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Only charitable contributions that were completed during the 2007 calendar year may be deducted from your taxable income. Another important caveat is that you need to itemize your deductions. If you opt for this year's standardized deduction, it eliminates the itemized deductions that include things like mortgage interest payments, property taxes, and -- yes -- philanthropy.You also have to make your donation to a qualified charitable organization. Most churches and charities qualify. Spending $3,000 to fund your nephew's band does not. That's important. Donating to a hurricane relief charity that has a valid tax identification number and is a registered, non-profit organization, is deductible, but helping out an affected family directly is not. If you have any doubt about the deductibility of the contribution, Publication 78 -- available from the IRS Web site -- provides a cumulative list of qualified charities and organizations.
Inside Mac OS X 10.5.2
Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.2 nearly two weeks ago, and it's not your typical point-upgrade to the Mac OS. There are plenty of new features and refinements in this update, so in this Macworld Video, I'll highlight some of the more interesting ones. Specifically, I'll look at changes to the interface of Leopard's Time Machine back-up feature, OS X 10.5.2's ability to remove the translucent menu bar and its reduced menu translucency, and the changes made to the Stacks feature. Download Macworld Video #39 • Format: MPEG-4/H.264 • Resolution: 320 x 240 (iPhone & iPod compatible) • Size: 12.3 MB • Length: 6 minutes, 36 seconds .
Safari Books Online Named 2008 Jolt Productivity Award Winner
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Smooth primary being predicted for Super Tuesday
Kucinich (withdrawn), Bill Richardson (withdrawn), Hillary Clinton, John Edwards (withdrawn) and Barack Obama. On the Republican Party ballot, candidates will be in the following order: Mitt Romney, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani (withdrawn), Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson (withdrawn) and Ron Paul. The Green Party ballot will have the following candidates, in order: Cynthia McKinney, Kat Swift, Jared A. Ball and Kent Mesplay. The voting locations in St. Francis County will be as follows: Forrest City Ward 1 Christ Church. Forrest City Wards 2, 3 and 4 Forrest City Civic Center. Hughes City/Country/Rawlison Hughes Community Center. Heth-Blackfish Shell Lake Baptist Church. Widener/Round Pond-Mosley Widener Community Center.
POP QUIZ: Elaine Lamb
Each week The Advocate asks a different "quiz taker" for his or her current favorites in pop culture. QUIZ TAKER:Elaine Lamb, 60, registrar of voters, East Baton Rouge Parish. WHAT I’M LISTENING TO:1150-AM WJBO — "It’s talk radio. I like to listen to what’s going on for the day." WHAT I’M WATCHING:"Celebrity Apprentice" — "I’ve been watching that each week because I like to see who is going to be voted off. It’s interesting to see who can win each week and what all they go through." WHAT I’M READING:"In an Instant: A Family’s Journey of Love and Healing" by Lee and Bob Woodruff — "It speaks about how quick your life can change. Everything can be going well, then in one instant it can turn around." WHERE I’M SURFING (WEB SITE):eBay.com — "I like to kind of shop that.
KC Southern board elects independent director
IBC waits to see whether bid helps it rise from bankruptcy [Kansas City] Loss of key partner causes offer for IBC to fall flat [Kansas City] Lenders give IBC a Jan. 29 deadline [Kansas City] Potential investors talk with Wonder Bread maker [Kansas City] Groups ask court to reject Interstate Bakeries plan [Kansas City] .
UK broadcasters pitch again for HD spectrum
Executives from ITV, the BBC, Channel 4 and Five have met Broadcasting Minister Margaret Hodge in a last minute plea for guaranteed spectrum to supply free high-definition television. They fear mobile phone companies will outbid them, leaving Sky and cable as the only available routes for those customers wanting HD. Their "HD For All" pressure group wants a third of the capacity between 470MHz and 862MHz set aside for HD broadcasts on Freeview. The group, which also includes manufacturers and retailers like DSG International, says that would be enough to support five new HD channels. HD For All stepped up its lobbying campaign ahead of a critical deadline next week. Responses must be in then to Ofcom's proposals on the broadcast spectrum that comes free between 2008 and 2012 as terrestrial television converts to digital.
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