who I always thought
was rotting away in hell,
was sitting pretty on cloud nine,
looking incredibly well.
I nudged Jesus,
"What's the deal?
I would love to hear Your take.
How'd all these sinners get up here?
God must've made a mistake.
"And why's everyone so quiet,
so somber? Give me a clue."
"Hush, child," said He, "they're all in
shock.
No one thought they'd be seeing you."
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LAUGHIN', SMILIN', AND FEELIN' GOOD: HUMORTHERAPY
From aha.jokes.com:
I was in the first submarine. Instead of a periscope, they had a kaleidoscope. "We're surrounded!"
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If you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what
happens when you turn on the headlights?
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Right now, I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before.
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I put tape on the mirrors in my
house so I don't accidentally walk through into another dimension.
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I planted some bird seed. A bird came up. Now
I don't know what to feed it.
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I saw a vegetarian wearing a furry coat. So I looked closer. It was made of grass.
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I bought a million lottery tickets. I won a dollar.
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I rented a lottery ticket. I won a million dollars. But I had to give it back.
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I come from a stupid family. During the Civil War, my great Uncle fought for the west!
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My father was stupid. He worked in a bank, and they caught him stealing pens.
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STUPID HEADLINES
Lansing Residents Can Drop Off Trees.
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Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over.
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Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms. (I
didn't even know that there were "women mushrooms"!)
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MORE
STARTLING NEWS HEADLINES
Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told.
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Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half.
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DUMB STATE LAWS IN OHIO
It is illegal to fish for
whales on Sunday.
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Women are prohibited from
wearing patent leather shoes in public.
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It is illegal to get a fish
drunk.
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No one may be arrested on
Sunday or on the Fourth of July.
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It is illegal for more than
five women to live in a house.
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Ordinance number 223, of 09/09/19 prohibits the installation
and usage of slot machines in outhouses in Bexley.
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You cannot eat a doughnut and walk backwards on a city street
in Marion.
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LITTLE GEORGIE:
"DUH" AND DUMBER!
Georgie started putting on loads of weight due to his
spoiled and coddled life. So, he
consulted his doctor for advice. The doctor advised that he run ten miles a day for thirty
days. This, he promised, would
help Georgie lose as many as twenty pounds.
Georgie followed the doctor's advice, and, after thirty days, he was
pleased to find that he had indeed lost the pesky twenty pounds. He phoned the doctor and thanked him
for the wonderful advice.
At the end of the conversation, however, Georgie asked one last
question: "How do I get home, since I am now 300 miles away?"
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Georgie quickly went out to his mail box, looked in it,
closed the door of the box, and went back in the house. A few minutes later, he repeated this
process.
He did this five more times, and his neighbor commented: "You must
be expecting a very important letter today!"
Georgie answered, "No, I am working on my computer, and it keeps
telling me that I have mail."
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Georgie reports for his university final exam, which
consists of mainly true and false questions. He thinks about bribing the prof and just leaving. But this guy has a rep for absolute
honesty. So, Georgie takes his
seat in the examination hall, and stares at the question paper for five minutes.
And then, in a fit of inspiration,
he removes a coin from his pocket.
He starts tossing the coin and marking the answer sheet: true for heads
and false for tails. Within thirty
minutes, he is all done, whereas the rest of the class is still working furiously.
During the last few minutes, he is seen desperately throwing the coin,
swearing and sweating. The moderator,
alarmed, approaches him and asks what is happening.
"I finished the exam in a half hour," he replies proudly. "Now I'm rechecking my answers."
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Georgie had driven all the way across the country to see
Disney World in Florida. As he
approached it and got onto the final stretch of highway, he saw a sign saying
"Disney World Left".
Georgie, sadly disappointed, turned around and went home.
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Georgie was quite used to getting whatever he wanted,
whenever he wanted it! So, during
a helicopter ride, he felt a small chill, and turned off the
"fan." The crash was
immediate, but Georgie survived through dumb luck.
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Georgie and two
other guys die and go to heaven.
At the Pearly Gates, St. Peter says to them "whatever you do, don't
step on a pink cloud!"
The first guy goes
off wandering. When he comes back,
he's accompanied by one of the ugliest women you've ever seen.
"What happened
to you?" asked the other two.
"I stepped on a
pink cloud," he replied.
The second guy goes
off wandering and comes back with an even uglier girl.
"what happened
to you?" they asked.
"I stepped on a
pink cloud."
Georgie goes off
wandering and comes back with the most beautiful woman any of them have ever
seen.
"What
happened?" they asked.
The woman responded,
"I stepped on a pink cloud!"
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A fundy father was regaling his bored-stiff little son with tales from
the Old Testament.
He
said dramatically, "And the Lord said to Lot, 'Take your wife, and flee
from the city!' And Lot's wife was
turned into a pillar of salt!"
"What happened to his flea?"
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"MALPRACTICE" IN MEDICAL REPORTING
These are actual, true selections taken from real medical
reports (from thedoctorslounge.com):
The baby was delivered, the cord clamped and cut, and handed
to the pediatrician, who breathed and cried immediately.
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COMPUTERGUY, sent in by Jim Dwyer
I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Bob, the computer guy, to
come over. Bob clicked a couple of
buttons and solved the problem. He
gave me a bill for a minimum service call. As he was walking away,I called after him: "So, what was wrong?"
He replied, "It was an ID ten T error."
I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless, I inquired, "An ID
ten T Error? What's that, in case
I need to fix it again?"
Bob grinned. "Haven't
you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?"
"No," I replied.
"Write it down," he said, "and I think you'll figure it
out."
So I wrote it down.
I D 1 0 T
I used to like Bob.
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WISDOMTIDBITS, sent in by Jim Dwyer
I
was thinking about how a status symbol of today is those cell phones that
everyone has clipped onto their belt or purse. I can't afford one. So, I'm
wearing my garage door opener.
I
was thinking that women should put pictures of missing husbands on beer cans.
I
thought about making a fitness movie, for folks my age, and call it "Pumping
Rust."
Why
do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do... write to
these men? Why don't they just put
their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen could look for them while
they deliver the mail? Or better yet, arrest them while they are taking their
pictures!
I
was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they
get older. Then, it dawned on me, they were cramming for their finals. As for me, I'm just hoping God grades on
the curve.
OLD AGE
AND TREACHERY WILL OVERCOME SKILL AND YOUTHFUL VITALITY EVERY TIME!
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NUTTY NEWSPAPER ADS, sent in by Maureen Dwyer
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PUPPIES: 1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/2
sneaky neighbor's dog.***FREE PUPPIES.
Mother: AKC German Shepherd: Father,
Superdog-- able to leap tall fences in a single bound.***FOUND: Dirty white dog. Looks like a rat. Been out a while.
Better be a reward.***Nordic Track, $300, hardly used. Call Chubby.***Georgia peaches; California grown-- 89 cents/lb.***JOINING
NUDIST COLONY! Must sell washer
and dryer. $300.
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BUCKS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE! Sent in by Jim Dwyer
A crusty old man walked into the local Lutheran Church and said to the
secretary, "I would like to join this damn church."
The astonished woman replied, "I beg your pardon, sir.
I must have
misunderstood you. What did you say?"
"Listen up, damn it! I said I want to join this damn' church!"
"I'm very sorry sir, but that kind of language is not tolerated in this
church."
The secretary left her desk and went into the pastor's study to inform him
of her situation. The pastor agrees that the secretary does not have to listen
to that foul language.
They
both return to her office and the pastor asks the old geezer, "Sir,
what seems to be the problem here?"
"There is no damn' problem," the man said. "I just won $200 million bucks in
the damn' lottery and I want to join this damn' church to get rid of some of this
damn money."
"I see," said the pastor. "And is this damn'
bitch giving you a hard time?"
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THOUGHTS ON SPIRITUALITY, RELIGION, AND CULTS, by Frank Tyrrell
It is quite easy to diagnose JWs
[Jehovah's Witnesses] as a cult, having, as they do, the top 25 cult
characteristics. THEY likely won't
acknowledge this fact, but that doesn't make it less a fact.
ÉI went through a period, albeit short, of
isolated feeling [after having left this cult]. In truth, I was
only as isolated as I chose to be. However, I never once doubted that I was
doing the right thing for the right reason. Cultic programming can be difficult to overcome, but it's not
impossible. My life during the
last 30 years has been running rings around the way it used to beÉ. I had
always assumed that close friendships are based on trust, and trust can be
defined as consistency over time. So,
I found interesting people of similar outlook and viewpoint, to whom I was
drawn; and, over time, I proved myself "socially fragrant." And the relationships I've developed are
vastly superior to anything the JWs can possibly offer: stability based upon
the expression of agape in the full meaning of that term-- unconditional. This is, of course, diametrically
opposed to the ultra-conditional nature of the "love" of a JW. In my view, this is not worth having,
due to its sheer instability and conditionality.
And the friends I have now are nothing
like how the Watchtower Society [the legal arm of Jehovah's Witnesses]
characterized them: worldly, hardened sinners, godless unbelievers, selfish and
dangerous adherents to false religions! In short, they were presented as "bogeymen." They were said to represent evil of
every stripe and sort useful to the society to instill fear into the hearts of
their "brothers." (And
this is one of the 25 cult characteristics disclosed by the JWs: development of
an elitist "us" vs. "them" attitude-- a totally
unjustifiable elitism.) And, of
course, we now know it's the JWs who have concocted a false religion of their
own-- characterized by monstrous, massive, and many false prophecies, among
many other things. (Of course,
they have an excuse for all this as well.)
ÉIt sounds to me as if you're suffering
from the consequences of your own choosing. IMO, this is something that you're
doing to yourself. Stop doing it. Aren't you being your own worst enemy?
You can choose the spiritual path instead
as an individual son of God in your own right. God loves all his children as a family, because he first
loves each individual in her own right as one of his children. And while the spiritual Way can at first
seem like treading on the razor's edge, with time, it becomes like the universe
itself-- vast and profound. And
the trip is both fascinating and more than worth it, in my experience.
ÉWhen you discover God as a Reality in
your own inner experience, you'll know the direction to take-- that direction
so brightly lit by The Master while he was on this planet for that purpose
("I am the Way.")
If you keep going in a direction, you will
eventually arrive [at your destination]. I believe it would be helpful for you to do more seeking for
that proper direction. Examine all
the religions of this world so you can know their reality as opposed to the
"poison pen" biased representations of the Watchtower Society. There are many flowers in the garden of
the Father, and all are fragrant in his sight. I suggest you read
"The Religions of Man" by Houston Smith. It's a very good, objective, and non-biased evaluation of all
the major religions on this planet. Look for your spiritual goal and then, plot a path that will
take you there, take you in the right direction.
ÉFinding such people is quite like getting
pregnant: One has to be exposed
frequently enough and at the right time for the goal to be realized. I feel that you are in some way limiting
yourself.
What are your interests? Your likes, your dislikes? What do you do to have fun? What new
pursuit would you like to try? There
are people who are already doing these things, with whom you could meet, and
pursue a common goal.
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JWs like to claim that they are not
slaves to fashion. Actually, they
are slaves to former fashion. It's
not okay to adopt current fashion, but it is okay to adopt a former fashion. There is no difference between these two
things. Both see persons
"adopting a fashion" of some sort.
This is the reason we have the nun's
habits today. Nuns were [ordered
by the Church] to dress as did the people they served, and they did. However, when fashions changed as
fashions always do, nuns were not allowed to adopt the change. Ever. Thus, nuns who wear habits today merely cleave to an old
fashion-- a very old fashion. This
very dynamic is characteristic of what JWs do today-- cleave to an old fashion,
and wind up in deep "trouble" [with the org and elders] if you dare
adopt the new ones. With beards,
JWs indulge in a typical JW flip-flop. Here, JWs are not allowed to adopt the old fashion but must
yield to organizationally-enforced adoption of the new one. [Facial hair is prohibited among
males.] Go figure.
Just after college, I was told that I must
shave off my moustache-- by an elder who was wearing a mustache. Go figure.
And again we see this same kind of
"thinking" with the Amish. It's OK to cleave to the fashions and technology prevalent at
the time of their origin. But
nothing later. Thus, it's okay to
use horse-drawn farming implements, primitive communication techniques,
petroleum-based lighting, wooden pegs in construction, etc. But it's not okay to use mechanized
farming implements, telephones, electric lighting, nails, etc.
It's a great larf. Consider electricity. This is a natural phenomenon, not a
social one. There is no logical reason not to use it. But of course we all are very familiar
with an organization whose membership rules are based on nothing more
significant than irrelevancies made relevant via fiat by a group of deluded old
men.
I have said it before: The difference between JWs and other
extreme organizations-- say, the Jim Jones Guiana Kool-Aid Suicide Cult-- is merely
one of degree, not kind.
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IMPORTANT
SAFETY ADVICE, sent in by Karen Klein
Because of recent abductions during daylight hours, please refresh yourself about
these things to do in an emergency situation: This is for you males, and to share with your wife, your
children, and everyone else whom you know. After reading these 9
crucial tips, please forward them to someone about whom you care. It never hurts to be careful in this
crazy world in which we live.
1) The elbow is
the strongest point on your body. If
you are close enough to use it,
do!***2) If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT
TO HIM . Toss it away from
you! Chances are that he is more
interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the
wallet/purse. Then, RUN LIKE MAD
IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!***3) If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick
out the back tail light, stick your arm out the hole, and start waving like
crazy. The driver won't see
you, but everybody else will.
This has saved lives.***4) Women have a tendency to get into their cars
after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit, doing their
checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON'T DO THIS! The
predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for
him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and
tell you where to go! AS SOON AS YOU
GET INTO YOUR CAR , LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE! If someone is in the
car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF. Repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed
into anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat, he will get the worst of
it ! As soon as the car crashes,
bail out and run! It is
better than having them find your body in a remote location.***5) A
few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot or parking garage: A.) Be aware: look around you, look
into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat
B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger
door. Most serial killers attack
their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to
get into their cars. C.) Look at the car parked on the
driver's side of your vehicle, and also, check the vehicle on your
passenger side. If a male is
sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you might want to walk back into
the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you
back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE
SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)***6) ALWAYS take the elevator
instead of the stairs. (Stairwells
are horrible places to be alone, and they are the perfect crime spots. This is especially true at NIGHT!)***7)
If a predator has a gun, and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! A predator will hit you (by shooting, a
running target) only 4 in 100 times.
And even then, he most likely WILL NOT hit a vital organ. RUN, Preferably! in
a zig -zag pattern!***8) As women, we are always trying to be
sympathetic: STOP this habit when
among strangers. It might get you
raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the
serial killer, was a good-looking, well-educated man, who ALWAYS played on the
sympathies of unsuspecting women. He
walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked for help into his vehicle or
with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.***9) Another
Safety Point: Someone just told me
that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch, and she called the police
because it was late. The police
told her "Whatever you do, DO NOT open the
door." The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had
crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to
the street and get run over. The policeman said, "We
already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO
NOT open the door." He told her that they thought that a serial
killer had a baby's cry recorded.
And he uses it to coax women out of their homes, thinking that
someone had dropped off a baby. He said that they have had several
calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their
doors when they're home alone at night. Please pass this on and DO NOT open the
door for a crying baby. This email should be taken seriously.
The "crying baby" theory was mentioned on America's Most Wanted this
past Saturday when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana. I'd like
you to forward this to all the women you know. It might save a life. A
candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. I was going to send this
to the ladies only, but guys, if you love your mothers, wives,
sisters, daughters, etc., you might want to pass it on to them. Send
this to any woman you know who might need to be reminded that the world has
a lot of crazies in it. And it's
better to be safe than sorry.
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"GREEN" DRY-CLEANERS,
from Green Tips
Do Green Dry Cleaners Exist?
Read this issue of Greentips online
Contrary to what its name implies, dry cleaning involves
washing clothes in a liquid solvent to remove stains. In about 85% of dry cleaning shops, this
solvent is perchloroethylene (or ÒpercÓ), a chemical that the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) considers both a health and environmental hazard.
Dry cleaning is not always
necessary; clothing makers often place the Òdry clean onlyÓ label on tags
because they can list no more than one cleaning method and can be held liable
if an item is damaged when the owner follows the listed procedure. Yet many of these items can be safely
washed at home, either by hand or using a washing machineÕs delicate cycle. For clothes that must be professionally
cleaned due to their size, fabric, decorations, or other factors, there is no
perfect solution. But you could
consider using a cleaner that offers one of the following perc-free methods.
Wet cleaning uses the universal solvent-- water-- along with
computer-controlled washers and dryers, specialized detergents that are milder
than home laundry products, and professional pressing and finishing equipment. The EPA considers it one of the safest
professional cleaning methods; its benefits include Òno hazardous chemical use,
no hazardous waste generation, no air pollution, and reduced potential for
water and soil contamination.Ó
Carbon dioxide (CO2) cleaning uses non-toxic, liquid CO2-- the same form used to carbonate
soda-- as the cleaning solvent, along with detergent. The CO2 is captured as a by-product of
existing industrial processes, thereby utilizing emissions that would otherwise
be released into the atmosphere; since only about two percent of the CO2 is
lost into the air with each load of clothing, its impact on global warming is
minimal. CO2 cleaning also uses
less energy than traditional dry cleaning, which involves heating the solvent.
Silicone cleaning is a proprietary technology that employs a silicone-based
solvent to clean clothes. The solvent itself is currently considered safe for
the environment because it degrades to sand, water, and carbon dioxide, but it
has caused cancer in lab animals in EPA studies. In addition, it is
manufactured using chlorine, which can generate harmful dioxin emissions.
Not all cleaning methods
advertised as ÒgreenÓ are as environmentally benign as they might seem. For example, a solvent called DF-2000
being touted as an ÒorganicÓ dry cleaning fluid is actually a petroleum product
manufactured by ExxonMobil. It is
indeed organic in the same way gasoline and perc are organic: it contains a
chain of carbon atoms. But the EPA
lists DF-2000 as a neurotoxin and skin and eye irritant for workers, and its
use can contribute to smog and global warming.
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MOTHER'S JUNKFOOD,
from World Science
Mother's junk food could put babies at risk:
Eating junk food while pregnant and breastfeeding
could lead to overeating, obese kids, a study
suggests.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070814_obesity.htm
***
Pollution blamed for four in 10 deaths:
Water, air and soil pollution are behind some 40
percent of deaths globally, a study claims.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070814_disease.htm
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RED
YEAST AND CHOLESTEROL, from Nutrition and Healing,, august 30, 2007
In yet another
display of twisted logic, the FDA sent out a press release earlier this month
warning consumers against several red yeast rice products. The release refers to the products in
question as "potentially harmful." But as it turns out, what they're really warning people
against isn't the red yeast rice itself -- it's one of the active ingredients
in these products: naturally occurring lovastatin.
According to the news release "These red yeast rice
products are a threat to health because the possibility exists that lovastatin
can cause severe muscle problems leading to kidney impairment." If that's true, then wouldn't those
warnings also apply to patentable statin drugs containing lovastatin -- you
know, the ones they keep pushing on all of us by repeatedly lowering the
guidelines for what's considered "healthy" cholesterol levels? Why
are they concentrating all their efforts on demonizing red yeast rice supplements?
Ah, of courseÉFor the same reason they persecute every other natural remedy
that can do the same job as a patent drug: There's nothing in it for them.
And, unfortunately, since the FDA approved the lovastatin-containing drug
Mevacor back in 1987 it has a legal leg-up on the supplement industry in terms
of regulating any and all products containing it, natural or not.
So they're wielding their power not only by attempting to force the supplement
manufacturers to stop selling their red yeast rice products but also -- and
even worse -- by manipulating the information to portray red yeast rice as
dangerous while it does the exact same exact job as the patented version of
lovastatin does (but for a whole lot less money).
It's not that the FDA doesn't want you taking lovastatin. Quite the contrary, actually. They just
don't want you taking the version that isn't helping to line their excessively
deep pockets.
This particular battle is one that has been going on for nearly a decade and,
unlike your ability to get red yeast rice supplements, it's probably not going
to go away anytime soon. In the meantime, there are lots of other safe and
effective means of lowering your cholesterol levels. In particular is one that Dr. Wright has recommended numerous
times over the years -- policosanol. For details on this natural remedy, refer back to the January
2002 issue of Nutrition & Healing.
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The following are excerpts from Love and Cosmos: Seven
Thousand Spiritual Verses (Liberty Township,
Ohio; Love Ministries, Inc., 2008)
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