It's not really off the record. They state on their web site that you can file 1 free federal tax return + up to 4 additional federal returns using one copy of the software...
I've been using TaxAct since 1997. Great software. $19.95 gets you the federal + 1 state edition.
Best part: You can file as many paper returns as you need for free. Filing online is free for the first federal+state, and I think it's $7.95 for each additional filing (max of 1 free + 4 additional).
The downloadable version is Windows only. However, they do have an online web-based edition here.
I have a replay too and it does work very well for most of the shows I watch. I believe that in addition to the sound level, the replay also checks the black level, so that when a show has a fade to black, it thinks the next scene will be a commercial. This causes problems with shows like Buffy and X Files, but work great for the other shows.
I think that the Nevada nuclear dump can be traced to a failure of the senators. The 'elected' senators from Nevada are not doing their Job in the senate of looking out for the best interests of Nevada.
Good points. But they will freak out a lot of folks. My proposal is to start simple with just two modifications:
1. No voice/consensus votes in the house/senate. Let us know exactly how each congressperson/senator voted.
2. No amendments to bills that have nothing to do with the bills primary purpose. Example: The PATRIOT act should not have a rider changing the definition of overtime.
Windows XP, for example, isn't all that great in this area, and often one process can too easily slow things down. This is even further emphasized when all the processes you're working with are actually the main "explorer.exe" process; eg, you do something in Windows Explorer that blocks (spin up a CD drive) and everything else (the "desktop", task bar, etc) all become unresponsive...
My machine at work becomes unresponsive when you create a directory from explorer. You can actually watch/hear the hard drive grinding away.
As a joke, my brother used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace
before Christmas. He said all he wanted was for Santa to fill them. What
they say about Santa checking the list twice must be true because every
Christmas morning, although Jay's kids' stockings were overflowed, his
poor panty hose hung sadly empty and grew increasingly threadbare.
One year I decided to make his dream come true. I put on sunglasses and
a fake beard and went in search of an inflatable love doll. Of course,
they don't sell those things at Wal-mart. I had to go to an adult
bookstore downtown. If you've never been in an X-rated store, don't go.
You'll only confuse yourself. I was there almost three hours saying
things like, "What does this do?" "You're kidding me!" "Who owns that?"
"Do you have their phone number?"
Finally, I made it to the inflatable doll section. I wanted to buy a
standard, uncomplicated doll suitable for a night of romance that could
also substitute as a passenger in my truck so I could use the car pool
lane during rush hour. I'm not sure what a complicated doll is. Perhaps
one that is subject to wild mood shifts and using a French accent for no
reason at all. (That also describes a few ex-girlfriends.) Finding what
I wanted was difficult.
Anyway, love dolls come in many different models. The top of the line,
according to the side of the box, could do things I'd only seen in a book
on animal husbandry. I figured the "vibro-motion" was a feature Jay could
live without, so I settled for Lovable Louise. She was at the bottom of
the price scale. To call Louise a "doll" took a huge leap of imagination.
On Christmas Eve, with the help of an old bicycle pump, Louise came to
life. My sister-in-law was in on the plan and cleverly left the front
door key hidden under the mat. In the wee morning hours, long after Santa
had come and gone, I snuck into the house and filled the dangling panty
hose with Louise's pliant legs and bottom. I also ate some cookies and
drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. Then I let
myself out, went home, and giggled for a couple of hours.
The next morning my brother called to say that Santa had been to his house
and left a present that had made him VERY happy but had left the dog
confused. He would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some
more. I suggested he purchase an inflatable Lassie to set Rover straight.
We also agreed that Louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of
the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional
Christmas dinner. It seemed like a great idea, except that we forgot that
Grandma and Grandpa would be there.
My grandmother noticed Louise the moment she walked in the door. "What
the hell is that?" she asked. My brother quickly explained. "It's a
doll."
"Who would play with something like that?" Granny snapped. I had several
candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. "Where are her clothes?"
Granny continued. I hadn't seen any in the box, but I kept this
information to myself.
"Boy, that turkey sure smells nice, Gran," Jay said, trying to steer her
into the dining room. But Granny was relentless.
"Why doesn't she have any teeth?"
Again, I could have answered, but why would I? It was Christmas and no
one wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, "Hang on Granny,
Hang on!"
My grandfather, a delightful old man with poor eyesight, sidled up to me
and said," Hey, who's the naked gal by the fireplace?" I told him she
was Jay's friend. A few minutes later I noticed Grandpa by the mantel,
talking to Louise. Not just talking, but actually flirting. It was then
that we realized this might be Grandpa's last Christmas at home.
The dinner went well. We made the usual small talk about who had died,
who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly Louise made a noise
that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. Then
s
As I say, it's easy to explain why this book is bad. What is much, much harder to explain is why so many people think this book is good, or at least why so many people are buying it. After all, if you want to read a book about why the left was wrong and Sen. McCarthy was right, far better ones are out there. Making use of Soviet archives, John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr have teamed up to write several excellent books about the American Communist Party over the past several years. Even if you prefer to get your history from a female conservative columnist, Mona Charen published a far more thoughtful attack on the post-war left last fall. In Useful Idiots, Charen covered some of the same ground as Coulter, but she did it logically, chronologically and without failing to notice that there were some important differences between Robert Kennedy and, say, Abbie Hoffman.
For that matter, even if you want to read a conservative rant, there are better ones -- Tammy Bruce's The Death of Right and Wrong, for example. If Coulter's shtick is that she's a right-wing blonde, Bruce's shtick is that she's a right-wing lesbian. The formula is the same: quotes picked out from newspaper articles, research that consists largely of extensive Internet surfing. But because Bruce is writing about pop culture, and not accusing the entire post-war Democratic Party of high treason, the end result is somehow less irritating.
In short, Ann Coulter has once again revealed herself as one of the most destructive forces in American politics, repeatedly making outrageously irrational arguments and demonstrably false claims. Treason is the culmination of a dismaying trend toward factually misleading and inflammatory books from pundits such as Michael Moore, Sean Hannity and Michael Savage (Salon Premium subscription or viewing of ad required for Savage column). These authors may delight partisans and make their publishers rich, but their work impoverishes our political discourse.
BTW, that's also a reason why I don't Stupid White Men or Dude, Where's my Country.
Her premise isn't that being liberal is treasonous, it's that liberals almost always side with America's enemies. Which is pretty self evident to any rational person.
That's a pretty sweeping charge to make. Do you happen to have more information? Specifics would really help.
I'm asking because I really want to know...
The current version of Java code cannot be distinguished from natively compiled code. (At least on a 2 GHz P4.) You don't have to take my word for it. Download Eclipse and see for yourself. BTW Eclipse is written in Java.
As for Java working with limited processing power, you have to remember that there is a Java Micro Edition available for embedded devices.
Who's to say it's not really happening?
I'm indifferent to it, and was just offering a possible explanation for the OP not wanting to use the ISP's mail server as smarthost.
Well, using the ISP as smarthost will mean that their mailspool will contain any email you send out. Not using the ISP as smarthost will make it harder (but not impossible) for the ISP to track your emails.
</Paranoia>
A six-month study in America has found some calories cause people to put on more weight than others.
The survey of 65 overweight and obese adults - 70% of whom had type 2 diabetes - found that those put on a moderate fat diet containing almonds lost more weight than those on a low-fat diet without almonds.
But the total number of calories for both groups was the same.
And other factors such as protein intake were also maintained at equal levels.
The waistline measurements of those on the moderate fat diet with almonds fell by 14%, compared with 9% for the other group.
Fat mass figures also fell by 10% more in the group on the almond diet.
The results - published in the International Journal of Obesity - cast doubt on widely held beliefs about dieting.
It has long been assumed that a key to losing weight is cutting calorie intake. ...
I think we need to dump more and more money into the space program, so we can make Mars colonies and only allows brainy guys and lots of girls with big tits and nice asses to emigrate...
ITYMeant 'three' there and you missed all the psychics and fortune tellers...:)
Ozone depletion caused by CFC's?
I'm glad you brought that up, because it's simply not true.. <quote>
Persistent high-altitude clouds of nitric-acid crystals are responsible for depleting ozone levels in the Arctic atmosphere, scientists said Tuesday.
Data from NASA satellites, aircraft and balloons -- along with aircraft and ground observations from other nations -- show that the ozone-gobbling clouds are caused by abnormally cold temperatures in the Arctic that last for an unusually long time.
<quote>
Some of the date exclusions in MBH98 are based on the current climat model for effects of climate change. Namely the exclusion of Texas and surrounding areas from calculations is justified as it will become less continental if average northern hemisphere warms up (europe should go more) due to the gulfstream becoming weaker.
As a result if you leave the texas values in you will smoothen the overall result as expected and as described by these guys. If you take them out you get a correct result.
So, let me get this straight: What you are saying is, all I have to do to prove that global warming exists is to discard the data that does not conform to it?
Right. Got it. Thanks for clearing that up.
CO_2 is trapping solar energy? If so, shouldn't that increase the temperature of the atmosphere?.
Funny, how studies keep finding that the temperature of the atmosphere is actually dropping!
See: http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd06oc t97_1.htm <quote>
Unlike the surface-based temperatures, global temperature measurements of the Earth's lower atmosphere obtained from satellites reveal no definitive warming trend over the past two decades. The slight trend that is in the data actually appears to be downward. The largest fluctuations in the satellite temperature data are not from any man-made activity, but from natural phenomena such as large volcanic eruptions from Mt. Pinatubo, and from El Nino. So the programs which model global warming in a computer say the temperature of the Earth's lower atmosphere should be going up markedly, but actual measurements of the temperature of the lower atmosphere reveal no such pronounced activity. </quote>
How can you say that when we don't know with certainty exactly how many species there are in the first place? Why, just recently, 600 new species of fish were discovered!
Study: No link between fat consumption and stroke
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<quote> Objective To examine the association between intake of total fat, specific types of fat, and cholesterol and risk of stroke in men.
Design and setting Health professional follow up study with 14 year follow up.
Participants 43732 men aged 40-75 years who were free from cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in 1986.
Main outcome measure Relative risk of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke according to intake of total fat, cholesterol, and specific types of fat.
Results During the 14 year follow up 725 cases of stroke occurred, including 455 ischaemic strokes, 125 haemorrhagic stokes, and 145 strokes of unknown type. After adjustment for age, smoking, and other potential confounders, no evidence was found that the amount or type of dietary fat affects the risk of developing ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke....
</quote>
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It's not really off the record. They state on their web site that you can file 1 free federal tax return + up to 4 additional federal returns using one copy of the software...
Best part: You can file as many paper returns as you need for free. Filing online is free for the first federal+state, and I think it's $7.95 for each additional filing (max of 1 free + 4 additional).
The downloadable version is Windows only. However, they do have an online web-based edition here.
I have a replay too and it does work very well for most of the shows I watch. I believe that in addition to the sound level, the replay also checks the black level, so that when a show has a fade to black, it thinks the next scene will be a commercial. This causes problems with shows like Buffy and X Files, but work great for the other shows.
I think that the Nevada nuclear dump can be traced to a failure of the senators. The 'elected' senators from Nevada are not doing their Job in the senate of looking out for the best interests of Nevada.
1. No voice/consensus votes in the house/senate. Let us know exactly how each congressperson/senator voted.
2. No amendments to bills that have nothing to do with the bills primary purpose. Example: The PATRIOT act should not have a rider changing the definition of overtime.
My machine at work becomes unresponsive when you create a directory from explorer. You can actually watch/hear the hard drive grinding away.
As a joke, my brother used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before Christmas. He said all he wanted was for Santa to fill them. What they say about Santa checking the list twice must be true because every Christmas morning, although Jay's kids' stockings were overflowed, his poor panty hose hung sadly empty and grew increasingly threadbare.
One year I decided to make his dream come true. I put on sunglasses and a fake beard and went in search of an inflatable love doll. Of course, they don't sell those things at Wal-mart. I had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. If you've never been in an X-rated store, don't go. You'll only confuse yourself. I was there almost three hours saying things like, "What does this do?" "You're kidding me!" "Who owns that?" "Do you have their phone number?"
Finally, I made it to the inflatable doll section. I wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll suitable for a night of romance that could also substitute as a passenger in my truck so I could use the car pool lane during rush hour. I'm not sure what a complicated doll is. Perhaps one that is subject to wild mood shifts and using a French accent for no reason at all. (That also describes a few ex-girlfriends.) Finding what I wanted was difficult.
Anyway, love dolls come in many different models. The top of the line, according to the side of the box, could do things I'd only seen in a book on animal husbandry. I figured the "vibro-motion" was a feature Jay could live without, so I settled for Lovable Louise. She was at the bottom of the price scale. To call Louise a "doll" took a huge leap of imagination.
On Christmas Eve, with the help of an old bicycle pump, Louise came to life. My sister-in-law was in on the plan and cleverly left the front door key hidden under the mat. In the wee morning hours, long after Santa had come and gone, I snuck into the house and filled the dangling panty hose with Louise's pliant legs and bottom. I also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. Then I let myself out, went home, and giggled for a couple of hours.
The next morning my brother called to say that Santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him VERY happy but had left the dog confused. He would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. I suggested he purchase an inflatable Lassie to set Rover straight. We also agreed that Louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional Christmas dinner. It seemed like a great idea, except that we forgot that Grandma and Grandpa would be there.
My grandmother noticed Louise the moment she walked in the door. "What the hell is that?" she asked. My brother quickly explained. "It's a doll."
"Who would play with something like that?" Granny snapped. I had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. "Where are her clothes?" Granny continued. I hadn't seen any in the box, but I kept this information to myself.
"Boy, that turkey sure smells nice, Gran," Jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. But Granny was relentless.
"Why doesn't she have any teeth?"
Again, I could have answered, but why would I? It was Christmas and no one wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, "Hang on Granny, Hang on!"
My grandfather, a delightful old man with poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said," Hey, who's the naked gal by the fireplace?" I told him she was Jay's friend. A few minutes later I noticed Grandpa by the mantel, talking to Louise. Not just talking, but actually flirting. It was then that we realized this might be Grandpa's last Christmas at home.
The dinner went well. We made the usual small talk about who had died, who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly Louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. Then s
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BTW, that's also a reason why I don't Stupid White Men or Dude, Where's my Country.
The current version of Java code cannot be distinguished from natively compiled code. (At least on a 2 GHz P4.) You don't have to take my word for it. Download Eclipse and see for yourself. BTW Eclipse is written in Java.
As for Java working with limited processing power, you have to remember that there is a Java Micro Edition available for embedded devices.
Over a hundred comments and not one complaint about the alleged slowness of java? :)
Slashdotting rules!
Can't make it. You see, I'm lying down in front of my house to prevent a yellow...
But you know the rest.
Who's to say it's not really happening?
I'm indifferent to it, and was just offering a possible explanation for the OP not wanting to use the ISP's mail server as smarthost.
I know that there's not much difference, but doing one is a lot easier and probably less resource intensive than doing the other.
Well, using the ISP as smarthost will mean that their mailspool will contain any email you send out. Not using the ISP as smarthost will make it harder (but not impossible) for the ISP to track your emails.
</Paranoia>
I'm not sure if you've seen this but, E&E have a response to an earlier criticism.
Ozone depletion caused by CFC's?
I'm glad you brought that up, because it's simply not true..
<quote>
Persistent high-altitude clouds of nitric-acid crystals are responsible for depleting ozone levels in the Arctic atmosphere, scientists said Tuesday.
Data from NASA satellites, aircraft and balloons -- along with aircraft and ground observations from other nations -- show that the ozone-gobbling clouds are caused by abnormally cold temperatures in the Arctic that last for an unusually long time.
<quote>
Right. Got it. Thanks for clearing that up.
CO_2 is trapping solar energy?c t97_1.htm
If so, shouldn't that increase the temperature of the atmosphere?. Funny, how studies keep finding that the temperature of the atmosphere is actually dropping!
See: http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd06o
<quote>
Unlike the surface-based temperatures, global temperature measurements of the Earth's lower atmosphere obtained from satellites reveal no definitive warming trend over the past two decades. The slight trend that is in the data actually appears to be downward. The largest fluctuations in the satellite temperature data are not from any man-made activity, but from natural phenomena such as large volcanic eruptions from Mt. Pinatubo, and from El Nino. So the programs which model global warming in a computer say the temperature of the Earth's lower atmosphere should be going up markedly, but actual measurements of the temperature of the lower atmosphere reveal no such pronounced activity.
</quote>
How can you say that when we don't know with certainty exactly how many species there are in the first place? Why, just recently, 600 new species of fish were discovered!
<quote>
Objective To examine the association between intake of total fat, specific types of fat, and cholesterol and risk of stroke in men.
Design and setting Health professional follow up study with 14 year follow up.
Participants 43732 men aged 40-75 years who were free from cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in 1986.
Main outcome measure Relative risk of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke according to intake of total fat, cholesterol, and specific types of fat.
Results During the 14 year follow up 725 cases of stroke occurred, including 455 ischaemic strokes, 125 haemorrhagic stokes, and 145 strokes of unknown type. After adjustment for age, smoking, and other potential confounders, no evidence was found that the amount or type of dietary fat affects the risk of developing ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke. ...
</quote>
Yup. I did miss the point. I assumed that you were refering to the diet causing kidney failure. ./ at -1 as penance now.
I'll go back to reading