Zixar

lindy: Yep, it's true. Here's a link, complete with a photostat of the death certificate signed by Dr. Winegarner. He died of metastatic liver cancer.

http://www.empirenet.com/~messiah7/vp_DEATH.htm

lindyhopper: You're right about the genetics of blood typing. The example just illustrates another place where VPW used a verse of scripture (Lev 17:11) to justify an erroneous idea he had. He was so fond of that "scientific precision", after all... ;)-->

Leviticus isn't even talking about genetics or Jesus in 17:11, but it sure sounded good, and easy to blow past a captive audience.

I think it's because I caught that one the first time through the class that I didn't fall as deeply into Wierwille-worship as some did. Heck, it was those "keys" in PFAL that showed me where all the leadership wasn't acting according to God's Word and got me out in the first place.

So, to TWI, I say, "Thanks for the Word, guys, but you stopped practicing it long ago, so you'll have to forgive me for not letting you preach it to me anymore."

God bless!

Zix

Insurgent: I don't know, I didn't stick around for LCM's classes past "Rise & Expansion".

Georgio: Exactly, that was a pure guess on their part, since German is longer than English, and Chinese shorter, the equal time thing was obvious and blatant guesswork.

RottieGrrl: It's in the "Part II: Jeepers Sherlock..." thread, but here's what I wrote again:

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There is also the flat-out error in PFAL when VPW talks about Leviticus 17:11. Lev17:11 is the verse about "The life of the flesh is in the blood", and VPW says that it is the blood in the sperm that passes on the life from the father to the egg cell of the mother.

Since spermatozoa are the tiniest of all human cells, there is simply no room in a sperm cell for a blood cell of any type, red, white, or platelet. So much for Wierwillian infallibility...

Also, prior to the publishing of Jesus Christ Our Promised Seed, the Official Revelation™ of TWI with respect to the Star of Bethlehem was that it was the triple conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Pisces in 7-6 B.C. Now, since the birthdate of Christ could not possibly change days, whenever it actually was, it could not possibly be a case of revelation changing as circumstances changed. So, either God lied to VPW when they were pushing the 7-6 BC story, or lied to him when they shifted to Ernest Martin's September 11, 3 BC date. I think I'll stick to believing in the infallibility of God, rather than bowing to victorpneustos.

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Goey: Not bad, but you could have earned another 10 extra credit points if you had also managed to work in the phrase "present truth." ;)-->

Rafael: There's also the old "blood in the sperm" error which I pointed out on the other thread.

Yep, that's the one! ;)--> Everyone I've talked to agrees it should have been the release version.

Cindy and Steve: There's nothing I could tell either of you about the other that you haven't figured out already.

So, here's to your happiness!

God bless you both! :)-->

Hope: Well, check around for a good price on the Green Box set. I got mine for $24.99 at Best Buy on release day, but I have seen it as high as $39. (I've also seen the bookend-version of it for as high as $75. BB had it for around $57, I think. The only diff is that the bookend edition comes with a 5th disc of the National Geographic special. Not really worth the extra $$$, although the bookends are quite nice.)

The Green Box also comes with a free pass to see T2T (again). The commentaries and extras on the two versions (Original and Green Box) are different, so don't just chuck your original DVD yet.

In defense of the movie Galadriel, there is a big setup that Lorien is not a good place to go, and not even Legolas denies this. If everyone there had been happy-go-lucky nice-nice elves, the setup would have been ludicrous.

No, this is one spot where it's Tolkien's fault. In The Hobbit, Mirkwood was a bad place, and the Elvenking was no friend. (even though he is Legolas' father) Elrond was only halfelven, so the hospitality at Rivendell could be explained. They needed to show that the elves weren't all that eager to get involved. Given the reception the Fellowship got when they reached Lothlorien, they really should have made it their first choice of destinations anyway. It just threw a little unnecessary suspense in that had to be paid off somehow. Granted, the whole negative-burn boo-scene was overdone, but how else would you do it?

CKathy: Oh, that's right...my mistake!

Wait a second...

I don't think Gandalf had one of the three Elven rings. The rings, Narya, Nenya, and Vilya, were held by Elrond, Galadriel, and Cirdan the Shipwright of the Grey Havens.

You don't really need to read T2T to appreciate the second movie. The only things you need to know are that the Kingdom of Rohan is one of many human kingdoms in Middle-Earth, it is west of Gondor and Mordor, and is basically a horse culture. Rohan is close to Isengard, Saruman's fortress, and therefore a logical strategic target for Saruman's attacks. The rest is fairly straightforward.

Oh, and DEFINITELY get the Extended "green-box" Edition of FOTR. The extra half-hour has vital backstory for those who haven't read the books. (Including, Hope, the whole gifts of Galadriel scene, explaining the lembas, the phial, the rope, Legolas' new bow, etc.)

Galatians 5:1 "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."

So Jesus wasn't born in December, so what? Look around at where you are and what is left of the ministry you once loved. The rest of the Christian world assembled puts aside their differences this time of the year and gives thanks to God.

Hell, even the French and the Germans stopped World War I on this day.

How in the world does skulking about here help anyone? If we cannot convince you on this day of days, I can only think of one other thing to say:

If people's lives in your ministry hang in the balance of your spying, how vulnerable are your own lives to the tiniest whim of those above you? After all, soldiers are taken prisoner. Spies get shot.

Give it up, refuse to be a pawn of the inner circle. It's never too late to serve God instead of man. Christ never went around just waiting to trip up the faithful. How then can you be operating the Christ in you by doing this?

Just stand up and say, "no more."

God bless you all, and deliver you from those who would speak falsely for Him, in the name of Jesus Christ.

Merry Christmas,

Zixar

Kathy: Nah, the TWI leaders would be more like Saruman than Gollum.

Anyway, if you have access to a DVD player, get the "green box" edition of Fellowship of the Ring. It's half an hour longer than the theatrical version and explains more of the characters' backstories.

Don't take my word for it. It was only nominated for THIRTEEN Oscars last year, including Best Picture.

The Two Towers is every bit as good, if not better...

I have gotten Way-offshoot spam from one of the ex-TWI sites I posted my email on, though I can't say it was the Cortright site for certain.

Poster beware.

Kathy: My wife has never read the books and she still thought it was great. (Don't tell me you haven't seen Fellowship of the Ring yet! )

(p.s. This was my 1000th post on GSC-2! )

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Hope: Oh yes, saw it opening night. Absolutely incredible. Sets the bar for all future epics. The new king of the hill in special effects.

Yes, PJ did take a lot more liberty with T2T than he did in FOTR, but it does work. The interplay between the Warriors Three (Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas) works extremely well. Gimli is not just comic relief, he shows why the dwarves were a major power in Middle-Earth, instead of just a source of midget jokes.

Gollum beats Jar Jar/Digital Yoda/Dobby into a cocked hat, as far as all-CGI characters go.

Helm's Deep really did make Attack of the Clones' finale look like it was "shot in a barn with hand puppets."

One of my personal favorites was the initial collision in the fight with the Warg-riders. That looked GREAT...

I'll have to go see it again, but I want to watch the Extended FOTR again right before I go.

And Jackson still says this isn't the best of the lot... ROTK must be unimaginably good.

Coming into TWI so late, I really regret never having heard any of these musicians, like PDSTRO, Selah, and Joyful Noise. Sigh.

CKathy: Well, just don't post too much, or else we'll have to have an intervention.

God bless!

Zix

(who registered on GSC2 a month before CK, yet she has nearly 2x the number of posts...hmmm. )

What, you never saw The Empire Strikes Back?

Set phasers to "chicken-fry", Mr. Spock...

Garth: Wesley was sitting beside his mother while Picard was giving his toast. (gag, barf, retch) "Have you considered what you're doing to ME?" Oh, puh-leeze!

The previews should not have given so much away, but then again, how else would you sell this to the non-geek masses?

The highlight of the evening? Purchasing advance tix to The Two Towers.

Hurry, Wednesday!

Now I have successfully overclocked processors with no problems. I had a Pentium III 450MHz that I ran at 527MHz for two years, and a Celeron 900 overclocked to 1.1GHz. You just turn down the core voltage a notch or two to reduce the heat buildup, just in case, and off you go.

As I sit here on my sofa, Buster is curled up on my legs, Duncan sleeps at my feet, and little Angel is dozing on the back of the couch. It's just amazing how these furry friends wrap themselves around your heart.

Rest in peace, Ernie. You were loved, and you will be remembered.

Sorry for your loss, Catcup.

I do not recommend changing the CAS latency unless your memory is guaranteed to operate at CAS level 2. Even if it appears to work at first, it can intermittently corrupt data. Murphy's Law being what it is, this will usually happen at the worst possible time.

I also do not recommend buying any new computer that uses SDRAM. SDRAM is a sunset technology does not match well with the current Pentium 4 and Athlon XP processors. RDRAM is expensive, but is the best choice for the P4, while DDR is the best type of memory for the Athlon XP.

For a good cheap graphics program, Paint Shop Pro 7 does more than most people need, and very well too. If you don't have $600 to spend on Adobe Photoshop, PSP7 is a good all-around choice.

Well, Zixette and I went to see Nemesis anyway. Fortunately, a lot of the painful Brent Spiner-ego strokes were cut. Also the stupid final "seatbelt" scene was cut. It was still overlong, but it wasn't nearly as bad as the last movie. The bad thing is that the previews tip way too much of what should have been surprises.

It's worth a matinee, but if you pay full price you might feel a little cheated.

Oh yeah, they completely paradoxed the TNG series finale. I guess continuity is just for "lesser" shows... Look carefully when they list the "fleet" (more like a squadron) and you'll see the bone they threw to the latest series, one of the ships is the USS Archer.