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To those Born in 1920-1979

07-29-09
Mary Thomas PV,RB,MB,Torrance,Pas, Arc,SM REALTOR®*

TO THOSE BORN 1920-1979

READ TO THE BOTTOM FOR QUOTE OF THE MONTH BY JAY LENO . IF YOU DON'T READ ANYTHING ELSE---VERY WELL STATED, IT IS SAD THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT GETTING THE EXERCISE THEY NEED AND FRESH AIR THAT WE ALL DID...I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH MY CLIENTS FROM THE PACIFIC RIM LATELY, OUR SCHOOLS ARE NUMBER ONE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA . ALL OF MY NEW CLIENTS THAT ARE FIRST GENERATION HERE ARE NOT ALLOWING THEIR CHILDREN TO WATCH CABLE TV, PLAY VIDEO GAMES JUST READ...NOW IF THEY ADD FRESH AIR AND EXERCISE TO THE MIX WE MAY BE BACK ON TRACK!

Here is a great piece I received that is both passing on again.



"TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!



First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.



They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes .



Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.



We had no child proof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking..



As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags.



Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.



We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.



We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.



We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Kool-aid made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because,

WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!



We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.



No one was able to reach us all day. And we were OK.



We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.



We did not have Play stations, Nintendo 's, X-boxes, no video games at all,no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or chat rooms.......

WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!



We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.



We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.



We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we did not poke out very many eyes.



We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!



Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!



The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!



These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!



The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!



If YOU are one of them CONGRATULATIONS!



You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good .

While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave (and lucky) their parents were.

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Healing Revival At Disneyland

07-29-09
Mary Thomas PV,RB,MB,Torrance,Pas, Arc,SM REALTOR®*

Don't miss this awesome youtube video of the revival on 7-19-2009 at Disneyland. What a present and to think that this young generation has the smallest amount of Christians only 7% in the History of this nation.

God is awesome and he is revealing himself in all his Glory now and believe it or not at Disneyland..

Amazing!!

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US Postage Tips

07-29-09
Mary Thomas PV,RB,MB,Torrance,Pas, Arc,SM REALTOR®*

No cost, gets the point across, could work. I just want to pass this on and keep it moving. I am going to be adding this to my mail...Check it out and pass it forward. We need to take a stand and be heard!

Here is the idea that I was sent via email- Keep it going!

"IN GOD WE TRUSTPayback is fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WRITE IT ON THE BACK OF YOUR ENVELOPES or front

WE THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. WE'LL START WRITING IT ON THE < i>FRONT OF OUR ENVELOPES, TOO! ----------Including Bills

You may have heard in the news that a couple of Post Offices in Texas have been forced to take down small posters that say

'IN GOD WE TRUST ,'
The law, they say, is being violated.

Anyway, we heard proposed on a radio station show, that we should all write

' IN GOD WE TRUST'
on the back of all our mail.

After all, that's our National Motto, and -----
all the money we use to buy stamps.
We t hink it's a wonderful idea.

We must take back our nation from all the people who think that anything that offends them should be removed.

If you like this idea, please pass it on and DO IT. The idea of writing or stamping.........
'IN GOD WE TRUST '
on our envelopes sounds good to us ..

SOME PEOPLE ARE HAVING A STAMP MADE TOO........
lets use it as our signature on e-mails, too!

It's been reported that 86% of Americans believe in God. Therefore, we have a very hard time understanding why there's such a mess about having '
In God We Trust!'
on our money and having God in the pledge of Allegiance.

Could it be that WE just need to take action and tell the 14% to 'sit down and shut up'?


WE CAN NOT JUST SIT BACK & LET IT HAPPEN ANYMORE!!
IN GOD WE TRUST!"

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Fascinating bit of Information!

07-24-09
Mary Thomas PV,RB,MB,Torrance,Pas, Arc,SM REALTOR®*

It's been said that God first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made animals and fish... all before making a human. He made and provided what we'd need before we were born. These are best & more powerful when eaten raw. We're such slow learners...

God left us great clues as to what foods help what part of our body!
God's Pharmacy! Amazing!

carrotA sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye.. and YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.
tomatoA Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All o f the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopene and are indeed pure heart and blood food.
grapeGrapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.
nutA Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.
beanKidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.
celeryCelery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.
avacaAvocados, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).
figFigs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility.
sweetSweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.
oliveOlives assist the health and function of the ovaries
orangeOranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.
onionOnions look like the body's cells. Today's research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, Garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.



Well, this is really a fascinating little piece I came across, If this little bit of information brings one person closer in their search for meeting their maker than my job is done. God does not reveal himself to us without a deep search and longing on our parts but once you feel his love you will never be satisfied with anything else on this earth...Check it out!

cloud pic courtesy of google images.com




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Red Alert-Independent Contractor Tax Withholding trying to be Passed-

07-19-09
Mary Thomas PV,RB,MB,Torrance,Pas, Arc,SM REALTOR®*
This pretty much nails it ...Is there anything that this Government is not trying to Tax or Withhold with this Liberal Senate & Congress.

Now is the time to stand up and make yourself be heard. CALL CALL CALL your Senate or Assemblyman Rep. and tell them to vote "No" on this ridiculous proposal to hold 3% of the Independent Contractors Earnings,

Yes that is yours and my money this time... Let them hold their own money for a change and stop spending ours in outrageous programs that are not helping our economy..


C.A.R. OPPOSES Proposal to
Force Independent Contractors
to Make Interest-free Loans to the State!

The Vote May be TODAY!

Please Call Your Assembly Member NOW!

C.A.R. is opposing a proposal to force those making payments to independent contractors to withhold 3%. This provision was included in a budget gap proposal approved last month by a Budget Conference committee in the California legislature. C.A.R. opposes this FORCED OVER WITHHOLDING because it unfairly singles out independent contractors to shoulder the burden of the state’s budget troubles and because it fails to address systematic problems in California’s budgeting process.

Here’s how the proposal would work:

When an agent closes a transaction, they are typically paid their commission by their broker. Now, the broker would need to withhold 3% of the commission and pay it to the Franchise Tax Board (FTB). Agents would still pay their normal quarterly estimated income tax payments to the FTB IN ADDITION TO THE AMOUNT WITHHELD BY THE BROKER. When the agent files their state income tax return the following April, they will deduct the withholdings along with the quarterly estimated tax payments from their tax liability and, in theory, receive a refund for the 3% that was withheld. This allows California to earn interest on your money!

And even after independent contractors file their state taxes next year, there's no guarantee the state will have the money to repay these loans. Right now taxpayers who are owed refunds are receiving IOUs instead of checks .

Action Item

Call Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal

At 1-800-672-3135 and

Enter your PIN number -- 151500151.

Tell him or her that you OPPOSE the independent contractor withholding proposal and to please work to keep it out of the next version of the state budget.

Please note: if you live in an area represented by Democratic legislators in both the Assembly and the state Senate, you will receive TWO Red Alerts. Please respond to BOTH of them to contact both your Assemby Member and your State Senator.

Background

In the last few weeks, the Assembly and the Senate have both approved two versions of this proposal in one of the many pieces of legislation comprising the budget. However, Governor Schwarzenegger is planning to veto both sets of bills. The Legislature will need to send him new versions of the budget in order to end the stalemate.

Our goal is make sure the next version of the state budget DOES NOT INCLUDE THE INEDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR WITHHOLDING PROPOSAL.

Talking Points

While it is understood that the state is facing a substantial budget gap, increasing withholding on payments to independent contractors should NOT be one of the ways that the budget gap is addressed. Among the arguments against this proposal:

There is no evidence that independent contractors are failing to pay their income tax obligations. The proposed withholding requirement is merely intended to accelerate income tax payments so that the state can make money from the “float” that’s earned while the funds are in its possession.

It creates significant administrative burdens for individuals that are now required to file 1099MISC information reports with the Franchise Tax Board. Under the proposal these individuals would now need to also calculate the required withholding amount and remit that amount to the state.

There will be significant administrative costs to the Franchise Tax Board that will be faced with making refunds to those independent contractors whose withholding amount remitted to the state exceeds their income tax obligation.

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