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“When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it’s not, mmmmmmmm, boy.” - Jack Handy, American Writer and cast member of Saturday Night Live
Pie in the sky, eat humble pie, as easy as pie – no matter how you slice it, pie is an American staple. We love our pie
so much that we use the word in our terms of endearment. Right, sweetie pie? And it hasn’t been all about sweets. Way back when the pie began, it was usually a savory concoction made without sugar.
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AS AMERICAN AS APPLE PIE – NOT!
We like to think of our pie as all American but the English settlers brought the pie to the Americas with them, mainly meat pies. It then changed over time based on available ingredients.
Sweet pies, known as galettes, have been traced back as far as 9500 B.C. to the ancient Egyptians during the New Stone Age. Their dough was made from wheat, rye, barley and oats fi lled with honey and baked over a coal fi re. From then the pharaohs stuffed bread dough with nuts and fruits.
Historians believe the Greeks could be credited with the fi rst pie crust, which was a mixture of fl our and water used to wrap around different meats and baked. In Medieval England, pie recipes refer to the crust as coffyns, meaning basket or box. Pies without a top crust were called traps. These coffyns were constructed out of fl our and water and served as a vessel to hold the ingredients while baking, as well as a carrier and preserver. The fi llings were typically meat.
FLY BY PIEDuring the 13th through 17th centuries, Europeans became very creative with their “pyes.” Pies stuffed with living, breathing animals and even people were used for entertainment at banquets for the wealthy and noble. Once cutting into the large pie, birds would often fl y out, as well as minstrels, dwarfs, dancers and acrobats to the amazement and delight of the guests. The nursery rhyme, “Sing a Song of Sixpence” apparently was based on real life rather than someone’s active imagination. “When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing. Wasn’t that a dainty dish
to set before the king?” If you’d like to make one of these, here’s one of the original recipes taken from “Epulario (The Italian Banquet),” published in 1598:
To Make Pie That the Birds May Be Alive In them and Flie Out When It Is Cut Up - Make the coffi n of a great pie or pastry, in the bottome thereof make a hole as big as your fi st, or bigger if you will, let the sides of the coffi n bee somwhat higher then ordinary pies, which done put it full of fl ower and bake it, and being baked, open the hole in the bottome, and take out the fl ower. Then having a pie of the bigness of the hole in the bottome of the coffi n aforesaid, you shal put it into the coffi n, withall put into the said coffi n round about the aforesaid pie as many small live birds as the empty coffi n will hold, besides the pie aforesaid. And this is to be at such time as you send the pie to the table, and set before the guests:
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where uncovering or cutting up the lid of the great pie, all the birds will fl ie out, which is to delight and pleasure shew to the company. And because they shall not bee altogether mocked, you shall cut open the small pie, and in this sort you may make many others, the like you may do with a tart.
ALAS… THEAMERICAN PIE
Fast forward to the 17th, 18th and 19th
centuries. English pies were very often meat pies either called shepherd’s pie (veal and vegetables) or cottage pie (beef and vegetables). Mashed potatoes form the top crust of these pies.
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Pilgrims brought the British meat pies with them to America, but adapted quickly to the ingredients available in the New World, e.g. berries and other fruits. Pies quickly became a staple served at almost every meal as well as advancing to county fair contests and any celebration involving food.
Mark Twain was quite fond of the American pie and was not shy about his contempt of the English pie and European food in general. His take on the English pie can best be summed up in his rendition of an English pie recipe:
“To make this excellent breakfast dish, proceed as follows: Take a suffi ciency of water and a suffi ciency of fl our, and construct a bullet-proof dough. Work this into the form of a disk, with the edges turned up some three-fourths of an inch. Toughen and kiln-dry in a couple days in a mild but unvarying temperature. Construct a cover for this redoubt in the same way and of the same material. Fill with stewed dried apples; aggravate with cloves, lemon-peel, and slabs of citron; add two portions of New Orleans sugars, then solder on the lid and set in a safe place till it petrifi es. Serve cold at breakfast and invite your enemy.”
Martha Washington, the fi rst of our fi rst ladies, was known as an accomplished cook. She would often make President George Washington one of his favorite pies: Pie of Sweetbreads. She refers to the crust as “paste” in her recipe. The pie is composed of a layering of
sweetbreads and oysters with a sauce made of butter, fl our, cream and eggs. A bit of an artery clogger.
James Buchanan Brady (1856–1917), also known as “Diamond Jim” Brady, a fi nancier and philanthropist, was known for gluttony and had a particular liking for pie. He made his fortune in sales, was generous with his wealth and enjoyed a lavish lifestyle. He could easily fi nish off several whole pies after a meal. Rumor has it that he would start the meal sitting 6 inches from the edge of the table and would only stop eating when his stomach hit the edge of the table to the point of discomfort. He was “the best 25 customers I ever had,” said Charles Rector, owner of Rector’s Restaurant in New York.
PIE IN THE FACEGetting a pie in the face, or pie-ing, didn’t originate with Rupert Murdoch’s recent run-in with activist Jonnie Marbles during testimony before Britain Parliament for Murdoch’s News Corp’s phone-hacking scandal. The fi rst pie-to-face contact appeared in the movie “Mr. Flip” in 1909 when Ben Turpin was the recipient for the sake of good comedy. People have also gotten pie-ed for their politics and when someone just wants to make a statement. Folks like Microsoft’s Bill Gates and “family values” activist Anita Bryant have experienced the pleasure of a pie in the face.
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Jeffrey Skilling, Enron’s CEO got to eat pie in this manner during a trip to San Francisco in 2001 – a clear message delivered for his involvement in fraud and general corporate corruption. He was later convicted of multiple felonies in 2006. Francine Cavanaugh, a documentary fi lmmaker, did the honors with a tofu cream pie. She was arrested for the assault but charges were dropped.
SOUPY PIEAlthough the Three Stooges were famous for their pie-in-the-face comedy shtick, comedian Soupy Sales may likely be credited for bringing pie-ing to its peak of popularity. Sales started his career as a reporter in radio and soon moved to a job as radio DJ. Eventually, he launched into the television world and was slapped in the face with his fi rst pie in 1951 while hosting a children’s show. He made many more stops along the way, but eventually starred in “The Soupy Sales Show” beginning in 1964, where he brought pie-ing to an art form. His many guests weren’t excused from receiving a pie in the face including the likes of Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine. Sales came full circle, eventually returning to radio as a DJ in 1985. In an interview that year, he stated, “I’ll probably be remembered for the pies, and that’s all right.” He died in 2009 at the age of 83.
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• Mountain goats aren’t actually goats; they’re antelopes.
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• You might be surprised to learn that some ants can live more than 15 years.
• Yes, there’s a name for it. The next time you’re opening a bottle of wine, take a moment to consider the spiral part that is inserted into the cork: It’s known as a worm.
• Washington is the only U.S. state named for a president.
• Celebrated 19th-century French poet Arthur Rimbaud wrote for only a few short years in his late teens. Despite critical success, he gave up writing when he was 20 years old and spent the rest of his life as a soldier and a merchant.
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 82 and in pretty good health except for a recent problem. During the day everything is fi ne, but when I lie down to go to sleep, the room starts to spin. It lasts about 10 seconds. Then if I turn my head to look at the clock, the dizziness returns. In the morning when I wake and turn my head again, the room spins.
Do I have an inner-ear infection? How can this problem be fi xed? -- J.C.
ANSWER: Although I can’t give you 100 percent assurance, I can say on solid ground that you have benign positional vertigo, BPH. Vertigo is dizziness. BPH is not an inner-ear infection. It comes on just as you have written, with a change in the position of the head -- lying down, turning to the side or looking up to a cup-board shelf. The attacks are brief but dis-rupting.
Crystals normally found in one part of the inner ear have migrated to another part. Moving the head activates the dis-placed crystals, and they send a message to the brain that brings on dizziness. The inner ear is not only for hearing; it’s also for balance.
You can bring the crystals back to their original site through a series of move-ments called the Epley repositioning ma-neuvers. Sit on the side of a bed and bend your head to the shoulder on the side that triggers dizziness. Let’s make it the right side, so you can follow the instructions. If it’s the left, just change the direction.
With the head turned to the right, lie down so your head projects off the other side of the bed. When dizziness stops, turn the head to the left side, with the left ear facing down. Next, roll over on your left side so the head faces down for 10 to 15 seconds. Finally, return to the sitting position with your head bent slightly down in front. You might have to repeat the procedure more than twice. If this is too con-fusing, have your family doc-tor or an ENT doctor put you through the motions.
The booklet on vertigo ex-plains the common causes of it and their treatment. To obtain a copy, write: Dr. Donohue -- No. 801W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-
6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Why doesn’t the heart ever get cancer? I’ve never seen this question asked or talked about on TV. Blood feeds tumors, so it makes sense that the heart would be a target. -- C.V.
ANSWER: Tumors do arise in the heart. A somewhat-common benign tumor is a myxoma. It can disrupt the fl ow of blood through the heart. Malignant cancers, ones that spread and grow rapidly, also arise in the heart. They are quite rare. A rhabdomyosarcoma is a malignant tumor of heart muscle. The blood contained in the heart doesn’t feed heart muscle. If it did, we’d never have heart attacks. Heart muscle is nourished by its own arteries. So are heart tumors.
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Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will in-corporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or re-quest an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
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AVOIDINGHOSPITAL
READMISSIONSQuestion: What’s worse than being admitted to the hospital? Answer: Be-ing readmitted quickly after being re-leased. Far too often, just when we’re out of the hospital, something happens and we’re right back where we started.It’s expensive, and those who study these things have looked at the reasons for frequent hospital readmissions.
Here are some of the statistics from the Center for Studying Health System Change:
--About 8 percent of adults go back into the hospital within a month, and one-third within a year.
--One-third of us don’t see a doctor, nurse or anyone else within a month of being released from the hospital. After 90 days, 17 percent of us still haven’t seen a doctor.
--Those of us who don’t see a doctor are at a higher risk for going back into the hospital, especially those who also have other medical conditions. The sicker the patient, the higher the rate of return.
It doesn’t matter what kind of insur-ance we have.
Researchers say new ways must be found to bridge the gap between the doctors and hospitals. At this point, even where there are programs and coordinators to manage the discharge process, it hasn’t changed the rate of readmissions.
There’s one additional, potentially se-rious glitch: One-third of doctors did not have the fi nal hospital report on patients who did come in. And if they did have them, the reports were incom-plete, and new medications might not be listed.
Here’s a suggestion to keep from be-ing readmitted: When you leave the hospital, make a nurse write down your prescriptions and instructions for af-tercare. The minute you get home, call your doctor. Make the earliest appoint-ment possible, and take your instruc-tions.
Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send
e-mail to [email protected].
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HEALTHY HABITS FOR HEALTHY KIDS
Childhood obesity is now a big con-cern following the launch of the Let’s Move campaign by fi rst lady Michelle
Obama. During the past 30 years, obesity rates among children have tripled, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates we have reached the point where one in three American children are overweight or obese. Not only is the problem costly -- an estimated $150 billion a year is spent on obesity-related health care costs -- but childhood obesity re-duces quality of life.Obese children are at a much greater risk for chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and asthma. Research reported in the Jour-nal of the American Medical Association indicates that from 1988 to 1994, about 11 percent of children in the U.S. had chronic diseases. This rate has increased to 25 per-cent in the period from 2000 to 2006. Data suggests that obesity may shorten the lives of children today by two to fi ve years compared to their parents.Lynda Johnson, nutrition and health education specialist with the University of Missouri Ex-tension, believes that much of the weight gain and chronic health problems among children could be prevented with increased physical activity and improved nutrition. There are many guidelines to help children develop healthy eating habits and maintain a healthy weight, but parents may feel overwhelmed on how to begin. Johnson suggests starting with these simple changes:--Serve kid-friendly portions. With today’s larger plates, it’s easy for children to get into the habit of eating portions that are way too large. Studies fi nd preschoolers eat more when large servings are on their plate.--Limit sugar-sweetened beverages, and drink more water. Children can consume too many extra calories from soda, sweet tea and fruit drinks. Drinking a 12-ounce can of soda each day could lead to 10 extra pounds in a year. Serve these sugary drinks as occasional treats, rather than every day.--To boost nutrition and reduce calories, fi ll half your plate and your child’s plate with a rainbow of colorful vegetables. Ideas for add-ing more vegetables to your diet can be found online at http://www.fruitsandveggiesmore-matters.org/.The Let’s Move campaign also encourages physical activity to help balance calories. Children should participate in at least 60 minutes of active play most days of the week. It’s also important to help children avoid too much sedentary time with the TV or com-puter. The website Bam! Body and Mind pro-vides creative ideas to help children have fun, stay active and be healthy. There are lots of easy and nutritious snacks
for kids that are delicious and fun to make and eat, no matter what age we are. Kids that are involved in making their snacks, or grow-ing or selecting their snacks are more likely to want to eat them. Here are some easy snacks for children that include a variety of veggies and milk. Be sure to have your children wash their hands with soap and warm water, scrub-bing for 20 seconds (about as long as it takes to sing the ABC’s), before handling or eating food.
DINO DIP1 cup low-fat or fat-free plain yogurt1 cup low-fat sour cream1 package dry ranch dressing mix
1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.2. Give each child a dollop of the dip in a separate bowl to avoid “double dipping.”3. Serve with some old standbys, like baby carrots, caulifl ower fl orets or broccoli “trees,” or try something new from the store, farm-ers market or garden, like kohlrabi, jicama, raw beets, sugar-snap peas, grape tomatoes or low-calorie cheese cubes or sticks.
ICE CREAM IN A BAG2 percent chocolate milk Snack-size zip-lock bagQuart-size freezer zip-lock bagIceRock salt
1. Pour 1/2 cup milk into a re-sealable snack bag. Close tightly.2. Put 2 to 3 cups of ice into the quart-size freezer bag. Sprinkle a little rock salt on the ice.3. Slip the closed baggie of milk into the bag with the ice. Close tightly.4. Shake vigorously until the milk is frozen, being careful not to break either bag.5. Remove the small bag with the ice cream. You’ll want to wipe the salty water from the outside of the bag and the baggie seal so your ice cream won’t taste salty.6. Unzip the ice cream baggie, insert spoon and eat. And here’s an added bonus -- no dishes!
(Additional information provided by Janet Hackert, Regional Nutrition and Health Edu-cation Specialist, and Connie Mowrer, Nutri-tion Program Associate, University of Mis-souri Extension.)
Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’s author, a culinary historian and the author of seven cookbooks. She’s known as The Kitchen Diva and is the executive pro-ducer and host of “The Kitchen Diva!” cook-ing show on HULU.com. Her new cookbook is “The Kitchen Diva Cooks!” Visit her web-site at www.divapro.com.
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Trivia Test ByMarge Svenson Sports Quiz By
Chris Richcreek
1. ENTERTAINERS: Which actor?s birth name was Ramon Estevez?
2. MUSIC: What was the name of Smokey Robinson?s group?
3. INVENTIONS: Who is credited with inventing bifocal lenses?
4. PSYCHOLOGY: What irrational fear is manifested in peniaphobia?
5. LITERATURE: In which of Shake-speare’s plays does the character Shylock appear?
6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: During which war did Harry Truman fi re Gen. Douglas MacArthur?
7. HISTORY: When did Australia be-come a commonwealth nation, largely gaining independence from Britain?
8. ANATOMY: About how long are the intestines in an adult male?
9. FAMOUS QUOTES: What American psychologist/philosopher once once said: ?Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.??
10. MEASUREMENTS: Which month is named for the Roman festival of ritual purifi cation?
1. Who is the San Diego Padres’ all-time leader in career home runs?
2. How many times has a Texas Rang-er been named the A.L. Most Valuable Player?
3. When was the last time before the 2010 season that Green Bay and Chicago faced off in an NFL playoff game?
4. How many NCAA men’s basketball championships have the UConn Hus-kies won?
5. Name the fi rst Eastern bloc player to skate in the NHL.
6. Which was the last team before the L.A. Galaxy in 2011 to win the MLS Cup after being the No. 1 seed entering the playoffs?
7. In 2011, thoroughbred Rapid Redux won his 20th consecutive race, top-ping the North American record held by two horses. Name either horse.
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SNIPPETZ® PUZZLES AND TRIVIA
1. Who was born Robert Allen Zimmerman? Name the fi rst single he wrote and released.
2. Led Zeppelin ran into a small snag when the band fl ew into Singapore to do a concert. What happened?
3. Name the singer-songwriter who had a hit with “Crying.”
4. Which group released “Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Ra-dio?” and when?
5. Name the album with these two songs: “Being for the Ben-efi t of Mr. Kite!” and “Fixing a Hole.”
6. Which group released “Where the Streets Have No Name” and when?
New DVD Releases forWeek of January 23, 2012
PICKS OF THE WEEK
“Real Steel” (PG-13) -- Films have put many a lens on the bond between father and son, but to this point they’ve all left out the most awesome angle of approach to paternal rela-tions: robotic combat. “Real Steel” rectifi es this oversight with a loud, exciting, corny and fun fl ick about a dad (Hugh Jackman) and his determined young son (Dakota Goyo) team-ing up to train a boxing robot that will win the title (or whatever robots fi ght for) and bring
them closer together.
In the near future, robot boxing abruptly replaces human boxing just in time to dash Charlie’s (Jackman) dreams of being a top fi ghter. Years later, he’s down on his luck, working around the edges of the robot-fi ght-ing scene. He reluctantly accepts the help of his estranged son, and the cliches start pour-ing in from there. “Real Steel” is no game changer, but if you have a boy who needs two hours of solid entertainment, sit down with him and watch some robot fi ghts.
“50/50” (R) -- This dark, smart, from-the-heart comedy about life, love and cancer caught many people by surprise. Joseph Gor-don Levitt solidifi es his position as the young actor with chops in this role as Adam, a guy whose cancer diagnosis gives him a 50-50 chance of survival. The script is informed by true life, as writer Will Reiser looked into his own story of can-
cer survival when crafting this comedy script centered around heavy subject matter. With a real script in-hand, the performances don’t disappoint. Gordon-Levitt’s tightly wound Adam is candidly funny and never overacted, and Seth Rogen hits the mark as a guy’s guy who’s out of his depth and trying to support his best friend.
“Rebecca” (NR) [Blu-ray] -- Alfred Hitch-cock’s fi rst American movie is now avail-able on Blu-ray. Laurence Olivier plays a wealthy widower who brings his new love to his sprawling mansion. When the new lady of the house arrives, she fi nds that she’s not quite welcome, as the staff and much of the estate are still dedicated to the fi rst wife, whose death is some sort of mystery. The per-formances deliver the full weight of the sus-pense and atmospheric dread in Hitchcock’s only fi lm to win the Oscar for best picture.
“The Whistleblower” (R) -- Rachel Weisz plays an American who takes a peace-keeping
position in war-torn Bosnia. She quickly be-comes the target of an extensive and corrupt network of military and diplomatic personnel when she tries to defend women pulled into the sex trade. The story escalates from grip-ping to intense as it becomes clear that it is one woman against the system.
TV RELEASES
“Mannix: Sixth Season”
“UFC 137 and 138: Penn vs. Diazand Leben vs. Munoz”
“Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations -- Col-lection 6/Part 2”
“Meet the Browns: Season 4”
“Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated: Season 1, Part 2”
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In order to keep everyone honest (you know who you are,) you can fi nd the an-swers and solutions to the trivia and puzzles to the next page (13).
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HUEY’SPAGE
SNIPPETZ® COMICS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Answers & Solutions
TRIVIA TEST ANSWERS
SPORTS QUIZ ANSWERS
FLASH BACK ANSWERS
1. Zimmerman was Bob Dylan’s birth name. His fi rst single, “Mixed-Up Confusion” backed with “Corrina, Corrina,” was released in 1962.2. Singapore offi cials wouldn’t let them off the plane because of their long hair. The concert, in 1972, was canceled.3. Roy Orbison, in 1961. He released a duet with k.d. lang in 1987, but it’s the original version that ranks No. 69 in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.4. The Ramones, in 1980. All members of the group took on “Ramone” as their last name, starting with Douglas Colvin, who became Dee Dee Ramone.5. The Beatles album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” in 1967.6. U2, in 1987.
1. Martin Sheen2. The Miracles3. Ben Franklin
4. A fear of poverty5. ?The Merchant of Venice?
6. Korean 7. 1901
8. About 28 feet9. William James
10. February (Februa)
1. Nate Colbert, with 163.2. Six -- Jeff Burroughs (1974), Juan Gonzalez (‘96, ‘98), Ivan Rodriguez (‘99), Alex Rodriguez (2003) and Josh Hamilton (‘10). 3. It was 1941.4. Three -- 1999, 2004 and 2011.5. Jaroslav Jirik, with St. Louis in the 1969-70 sea-son.6. The Columbus Crew, in 2008.7. Zenyatta and Peppers Pride.
JANUARY 23, 2012
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Guess what, Lamb? You’re about to experience a new perspective on a situation you long regarded quite differently. What you learn could open more opportunities later.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The Bold Bo-vine is tempted to charge into a new venture. But it might be best to take things one step at a time, so that you know just where you are at any given point.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) It’s a good time to go on that fun getaway you’ve been planning. You’ll return refreshed, ready and, yes, even eager to tackle the new challenge that awaits you.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The Moon Child loves to fantasize about magical hap-penings in the early part of the week. But the sensible Crab gets down to serious business by week’s end.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) What goes around comes around for those lucky Leos and Leonas whose acts of generosity could be repaid with opportunities to expand into new and exciting areas of interest.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your concern about your job responsibilities is commendable. But you need to take some quiet time to share with someone who has re-ally missed being with you.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) As-pects favor getting out and meeting new people. And as a bonus, you might fi nd that some of your newly made friends could offer important business contacts.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) You might take pride in wanting to do every-thing yourself. But now’s a good time to ask family members to help with a demanding personal situation.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Pay more attention to the possibilities in that workplace change. It could show the way to make that long-sought turn on your career path.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your need to succeed might overwhelm ob-ligations to your loved ones. Ease up on that workload and into some well-deserved time with family and friends.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Love rules for amorous Aquarians who can make good use of their ability to communi-cate feelings. Don’t be surprised if they’re reciprocated in kind.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Fishing for compliments? No doubt, you probably earned them. But it’s best to let others believe they were the ones who uncovered the trea-sure you really are.
BORN THIS WEEK: Your good works fl ow from an open, generous heart. Nothing makes you happier than to see others happy as well.
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The Power ofRecommendationsUsing Free Directories to Build your Business
Part I Series 5, Article 1
Many of you remember thepre-internet days when lookingsomething up in Ma Bell’s YellowPages or calling 411 were theonly way you could find a phonenumber or address for a busi-ness. And we paid 25 cents forthat 411 call. Then to find out ifthat business was any good,we’d have to call a bunch offriends to find out if they’d hadgood or bad experiences withthat company. 3 hours later.... :(
Now, with the internet, we canfind any business in the world byjust Googling some vague infor-mation about it. Not only that,but we can map it’s location witha click of a button, go to theirwebsite, email them, call themfrom the computer with Skype,and read recommendations forthat business from other con-sumers.
Within 5 minutes we’ve com-pared 5 plumbers, their hours,prices, distance to our home, lia-bility insurance they carry, andread 5 recommendations, bothgood and bad.
It is imperative for your busi-ness to exploit every avenue offree directory listings availableon the internet. And don’t stopthere.....then ask your cus-tomers, clients and friends toadd recommendations to thosesights.
People listen to recommenda-tions. And these recommenda-tions can make or break yourbusiness. Be pro-active in main-tenance of your listings and bein control of who is commentingon and recommending your busi-ness.
In this article, I will cover thetop internet directories on whichyour business should be listed.
The procedures to list yourbusiness will differ slightly oneach, but each will have a buttonor a tab that says something like“List my Business”, “Claim yourBusiness Listing”, or somethingof the sorts. On some of thesewebsites, your business willalready be listed with just basic
information. First search for yourbusiness, if it doesn’t show upthen add it. If it does show upthen there will be a button askingthe owner to claim the businessand they will ask for a variety ofways for you to prove that youare the owner.
Filling out the forms over andover again can be a big pain.Your computer may have anAuto-Fill add-on that will fill in theforms for you.
If not, you can save time in fill-ing out all of your business infor-mation by beginning with acheat-sheet -- a Word Doc withall of your pertinent businessinformation, that you can simplycopy and paste from. Include:business name, address, phonenumber, website, email address,number of years in business,owner’s name, and a briefdescription of your business.
FREE BUSINESS DIRECTORIES:- CitySearch.com- SuperPages.com- YellowPages.com- YellowBook.com- Yelp.com- Local.com- Local.Yahoo.com- MerchantCircle.com- Supermedia.com- Mapquest.com- Biznik.com- Foursquare.com- ThinkLocal.com- CitySlick.com- USYellowPages.com- MyCity.com- Google.com- Bing.com- Outside.in.com- BizJournals.com- TeleAtlas.com- Justclicklocal.com- Dex.com
Start inputting your businesslistings on these websites and I’llhave more for you next week!
THEN, remember to send thislist to your friends, close clientsand customers and ask them toleave comments and recommen-dations on your listings!
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TAX POTPOURRIHIGHLIGHTS FORYOUR 2011 TAXES
Here are some random tax updates and changes for your 2011 taxes.
Annual Gift Tax Exemption- The an-nual exclusion for tax-free gifts remains $13,000 per donor. A giver may make an unlimited number of $13,000 gifts, as long as they are to different individuals. Gifts of tuition and payments for medi-cal care also are exempt.
Estate Tax is Back- The 35% tax on estate assets returns on that portion ex-ceeding $5,000,000 ($10,000,000 for married couples). We’d all love to have
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Credit for Energy-Saving Home Im-provements- The amount of the credit has been reduced to a maximum of $500 per taxpayer per lifetime, so those who took 2010’s $1,500 credit under this pro-vision don’t qualify anymore. The 2011 credit is 10% up to $500 in total credit, and there are specifi c limits for each home improvement. For example, the credit allowed for a new furnace is differ-ent than a new water heater. The current version expires at the end of 2011.
Medical Expenses- Taxpayers with Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) may no longer use pretax funds to pay for many over-the-counter medicines, aside from insulin, without a prescription. But FSA funds may still be used for other,
nonprescription medical items such as crutches, contact-lens solution, etc., if the individual plan allows it. For a list of what is allowed by law, please review IRS Publication 502.
Mortgage Insurance Premiums- Ho-meowners making less than $100,000 who are paying insurance premiums on mortgages established after December 31, 2006 are able to take this deduction along with their mortgage interest. This provision is extended through the end of 2012 along with other extended Bush tax cut provisions.
1099 Reporting Requirements- Start-ing in 2011, any business that does more than $600 in business with any vendor will be required to submit a 1099 form. How fun!
More information on tax changes can be found at www.tinawatsoncpa.com/blog. Next week we’ll review the tax changes for 2011 affecting your retirement.
Tina Watson is a Certifi ed Public Ac-countant in Gleneagle. You can contact her at [email protected] or visit her website at www.tinawatsoncpa.com.
BUYINGVS.
RENTINGSomewhere in the middle of the fall-
ing costs of homes and the rising costs of rentals is the tipping point
where it becomes more cost effective to buy. Those calculations will vary depend-ing on your location and situation. Buy-ing a home can be a positive step if 1) you are fi nancially stable, 2) you plan to stay in your home for at least fi ve years, and 3) you do your homework fi rst.
Look online at www.bankrate.com and search for the “rent versus buy” calculator. Go through the dozen questions as a place to start to see if you’re a good candidate for buying.
Do a “rent ratio” calculation. Take the price of a home similar to one you’d like to buy, and divide that by how much the rent would be for one year. A ratio of 15 or under in-dicates that buying would be better. High than 20 indicates that renting would be bet-ter. For example, if the home you’d like to buy is selling for $100,000 but would rent for $850 a month, the calculation becomes $100,00 divided by $10,200, which comes to under 10, well within the range where it’s smarter to buy. Be sure to add the cost of renter’s insurance.
To get a broad-brush picture of whether it’s better to rent or buy in your area, check Trulia, the real-estate site that analyzes homes from the national level down to the neighborhood. Go online to Google and put this in the search box: Trulia Insights rent versus buy. The top four links in the list are the ones that will be most helpful. For example, Trulia’s research indicates that in 72 percent of buying areas, it’s bet-ter to buy than rent.
If you buy, remember the standard cave-ats:Only accept a fi xed loan. Don’t be lulled by initial lower rates into taking on a mortgage that can increase to an unknown amount in the future.Know in advance how much the taxes will cost.Give yourself more of a monthly cushion than the lenders do. If the lender says you can afford a payment of $1,000 per month, give yourself some breathing room and cap it at $850. You might need to take on an ad-ditional expense down the road, perhaps a vehicle payment.
David Uffi ngton regrets that he cannot per-sonally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Fea-tures Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].
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