MyOnlineTeam Daily Statistics for 08/12 - Active Members

Active team members report
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                                                     Current          Points
Active member name            Rank      Change       Points        This Period
=========================     =====     ======     ===========     ===========
marysduby                         1          0      34,412,102          35,871
RT                                2          0      17,771,803          65,394
parmesian                         3          0      15,300,521          17,385
Dataman                           4          0      15,031,013               0
nl59056                           5          0      14,994,139           1,346
Coingames                         6          0      12,858,655               0
Esteban69                         7          0      10,300,760           7,753
Dave Bell                         8          0       9,045,717          12,346
keithhenry                        9          0       7,886,176          11,576
esoteric17                       10          0       7,451,510               0
Fanie                            11          0       6,703,193               0
Jonathan Figdor                  12          0       5,543,816           2,908
frans6nl                         13          0       5,349,828             640
PohSoon                          14          0       5,070,448           4,849
sulcata                          15          0       4,458,027           6,517
brown chris                      16          0       3,525,478          14,429
Vuj                              17          0       3,432,477           9,650
stares                           18          0       3,267,487           3,675
Blueprint                        19          0       3,079,391          12,751
Tomwp                            20          0       2,426,872               0
NiceMedTexMD                     21          0       2,282,570          27,833
lawrencehardin                   22          0       2,195,157           1,218
siseberg                         23          0       1,741,946           1,434
wrr                              24          0       1,712,441           3,126
Wunderwuzzi                      25          0       1,627,110             457
spikey_richie                    26          0       1,556,273               0
smcclarigan                      27          0       1,486,765           2,806
Sunny L. Kae                     28          0       1,425,308           2,016
Dresser                          29          0       1,116,620           7,372
johng                            30          0       1,097,717           2,937
AStafford                        31          0       1,037,668             888
laughing66607                    32          0         789,339             700
harry_i_c                        33          0         755,515           3,152
Airwolf_Liu                      34          0         701,978           1,687
Jockin                           35          0         692,883               0
elpe                             36          0         617,266             977
Bon Kuhlman                      37          0         517,052               0
darth_vader                      38          0         456,512           3,713
imin                             39          0         413,199           2,515
Momentary Lapse of Reason        40          0         309,290               0
mapplebeck                       41          0         264,942           1,011
madambaster                      42          0         217,255             495
Natalino                         43          0         175,182               0
cknotty                          44          0         172,314               0
WindmillMan76043                 45          0         152,570               0
gr8buddha                        46          0         134,942           1,930
jamesjr934                       47          0         103,133           1,172
rwgreen89                        48          0          52,771               0
TheRoket                         49          0          16,342             656

Note: Active members are those who earned points in the prior 30 days.

Top Twenty active members returning points today:
01: RT - 65,394 points
02: marysduby - 35,871 points
03: NiceMedTexMD - 27,833 points
04: parmesian - 17,385 points
05: brown chris - 14,429 points
06: Blueprint - 12,751 points
07: Dave Bell - 12,346 points
08: keithhenry - 11,576 points
09: Vuj - 9,650 points
10: Esteban69 - 7,753 points
11: Dresser - 7,372 points
12: sulcata - 6,517 points
13: PohSoon - 4,849 points
14: darth_vader - 3,713 points
15: stares - 3,675 points
16: harry_i_c - 3,152 points
17: wrr - 3,126 points
18: johng - 2,937 points
19: Jonathan Figdor - 2,908 points
20: smcclarigan - 2,806 points

Total points returned today: 275,185
Active members returning points today: 36
Average points per member active today: 7,644.02778

I mean, I'm skeptical of her claim that:

"The way I see it, one of these other dimensions that we can’t physically
see is a kind of pool of energy that unites us all – call it God, the
Source, the Oneness, the Universe, or whatever you will – and that this
force exists in every single living being in the world – or even the
universe, if there is life on other planets."

But that said, her comments regarding the limits of human knowledge are important. I am similarly fascinated by how little we know about the Universe we inhabit. For example, our eyes only perceive the smallest fraction of the light spectrum, and our ears only perceive a certain quite limited range of sounds. Surely, it is reasonable to suppose that there is something out there that we cannot detect, perhaps even whole dimensions. However, I resist calling that "God." But there is no reason to despair, for it is that sense of oneness with the universe that Roz is speaking of, that is generated by our shared genetic heritage. The inescapable blunt fact of our common evolutionary history is clearly reflected in the human animal's desire to be among peers, especially friends. That feeling of universality, I think, is just the manifestation of our wonder at our role in the destiny of human civilisation.

I appologize for this off-topic rant in advance but I worry about the overly simplistic notion of free care. Nothing is free; someone has to pay for everything.

It could be just me, but the way I understand the plan, it will take away a good part of the Medicare that my wife and I use (especially my wife) and that we have paid for dearly for over 50 years; served and fought for our country. This to give it to someone who somehow just found their way across the border into the U.S. and has not contributed to the plan at all.

It all sounds good if you just look at one side of the issue. Of course it would be great if no-one had to worry about medical care, but to take it away from those that earned it, to give it to those that haven't does not seem right.

Believe me, I have sympathy for those less fortunate than those here on this forum and I contribute to them when and where I can. I just don't think it is the right or responsibility of the Government to decide who to take from and who to give to. (AKA Vote buying).

This is not a theoretical issue for me. I am vehemently against Obamacare as my wife's sight may depend on it not passing (they may take away from her what we have paid for in the past 50 years).

OK .. end of rant
Edit>spelling

For me, it is the realization that whether or not one has access to decent healthcare should NOT be a matter of pure chance as to whether or not you were born into a family rich enough to pay for it. It is the simple moral necessity of providing this access to all people, regardless of employment status. The question, "are you employed?" to me, has nothing to do with the question "are you in urgent need of medical attention?" For us, the HUMAN need for health care takes precedence over the cost of providing it. Remember, this new generation of Americans doesn't believe in giving until it hurts; we give until it feels good!

I finally saw a beta test unit.. under an HFCC work unit..
only one though..

Dr. Mike..