I hear you talk about people who don't have to file a return. Fact is, whether you have taxes to pay or not, you have to file a return. Period. Everyone is required by law to file a return...except illegal aliens.
I actually use my Gmail account for storage. Right now I have a little over 6GB of storage. It's free. The amount increases all the time, and it's been pretty stable.
If you are concerned about having all that data on an easily lost flash drive...you might be interested in the portable version of TrueCrypt that can be installed on the root of a flash drive and used to encrypt all the data on the drive that you wouldn't want anybody to mess around with.
Sugar is sugar. Once you disolve it in water, the yeast will be able to eat it just fine.
I'm not quite sure how much powdered sugar you'd use. Some book like the Joy of Cooking would probably have a table for converting amounts of granulated sugar into equivalent amounts of powdered sugar. (Or, you could go by weight.)
It'd make pretty expensive yeast food, but if it's just sitting around and you're not going to make fudge or something, then the yeast will like it just fine.
I made this yesterday with my two grandsons, 4 & 2, out in the backyard in a play table sand box. It was lots of fun. They played for more than 2 hours digging, scooping, molding, driving cars around the sand.
It's does not mold and hold it's shape, as well as, the real Moon Sand but it is a nice consistency. It's clean and easy to wash off. I'm going to try adding the mineral oil.
For anyone who wants to know how much they're going to get, the IRS has an economic stimulus payment calculator that you can plug information from your return into and get the answer.
True, it isn't new & I would say you are spot on with the prostitution angle. However doesn't the fact that it's on TV, readily available and seen as fitting entertainment for the masses show how peoples attitudes are rapidly changing, and not for the better? The people who produce shows like this should not be allowed to get away with it any longer. They are preying on members of society that lack the ability to make sound judgements, judgements about things that will affect the rest of their life.
It's a sad state of affairs indeed!
P.S. - Kudos to the person who does not have a TV, that's super cool!
You real estate agents who have posted here are either:
a. The (very) few truly responsible agents, or
b. Defending the profession.
We have only owned three homes in our lives, (in three cities) After each the transaction (buying/selling), we discovered information that made us feel as we were taken advantage of.
I'm sure that there are some responsible real estate agents out there (somewhere). But as for my wife and I, we will never, ever, ever use an agent again. We will never, ever recommend the use of an agent. We would rather take a substantial loss on our house than feel the shame of being duped.
Friends that we have spoken with may not have had the same difficulties, but there are many more bad stories than good ones. It is human behavior to justify ones own actions. I suspect that no matter what they do, agents cannot see themselves as the 'bad guy', and believe their inappropriate actions are either insignificant or misunderstood.
Just a thought, but wouldn't having a copy of everything you own of value in a car or some random place make you a target for house theft? I'm not so sure about keeping such information in the glove compartment of a car, knowing someone has expensive jewelry and a nice stereo seems like an invitation for a robber...
Your friends who can still be claimed as dependents cannot get the rebate. It's kind of a shame that "independent" adults get the stimulus, and they have an extra bonus for those who were younger, but those young adults don't count.
Yes, you just file normally and the IRS calculates the rebate based on the info you give. So I might suggest doing the direct deposit just in case your address is in flux over the summer (at an REU or internship, &c). The e-file option Philip linked to can be useful for those who have "easy" taxes or don't normally file.
As the only poster who likes to routinely pick up the tab, I feel compelled to emphasize a few things.
First, how one person (mis)spends his/her money is his/her own business. If you are uncomfortable having a friend pay for your dinner, pay for your own. That's pretty simple.
Second, paying for someone's dinner does not mean that you are trying to control them or that you have low self-esteem. I pay for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it's because I know my financials are more sound. Sometimes I pay to express my gratitude for friendship (I am not a gifty-type person and so this would encompass special occasion gifts). Sometimes I pay to get out of the restaurant quicker. Sometimes I pay just because.
Third, I don't keep track of who pays when. I know it shakes out and I feel like bean counting ruins the point of giving.
In any case there is a big difference between my desire to pick up the tab and your friend's and that is that this is my one guilty pleasure and I do it with cash in hand.
As a side note, whatever his reasons are for supporting his daughter in excess of the court order, it's his kid. Distance fathering has to be difficult and if the extra dollars his kid's way make him feel better about parenting, more power to him. I would do it differently (save the money to fund face-to-face visits), but I'm not him.
Fast, cheap, big results...and nasty consequences. Why bother spending a whole bunch of time writing scripts, paying actors, going on location (Lost, Heroes, Dexter, Sopranos etc) when you can simply wave a few bucks in front of regular people and ask them to reveal the deepest, darkest secrets. It's like a train wreck...you can't look away. And it's completely wrong.
i am referring to the free part. if you had made time to click the link i provided, you would've seen that the 10mb file size download limit is for the free service.
This has happened to me several times. Also I have run into a price jump. When I went back to make the purchase, I found a little note at the top of the page informing me that my big-ticket item's price had increased since my last visit... That is a definite let-down. In order to avoid this happening again, I have played the fill-up-the-cart game many times. I am very happy to learn there are easier ways to accomplish this. Thanks for this very useful information!
I believe that part of the lure is being on TV. I agree with the person who said, "They turned Jerry Springer into a game show!" I would never take part in anything like this - period. I see nothing wrong with "regular" game shows, like "Millionaire," but I think it should stop there.
I believe producers should show some integrity when it comes to the programming on the air waves. But, obviously, my opinion is not a popular one. People seem to be out to make money, at any cost... Just because there are people willing to do bizarre things, I don't think we should encourage this behavior. If everyone would turn off the tube when these shows are on, it would eventually cease.
i would agree with the guy who said to avoid mediamax. it is unlimited file size/bandwidth only if you're uploading. the download file size limit is just 10mb (https://www.mediamax.com/Brands/MediaMax/home/pricing_comparison.aspx). if you backup something huge and try to restore it in the future, you'll be in for a nasty surprise. freedom certainly does not await, especially for your files that are "imprisoned" in mediamax's servers.
in addition, the site is freaking slow and the UI extremely user-unfriendly. and i've had a number of files that i can't download anymore - seems like they're corrupted or something, and i always encounter errors when downloading them.
paul, you may have a free account, but if you don't use it often or utilize it's full range of features, you definitely won't encounter any problems. hence, you're not in a position to recommend anything, much less call something as crappy as mediamax a "great choice".
The house that we are living in came with a 1963 electric stove. It's the best stove I have ever used, and that's coming from someone who prefers gas and has bought two brand new stoves in previous homes. I hope this stove never dies.
A washer and dryer set also came with the house--they are from the early 70s. The dryer pooped out on us twice and we decided to replace because the expense to fix was outweighing just getting a new set. I have no doubt that washer would have lasted us more years.
LL Bean is great! I bought some solid color mesh polos from there for my son's school wardrobe. They still look brand new after so many washings. They also stand behind their products, which is a big deal to me. I have no problem giving them my money when we need to buy clothing and outdoor stuff.
We have a friend similar to this guy... It does get old when you must battle over who pays for what, etc... It is an ego thing with our friend, and he takes it to the wall every time. He even goes so far as to get money from his girlfriend (who does not have it to spare) to throw around and play the "big-shot."
He loves to brag about spending money on other people, and makes up stories to tell us about it... I feel bad when he does this because we all know the stories are more fantasy than reality. He has seen a therapist who advised him that he has low self-esteem, and tried to help him work on it. He now declares that he was totally "cured." He is impossible to reason with.
However, this guy is really a decent man, and a true blue friend. So we tolerate his quirks, and try to gently steer him in a sensible direction when we can. He will allow us to pay for meals part of the time. We will never abandon him since we're about the only friends he has.
Even though it has a fairly low production value, Runnig Man was a great movie. Even better was the book, especially the ending. I won't ruin it, but get the book at your library and read the final chapter, it's totally worth it.
We had a look through and found your comments and posts interesting. A word of caution on peroxide!! We regularly buy 25 kilo of 50% Peroxide and use it at 5%.
***DO NOT STORE PEROXIDE*** in a sealed container as it EXPLODES. We wasted a large amount of money on testing this theory after the PEROXIDE we left in a couple of $35 pump sprayers EXPLODED and flew through the air about 3.5 metres coating everything in sight.
We tested to see the percentage that would not EXPLODE which turned out under .1% is safe for about a week.
I hear you talk about people who don't have to file a return. Fact is, whether you have taxes to pay or not, you have to file a return. Period. Everyone is required by law to file a return...except illegal aliens.
@ Vicki
I didn't know that Google offered storage. How do you get it?
Ray
powdered sugar contains corn starch will that make a difference
I actually use my Gmail account for storage. Right now I have a little over 6GB of storage. It's free. The amount increases all the time, and it's been pretty stable.
If you are concerned about having all that data on an easily lost flash drive...you might be interested in the portable version of TrueCrypt that can be installed on the root of a flash drive and used to encrypt all the data on the drive that you wouldn't want anybody to mess around with.
then you just have to remember the password
http://lifehacker.com/software/thumb-drive/onthefly-encryption-for-your-...
What about the Windows Live Skydrive? 5GB of storage....not sure of any limitations.
skydrive.live.com
Sugar is sugar. Once you disolve it in water, the yeast will be able to eat it just fine.
I'm not quite sure how much powdered sugar you'd use. Some book like the Joy of Cooking would probably have a table for converting amounts of granulated sugar into equivalent amounts of powdered sugar. (Or, you could go by weight.)
It'd make pretty expensive yeast food, but if it's just sitting around and you're not going to make fudge or something, then the yeast will like it just fine.
I made this yesterday with my two grandsons, 4 & 2, out in the backyard in a play table sand box. It was lots of fun. They played for more than 2 hours digging, scooping, molding, driving cars around the sand.
It's does not mold and hold it's shape, as well as, the real Moon Sand but it is a nice consistency. It's clean and easy to wash off. I'm going to try adding the mineral oil.
It is definitely NOT and inside activity.
For anyone who wants to know how much they're going to get, the IRS has an economic stimulus payment calculator that you can plug information from your return into and get the answer.
True, it isn't new & I would say you are spot on with the prostitution angle. However doesn't the fact that it's on TV, readily available and seen as fitting entertainment for the masses show how peoples attitudes are rapidly changing, and not for the better? The people who produce shows like this should not be allowed to get away with it any longer. They are preying on members of society that lack the ability to make sound judgements, judgements about things that will affect the rest of their life.
It's a sad state of affairs indeed!
P.S. - Kudos to the person who does not have a TV, that's super cool!
You real estate agents who have posted here are either:
a. The (very) few truly responsible agents, or
b. Defending the profession.
We have only owned three homes in our lives, (in three cities) After each the transaction (buying/selling), we discovered information that made us feel as we were taken advantage of.
I'm sure that there are some responsible real estate agents out there (somewhere). But as for my wife and I, we will never, ever, ever use an agent again. We will never, ever recommend the use of an agent. We would rather take a substantial loss on our house than feel the shame of being duped.
Friends that we have spoken with may not have had the same difficulties, but there are many more bad stories than good ones. It is human behavior to justify ones own actions. I suspect that no matter what they do, agents cannot see themselves as the 'bad guy', and believe their inappropriate actions are either insignificant or misunderstood.
Just a thought, but wouldn't having a copy of everything you own of value in a car or some random place make you a target for house theft? I'm not so sure about keeping such information in the glove compartment of a car, knowing someone has expensive jewelry and a nice stereo seems like an invitation for a robber...
Sara,
Your friends who can still be claimed as dependents cannot get the rebate. It's kind of a shame that "independent" adults get the stimulus, and they have an extra bonus for those who were younger, but those young adults don't count.
Yes, you just file normally and the IRS calculates the rebate based on the info you give. So I might suggest doing the direct deposit just in case your address is in flux over the summer (at an REU or internship, &c). The e-file option Philip linked to can be useful for those who have "easy" taxes or don't normally file.
As the only poster who likes to routinely pick up the tab, I feel compelled to emphasize a few things.
First, how one person (mis)spends his/her money is his/her own business. If you are uncomfortable having a friend pay for your dinner, pay for your own. That's pretty simple.
Second, paying for someone's dinner does not mean that you are trying to control them or that you have low self-esteem. I pay for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it's because I know my financials are more sound. Sometimes I pay to express my gratitude for friendship (I am not a gifty-type person and so this would encompass special occasion gifts). Sometimes I pay to get out of the restaurant quicker. Sometimes I pay just because.
Third, I don't keep track of who pays when. I know it shakes out and I feel like bean counting ruins the point of giving.
In any case there is a big difference between my desire to pick up the tab and your friend's and that is that this is my one guilty pleasure and I do it with cash in hand.
As a side note, whatever his reasons are for supporting his daughter in excess of the court order, it's his kid. Distance fathering has to be difficult and if the extra dollars his kid's way make him feel better about parenting, more power to him. I would do it differently (save the money to fund face-to-face visits), but I'm not him.
I tried the free 512GB flash thing, thanks for the heads up!
I have used Box and XDrive, both have been fine.
Fast, cheap, big results...and nasty consequences. Why bother spending a whole bunch of time writing scripts, paying actors, going on location (Lost, Heroes, Dexter, Sopranos etc) when you can simply wave a few bucks in front of regular people and ask them to reveal the deepest, darkest secrets. It's like a train wreck...you can't look away. And it's completely wrong.
i am referring to the free part. if you had made time to click the link i provided, you would've seen that the 10mb file size download limit is for the free service.
thanks for the link on the free USB drive.
As I said, I'd never had an issue. I did point out that I used the free part of the service, but will make a note on the post. Thanks Jumper.
This has happened to me several times. Also I have run into a price jump. When I went back to make the purchase, I found a little note at the top of the page informing me that my big-ticket item's price had increased since my last visit... That is a definite let-down. In order to avoid this happening again, I have played the fill-up-the-cart game many times. I am very happy to learn there are easier ways to accomplish this. Thanks for this very useful information!
I believe that part of the lure is being on TV. I agree with the person who said, "They turned Jerry Springer into a game show!" I would never take part in anything like this - period. I see nothing wrong with "regular" game shows, like "Millionaire," but I think it should stop there.
I believe producers should show some integrity when it comes to the programming on the air waves. But, obviously, my opinion is not a popular one. People seem to be out to make money, at any cost... Just because there are people willing to do bizarre things, I don't think we should encourage this behavior. If everyone would turn off the tube when these shows are on, it would eventually cease.
i would agree with the guy who said to avoid mediamax. it is unlimited file size/bandwidth only if you're uploading. the download file size limit is just 10mb (https://www.mediamax.com/Brands/MediaMax/home/pricing_comparison.aspx). if you backup something huge and try to restore it in the future, you'll be in for a nasty surprise. freedom certainly does not await, especially for your files that are "imprisoned" in mediamax's servers.
in addition, the site is freaking slow and the UI extremely user-unfriendly. and i've had a number of files that i can't download anymore - seems like they're corrupted or something, and i always encounter errors when downloading them.
paul, you may have a free account, but if you don't use it often or utilize it's full range of features, you definitely won't encounter any problems. hence, you're not in a position to recommend anything, much less call something as crappy as mediamax a "great choice".
The house that we are living in came with a 1963 electric stove. It's the best stove I have ever used, and that's coming from someone who prefers gas and has bought two brand new stoves in previous homes. I hope this stove never dies.
A washer and dryer set also came with the house--they are from the early 70s. The dryer pooped out on us twice and we decided to replace because the expense to fix was outweighing just getting a new set. I have no doubt that washer would have lasted us more years.
LL Bean is great! I bought some solid color mesh polos from there for my son's school wardrobe. They still look brand new after so many washings. They also stand behind their products, which is a big deal to me. I have no problem giving them my money when we need to buy clothing and outdoor stuff.
We have a friend similar to this guy... It does get old when you must battle over who pays for what, etc... It is an ego thing with our friend, and he takes it to the wall every time. He even goes so far as to get money from his girlfriend (who does not have it to spare) to throw around and play the "big-shot."
He loves to brag about spending money on other people, and makes up stories to tell us about it... I feel bad when he does this because we all know the stories are more fantasy than reality. He has seen a therapist who advised him that he has low self-esteem, and tried to help him work on it. He now declares that he was totally "cured." He is impossible to reason with.
However, this guy is really a decent man, and a true blue friend. So we tolerate his quirks, and try to gently steer him in a sensible direction when we can. He will allow us to pay for meals part of the time. We will never abandon him since we're about the only friends he has.
Even though it has a fairly low production value, Runnig Man was a great movie. Even better was the book, especially the ending. I won't ruin it, but get the book at your library and read the final chapter, it's totally worth it.
We had a look through and found your comments and posts interesting. A word of caution on peroxide!! We regularly buy 25 kilo of 50% Peroxide and use it at 5%.
***DO NOT STORE PEROXIDE*** in a sealed container as it EXPLODES. We wasted a large amount of money on testing this theory after the PEROXIDE we left in a couple of $35 pump sprayers EXPLODED and flew through the air about 3.5 metres coating everything in sight.
We tested to see the percentage that would not EXPLODE which turned out under .1% is safe for about a week.
For more tips or hints head over to ausis.info for stain removers or message us for help.
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