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Personally, I prefer the AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) processors.

They're much tighter in the internal command structure, and they are usually less expensive than the Intel counterpart.

IMHO...

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I bought a copy of Netscape 3.0 at Wal Mart back when the internet was just coming of age. I used that through version 4.9 when they switched over to that crappy Netscape version 6.0 (why did they skip version 5 anyway?). I have been fighting having to use Internet Explorer (or as I call it, EXPLODER) since the first time it crashed on me.

I've always loved the original Netscape product (which is what Mozilla and FireFox are, except they've been constantly and painstakeingly updated and enhanced since version 4.9). It has always been VERY secure as far as being able to manage or eliminate popups, cookies, and SPAM among other things. The ONLY reason I keep IE around is because some lazy website developers simply use the Microsoft product exclusively and don't bother to include Opra, FireFox, Eudora, Mozilla, or any other non-Microsoft product. I see it this way, If the site doesn't allow the use of a non-Microsoft browser product, they apparently don't need my business either.

That's it for me...

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Perhaps the most USELESS class I've ever taken is the "Witnessing and Undershepherding" class.

As far as I'm conserned, it was just another way to get your money from you while boreing you with inane drivel. They even admitted to making up the word "undershepherding" (just TRY to find that one in the dictionary)!

On the Positive side, probably the most fruitful TWI class I've ever taken was the "Understanding Biblical Research" class by Walter Cummins. I've gotten more out of that one than even the error riddled PFAL classes.

From what I've heard on this board, I count myself lucky that I didn't have to take the WAP class.

All done...

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...For anyone who hasn't seen way prod in awhile, doesn't www.thewayinternational.org have some of the performances streamed on their site?

Hey Highway -- Hate to make ya cringe but what if TWI started Podcasting their junk?

Nah, to get them to do that, they'd have to be guaranteed to collect money from it...

Never mind, bad idea, please forgive me........

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I never spent any time at any TWI location, and ROA was cancelled after I became involved.

What reminds me of TWI events that I've attended is the way a hotel smells. I travel sometimes in my work, and whenever I enter a good hotel, I'm reminded of TWI and Star Trek conventions.

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I've heard that in the state of Vermont, it is illegal to whistle under water.

I don't know if this one has ever been repealed, but when I was growing up in Maryland, it was perfectly legal to steal something from someone IF you left behind the "dud" that you were replacing (ie. burned out lightbulb, torn up couch, broken TV set, depleted battery, mangled fender, bald tire, worn out horse, etc...) and didn't get caught in the process of stealing it.

In MD, it was also permissible to beat your wife with a rod no longer than 12 inches in length. Obviously, that one is either repealed, or no longer enforced.

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I'm wondering as to why someone would think that we can pick and choose which of the manifestation(s) of the Spirit are appropriate at any given time?

It has been my humble experience that all 9 of the manifestations are designed to work in an interlocking fashion - like your example diazbro. You were probably working both word of knowledge, word of wisdom, and prophesy at the same time.

Why people have to pretend that they know more than another totally escapes me.

As for this "Personal" prophesy stuff, I would suppose that God, or Lord Jesus, would be the one to instruct an individual to give another individual a "personal prophesy". I would also suppose that such events would therefore be rare, and not common practice.

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I've noticed that I'm not made of grease either. :)-->

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Interesting... I was a "government agent" at the time I was in TWI. Just so you don't get the wrong idea, I was not an investigator, nor was I investigating the ministry (or anyone/thing else for that matter). Could be that VPW was "detecting" people like me (I never met VPW). Just happened that I was a cihpargotpyrc tech for for the NSA at the time.

VP never said that these "government agents" were investigators, did he? :o--> Didn't think so. :)-->

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I had arrived home from a long business trip, when this happened. I normally take my tapes in the house when I leave my technovan, but I was so tired from the trip that this time I didn't. I also forgot to lock the rear doors, though I locked the side and front doors.

The thief crawled into my van and removed all of the Way Production tapes I owned, save the one that was in the tape deck. I'm surprised he, or she, didn't try to take the deck too. I discovered the theft the next morning, but I've never recovered the tapes. These days, I don't want them back anyway. I can imagine his shock to find out that the tapes are absolutely WORTHLESS to anyone but a standing wayfer. I left TWI a few weeks later, so I figure the thief was really doing me a backward favor. :)-->

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Here's a springtime photograph I heard was taken from TWI HQ.

It kinda looks like a map of the State of West Virginia, don't it? :D-->

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Oh yeah, I just made the same mistake I complain about others making.

I have an IBM PL300 computer with a workaholic motherboard including a 500Mhz Pentium II running Win98SE OS, and a Creative Labs sound chip running the Real One audio player as default. I also have Windows Media player installed, but it's not the default.

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I've tried every tech trick I can think of, but I STILL don't hear any music!

And YES, my speakers are turned on, and they do work. The only thing I haven't tried is changing my default audio program.

Any ideas?

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the second time I knew that something was fishy with TWI was when they told me to stay off of the internet. Even though I explained that it was part of my job, they told me to get a new job.

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Irony of ironies. I started lurking here after someone told me that I can't go on the internet and to especially not believe anything I hear from Waydale.

Given that my profession has A LOT to do with computers and the internet, I resented them telling me not to go there!

I couldn't find Waydale, so I did a search and found God's Royal Tapestry, Atlanta Bible Fellowship, Bibel Center, Cortright Fellowship, GSC, Living Epistles, CFF, CES, and a chitload of others. I lurked here as a guest (no handle) for a long time before I started posting. My coming here had nothing to do with the fact that I left TWI, I was leaving anyway. :)-->

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I get these occasionally too. They are worthless SCAMS!!! Just delete them!

For a while, a friend of mine and I were answering these e-mails and getting these guys to call us long distance from overseas or wherever. We would string them along until they caught on that we were intentionally wasting their time and doing it to cost them as much as we could before telling them what bottom feeding scum suckers (etcetera) they are.

Not recommended though. We quit doing this when one of "them" threatened us and e-mailed us proof that they weren't kidding around as we were.

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Welcome back Rottie! I lurk most of the time, and I was wondering what happened to you.

My advise - Just tell whomever this is the truth.

If they want to listen, they will.

If they don't listen, then neither you nor they can say that you didn't try to warn 'em.

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Music??!?? What music??? I don't hear any music!

And besides, isn't spring just a coiled up piece of stiff wire? ;)-->

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Blending in. Something I'm really good at. :)-->

Of course, in my case, I end up startling people who don't know I'm there until I say something, or they almost walk into me. So I can see how he got away with it.

Still, the staff at that school definitely needs to be more alert to strangers. However, with 2,300 students in attendance, it would be very hard on even the sharpest teacher or principle to spot someone hiding in that size crowd.

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Reminds me of the chorus to an old "Ace of Bass" song...

...I saw the sign,

and it opened up my eyes

I saw the sign

Life is demanding,

without understanding

I saw the sign,

and it opened up my eyes

I saw the sign...

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God Bless you and your family Allan!

Welcome... Glad to hear that your daughter recovered! :)-->

The leadership there sounds like more wolves in sheep's clothing. Someday soon, they shall pay dearly for their crimes.

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9. Another good strategy would be to shave your head, eyebrows, in short all visible hair on your body. When things become even more tense for you in the courtroom, start chanting. Not really loud, but loud enough that you know you are noticed.

Continue chanting at various times, acting as if you cannot hear the judges instructions for you to do otherwise.

This can often times help if you choose to enter an insanity plea.

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Instead of chanting, Speak In Tounges at inappropriate times (1 Cor 14:23). That coupled with your statements telling everyone that it's God speaking through you is sure fire to get you declared insane! :D-->

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Yer Welcome Socks! Think they'd pay us the $250.00 consulting fee if they implement our ideas?? :D--> (Doubt It!)

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Fast forward to today and the internet and the fact that right now you can bet there's people racing to be the first one to get photos of Paris Hilton's last bowel movement on the internet and will probably make a small fortune selling downloads of the unedited photos for 9.95 a pop to pimply teenagers and emotionally impaired, coffee cranked old men and.......you really have to wonder.

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ROTFLMAO!!! :D--> :D--> Good one!

SO true too!!!!!

Mr. Hammeroni... Good point on your part too. I was thinking of TWI in the corporate sense. I forgot that they claim not to have members in any standing. Which kinda makes you wonder how they can M&A anyone if they're not a member in the first place, true? :)-->

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I don't know for sure, but it seemed that VPW was still in charge after the turnover until after the trip to Scotland.

After that, it's anybody's guess.

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Why doesn't every region, limb and branch have it's own website?

"Welcome to the Northeastern Region! We're glad you're here. Check our Calendar for upcoming events! Browse our Resources pages for valuable biblical teaching and information! The Way Tree page contains contact information for our locations worldwide. Please feel free to email us with your comments and questions. We'd love to hear from you! God bless you!"

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Ya know, I think Socks has something there.

TWI could sell access to a Members Only section of their site on a per month ABS "love offering" basis. There, besides detailed worldwide contact information, the subscriber would have access to "The All Truth". Meanwhile, TWI would leave what they want the world to know right where it is, but offer a link to the Members Only section for those who are INSIDERS.

In this Insiders Only area, TWI could tell the truth like it has never been told before, or something like that, and make money in the process. For a little extra per month, they could include Streaming Audio/Video (even more money for both at the same time ;)--> ) of the Sunday Night Service at HQ so folks don't have to depend on the weakly tapes. For those who can't stream the video or audio (or both) at the prescribed times, they would have the option of downloading a Windows Media, MP3, or Quick Time file to play it back at their first opportunity - OR ELSE!.

The insiders could also have access to the TWI book store and teaching library, for an extra donation that is.

Yep, I think you've got something there Socks. I seriously doubt it's ever gonna happen.

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