All categories - 17 September 2007

My co-star would be Keanu Reeves and I'd go with a romantic "boy meets girl" story

2007-09-17 01:51:58 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

yo Adrian during a Sylvester Stallone movie

2007-09-17 01:51:43 · 27 answers · asked by David 6 in Polls & Surveys

I have a few other books that are actually older than the New Testament that say otherwise, as well as a few that are newer.

I have the Japanese Kojiki and Nihongi, neither require belief in Jesus. I have the Egyptian Book of the Dead, The Kitab-i-Aqdas (The Most Holy Book), The Kitab-i-Iqan (Book of Certitude), Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), Talmud and Mishna, The Zend Avesta, and Pahlavi Texts.

All of these are the words of god, none of them require belief in Jesus to get into heaven. So, can you really prove that no one gets into heaven except through Jesus? The christian bible may make that claim, but lots of others that never heard of christianity or the christian god say otherwise. Without proof, well, how do you know the other books aren't right? Have you read them and compared your "gut feeling" about them? Do you really know that your book is right and their's aren't?

2007-09-17 01:51:36 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-17 01:51:35 · 14 answers · asked by Gonzino 2 in Astronomy & Space

I'm looking for macro for d80.Would like to buy sigma/tamron 150mm but these are somewhat pricey. I've seen some 70-300mm/28-200/300mm that supposedly give you 1:2 magnification at the 180-300 end (with a macro switch). Has anyone used these lenses and are they any good for sharp macro, as I have heard they can be a bit soft. I'm using for shooting butterflies/bees where I need some distance but also sharp detail. Or am I just better off biting the bullet and buying a dedicated macro?

2007-09-17 01:51:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cameras

2007-09-17 01:51:09 · 3 answers · asked by Marcus 1 in Physics

Have you heard about government controled medicine...?
the left thinks it is sooo grand!!

i can come up with a million reasons to keep the government out of my pockets!
can they think of one?

Europeans are now learning some hard facts of life about socialized medicine: there's no such thing as a free lunch. The question is whether Congress will learn from Europe's mistakes as it takes the next steps in reforming the American health care system.

For many years advocates of government-run health care pointed to Europe as an ideal, noting that America was the "only industrialized country without a national health care system." Now, however, the European welfare states are slashing benefits in the face of rising health care costs.

A recent front-page story in the New York Times detailed the European cutbacks. According to the article, Britain, France and Germany are all being forced to limit access to care. Rationing, already extensive, is increasing.

The Europeans have run into a very simple economic rule. If something is perceived as free, people will consume more of it than they would if they had to pay for it. Think of it this way: if food were free, would you eat hamburger or steak? At the same time, health care is a finite good. There are only so many doctors, so many hospital beds and so much technology. If people overconsume those resources, it drives up the cost of health care.

The same problem is besetting the American health care system. The vast majority of American health care is not directly paid for by the person consuming those goods and services. Instead, a third party, either the government or an insurance company, pays the bill.

Medicare is exhibit one. Medicare beneficiaries pay almost nothing out of their own pockets for health care. Under Medicare Part B, for example, the deductible is an absurdly low $100. (There is, however, a 20 percent copayment.) The deductible under Part A is higher, $716 on the first 60 days of hospital care for each spell of illness. There is also a copayment required for hospitalization of longer than 60 days. However, nearly 70 percent of the elderly have some form of "medigap" insurance that covers all or part of the deductibles and copayments.

Thus, recipients have little incentive to be good consumers and avoid unnecessary expenses or seek the best deal for their dollar. Guy King, former chief actuary for the Health Care Financing Administration, says that third-party payment is one of the primary causes of the rapid growth in Medicare expenditures. As King explains, "When people, either patients or doctors, are spending other people's money, they do not worry about the cost or number of services consumed."

The establishment has responded to this problem by trying to force seniors into managed care, thereby allowing insurance companies to ration care. But managed care does not change the underlying incentive structure created by pervasive third-party payment. Any reduction in costs is achieved by limiting access to treatment.

A report by the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general found "pervasive" quality problems throughout managed care programs for Medicare, including difficulties in gaining access to care. Managed care programs are significantly less likely to use diagnostic tests, such as MRI and CAT scans, than are fee-for-service plans. Doctors report that managed care organizations pressure them to save money even at the cost of quality. One-third of doctors surveyed by the American Medical Association in 1988 stated that patients were harmed by delays or nontreatment as a result of managed care.

Although the election season has temporarily taken Medicare off the table, the issue will be back to haunt the president and Congress next year. Indeed, the most recent report of the Medicare system's Board of Trustees warns that the program faces bankruptcy in just five years.

The question is whether we will recognize the problems of third-party payment and restore consumer incentives by increasing deductibles and allowing recipients to choose medical savings accounts or follow the European example and ration the health care that our seniors depend on.

2007-09-17 01:51:09 · 17 answers · asked by KittyCatFishApe 3 in Politics

can someone please explain the term geological loss/gain to me...?

2007-09-17 01:50:51 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Earth Sciences & Geology

Once in first it runs fine. A friend told me it may be the shifting forks but i don't know what those are and if it is an expensive fix. Any help would be appreciated.

2007-09-17 01:50:44 · 7 answers · asked by caber10 2 in Chevrolet

2007-09-17 01:50:38 · 5 answers · asked by californiamommy71 2 in Toddler & Preschooler

2007-09-17 01:50:37 · 2 answers · asked by osho sai 2 in Psychology

face the day?

2007-09-17 01:50:11 · 19 answers · asked by GOLDENFAIRY 7 in Polls & Surveys

Let us assume that I have a friend who is an atheist and this friend has two young kids. This friend of mine has the parenting skills of Spears and engages in some pretty scrupulous activiites. So I tell her that she needs to change her ways and the way she is raising her kids are wrong.

She accuses me of being a fundamental christian and I shouldn't pass judgement on her.

If I use religion, the law, or psychology to tell her that she is wrong, isn't she still wrong? Plus what is more important getting her some help, or the method used to tell her that she needs some help?

2007-09-17 01:49:46 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-17 01:49:28 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

hi i am having my moles removed tomorrow. does anybody know how they do it and if it hurts?

2007-09-17 01:49:26 · 13 answers · asked by starr 1 in Other - Skin & Body

2007-09-17 01:49:22 · 26 answers · asked by Antonio Montana Jr. 4 in Rock and Pop

2007-09-17 01:49:20 · 4 answers · asked by Christina B 1 in Books & Authors

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2007-09-17 01:49:18 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reality Television

Lets say a persons name ends with an S like Moses, where would you put the apostrophe ' ? Would it be Moses's or Moses' ? Please help.

2007-09-17 01:49:13 · 11 answers · asked by Tony R 5 in Homework Help

breakfast today?
Good morning everyone, have an eventful happy Monday

2007-09-17 01:48:47 · 23 answers · asked by GOLDENFAIRY 7 in Polls & Surveys

2007-09-17 01:48:32 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Food & Drink

This is for all those who say ('read the Bible - it's all explained there') or whatever in their answers.

I am not dissing the Bible at all - in fact I am very spiritual and respect it a great deal. However there are certain parts of it that confuse, and even terrify me - and I want to try and make sense of it all.

Let me ask you something. Whether you are married or not, have you ever looked at a woman lustfully? Even just once? Well then you have committed adultery. Do you know what the Bible says you must do?

"If your right eye causes you to sin, GOUGE IT OUT AND THROW IT AWAY. It is better for you to lose a part of your body than to have all of it thrown into hell." Matthew 5:29

Those are the words of Jesus Himself. If you commit the sin of lust with your eyes, you are to gouge out your eye.

How many people have actually done this? Or are we 'not to take this literally'? And if so, how do we know what other parts are 'not to be taken literally'?

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2007-09-17 01:48:21 · 14 answers · asked by Ivor Hugh G.Rection 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-17 01:48:11 · 8 answers · asked by terra 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I want to pay off bills so I will have more money in my pockets each month.

2007-09-17 01:48:02 · 7 answers · asked by missnewjerzee 2 in Renting & Real Estate

the last night game is fantastic

that they say?

2007-09-17 01:47:53 · 21 answers · asked by viler 4 in Baseball

Like when you see someone run into something, or stub their toe, etc.

2007-09-17 01:46:52 · 13 answers · asked by teashy 6 in Polls & Surveys

I missed the match, I seen him coming in, but then i lost the signal :( didn´t get to see that match.
does any one have a video of it? or can any one tell me in detail what happened?

2007-09-17 01:45:17 · 7 answers · asked by Bugs Bunny 6 in Wrestling

2007-09-17 01:45:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Electronics

2007-09-17 01:45:12 · 5 answers · asked by Macoto17 3 in Hobbies & Crafts

2007-09-17 01:45:12 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys