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One problem right now for retired people is Required Minimum Distributions (RMD's). It depends on how much money you have in a traditional IRA or traditional 401K. The RMD's affect the amount of taxes you will pay on Social Security. If you have a very large amount of money in the traditional IRA or 401k it can also trigger an Income Related Medicare Adjustment Amount (IRMAA), The income used to determine IRMAA is your Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) — which is your AGI plus tax-exempt interest and dividends from muni bonds — from two years ago. Your 2024 MAGI determines your IRMAA in 2026. Your 2025 MAGI determines your IRMAA in 2027. Your 2026 MAGI determines your IRMAA in 2028. https://thefinancebuff.com/medicare-irmaa-income-brackets.html At age 73, you have to take out 3.77% of the money in that year. At age 120 you are required to take out 50% of whatever is left. RMD tables can be seen here. You can avoid RMD's by doing a ROTH conversion, but you have to pay the taxes on the full amount of the conversion in the year you make the conversion.

Yes. I know because I’m Portuguese 😅 it seems that Quebec doesn’t allow religious activists outdoors it reminds me this :

I would love to go! I always think to myself, if Jehovah allowed us to go a different planet, I'd be the first in line..🤗

Even the publishers who only use one device are receiving the message to submit their report

If they’re filming ep 10 now, as someone here mentioned, then maybe in 2028 we’ll get another three episodes, 9 to 11, considering the huge amount of work (post-production, music, translation etc). And by the way, I wonder, when the Governing Body and helpers watch the preliminary version, they can recommend any changes? (such as reshoots/additional photography or possibly a re-edit?). Maybe all the details have already been decided at the storyboard and script stage.

I never heard about this, despite the fact that it was happening right under my nose. I'm not too familiar with the Portuguese community, but I've heard lots about the Quebec government imposing their laws (about language [French must take precedence], about public prayer [generally not allowed], about secularism [clothing that identifies one's religion], etc) on the population. Of course, those laws have no effect on Jehovah's Witnesses, but I can easily see why it would introduce problems for other religions. I known only a little bit about the Portuguese people who live here, fanning the flames whenever the Portuguese teams are playing in an end-of-season match, or this procession. Yes, they can be a stubborn bunch.

WHO declares Ebola outbreak an emergency of international concern The Ituri Province in the DRC is right next to the Bundibugyo District in Uganda, where the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola was first discovered in 2007. The general area there is remote and getting there is difficult due to the lack of roads and the quickest way there is by plane. Walking is the other option, though it would require climbing over mountains or walking around them. It's unlikely to be pandemic levels given the remoteness of the region, the serious lack of transportation in and out of there, and few travelers going there in the first place.

Portuguese can be so stuburn… https://www.coastreporter.net/national-news/portuguese-procession-held-in-montreal-despite-permit-refusal-12294256 He said the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough cited Quebec’s new law on public prayer, which prohibits organized public prayer in certain public spaces under the province’s secularism framework introduced in April.

Monday, May 18 He is your life.—Deut. 30:20. Moses, David, and John lived in time periods and circumstances that were different from ours. But we have much in common with them. They served the true God, and so do we. Like them, we pray to Jehovah, rely on him, and look to him for guidance. And like those men of old, we are confident that Jehovah richly blesses those who obey him. Let us, therefore, heed the parting words of those older men by obeying Jehovah’s commandments. Then we will have true success in all that we do. We will have life and “endure a long time,” yes, forever! And we will have the joy of pleasing our loving heavenly Father, who fulfills all his promises in ways far beyond anything we can anticipate or even imagine.—Eph. 3:20. w24.11 13 ¶20-21

I have a hard time emphasizing to the shared brothers the importance of keeping their NWS installation updated to the latest minor version. I always let them know when a new minor version is released and from time to time remind them of the devs strong encouragement to always run the latest version. I'm wondering if by deleting those that continuously fail to update, it would force them to always install the latest version. 🤔

Y'all may have heard this already- might even be posted here! But I just heard it this morning. Quite the jam! "Knock, Knock" AUD-20260516-WA0019.mp3

I was thinking about this. I don't know the way NWP handles those notifications now, but it sounds like it isn't checking the report in the best place. Every time you start NWP it could check, not whether your report was sent from that device, but whether it was received by the secretary. This information is available on NWP, since the group overseer can see who has sent it and who hasn't. If the publisher has sent his report, no notifications are necessary. If he hasn't, then send a notification. Of course I am not a developer, but this sounds like a logical procedure. I don't even have NWP on two devices and yet have received a lot of notifications this month requesting my report. I think this could be improved. Just saying that's the way it is designed to work is not reasonable IMO.

When a JW goes #2....is it considered a "truth bomb"? 🤔

I had been experiencing exactly this immediately after the 8.1 update. Then a subsequent minor version update had seemed to have resolved it for a time. But now I'm experiencing it once again every time I open NWS.

Yes that keeps happening to me also.

I have sent the following and it seems to work in at least for 2 publishers.

Help Others Come to Know Jehovah. [Verse 1]: I started a study on a cold Tuesday night, He brought twenty questions and a sandwich bite. We opened the Bible, he stared at the page, Said, “Why did Noah need that many animals in a cage?” He asked if the lions were potty-trained too, If Jonah got seasick inside the fish goo. But slowly his eyes started lighting with glow, ’Cause behind every story was Jehovah to know. [Pre-Chorus]: It’s more than just dates and prophetic charts, Jehovah is reaching for people’s hearts. [Chorus]: Help others come to know Jehovah, Not just facts they memorize. Teach them why He loves forgiveness, Why He watches every cry. When the student starts connecting All the things Jehovah does, Suddenly the light bulb flashes— “Ohhh… THAT’S the reason why He was!” [Verse 2]: He came to the meeting all nervous and late, Spilled coffee on three brothers right by the gate. A sister said kindly, “Don’t worry, dear friend,” He whispered, “Are all of these people this nice in the end?” Then one cranky brother looked grumpy and tough, My student said softly, “This truth thing is rough…” I said, “Even apostles had conflicts back then— Jehovah still loved imperfect men.” [Pre-Chorus]: We’re all still learning, we all misstep, Even Peter needed spiritual prep. [Chorus]: Help others come to know Jehovah, Not just rules of do’s and don’ts. Teach them why He loves the humble, And why kindness matters most. When they see His care and patience In the things He says and does, Even awkward Kingdom moments Start to fill the heart with buzz! [Verse 3]: Then came the big job with the paycheck grand, More money than seashells on tropical sand. But meetings? “Impossible.” Service? “No chance.” The boss said, “You’ll work every weekend in France.” He prayed and he paced and he scratched at his head, Then opened the Bible instead of the bread. He said, “What would Jehovah think I should do?” I smiled and said, “Looks like He’s teaching you.” [Pre-Chorus]: When knowledge turns into faithful action, That’s when truth gains real traction. [Chorus]: Help others come to know Jehovah, Not just rules of do’s and don’ts. Teach them why He loves the humble, And why kindness matters most. When they see His care and patience In the things He says and does, Even awkward Kingdom moments Start to fill the heart with buzz! [Bridge]: So ask the deep questions, don’t just read lines, Like, “Why did Lot’s wife look back that one time?” Or, “Why did Daniel keep praying out loud When lions were waiting all hungry and proud?” Because every account and each thing we read Shows what Jehovah loves, hates, or will lead. And somewhere between all the laughter and tea, A student starts seeing what life’s meant to be. [Final Chorus]: Help others come to know Jehovah, Teach His mercy, truth, and grace. Help them see His loving patience Shining through each Bible page. Then one day they’ll stand beside you, Serving God with joyful awe, Not because they learned a lesson— But because they came to know Jehovah. [Outro]: So bring your Bible, bring your snacks, Prepare for rabbit-trail attacks. ’Cause every study, strange or slow, Can help a heart come truly close to Jehovah. 01. Help Others Come to Know Jehovah.mp3 02. Help Others Come to Know Jehovah.mp3

Have you checked that this publisher has hospitality ticked on their 'Assign' tab? If they don't, try ticking it and then sending app data.

Is there an old or current understanding?

But be balanced about it.

Another issue with Scheduler since the 8.1 update, is that every time I open it there is "Public Speaker Congregations" data to send. Anyone else get this?

"We strongly encourage all users to only use a single device." By using NWP on your phone and tablet, you are directly going against their advice, but then you complain it doesn't work the way you think it should. Even JW Library does not synch between phone and tablet. Have you also complained to WHQ and asked them to write better code?!

This is not true. I have NWP installed on my phone and tablet, and use both regularly. And yet still receive the reminder to submit my report. Others are getting the same. And to say there is nothing they can do about it. Write better code!

Apples... For me, 7500+ varieties of apples. I see Jehovah love in this single food creation.