IRS Audit Rate Nears 30% for Those Making $10 Million and Up

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Einstein Joke – Very Funny

Einstein Joke – Very Funny

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 09:30 PM PDT

Einstein was once traveling from Princeton on a train when the conductor came down the aisle, punching the tickets of every passenger. When he came to Einstein, Einstein reached in his vest pocket. He couldn’t find his ticket, so he reached in his trouser pockets. It wasn’t there, so he looked in his briefcase but couldn’t find it. Then he looked in the seat beside him. He still couldn’t find it.
The conductor said, ‘Dr. Einstein, I know who you are. We all know who you are. I’m sure you bought a ticket. Don’t worry about it.’(...)
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Unbelievable Human Feats – Great Video

Unbelievable Human Feats – Great Video

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 09:30 PM PDT

This is a collection of short video clips of Unbelievable Human feats.
This video shows that with practice & determination even the impossible becomes possible.
Enjoy.

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Being With Your Mother – Emotional Story

Being With Your Mother – Emotional Story Posted: 19 Mar 2012 09:30 PM PDT After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would Love to spend some time with you.” The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my Mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. “What’s wrong, are you well?” she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news. “I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,” I responded. “Just the two of us.” She thought about it for a moment and then said, “I would like that very much.” That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel’s. “I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son and they were impressed,” she said, as she got into the car. “They can’t wait to hear about our meeting.”(...) Continue reading Being With Your Mother – Emotional Story

Husband or Wife – Who is Right?

Husband or Wife – Who is Right?

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 09:30 PM PDT

A Husband & Wife are have an argument regarding the amount of water in an open drum without lid.
The Husband says  ’This drum of water is more than half full’ .
But the wife says ‘No, It’s less than half full.’
Without using any measuring tools and without removing any water from the drum how can they easily determine who is correct?

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Only in Egypt!!

Only in Egypt!!

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 09:30 PM PDT

This is a video of the Great Egyptian people.
It has pictures of funny signboards, amazing transportation ideas and much more.
Enjoy!!!
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How did the Stranger get Inside??

How did the Stranger get Inside??

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:31 PM PDT

A Husband & Wife were driving their Toyota car when it ran off fuel on the highway.
The man decided to take a lift and go to the nearest petrol pump. But before he left, he made sure that nobody was in the car with his wife, closed all the doors and windows and left.
When he came back, his wife was dead and there was stranger in the car.
No physical damage was done to the car, so how did the Stranger get inside??

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True & Funny Quotations

True & Funny Quotations Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:30 PM PDT  A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.  ————- Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he’ll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he’ll have to touch it to be sure.  ————-  Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.  ————-  As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.  ————- It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.  ————-  It’s always been and always will be the same in the world: The horse(...) Continue reading True & Funny Quotations

Thought Provoking Moral Story

Thought Provoking Moral Story

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 09:30 PM PDT

Once a young boy saw a cocoon of a butterfly with a very small opening. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through the small opening.
Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. Then the boy decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. 
But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The boy continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.
Neither happened!(...)
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White-space Wireless Grows, and more...

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We can design and manufacture a custom infrared or radio frequency remote control to meet your specific needs, using a custom tool or one of our 50 different standard enclosures. Calibration of power sensors, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, attenuators, S-parameter test set, distortion, and noise meters. 10% off your first batch of equipment. Emailinfo@accuracal.com for a quote! Read more. Wireless Modules and Solutions from Newark/element14 Newark / element14 Motor Protection Filters MTE Corporation Wireless Modules and Solutions fromNewark/element14 — find Wifi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, RFID, and more on Newark/element14's Wireless Applications site. Find the latest wireless components, modules, development boards, test equipment, as well as design resources and trainings — all designed to keep you connected to the latesttechnologies. MTE Motor Protection Filters are designed to protect AC motors from the destructive affects of long cable runs between an inverter and motor.MTE Series A Sine Wave Filters eliminate motor audible noise and heat attributed to control by PWM inverter drives. Telecommunications & Entertainment . . . Learn More White-space Wireless Spreads Wilmington, NC is one of the first cities in America to use a city-wide broadband technology that uses the frequencies of empty UHF TV channels. The same technology can connect rural homes to broadband. But, while being dubbed "Super Wi-Fi," the owners of the Wi-Fi trademark say calling it that is anything but super. However, a real Super Wi-Fi is expected soon: 802.11ac, or very high throughput (VHT). This will bring higher data rates and gadgets with true Super Wi-Fi are expected to debut this year. App Ends Need for Hotel TV Remotes No need to touch germ-laden hotel TV remotes anymore. A new, complimentary app turns your smartphone into a remote control. In addition to complimentary channels, pay-per-view, and on-demand options, the app provides local information about the city's restaurants and attractions. Directions around town are also available. To date, 2,000 hotels can accept the app. Security & Wireless Networking . . . Learn More Securing the Cloud Corporations often fear that cloud-based applications lack data visibility and are concerned that there is an inability to track usage. A new security solution is expected to put those fears to rest as it allows enterprises to allow only authorized services and ensures that malicious content that could attack the network is not being downloaded. Communication between the company and the SaaS provider is monitored at the network's edge. Say Goodbye to Cables Microsoft is experimenting with the possibility that wireless technology could replace network cables. The research team is using high frequency radio band to transfer large volumes of data between servers; antennas on top of server racks send and receive the data. Traffic speed increased by 45%. But some question the performance, reliability, and security of a wireless data network.   450 MHz Ultra Wide Band Omni Directional Antenna Comtelco Industries, Inc.   Easy-to-Use Trio Data Radios Schneider Electric — Telemetry & Remote SCADA Solutions Part number BS450XL3WB Ultra Wideband Omni Base Station, rated at 250 W and provides 3 dBd gain from 450 MHz to 512 MHz. The radiating elements are constructed of copper alloy encased is an ultraviolet inhibited fiberglass radome. The antenna is designed to withstand winds in excess of 125 MPH. For more products, visithttp://comtelcoantennas.com. Trio licensed and license-free data radios offer versatile wireless field-networking solutions for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint networks. High performance is offered in each of a wide range of cost-effective product lines including serial and Ethernet frequency-hopping radios, simplex and half-duplex remotes, redundant base stations, and store-and-forward repeaters. Learn more... KVT Split Cable Glands for Routing Pre-terminated Cables icotek GmbH High Voltage Ceramic Capacitor 10 to 50 KVDC HV Components/CKE The split cable KVT are suitable for routing terminated cables and cable harnesses. Our established product range was extended with the types KVT40 and KVT50. icotek supplies special locknuts for routing cables terminated with SUB-D, DVI, and PROFIBUS plugs. The capacitors are epoxy encapsulated in a compact size package. They have low dissipation factors and good temperature characteristic with low voltage coefficients. Applications include lasers, high voltage power supplies, surge suppression, and electrostatic applications such as painting. Careers & Commentary . . . Wireless Bluetooth Barcode Reader ZBA, Inc. 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