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Wednesday, February 25, 2004

Alternative Minimum Tax Hits Middle Class. When Congress approved the Alternative Minimum Tax more than 30 years ago, the goal was to catch a couple of hundred millionaires who paid no taxes. The strategy succeeded so well that today it's catching not only the wealthy but an increasing number of unsuspecting middle class families, leading some to call it the "stealth tax." [Associated Press business headlines via GoUpstate.com] 12:56:50 PM  Permalink  comment []

Two Comets Will Soon Be Visible. Comets visible to the unaided eye come along every two years or so. This time, though, there are going to be two comets visible at the same time: Comets C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) and C/2002 T7 (LINEAR). Comet NEAT will pass the closest to Earth on May 7, 2004 at a distance of 48 million kilometres, and will be visible near the horizon just after sunset. Comet LINEAR will make its closest pass on May 19 at 40 million kilometres. Comet NEAT is expected to be the brighter comet, brightening to magnitude 1 or 2 in late April. This will make it visible in even polluted city skies. [Universe Today] 12:14:37 PM  Permalink  comment []

Jay Garner, interim Iraq administrator: U.S. troops should be there for 'decades'. Overlooked interview from Feb. 6: Retired Army Lt. Gen. Jay Garner, the former interim administrator of post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Iraq, said Thursday that a U.S. military presence in Iraq should last "the next few decades." [Drudge Retort] 12:13:11 PM  Permalink  comment []

Support gay penguin marriage. Roy and Silo's love is a story for the ages. Like so many great lovers, Roy and Silo met in a zoo holding tank in 1998. They were young then, and unsure of themselves sexually like many adolescents (and when I say "adolescents," of course, I mean me). But their attraction could not be denied, and they have remained inseparable, according to Central Park Zoo penguin keeper Rob Gramzay. [Drudge Retort] 12:03:25 PM  Permalink  comment []

Andy Hertzfield talks Folklore, open source and Apple. By Dennis Sellers - Andy Hertzfield, who wrote much of the original Mac operating system, is still heavily involved in technology and Macs... 11:10:21 AM  Permalink  comment []

[Asinine] Recent economic report tries to reclassify burger-flipping as manufacturing. Mayor McCheese nominated as Asst. Secretary for Manufacturing in response. (U.S. Congress) [Fark] 8:11:22 AM  Permalink  comment []

Happy Birthday Dr. Ralph 77 years young today, Dr. Ralph Stanley and still in strong voice is a giant. Hope there are man more to come and due to come out this way again in April! 8:05:39 AM  Permalink  comment []

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