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or they will do so when his figure stands together beside our beloved funding fathers in Mount Rushmore ?

2007-09-06 04:46:23 · 15 answers · asked by Carol 2 in Politics

2007-09-06 04:46:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070906/sc_livescience/climatechangeredrawsworldmaps

According to the above article, cartographers are having to redraw maps of the world due to the amount of changes that are occurring at a fast rate, such as a lake in Africa shrinking by 95% since the 1960's, a a small village in Alaska that has the sea encroaching on it at a rate of ten feet per year - this town will be the first American population forced to move due to temperature changes. Incidentally, the Iditarod Race (snow dogs running hundreds of miles through Alaska) had to be moved 50 miles north of its normal starting position this year - due to lack of snow in Alaska!!

But Global Warming is a myth, right?

2007-09-06 04:46:13 · 22 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

what on earth could be standing alone and its among 54 others of its kind

2007-09-06 04:46:12 · 1 answers · asked by pienem 1 in Words & Wordplay

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While walking through Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, a man came upon
another man hugging a tree with his ear firmly against the tree. Seeing this he
inquired, "Just out of curiosity, what the heck are you doing?"

"I'm listening to the music of the tree," the other man replied.

"You've gotta be kiddin' me."

"No, would you like to give it a try?"

Understandably curious, the man says, "Well, OK..." So he wrapped his arms
around the tree and pressed his ear up against it. With this, the other guy
slapped a pair of handcuffs on him, took his wallet, jewelry, car keys, and then
stripped him naked and left.

Two hours later another nature lover strolled by, saw this guy handcuffed to
the tree stark naked, and asked, "What the heck happened to you?" He told the
guy the whole terrible story about how he got there. When he finished telling
his story, the other guy shook his head in sympathy, walked around behind him,
kissed him gently behind the ear and said:

"This just ain't gonna be your day, cupcake..."

2007-09-06 04:46:09 · 6 answers · asked by blackfirescorpio05 3 in Jokes & Riddles

2007-09-06 04:46:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Car Makes

I'll just put it this way:

Assuming Adam and Eve were given Free Will.... it was a fair throw-up whether they were going to obey or disobey god at any given moment.
The crazy thing is.... they were obeying him from the moment he made it clear that they weren't to eat the fruit RIGHT up to the point where the fruit GOT eaten.... and then for just an instance or so they weren't obeying him any more.

They did a pretty good job doing as they were told, but assuming they had free will and were immortal.... it was INEVITABLE that they would eventually eat the fruit...

God must have known that....
He knows everything, right?
The only conclusion is that he wanted them to eat it.... to disobey him.... so he could kick them out of Eden.


Only two conclusions I can think of here:
#1. God was an unforgiving, uncaring, evil bastard.
#2. God wanted them to learn of the world, live without him... and eventually forget about him..... making Athiests his "chosen children". =P

2007-09-06 04:45:54 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I DO NOT CARE. I'm not being mean, but I honestly could not care less about your hair appointment, or your kids, or where you ate last night, or whatever. I'm just here to do work. wth is up with that? What do you think?

2007-09-06 04:45:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I was sexually assaulted by a colleague. It wasn't rape but it was close. It was unconsented sexual contact. I haven't reported him because I knew him well enough to know he hasn't done this before and won't again. He did regret this not that that excuses him, and I know he won't do it to another person. We don't work closely, but sometimes he'll come upstairs and talks to someone who sits near me and it's really upsetting to have him near me. I reported what he did to my manager and I wondered if they have an lawful obligation to keep him away?

2007-09-06 04:45:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

I'm not sure if that is the actual title....but it talks about how he would climb the highest mountain blah blah...and he "asks" her is that tough enough....ANYbody got any help? It's a country song.

2007-09-06 04:45:32 · 8 answers · asked by Peace 2 in Country

2007-09-06 04:45:29 · 6 answers · asked by deebo2213 1 in Renting & Real Estate

House and Senate negotiators reached a compromise late Wednesday on a bill that makes sweeping changes to the federal government's college financial aid programs.

The bill cuts the interest rate students pay on subsidized Stafford loans by half over four years and increases the maximum Pell grant for needy students.

Under a new program, starting in 2009 borrowers won't have to devote more than 15 percent of their discretionary income to student-loan repayments, although any unpaid amounts will be added to the loan balance in most cases.

The bill also establishes a tuition-assistance program for students who commit to teaching high-need subjects in low-income public schools and a loan-forgiveness program for other public-sector workers.

Congress intends to pay for these and other programs by cutting the subsidies it pays to private-sector lenders who make federally guaranteed Stafford and Plus loans by $20.9 billion over five years.

Lenders have said these cutbacks will force them to curb benefits they have been offering, such as waiving or discounting origination fees and reducing interest rates for borrowers who make on-time payments for three or four years. Very few borrowers qualify for the interest-rate cuts and they're not offered to students at all schools.

The bill, HR2669, incorporates provisions of bills passed earlier by the House and Senate and has been renamed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. The compromise bill now goes back to the House and Senate for approval and then to President Bush. While Bush has endorsed most aspects of the bill, his administration has opposed certain provisions, such as reducing Stafford loan rates.

Here's a closer look at some provisions of the bill, sponsored by Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.:

Stafford loan rates: The bill would reduce the interest rate on subsidized Stafford loans by half over four years. Subsidized loans go to students who demonstrate financial need.

The rate cut would be phased in starting July 1. It would go from 6.8 percent today to 3.4 percent by 2011. In 2012, it would jump back to 6.8 percent unless Congress intervenes.

The rate cut only applies only to new subsidized Stafford loans, not ones that students have already taken out. It does not apply to unsubsidized Stafford loans, which students can take out regardless of financial need.

Income-based repayment: Starting July 1, 2009, borrowers would not have to devote more than 15 percent of their discretionary income to repaying Stafford student loans. This applies to both subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans, regardless of when the loans were taken out.

If a borrower is making reduced payments on a subsidized loan, the government will pay the unpaid amount for up to three years. After that, the unpaid amount will be added to the loan balance.

For unsubsidized loans, all unpaid amounts will be added to the balance.

After 25 years, all borrowers who are in this income-based repayment program will have any remaining balances forgiven.

The new program means "you don't have to hold back from taking a job teaching or being an entrepreneur" because you can't repay your loans, says Robert Shireman, executive director of the Project on Student Debt.

Pell grants: The bill would increase the maximum Pell grant, which generally goes to families making less than $40,000 or $50,000 per year. The maximum Pell grant would increase by $1,090 over the next five years, reaching $5,400 by 2012. Unlike loans, Pell grants do not have to be repaid.

Teacher tuition assistance: Undergraduate and graduate students who commit to teaching certain subjects, such as science and math, in low-income public schools for at least four years can receive up to $4,000 per year - for a total of $16,000 - in tuition assistance. Students must maintain at least a 3.25 grade point average to be eligible for this program, which would start next year. If students don't fulfill the teaching obligation, the assistance becomes a loan they must repay, according to Miller's office.

Loan forgiveness: Borrowers who work in other public-sector jobs such as the military, law enforcement, firefighting, nursing, public defenders, librarians and early childhood teachers can have any balance on their student loans forgiven after 10 years of service and loan repayment. To take advantage of this program, borrowers must have direct student loans or consolidate their loans under the government's direct-loan program. This program begins July 1.

Plus loan auction: In a controversial move that marks a big departure from current practice, starting in 2009 the government would auction the right to provide government-guaranteed Plus loans to parents. In each state, the two lenders that offer the best deal to the government would provide all parent Plus loans in that state.

Today, all qualified lenders can offer Plus loans and parents can choose any lender they wish. This change would not affect the interest rate parents pay on Plus loans, but it would limit their selection.

The auction process would not apply to Stafford loans nor to Plus loans offered to graduate students.

Net Worth runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. E-mail Kathleen Pender at kpender@sfchronicle.com.

This article appeared on page C - 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle

2007-09-06 04:45:25 · 3 answers · asked by fa$hion_guru 2 in Other - Politics & Government

More lawmakers in NJ are being arrested for corruption. I thought your party was so honest? Will you crucify these people like you did Larry Craig?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295929,00.html

2007-09-06 04:45:15 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

In the Bible, God is always portrayed in the masculine sense. But can you find passages that cite Father God showing feminine/motherly characteristics?

They are there, but do you know where they are?

2007-09-06 04:45:14 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have bad credit and need a small personal loan of $3,000 A.S.A.P! Do you know where I can find one?

2007-09-06 04:45:11 · 2 answers · asked by Cat 1 in Personal Finance

3 women on a plane and it crashes into the sea.. They all swim to an island with there little cases. They sit down and dry off and the next thing the Indian woman starts to put on her gold ear rings necklaces rings and the 2 other women say what are you doing and she reply's its a well known fact the most richest women gets rescued first and with that the English lady starts to put on her make up and do her hair and put on perfume and the other women say what are you doing that for and she reply's it is a well known fact the most beautiful woman gets rescued first and with that the black woman stands up and shouts bollocks walks to the edge of the sea and drops her pants, the other women asks why are you doing this and she reply's its a well known fact they always find the black box first....

2007-09-06 04:45:11 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Jokes & Riddles

Clinton was much admired in Europe for is virility. He increased the quality of our lives, without fear mongering. The Economy for the US under his leadership was without example in our history. And that, despite a Republican conress, who concentrated on slinging cadavers at him.
Why are people here so obessesed about him as a bad example? I wish, we would get another president like him.

2007-09-06 04:45:01 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

carb-ivores. If the average diet is so devoid of fresh fruits and vegetables, do you think we could actually someday evolve out of our need for them?

2007-09-06 04:44:48 · 10 answers · asked by comet girl...DUCK! 6 in Polls & Surveys

im flying to either ok city or witch falls, but i need to get to duncan okla, grey hound does not have a service route to my destination

2007-09-06 04:44:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - United States

his mother always just had partial vistining rights but he was living with his mother for years and the father although he has full custody has been a dead beat dad and i need to know his rights and what we can do to help this 16 year old.. in orange county, ny right now he is staying at a close friends house.. what actions without going to court right now does this child have. please help.. thank u

2007-09-06 04:44:41 · 3 answers · asked by celticrottie 1 in Parenting

2007-09-06 04:44:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i need some amazing jokes please

2007-09-06 04:44:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

2007-09-06 04:44:11 · 8 answers · asked by vantastic13 1 in Law & Ethics

Generally, how long does it take for a 90 minute movie anime released on DVD to be fansubbed into English?

2007-09-06 04:43:57 · 2 answers · asked by sbloemeke2 2 in Comics & Animation

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