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Swarovski Silver crystal- #A7642-frog black eyes
Swarovski Silver crystal- #A7642-frog black eyes
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Swarovski Silver crystal- #A7642-frog black eyes
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Nate,Since Mike did not use cold fermentation, can you tell us which instructions you were referring to? Or did I miss something?Peter
Mike, Bob & Nate.... great looking pies.
Bob, what kind of cheese did you use?
Making up another batch tonight.
Me too...Haha! Baking an 8% oil Chi-thin in just a bit(normally has zero oil but think I stumbled onto something from a failed HRI experiment).....
Here I am making the pie from last night.]
Whoa boy...you a movie mak'in mogul Mr. Nate. That is down right awesome dude! Dang!! Bob wants to make some vids too man. Haha.I'm glad you did this cause for a long time now I keep forgetting to buy a tri-pod for my phone. I've looked on line at several...can you recommend to me the right gear that you pros are using. Nate, I was sure glad when I saw that you got that dough "crusted out" man....we speak the same lingo!
Bob,Honestly I just use a drawer to prop it up on. No tripods here. It's an iPhone though so it is flat and can stand up on its side.Nate
My Evo phone has a kickstand so maybe I'll mount a mirror on the ceiling and get this production thing rolling ala David Copperfield. I need to borrow a smoke machine for my entrance though, ya think?
Need some pyrotechnics as well!
My crust would be black in 8 mins. What kind of oven/stone do you have?Nate
Really fine crumb on that same day recipe of yours Mike....very nice.


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Nokia allegedly scored 2.5 million Lumia 920 orders, its design chief talks shop about the chassis (video)
29 Comments
1. husfus (Posts: 62; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
Impressive!! That will reduce the gap
2. dr_fajardo12 (Posts: 134; Member since: 26 Aug 2012)
sounds true
28. the_best (Posts: 139; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
have anyone noticed how pa uses words like "allegedly" or "According to" whenever they talk about the success of the lumia920, its like they have to report it because its their job, but if so, then they just have to sow a seed of doubt.
3. nooraldeen (Posts: 49; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
very good now all they have to do is keep going like this and they will be the king of mobilephones again
4. StreetNerd (Posts: 870; Member since: 08 Dec 2010)
and NOW THE LUMIA 920 vs iPhone 5 comparison! -,-'
11. gothicheart (Posts: 83; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
that would be the day that phonearena will never do. There would only be two results when this happens:
1. everyone knows that there really in no comparison, the lumia will crush the ip5 in every aspect, plus so much more
2. phonearena will make a new benchmark for being "most biased towards the iphone"(won't be surprised here, it's real name is iphonearena), and find ways and wordings that would still praise the ip5 and have negative ones for the 920...
so, you see bro, these are the reasons why phonearena is never gonna make that comparison. it is possible that they will do it, but they would most certainly include another phone, just to avoid direct comparisons...
12. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
...and of course we all ready know who the winner is. There is no need to do any comparison between the two. No matter the good, bad, or ugly, or same'ol , same'ol, that particular phone will always win. But the real winner is seen from the user ratings. Users are the ones who have the final say, not from any one tech reviewer.
17. gothicheart (Posts: 83; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
...and a very biased tech reviewer at that....
5. jubbing (Posts: 150; Member since: 20 Aug 2008)
Jeez, $700 is more than I would have expected in Hong Kong. Was planning on buying it there, now I'm not sure.
6. Macer (Posts: 1; Member since: 23 Nov 2012)
You guys do know that this is an error, right? I mean this story is claiming that the pre orders of ONE country are bigger than how many Lumias Nokia sold during the last quarter worldwide...
Yeah... no.
8. drahmad (Posts: 480; Member since: 20 Aug 2011)
not one country. worldwide.
9. jubbing (Posts: 150; Member since: 20 Aug 2008)
It's worldwide.. they never said it's a USA only sale...
15. gothicheart (Posts: 83; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
no bro that is not an error, that is only in China. It actually say so in the first sentence: "in a report about the launch of the Lumia 920 in China, that Nokia has so far received 2.5 million orders for the device." you might want to read it once more...
And 2.5 million really is not a big number, if you consider China's total population of 1.3 billion people (1,336,718,015 as of mid-2011). And one possible reason for this is that it was just in 2010 when nokia still had 70% of Chinese smartphone market. That is what you can probably call "name recall."
And yes, it is very possible, if the whole population of China is 1.3 billion, and the total population is 6.7 billion.... yeah, WORLDWIDE! When you come to think of it, in every five people on the planet is a resident of China...
Just how can anyone be so stupid to ignore this to even make that kind of comment....
7. satydesh (Posts: 71; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
lets see how nokia does in Q4 will give indication whats happening actually or fake news?
10. maverick786us (Posts: 157; Member since: 20 Apr 2012)
First 3 quaters had huge losses for Nokia. But I hope this Q4 will bring Nokia back to profitability
13. rickywinataa (Posts: 262; Member since: 05 Apr 2012)
good job for nokia & microsoft on this milestone. i suppose developers would take a peek to windows phone if they see this. the achievement is impressive remembering the manifacturer is down from number 3 to number 8 in 1 year and the OS' share percentage is very low
14. gothicheart (Posts: 83; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
the king is back!!! now time for the pretentious jesters to get out of the way...
16. jsdechavez (Posts: 783; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
18. XYZ360 (Posts: 53; Member since: 01 Jan 2012)
initial sales are always high and doesn't say how nokia will be in 6 months time
19. dickwyn (Posts: 621; Member since: 07 May 2012)
they are sure to announce a new lumia in CES or MWC next year
20. phil2n (Posts: 519; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
news!!! very good news
21. Thephonegeek (Posts: 118; Member since: 22 Nov 2012)
Lumia 920 is a great phone with a few flaws. It's too heavy. And with a 10.7mm thickness a micro SD card was expected. However Nokia should expand their wp8 lineup and bring some Midrange and entry level smartphones. And Lumia phones should reach more countries.
22. freebee269 (Posts: 541; Member since: 10 Aug 2012)
is a 16 oz bottle of water too heavy for you? if so i'd suggest you get out of your place of residence more. the lumia 920 weighs less than a 16 oz bottle of water.
27. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
What do you see the 820/810/822 and 510 as? Even the 900, 800, 710, and 610 are still good enough for low- and mid-range offerings.
More countries would be good as long as the language support isn't too difficult. Thankfully WP is mostly icon-based for the main screen so language is less necessary.
23. sonisoe (Posts: 440; Member since: 06 May 2009)
if it were true, "pretty big number" is "overly under-stating" it...we're talking sgs / iphone type of hype and consumer demand for a product launch, metaphorically or even literally....
24. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1596; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
Folks Nokia needs a second High end smaller smart phone. I hope that Nokia takes the old Nokia 900 body and put a 4.3 HIgh def screen in it and new Electronic circuit boards in it to run a dual core CPU and load it with the New Windows Phone 8 OS.
All Nokia current 4.3 inch screen smart phones do not have a high def screen to take them to the next level. most other smart Phone makers have a High def 4.3 inch
smart phone as well as their big screen smart phones the HTC 8X has a 4.3 high def
screen and feels easier to handle than a big Nokia 920. I will get a 920 but wanted the
the Verizon Lumia 822 to have 4.3 inch high def screen like the HTC 8X. Man OH Man
if Nokia had given the Verizon lumia 822 a high def screen it would have been the nokia device Verizon customers would line up for. the HTC 8X lacks a 32 gig model to
be what a lot of people want
25. SportDriver (Posts: 31; Member since: 07 Nov 2012)
Grear news for Nokia.
26. brandonrana (Posts: 57; Member since: 04 Nov 2012)
I was expecting this good news to come soon.. And here it is. Iam Happy for nokia.


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¡Mecachis! Is this true?
Spain, Philippines sign agreement on Spanish language
Spain will help the Philippines reintroduce Spanish language instruction at public schools in the southeastern Asian country under an agreement signed Tuesday between the two nations.
The study of the language is currently voluntary at public high schools in the Philippines, a former Spanish colony, but the government plans to make its availability widespread from 2012.
Under the agreement signed Tuesday, Madrid will help train Spanish language teachers in the Philippines, help develop the curriculum and provide electronic teaching aids as well as technical advice, the Spanish foreign ministry said.
It was signed by the Philippines' Education Secretary Jesli Lapus and the Spanish education ministry's director for international relations, José Manuel Mart¡nez Sierra in Barcelona, it added in a statement.
In 1987 the Philippines abolished Spanish as one of its official languages as well as a requirement that college students had to learn it.
The language, one of the world's most spoken, has since largely vanished from everyday use in the country of just under 100 million people, with English and the local languages now commonly used.
Unlike in Madrid's colonies in Latin America, the Spanish language was never as widespread in the Philippines, mainly because of the small number of Spanish settlers in the archipelago.
English was introduced to the country when it passed from Spanish to American control after the Spanish-American war of 1898. (Inquirer.net)
Mr. Lapus has been tirely working on this effort since Gloria Arroyo's last official visit to Madrid in late 2007. Kudos to Mr. Lapus for an incredible achievement in Filipinism!
This is a great leap forward to recovering our true national identity which was taken away from us through a systematic leyenda negra perpetrated by neocolonial WASPs and their local lackeys. With the Spanish language all set to be taught in public schools, this will enable the ordinary Filipino youth to their "innate Spanishness". And through this realization, the incontrovertibility of our "latinoness" will come into fruition.
As I've been harping for many years, Spanish is crucial to the Filipino character. No less than the great Senator Claro M. Recto summarized it this way…
It is certainly not for sentimental motives or deference to the great Spanish nation that gave her religion, language, and culture to half of the world that we profess devotion to this language but because of national egoism and because of imperatives of patriotism, because Spanish is already ours, our own, blood of our blood and flesh of our flesh, for so willed our martyrs, heroes and statesmen of the past and without it the inventory of our cultural patrimony would be wrong.
My comrade Arnaldo is correct in so many ways: our Spanishness makes us more Filipino.
A very special thenks to The Showroom Manager for the timely heads up!


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The circulating collection offers patrons the opportunity to check out books, magazines, audio and video cassettes, audio books, compact and digital video discs, Blu-rays, and computer software throughout the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System. These materials are available to borrowers in good standing with a valid library card.
This page answers frequently asked questions about borrowing privileges. Additional questions can be directed to our Contact Us service or by phone at (716) 858-8900.
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The registered borrower is responsible for all use of the library card. Possession of a valid card implies authorized use. Borrowers should immediately report lost or stolen cards to any B&ECPL location. Library cards for new patrons expire in 6 months and, if in good standing, are automatically upgraded to cards that do not expire. Other expired cards may be updated at any B&ECPL location with proper identification required. Library cards that are damaged due to normal wear and tear will be replaced at no charge. There is a $1.00 replacement fee for lost cards.
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Regular borrowers are allowed to check out as many as 50 items at one time. Check with your local library or the Library's e-Branch at (716) 858-8900 for possible restrictions, which apply to other borrower profiles or type of material.
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Providing the account is in good standing, items may be renewed that (a) have not already been renewed 3 times and/or (b) are not on a request list. NOTE: when fines/ fees on a library card exceed $10.00 or more than 15 items are overdue, the account is blocked. Checkouts and renewals are not allowed. Loan periods are either 7 or 21 days and are calculated from the date of the renewal transaction, not the original due dates. Items may be renewed online or by telephone:
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If you have a valid library card and four-digit PIN, you may request materials online. To place a request, you must first locate the item in the Library's Catalog. When you identify the title you wish to request, Click on the "Request Title" icon on the left-hand side of the page. Complete the My Account log in and submit your request. The Catalog's Help section contains detailed instructions on how to place a request. Detailed information may be found here.
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Persons not able to furnish the identifications noted above may consult with their local library or contact the Central Library at (716) 858-8900 regarding acceptable alternatives.
Internet only library cards are available. There are no borrowing privileges with this type of card, and they are issued for a limited duration.


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McHenry County on Monday had a second barrage of storms during the evening hours, which followed a line of storms that went through during the early morning hours.
While Monday evening's first line of storms moved quickly and with as much power as first expected, a second line of storms started rolling through the county at about 9 p.m., and led to a severe thunderstorm warning from the National Weather Service.
About 2 to 3 inches of rain was expected. As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, the rainfall figure for Algonquin came in closest at 1.84 inches.
Harvard received 1.17 inches of rain, the area northwest of Woodstock got 1 inch as did McHenry, Spring Grove got 0.89 inches, and Pistakee Highlands received 0.71 inches.
Weather service officials said more totals would come in throughout the morning.
Because of the amount of rain, the National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for the county.
Monday's storms had lightning strikes on three houses, two of which caught fire.
The roof of Scott and Jenn Debates' Crystal Lake house caught fire at about 2 a.m., five years after they closed on the house.
For Scott, the real emergency came after the initial storm warning.
"All of a sudden the whole house shook," he said. "[My] son got up [and] I got up."
Smelling something odd, he asked his wife, Jenn, if she had left a candle burning.
"She said, 'No, I didn't leave a candle lit,' " Scott said, standing on his front porch a couple hours later. "[I] came out to the front door, saw embers coming down, then saw the tree with the big split in it … [I] came out – house [was] on fire."
He ran upstairs to gather his wife, his 23-year-old son and their dogs, Daisy and Duke. Once safely out of the house, which is almost surrounded by trees, they called for help and waited, watching the flames dance at the top of their home's attic.
A fire in a house just outside of Wonder Lake left about $10,000 in damage, the Wonder Lake Fire Protection District said.
RELATED: Photos: Storm damages Crystal Lake home
About 12:55 a.m. Monday, firefighters responded to the 8100 block of Howe Road and found the roof of a two-story house on fire. Firefighters were able to keep the fire to the outside of the house, said firefighter Kyle Seegers.
Before the call, the residents were in the basement during the storm, preemptively taking safety ahead of tornado sirens going off, Seegers said. They felt and heard the lightning strike the house and went out to check.
A lightning strike at an Algonquin house left less than $5,000 in damage.
The Huntley Fire Protection District at 6:20 p.m. responded to 731 Tuscany Drive in Algonquin after an apparent bolt of lightning struck the house, Lt. Ken Madziarek said.
The lightning strike hit the peak of the roof of the two-story house, and blew out some of the interior walls of the closet in a bedroom, Madziarek said.
A small hole was left in the exterior of the house.
However, there was no fire after the strike, and no one was hurt, Madziarek said.
During the severe weather, a funnel cloud was spotted about 2 a.m. near Route 176 and Route 14 outside of Crystal Lake.
Dave Christensen, director of Emergency Management for McHenry County said he didn't believe the funnel cloud touched the ground.
The storm knocked down trees along Route 176 between Route 14 and Briarwood Road in Crystal Lake, but did not block any roads.
According to a report from the National Weather Service, crops also were matted down in the same area.
During the early morning hours Monday, there was a tornado warning in effect for about 40 minutes. However, the sirens in Woodstock were not activated.
Police Chief Robert Lowen, who received three to four calls asking about the sirens, said the city didn't receive reports from its police officers, from fire district personnel, or from weather spotters about funnel clouds.
He added the sirens are intended to warn people who are outside to seek shelter. People who are inside of houses or businesses should follow updates on the radio, TV, Internet or phones, Lowen said.
"In Woodstock we had one little power outage of less than a minute, there were no reports of storm damage to the public works department, and there was one situation of a power line down," Lowen said.
After the stormy nights, the weather is expected to be better for the rest of the week, including on the Fourth of July.
There is a 20 percent chance of rain Tuesday with a high of 80 degrees.
On Wednesday there is a 30 percent of chance of rain with a high of 71 degrees.
The National Weather Service is predicting it will be mostly sunny Thursday with a high of 74 degrees. On Independence Day, the high will be 77 degrees and sunny, the weather service said.
• Reporter Emily Coleman contributed to this report.


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The american taxpayer relief act of 2012 (atra) made many existing tax laws permanent, while extending others through 2013, causing many taxpayers to be taken by surprise this year when they begin to file their taxes. despite all of those 'no new taxes'-type promises, tax bills edge higher for a number of taxpayers for the 2013 tax year. and 2014 holds even more surprises. here's a look at what to expect this year:
It's a fact that higher income taxpayers are going to pay more. for example, wage earners making between $500,000 and $600,000 will likely owe between $10,000 and $15,000 more this year. That's the big news from the fiscal cliff compromise, the increased tax rate high of now 39.6 percent (up from 35 percent). for individual taxpayers, this kicks in at $400,000 and $450,000 for married couples filing jointly.
It's not just higher-income taxpayers who will feel a pinch, either. All wageearners, including the self-employed, will still be subject to a Medicare tax. While this remains at 2.9 percent, taxpayers who make more than $200,000 ($250,000 for married taxpayers) will also be subject to a Medicare surtax.
Taxpayers haven't seen these kinds of numbers in nearly 15 years, since the expiration of bush-era tax cuts. You will likely figure this out yourself in a few months, when you file your own tax return. And it's no fluke.
Acting as a sort of fundraiser for the Affordable Care Act, a 0.9 percent surtax will be tacked on to your wages. What this hopes to accomplish is contribute an estimated $20.5 billion in tax revenue for 2013.
This total 3.8 percent tax is identical to the combined employer/employee tax rates on income such as earned income, income from interest, dividends, annuities and royalties. Rents also figure in the list above of monies that are not derived in the ordinary course of trade or business, excluding active "S" corporation or partnership income.
But if capital gains on a primary home sale exceed $250,000 for individuals or $500,000 for a married couple, and the income threshold is met, the excess realized gain is subject to the 3.8 percent tax.
Other new tax rates this year include the added investment and wages taxes associated with incomes over $200,000 for individuals, or $250,000 for married couples filing jointly.
Remember, "gross income" does not include items such as interest on tax exempt bonds and veteran's benefits. These are excluded from gross income under the income tax.
Taxpayers in lower-income brackets will be affected by the Affordable Care Act in 2014, too. Here's the painful truth: If you do not have health insurance in 2014, and don't otherwise meet certain exemptions, you're going to have to pay up. The Internal Revenue Service calls this a "shared responsibility payment" (regular folks call it a "penalty").
While there's no opting out of paying your taxes, you can lower your tax bracket by deferring income and accelerating deductions. If this is an option for you, deferring income may also help to reduce or avoid adjusted gross income-based (AGI) phase-outs of various itemized deductions and credits.
To claim bonus depreciation or enhanced expensing, you should have acted already. Yes, the option to claim bonus depreciation was extended through the end of 2013—but only at the 50 percent level and only for new property. So, if the property is only new to you, you can elect to "expense" the cost, but you can't claim bonus depreciation. be mindful that you can only claim an expensing election for assets that are used in an active trade or business.
To qualify for the expensing election, the property must be actively used in your business and purchased by you. On the other hand, bonus depreciation can be claimed for assets used in rental activities and other passive activities, as well as in a trade or business.
Although bonus depreciation and the expensing election may allow you to deduct the entire cost of an asset in the year in which you acquired it, the amount you deduct may have to be "recaptured" when you sell the equipment. This "recapture" will reduce your gain on the sale of the assets, which could work to your disadvantage by increasing your tax liability in the year of sale. You need to think about your net long-term tax liability, rather than simply focus on short-term savings.
Use form 4562: depreciation and Amortization, to make the expensing election on your original tax return for the period. used property (newly purchased by you) can qualify for the expensing election. This contrasts with the rule for bonus depreciation that states only "new property" can qualify for bonus depreciation.
However, if you don't claim your forms for depreciation and amortization, or expensing election on a return filed before the due date, for tax years beginning in 2003 through 2013, you can change your mind later by filing an amended tax return after the due date. If you acquire used property, your option for deducting the cost in the first year is limited to the expensing election.
Keep in mind that there is a maximum amount of $500,000 in costs that can be deducted for 2013. beginning in 2014, this amount drops to only $25,000. Regardless, the 100 percent bonus depreciation available in 2010, 2011 and 2012 has vanished. And, after 2013, the 50-percent deduction vanishes as well.
Now, when it comes to your pension, the sum of what you can contribute to it, as well as an individual retirement account in 2014, has stayed the same as in 2013. Nothing new there; however, you can deduct costs for business gifts up to $25 for any individual person. The use of a cancelled check, along with a bill, generally establishes the cost of a businessrelated "gift."
When itemizing such things, provide the exact cost of the gift, the date given and a description. Also, show the business reason for the gift or the business benefit to be gained, or expected to be gained, by giving the gift. Give the name of the person receiving the gift, their occupation and their business relationship to you.
There is a maximum amount that you can elect to expense in any given year. for 2010 through 2013, this maximum amount was $500,000. for 2014, the maximum amount is scheduled to drop to $25,000.
ATRA hiked up the gift tax rate in 2013, however, and implemented a new, permanent maximum estate-tax rate of 40 percent.
Meanwhile, taking a tumble were a number of energy-efficient home improvement tax credits. for example, the up-to-$500 credit for the installation of qualified insulation, windows, doors and roofs, as well as certain water heaters and qualified heating and air conditioning systems evaporated as of december 31, 2013. but the IRS will credit a portion of "green" improvements to your home this year.
There are a few reasons to smile this year, though. If you're a selfemployed business and your headquarters also double as your home address, you will get something of a break in 2014 in the form of a new, simplified deduction for a home office. The deduction is equal to $5-per-square-foot of home office space—up to a maximum of 300 square feet—or equal to a maximum monetary credit of $1,500.
Home-based business repairs are still deductible, too, as well as service contracts for business equipment. Remember though, if you did the repair work yourself, you cannot deduct the labor cost, only materials. And if you made a repair on another part of your home that affects your home office, like the furnace, it is likely considered an "indirect expense," because it affects your office "indirectly" and is only partially deductible from your "direct" office expenses.
If you use rental properties as an investment, then they are not considered a trade or business, no matter the income you bring in. Rental homes that have been rented for more than 14 days could be subject to the new 3.8% tax, assuming that you meet the $200,000/$250,000 AGI threshold. In the sale of a secondary home, there is no tax exclusion for the first $250,000/$500,000 of capital gain.
However, if all of your income is from real estate investments you own or operate, you are not subject to the 3.8 percent tax. Your property, in this case, is considered your "trade or business," and, although you are not responsible for the new 3.8 percent tax, you could be responsible for a tax on the earned income.
Maybe you are thinking of selling all or part of your business assets and you happen to be an "S" corporation that used to be "C" corporation. If so, 2013 was a real good time to close the deal.
A sale of assets by an "S" corporation that used to be a "C" corporation during the "recognition period" is subject to a built-in-gains tax. A built-in-gains tax is imposed on the corporation, at the highest corporate tax rate, on the appreciation in asset value that existed on the date the corporation became an "S" corporation. The shareholders may then be subject to a second tax on distribution of the sales proceeds.
A total of fifty-five tax breaks expired at the end of 2013. Here are some you'll miss out on in 2014: Charities won't be able to easily snatch up retirement plan proceeds—a former provision that allowed seniors to make direct gifts to a qualifying charity of up to $100,000 from their individual retirement accounts (IRAs) without reporting it first as income.
Also lost: another "above the line" deduction, this one for tuition and fees. Say bye-bye to the up-to- $4,000 once available for qualified tuition and related expenses that you paid for yourself, your spouse or a dependent. It's now gone.
There are a few tax extender bills being bandied about that would retroactively reinstate some of the more popular tax deductions. So keep your eye out for them in 2014, or once Congress gets its groove back.


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Remember that Shel Silverstein poem about the dishes? The one where the boy gets out of having to dry the dishes by dropping one on the floor? Well, I thought it was genius when I was a kid, but I would never have tried it. I am way too much of a perfectionist to mess up a job like that. Anything I was going to do, I was going to do well.
My husband, on the hand, isn't quite like that. Generally we have an equal division of labor in our house. He works, I work. He puts the kids to bed and handles baths, and I do it on my nights. But there are some things I just won't let him do.
Not because he CAN'T do them. Mind you, my husband is a brilliant scientist with a graduate level education and a high level job. But he can't seem to figure out how to scrape pots. Or separate laundry. Or cook. So he doesn't. Here are five chores my husband is no longer allowed to do in our house. See below:
- Make the bed: I am sorry, but how hard is it really to make a bed? If you ask my hubby -- he of wet towels on the bed, blanket-hogging, top sheet-eschewing ways -- it's pretty dang hard. Every time he makes the bed, it looks terrible. It's messy and wrinkled. The pillows are in the wrong places and the top sheet is still crumpled at the foot of the bed. I'll just do it, thanks.
- Do the dishes: Seriously, this one is just confounding. My husband can't figure out how to wash a bowl. Or hand wash our expensive German knives (NOT the dishwasher). Forget the wooden spoons and wooden salad bowls and for some reason he STILL leaves anything hard "soaking" in the sink until I can get to it. Again, I'll just do it myself and let him mow the lawn instead of screaming at him for being inept.
- Cook: Just no. The one time I gave dinner over to him this year, he bought bison steaks rather than ground bison for the chili. It tasted fine, but was kind of a visual fail. So I'll handle dinner while he handles bedtime.
- Laundry: As long as there are places to put clothing, I don't mind doing the laundry. And doing it myself is 1,000 times better than dealing with his inability to separate or to remember that laundry is in the wash, building up mildew. He can take out the trash and mop the floor while I fold and put away the kids' clothing.
- Set the table: Again with the half-ass! Agh! Just let me handle it. There are PLENTY of chores to go around.
Are there any chores your husband isn't allowed to do?
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Hello Everyone,
In the following sentence:
"...we should do our best to maintain (?) friendly atmosphere of this place..."
(?) should be (a), (the) or (zero article)?
What do you think? Thanks in advance.
Thank you, MM, and I hope you don't mind my digging the subject a bit deeper.
Can you think of a context where 'an atmosphere' would be correct, or is it an uncount noun by definition (in this particular meaning, of course)?
Also, in your opinion would 'preserve' sound better than 'maintain' in my original sentence?
Thanks again, TK
Using the indefinite article is easy if you are referring to no specific or aforementioned friendly atmosphere:
'I enjoy a tavern with a friendly atmosphere when I go drinking.'
'All museums have an atmosphere of reverence.'
'Maintain' is better if you are speaking of a working environment or other relatively objective situation. 'Preserve' suggests something more precious, perhaps: 'historical artifacts should be preserved'; 'a friendship should be preserved'.
Thank you for your remarks and explanations, MM.
Careful choice of words in written English has always been something I appreciate very much. Not being a native speaker, I quite naturally cannot have the 'feeling' of what sounds better, given a particular context.
By the way, I like the example with the tavern very much...


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I wonder how many Americans would have predicted a mere decade ago that they would be living in a country that was in a permanent state of war?
Everyone knows that these endless wars, while disastrous to ordinary people and economies, have been very profitable to select groups; groups with close access to the White House, and which have no incentive to end the bloodletting any time soon.
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I'm trying to create a chocolate bar. Like the kind someone can buy in the store; Nestle, Lindt ect.
I am mixing peanut butter with semi & milk chocolate, but after being in the fridge, or the freezer the chocolate mixture begins melting a few minutes later.
How or what do I need to do to make it stay alittle firmer? I cant find Paraffin wax (?) Are there other options??
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:23 pm
Post subject: Chocolate not hardening
Way too many years ago, I was a candyman. I learned that you can lower chocolate's melting point by adding shortening (fat) to it. That's how they make "Meltaways" type candies. It appears that the peanut butter is acting like a fat, in this case. This is why peanut butter cups work better. The chocolate coating is not actually mixed with the fat in the peanut butter. Real chocolate also needs to be tempered. If improperly tempered, it will either solidify with streaks or not solidify at all. You may need to do some research to come up with a way to make your candy bar idea work. OR, you could just make peanut butter cups. Chuck Field (firstname.lastname@example.com)
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 1:14 am
Post subject: Paraffin wax....
Paraffin is available in many supermarkets under the brand-name GulfWax and is sold in small blocks (several ounces, can't remember exactly). It is also available at Michael's craft stores. Use judiciously in chocolate - it really can ruin the taste and destroy that velvety texture that makes chocolate so luscious. Good luck...
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Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 2:38 pm
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Is that really healthy? I don't really know the implications of eating wax, but it doesn't sound too good.
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 3:48 am
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Ah ha you have a problem there
as said the fats in the peanut butter are lowering your melt point.
It worth knowing how they make commercial peanut butter, the label tells you it contains hydronized oil ( Margarine ) the peanut oil is extracted for sale as peanut oil and canola oil is converted into the synthetic compound margarine, which is then mixed with some of the dry peanut powder. and hey presto you never get oily peanut butter. Clever eh... mainly margarine at greater profit... Ah I digress
try making a shell out of chocolate chill then fill with Mix dried peanut powder with cocoa powder then fold into caterers chocolate and temper... worth the research... Huge saving are possible as a little peanut powder can favor a huge amount of filler as in peanut butter... 25% Powder to 75% Margarine I believe the ratios are.. they can say that it contains 100% nut, because that's all they add to the margarine along with the salt and sugar. - pass peanuts through a meat grinder to make your own real stuff.
here's a handy link to start with
Keep the wax for your bikini line, it really isn't a food... look it up on Google.
Let us know how thing went ??
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 9:45 pm
Post subject: Re: Hardening chocolate..?
what temprature does chocolate harden
chimerasfire wrote:
I'm trying to create a chocolate bar. Like the kind someone can buy in the store; Nestle, Lindt ect.
I am mixing peanut butter with semi & milk chocolate, but after being in the fridge, or the freezer the chocolate mixture begins melting a few minutes later.
How or what do I need to do to make it stay alittle firmer? I cant find Paraffin wax (?) Are there other options??
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 4:18 pm
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The process your wanting is called tampering.
A process where you stabilise the cocoa butter crystals.
If you just melt chocolate and then make your chocolate casings (or use a mold for solid chocolate) it tasts good but will melt in your hand like ice melting in hot water. The chocolate also lacks shine and instead of snapping almost cleaning when you try to brake it, it sort of pulls apart without any definate snap sound.
Moving on.
Tempering requires two heating cycles and a cooling cycle.
for Milk or White chocolate its like so
Place chocolate into a bowl over lightly simmering water stiring constantly while chocolate melts (DON'T set the chocolate over direct heat, it will easly burn and can easly distroy the texture and flavour)
The chocolate must be brought to a temperature high enough to completely melt all the fats, including the high-melt-point fats. (45 - 50 degres celcius)
Once chocolate is melted, remove from heat. Then let chocolate cool untill it is thick and pasty (its almost like really heavy cream, it will coat a spoon with a really really thick layer) (26 - 28 degres celcius)
Set the bowl with chocolate over warm water and stir untill it reaches (29 - 30 degres celcius) make ever so sure that the chocolate does not go above the maximum temperature at any point after the tempering. You can however remelt the chocolate to a maximum of 30 again if you have a large amount of things to make.
This can be done multipul times however I personally find that about 3 personal confert limit.
when you get to the cooling cycle or tempering, you can put in shaved chocolate to help bring down the temp however only add small amounts at a time to make sure it all melts and reaches the past as previously mentioned.
I hope this has helped. Also what was recommened about making a container with chocolate for the filling is a wise pice of advise to follow. It makes it much more simple!
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Me also wanted to see how the chocolate is harden!
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omnom this post really made me hungry i think im gonna try this out myself. Your "manual" is extremely good pickles thanks alot man have a good day
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BEAUTY OP-ED | The long and winding road... to 10,000 steps a day, part I
IN SUPERSIZE ME, Morgan Spurlock followed an average American diet and exercise regime for an entire month, during which time he nearly succeeded in pickling his liver and put on an impressive 30 pounds. What is the average number of steps walked a day by an adult American? According to Spurlock, it's approximately 5,000. However, that number is seriously bouyed by places like New York. The national average would, I bet, plummt to something more like 2,500 if you factor out such cities. In fact, I remember one scene where he tallies daily just 1,500 steps quite regularly while in Texas. Not that it really matters since 5,000 is still considered sedentary.
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American cities were built around the car – some don't even have pavements (sidewalks). Chicago is scored with highways, as is LA, Detroit and many other cities. New York is an exception to the car-bound rule, where it's public transit is still top notch (San Fran is a bit similar).
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So, you see, Americans live in landscapes designed to keep people in the house, the store or the car. There's no getting lost in the winding cobble-stoned streets of the Marais on the way to the Saturday market or a leisurely post dinner stroll down the promenade. Instead, you walk 25 steps from buffet to the car, then, once at home in the garage, another 25 steps to your door... and about 15 to the couch.
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There will always be a contingent who take just public transit (even if there are only a dozen stops, like in LA), or who ride a bike everywhere. But these people are the exception. Not the norm. I've known people to drive TWO BLOCKS (not even the length of two football fields) to work, and that is probably deemed less unusual than walking a mile to get somewhere.
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In Savannah, GA with my husband this past June, my husband and I had a nice breakfast with another couple staying at our same B&B. We discussed our dinner plans to walk to a nearby (1 mile far) restaurant. Our new friends looked at us with a mix of curiosity and horror. They gave us the number to the cab service they'd been using, which we accepted with no intention of using. They both shook their heads as if we were hopeless.
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I recently bought a domain, KC-Bike.net. I've been volleying on what I'm going to do to it. Initially, I was thinking of moving away from my blogspot domain name, but now I'm wondering if I shouldn't use KC-Bike.net as a repository for my commuting-centric informative writing, product reviews, advice, and whatnot, and keep this website around for posting my ride reports, photographs, rants, and all that good stuff.
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I recently bought a domain, KC-Bike.net. I've been volleying on what I'm going to do to it. Initially, I was thinking of moving away from my blogspot domain name, but now I'm wondering if I shouldn't use KC-Bike.net as a repository for my commuting-centric informative writing, product reviews, advice, and whatnot, and keep this website around for posting my ride reports, photographs, rants, and all that good stuff.
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- Sally B said...
I actually think that the combination of rants, ride reports, advice and reviews really works for your site. You have to have some entertainment along with the more technical stuff.
What I would recommend is using a more customizable layout that you could put more navigation into. Your tags and archive links are waaay at the bottom of the page, which makes them pretty much invisible. The way the nav is layed out right now says that you would rather have users leave your site to read other blogs than read your archives (even if you didn't intend it that way).
My husband and I use a Wordpress blog with a variable width three column layout. http://www.visualfuture.com/davetech/
- October 31, 2007 1:36 PM
- Noah said...
I've been thinking about re-arranging the sidebar, too. There's a TON of labels, so I may put together a custom list of 10 or so labels that would be handy. I shuffled things around to be a little more logical (to me). Thanks for your input.
- October 31, 2007 1:50 PM
my vote is in,i say change the blog to .net,
- October 31, 2007 1:53 PM
- A Midnight Rider said...
Once the .net is in place, it's only a matter of time before this one gets abandoned. May as well get it over with.
My last blog directs everyone to amidnightrider on the front page.
- October 31, 2007 2:26 PM
- Noah said...
You'd think so, but I actually maintain several other sites and blogs, not all of which are here on Blogger. Blogger is where I host random projects that I don't expect to take off. I was wrong about my bike commuting stuff.
I'm an accomplished writer, published in a few different journals and trade publications. There are some days that I really could make 8 or 9 posts to kc-bike. I usually have to TRY to hold back to 10-12 per week. That's why a lot of my posts are really long.
What would happen if I split them up?
The one with lots of juicy premium content would get posted to perhaps once per week. Meanwhile, the other one would be a sandbox full of random thoughts and observations as I helplessly slip deeper and deeper into the bicycle lifestyle.
- October 31, 2007 2:35 PM
- Randy said...
I think I'd keep the current site as a blog for personal stuff, and use the .net name for a resource-style site (not necessarily built around a blog, although a news blog could be a component of the site) about cycling in KC - all types of cycling, not just commuting. Directories of bike shops, bike clubs, trails, routes, events, blogs, etc. Obviously, most of that info is already available elsewhere, but I don't think there's one site that pulls it all together in one place - that's what I'd aim for.
- October 31, 2007 2:58 PM
- Noah said...
Given the fact that I'm friends with all the people behind the cycling resource sites (namely kcbike.info and localcycling.com, -- both of which are stellar sources of information for bike racing, events, advocacy, and other bike/ped relavent information -- I don't feel like stepping on people's toes. Plus, between those two sites, most everything bicycling in KC gets coverage.
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