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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Did you know that only 2 men in history have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, Tony Awards and Pulitzer Prize ?

Did you know these 2 men are the only one's in history to ever win these 5 major awards?



Richard Rodgers (1902-1979), a composer, received his fourth distinct award in 1962. Between 1945 and 1979, Rodgers received a total of 13 awards.
  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1945 : Best Song - "It Might As Well Be Spring" from State Fair
  • Emmy Awards:
  1. 1962 : Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composed - Winston Churchill-The Valiant Years
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1960 : Best Show Album (Original Cast) - The Sound of Music
  2. 1962 : Best Original Cast Show Album - No Strings
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1950 : Best Musical - South Pacific
  2. 1950 : Best Producers, Musical - South Pacific
  3. 1950 : Best Score - South Pacific
  4. 1952 : Best Musical - The King and I
  5. 1960 : Best Musical - The Sound of Music
  6. 1962 : Best Composer - No Strings
  • Special Awards:
  1. 1962 : Special Tony Award "for all he has done for young people in the theatre and for taking the men of the orchestra out of the pit and putting them onstage in No Strings"
  2. 1972 : Special Tony Award
  3. 1979 : Special Tony Award, Lawrence Langner Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre



Marvin Hamlisch (born 1944), a composer, received his fourth distinct award in 1995. Between 1973 and 2001, Hamlisch received a total of 12 awards.

  • Academy Awards:
  1. 1973: Best Music, Original Dramatic Score - The Way We Were
  2. 1973: Best Music, Original Song - The Way We Were
  3. 1973: Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation - The Sting
  • Emmy Awards:
  1. 1995 : Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction - Barbra Streisand: The Concert
  2. 1995 : Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics - Barbra Streisand: The Concert
  3. 1999 : Outstanding Music and Lyrics - AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
  4. 2001 : Outstanding Music Direction - Timeless: Live in Concert
  • Grammy Awards:
  1. 1974: Song Of The Year - The Way We Were
  2. 1974: Best New Artist Of The Year
  3. 1974: Best Pop Instrumental Performance - The Entertainer
  4. 1974: Album Of Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special - The Way We Were
  • Tony Awards:
  1. 1976 : Best Musical Score - A Chorus Line

Friday, November 13, 2009

Did you know that hate crimes are homicide, assault, rape and robbery?

Did you know that their are over 926 active hate groups in the United States in 2008?

Only organizations and their chapters known to be active during 2008 are included.

All hate groups have beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics.

This list was compiled using hate group publications and websites, citizen and law enforcement reports, field sources and news reports.

Hate group activities can include criminal acts, marches, rallies, speeches, meetings, leafleting or publishing. Websites appearing to be merely the work of a single individual, rather than the publication of a group, are not included in this list. Listing here does not imply a group advocates or engages in violence or other criminal activity.

Did you know that in 1996, 4,831 out of the 7,947 such crimes reported to the FBI, or 60%, were promulgated because of race, with close to two-thirds (62%) targeting African Americans. Furthermore, the type of crime committed against this group has not changed much since the 19th century; it still includes bombing and vandalizing churches, burning crosses on home lawns, and murder.

Did you know according to the FBI, about 30% of hate crimes in 1996, the most recent year for which figures are available, were crimes against property. They involved robbing, vandalizing, destroying, stealing, or setting fire to vehicles, homes, stores, or places of worship.

Among the other racially motivated crimes, about 25% were committed against white people, 7% against Asian Pacific Americans, slightly less than 5% against multiracial groups, and 1% against Native Americans and Alaskan Natives.

Did you know that Hate crimes--violent acts against people, property, or organizations because of the group to which they belong or identify with--are a tragic part of American history. However, it wasn't until early in this decade that the federal government began to collect data on how many and what kind of hate crimes are being committed, and by whom. Thus, the statistical history on hate crimes is meager.



About 70% involve an attach against a person. The offense can range from simple assault (i.e., no weapon is involved) to aggravated assault, rape, and murder. This kind of attack takes place on two levels; not only is it an attack on one's physical self, but it is also an attack on one's very identity.

Did you know that many people perceive hate crime perpetrators as crazed, hate-filled neo-Nazis or "skinheads". But research by Dr. Edward Dunbar, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, reveals that of 1,459 hate crimes committed in the Los Angeles area in the period 1994 to 1995, fewer than 5% of the offenders were members of organized hate groups?

Did you know that most hate crimes are carried out by otherwise law-abiding young people who see little wrong with their actions. Alcohol and drugs sometimes help fuel these crimes, but the main determinant appears to be personal prejudice, a situation that colors people's judgment, blinding the aggressors to the immorality of what they are doing. Such prejudice is most likely rooted in an environment that disdains someone who is "different" or sees that difference as threatening. One expression of this prejudice is the perception that society sanctions attacks on certain groups. For example, Dr. Karen Franklin, a forensic psychology fellow at the Washington Institute for Mental Illness Research and Training, has found that, in some settings, offenders perceive that they have societal permission to engage in violence against homosexuals.

Did you know that the extreme hate crimes tend to be committed by people with a history of antisocial behavior. One of the most heinous examples took place in June 1998 in Jasper, Texas. Three men with jail records offered a ride to a black man who walked with a limp. After beating the victim to death, they dragged him behind their truck until his body was partially dismembered?

Did you know that researchers have concluded that hate crimes are not necessarily random, uncontrollable, or inevitable occurrences. There is overwhelming evidence that society can intervene to reduce or prevent many forms of violence, especially among young people, including the hate-induced violence that threatens and intimidates entire categories of people?

Did you know that educated "guesstimates" of the prevalence of hate crimes are difficult because of state-by-state differences in the way such crimes are defined and reported. Federal law enforcement officials have only been compiling nationwide hate crime statistics since 1991, the year after the Hate Crimes Statistics Act was enacted. Before passage of the act, hate crimes were lumped together with such offenses as homicide, assault, rape, robbery, and arson. In 1996, law enforcement agencies in 49 states and the District of Columbia reported 8,759 bias-motivated criminal offenses to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the federal government agency mandated by Congress to gather the statistics?


Thursday, November 12, 2009

Did You Know that as a Wage Earner you can only have 3 Tax Deductions?


Did You Know that as a Wage Warner that you can only claim 3 deductions?

Those Deductions are:

1) Kids
2) Charitable Contributions
3) Interest on Your Home.

Now if you are a Small Business Owner with a business online you can claim over 150 deductions!

1.Home office7.
2.Office supplies8.
3.Furniture9.Retirement contribution
4.10.
5.11.
6.12.

1. Legal and professional fee deductions

If you consulted with an attorney regarding your small business or have engaged an accountant to keep your books in order, you may be eligible to deduct those fees. Sole proprietors can write off fees using Schedule A of IRS Form 1040 or Schedule C, or Schedule C-EZ depending on the type of professional engaged.

2. Home office deduction

If you are working from home, there's good news on the tax front. Mortgage interest, insurance, utilities, repairs, and depreciation expenses may be deductible. And, even better, it is available to renters as well as homeowners.

To qualify for a home office deduction, you must: 1) use part of the home regularly and exclusively for business (an extra bedroom dedicated to the business, for example); and 2) show that the home office is your principal place of business.

3. Software and subscriptions

Software can be entirely written off in the year purchased, if it was used in the same year. Otherwise, the deduction is generally written off over 3 years. Take a look at Section 179 for deducting off-the-shelf software and software that came with a purchased computer, and that was billed separately.

4. Taxes deduction

That's right, you can deduct taxes on your taxes. To be a little less elusive, think sales tax for business items or excise and fuel taxes or real estate taxes on property used for the business. And though you may have guessed--just to clarify--you can't deduct federal income tax paid on business income on your taxes.

5. Car use deduction

Not all small business owners have a vehicle solely dedicated to business use, and if this describes you there is still a deduction that applies. After dividing car expenses based on actual mileage, you can deduct the amount dedicated to business use. The Car Expenses Section of IRS Publication 463 has the details on this deduction.

6. Telephone charges deduction

You can deduct calls made for your business. If you have a phone line dedicated to your small biz, you're set--just deduct all charges related to that number. However, if your phone line is comingled with personal and business calls, then be sure save your phone bills and circle business-related calls. Store until tax season and tally up total deductible expenses, or hand over to your tax professional.

7. Insurance premium deduction

Health insurance is often a touchy subject for small business entrepreneurs. There is a little help from the IRS though. All costs associated with paying your own health insurance premiums are fully deductible. There are a few rules and limitations, and the deduction generally applies to sole proprietors. Check with a tax advisor to find out more.

8. Travel, meals, entertainment, and gift deductions

Generally all travel expenses for a business-related trip can be deducted. And while the deduction is fairly broad, covering tips, taxi fares, parking, and fuel costs... it covers only 50 percent of meals taken during the trip. IRS Publication 463 is the go-to source to learn about these deductions.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Did you know that wet newspaper will kill weeds?

Did you know that if you take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.







Did you know that if you store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil.
It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!









Did you know that Green Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating? Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.





Did you know if you Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef,
It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.


Did you know leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert? Simply�chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples. Place them�in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!!! Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream. Yummm!

Reheat Pizza

Did you know that you can heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove?, Set heat to med-low�and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy.. No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on�the cooking channel and it really works.


Easy Deviled Eggs
Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.

Expanding Frosting

Did you know that when you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes and you can double it in size? You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving.








Reheating refrigerated bread

Did you know that if you place biscuits, pancakes, or muffins in a microwave with a cup of water that were refrigerated, this will increase the moisture and help keep the food
moist and help it reheat faster?








Newspaper weeds away


Did you know that wet newspaper will kill weeds? Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers, put layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover with mulch and for- get about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not get through wet newspapers.



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Monday, November 9, 2009

Did you know these artist have gone double diamond?

Did you know that these artist went double Diamond?

Diamond (10+ Million) Certified[5]
Artist ↓ Album ↓ Release date ↓ Certified sales ↓
Michael Jackson Thriller 1982 Dec 01 29 million
Eagles Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) 1976 Feb 17 29 million
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 1971 Nov 08 23 million
Pink Floyd The Wall 1979 Nov 28 23 million
AC/DC Back in Black 1980 Jul 21 22 million
Garth Brooks Double Live 1998 Nov 17 21 million
Billy Joel Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II 1985 Jun 28 21 million
Shania Twain Come on Over 1997 Nov 04 20 million


Did you know what artist went platinum 82 times?
Did you know what The Diamond Award is?
Did you know what rap artist has not received a diamond award?





Now if you didn't know, now you know...






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Sunday, November 8, 2009

PTC WALLET (ptcwallet.com) - SCAM

PTC WALLET (ptcwallet.com) - SCAM












PTC Wallet, opened May 10, 2009 and we are going to go ahead call this one a scam. Here are our reasons:

1. Ties with a scammer - This is another Michael Pratt PTC site. Any site with his name attached to it, you can count on becoming a scam sooner or later. See screen shots bellow for more info.

2. No Forum - Any site that does not offer a online forum is a indicator the owner does not welcome feedback from it's members and has plenty to hide.

3. Too Good to be True - If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. They claim to pay 10 cents for ever click.

At PtcWallet the process of earning real cash with us is as simple as browsing the internet--which you are already doing! You will earn $0.10 for every link you click and $1 for every site you join through PtcWallet. In addition to that, we will also pay you 50% of your referrals' earnings!
At PTC Wallet, you can purchase advertising as little as $3 for 1000 hits. Please correct me if I am wrong... The adverser pays only $3 for 1000 hits, however the viewer gets paid 10 cents per view. Anyone knows how much that is that they are paying everyone to view these 1000 hits? Lets math that out...
1000
x$ .10
--------------
=$100.00
So the advertiser pays only $3. So where are they getting the other $97 from?!!
How are they paying you for this??

As of now we deem this site as a scam and would not recommend this site to anyone.


Here are some screen shots and whois info about this site:

http://www.robtex.com/dns/ptcwallet.com.html

contact information for ptcwallet.com
sales@gopratt.com (responsible for ptcwallet.com)
root@gptnetworks2.seven-bux.com (responsible for ns6.gptnetworks.net,ns5.gptnetworks.net)






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4 Response to "PTC WALLET (ptcwallet.com) - SCAM"

  1. Anonymous Said,

    i guess you are right...

    Posted on June 27, 2009 1:55 PM

  2. PTC Investigations Said,

    Sorry Jeff, but I can not promote your ref link. I do NOT allow referral links to scam sites, regardless if you are trying it out "for free".

    We already know this is a scam. It use to be revolutionbux which closed and scam... and when people would load the site it would redirect them to PTCWallet. You can try it now. Type revolutionbux.com in our browser and see where it takes you. That right there should tell you to stay away from this site.

    This site has been up for months and not single shred of payment proofs are found. Oh sure they have it on their site. Any idiot can sit there and type in screen names with cashout numbers. They are fake! And where are these so called people that where paid? Why are they not showing their proof?

    When people are paid they promote the site and try to get others to join under them. You don't see anyone doing that.

    This is a Michael Pratt site. He is doing the same thing to RichPTC members as well. And BriteBux, and BigMoney PTC... and so on.

    What happens is when people say...Oh I will just test it, they get desperate and start giving this crook money. So the scam continues. Which we will not play any part in it, especially if we already know the answer.

    You are just wasting your time...

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Did You Know That You Can Get Rid Of Onion Smell On Your Hand?

Did You Know That You Can Get Rid Of Onion Smell On Your Hand?

  1. Take a tablespoon or more of everyday table salt in the palm of your hands. Mix with cold water into a paste, then rub all over your hands. Rinse off and dry. Not only will the salt get rid of the odor, but it'll also exfoliate your hands, making them much softer!
    • If you don't have salt, or if it doesn't work, try baking soda (bicarbonate of soda), sugar or coffee grinds. Sugar has the advantage of not hurting any open cuts that might be on your hands.
  2. Dip your hands in tomato juice for at least five minutes. Then, rinse your hands with liquid detergent in cold water. If it works for skunk smell, it'll probably work for onion odors. Just make sure the tomato juice or paste isn't expired.
  3. Rub your hands against stainless steel metal (a kitchen sink works well) under cold running water for about a minute; rubbing with a large metal spoon works, too. It's suspected that the sulfur molecules that create the distinctive onion smell react with the metal(s) in the stainless steel and become neutralized.
  4. Squeeze some lemon juice into a bowl. Dip your hands in for 3 minutes, then rinse off. Your hands will smell like fresh lemons instead of onions! If you don't have lemon juice or it doesn't work, try vinegar or mouthwash.
  5. Rub your hands in peanut butter. They'll feel a little greasy afterward (and moisturized!) but the smell will be gone, and you can wash off the remaining peanut butter odor. If you don't have peanut butter or if it doesn't work, try toothpaste!
  6. Peel a large orange, cut into it, or break the outer skin. Rub the orange flesh onto your hands for two minutes. Wash under the tap (faucet) and repeat as necessary; you will have remaining a lovely citrus smell. See Remove Citrus Smell from Your Hands.


Tips

  • You may be able to eliminate, or at least reduce, the problem and avoid watery eyes, by cutting the onion in a large bowl or sink full of cold water.
  • Make sure to use cold water when you wash your hands; warm water opens up the pores in your hands and traps in the onion smell.
  • To prevent the onion coming in contact with your skin wear a pair of non-latex protective gloves. Rinse any powder off of the gloves before cutting the onion. Rinse gloves well after wards, peel them off and throw them away.
  • It is also possible to purchase vegetable shaped or oval shaped stainless steel "soaps" that can sit permanently at your kitchen sink.
  • All of these solutions work equally well with garlic odors.
  • Raw potato is also good at removing garlic and onion smells.
  • Try a little mustard rubbed on to the hands after peeling the onion; the odor will disappear quickly.
  • Cleanup is made easier and much of the onion residue can be avoided by rubbing your hands with vegetable oil before handling the onions. After the onions are done, soap and water cleanup is all that is needed. However, you should not do this with a hand you are using to hold a knife.

Did you Know

Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!