Posts by Elsewhere

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Does God Keep Time or is Time a Human Construct?

by Band on the Run in

jw
friends

i was watching oz re-runs on hbo.

everyone is prepping for a major prison riot.

apocalyptic scenes are shown.

Elsewhere

Time is very much a real thing. In fact it can be manipulated and changed at will using Relativity.

It is possible to speed up or slow down time for yourself and those around you by moving near the speed of light or by approaching very massive objects.

As an example, when you are staindg up, time is moving more quickly for your head and more slowly for your feet. This is because of the mass of the earth slowing down time. The closer you get to the earth, the slower time passes. The farther away from the earth, the faster time passes.

If you were to approach a black hole, time for you would almost stop. To an outside observer you would appear frozen in time. For you, looking out, everything would appear to be happinging is super-fast motion.

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Is GOP Serious on Repealing The Healthcare Law? Here Is A Warning Message

by Scott77 in

healthcare law repeal hurts deficits: cbo10:50am estby richard cowan.

washington (reuters) - an effort by republicans in the house of representatives to repeal the healthcare law enacted last year would add to already huge federal budget deficits, the congressional budget office warned on thursday.. in a preliminary estimate of legislation the house is set to begin debating on friday, the cbo said repealing the law that president barack obama and his fellow democrats enacted would "increase federal budget deficits over the 2012-2019 period by a total of roughly $145 billion.

" it said that figure would rise to $230 billion by 2021.. the cbo also said repeal would result in 32 million fewer people having health insurance.. the nonpartisan cbo analyzes legislation for its impact on government spending and revenues and develops forecasts of economic performance.. republicans won majority control of the house last november after campaigning on promises to slash the deficit, now at around $1.3 trillion.. during the 2010 campaigns for congress, republicans also said they would repeal the healthcare law, saying it places too many job-killing burdens on business and is unconstitutional because it requires individuals to purchase health insurance if they are not already covered.. democrats still hold a majority, although narrower than last year, in the senate, where any healthcare repeal bill is expected to be blocked.. on friday, newly installed house speaker john boehner plans to begin debate on republican legislation to repeal the healthcare law, which aimed to reduce medical costs and insure millions of people who currently can't afford coverage.. the law also prevents insurance companies from refusing to cover patients with pre-existing conditions.. house republican leaders have dismissed cbo's forecasts that the healthcare law would reduce u.s. budget deficits, saying there were too many unrealistic assumptions in such forecasts.. a house committee began meeting on thursday to put together rules governing the house floor debate of the healthcare law.

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> Oh, and by the way, premium rates have gone up.

Please tell me a year when premiums did NOT go up. Also, under the Healthcare Reform, Insurance companies are forbidden to raise rates more than 10% per year.

In recent years, it was not unusual for primiums to go up 30% to 60%. This will no longer happen with the Healthcare Reform.

http://schakowsky.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2690&Itemid=16

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The end is coming on May 2011

by I need a lot of help in

jw
friends

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110103/ap_on_re/us_rel_apocalypse_soon.

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Behold! The morons have spoken! Verily it must come to pass!

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I just cringe when reading sillyness like this

by therevealer in

it is from a yahoo e-mail group.. .

is anyone aware of a talk that explains the principle regarding disfellowshipping?

i need to explain to my adult children why i can't attend their sister's wedding.. .

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Awwwww... poor baby feels bad because she is shunning her daughter.

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Warning To All: Taxes Next Year (2011)

by Scott77 in

disclaimer: iam not the author but just merely sharing what i have just read.

its up to each reader to form his or her opinion after reading it.. .

in just six months, the largest tax hikes in the history of america will.

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Yes... I just confirmed that the entire list of items is a false urban legend:

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/government/a/Hr-3590-Income-Tax-On-Health-Insurance.htm

http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/HR3590.asp

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Warning To All: Taxes Next Year (2011)

by Scott77 in

disclaimer: iam not the author but just merely sharing what i have just read.

its up to each reader to form his or her opinion after reading it.. .

in just six months, the largest tax hikes in the history of america will.

Elsewhere

I also cannot find any information to backup the claim below: (That you will have to pay taxes on employer provided health insurance)

I did find information suggesting tax breaks related to health insurance.

Starting in 2011, (next year folks), your W-2 tax form sent by
your employer will be increased to show t he value of whatever
health insurance you are given by the company. It does not
matter if that's a private concern or governmental body of
some sort. If you're retired? So what; your gross
will go up by the amount of insurance you get.

You will be required to pay taxes on a large sum of money that you have
never seen. Take your tax form you just finished
and see what $15,000 or $20,000 additional gross does to your
tax debt. That's what you'll pay next year. For
many, it also puts you into a new higher bracket so it's even
worse.

I suspect most of the claims in that list are false.

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Warning To All: Taxes Next Year (2011)

by Scott77 in

disclaimer: iam not the author but just merely sharing what i have just read.

its up to each reader to form his or her opinion after reading it.. .

in just six months, the largest tax hikes in the history of america will.

Elsewhere

Will this help prevent America from going bankrupt?

Last I checked we now owe 13.9 Trillion dollars in National Debt. ($44,807 per person in the US)

http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/

Every time the Republicans have lowered taxes, the National Debt has gone UP. One way or another, that debt needs to be paid.

Other than lowering taxes, what ideas do you have for paying off the National Debt?

One thing I do know for sure is that this item is not correct:

The return of the Death Tax.
This year, there is no death tax. For those dying on or after January 1
2011, there is a 55 percent top death tax rate on estates over $1
million. A person leaving behind two homes and a retirement account could
easily pass along a death tax bill to their loved ones.

Here is what will really happen:

"The deal extends Bush-era cuts until 2012, with the estate tax dropping to 35% next year from 45% in 2009. Congress allowed the tax to lapse for 2010, though it was set to rise to 55% in 2011. Also, the estate tax threshold will rise to $5 million from $3.5 million in 2009."

http://thepacker.com/Growers-finding-holiday-cheer-in-lower-estate-tax/Article.aspx?oid=1294324&fid=PACKER-TOP-STORIES&aid=1662

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Remember the GLOBAL FOOD SHORTAGES of 35 years ago?

by Nathan Natas in

jw
friends

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http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/12/027844.php.

ha ha ha ha ha!.

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Aguest,

He did not save a billion lives by quoting scripture. He did it using science.

http://www.xkcd.com/836/

Sickness

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Remember the GLOBAL FOOD SHORTAGES of 35 years ago?

by Nathan Natas in

jw
friends

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http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/12/027844.php.

ha ha ha ha ha!.

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We have one man to thank for preventing this mass starvation: Norman Borlaug

He is credited with saving the lives of over a billion people worldwide by creating high-yield crops.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug

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Where to post the new Elder Manual

by Elsewhere in

i've noticed some here expressing difficulty finding a good place to host the new elder's manual.. the solution is simple: wikileaks.

wikileaks is a site that specializes in hosting controversial and secret content that needs to be made public.. http://wikileaks.org/.

http://wikileaks.org/media/submissions.html.

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Here is an interesting and timely news article:

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/10/25/am-iceland-turns-from-banks-to-freedom-of-speech-/

Iceland turns from banks to freedom of speech

Iceland wants companies from around the world to set up their servers there and publish material online without the fear of ruinous lawsuits or censorship. Stephen Beard reports.

TEXT OF STORY

STEVE CHIOTAKIS: Iceland has a bold new international money-making plan. But after its last foray into the global marketplace, a financial system that went haywire, should the world be worried?

Marketplace's Stephen Beard reports.

STEPHEN BEARD: Iceland does not intend getting into banking again. Just as well. Those banks wound up owing about ten times more than the whole Icelandic economy. No, the country now wants to turn itself into a haven for the digital age.

BIRGITTA JONSDOTTIR: A haven for freedom of information, freedom of expression and of speech.

Lawmaker Birgitta Jonsdottir.

JONSDOTTIR: What we're doing is putting together all the best laws so that one country can set the standard for how we in the future strengthen these rights.

Iceland wants people from around the world to set up their servers there and publish material online without the fear of ruinous lawsuits or censorship. Icelanders see this as a noble aim and a business opportunity.

SMARI MCCARTHY: A lot of companies will just want internet hosting services.

Smari McCarthy is also involved in the project.

MCCARTHY: Other organizations might have greater needs such as operating offices from here to protect their employees.

He says the plan could turn Iceland into a refuge for whistle blowers and anyone who wants to expose corporate or official abuses. But Alistair Mullis, Professor of Law at the University of East Anlgia says it'll more likely turn Iceland into a hotbed of libel and intrusiveness.

ALISTAIR MULLIS: It will make it very difficult to sue people who are publishing defamatory material or material that's private when they are based in Iceland.

Another critic claims that Iceland will prove as reckless with reputations and with state secrets as it was with other people's money. But Smari McCarthy says Iceland merely wants to learn and profit from the disaster of its banking boom and bust.

MCARTHY: This is a country that was badly burned by a strong urge by those that are in power and those who own everything to keep the general public un-informed about what they are up to.

Iceland's information haven could be up and running in a year. This is Stephen Beard for Marketplace.