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I notice that the total of my 1256 contract trading at Interactive Brokers does not show on my 1099-B. IB has a separate report called a Gain/Loss Worksheet for 1256 Contracts. Is this form generally suitable for tax purposes and should I include with my return, so that I don't have to list...

Happy birthday young lady! I have one coming up tomorrow as well.

Maybe this is more of a rhetorical question, but if you buy a stock mainly to collect the dividend and then hopefully make an extra bump on capital appreciation, when you do you decide to move back into cash (or try to find some other opportunity)? I bought a couple hundred shares of MSB in...

I liked that newest Star Trek movie as well, and now that I think about it, I enjoyed the fact that the actors were relative unknowns. It was a little more interesting because I couldn't exactly predict how they were going to play each scene. Talking about remakes, if movie budgets weren't so...

Jackass?

Maybe Shortie is like the group of scientists--small, but growing! Seriously, if I was working with an airline and exposed to this every day, I'd be concerned, but an occasional trip probably not. We're probably already getting bombarded with low levels of radiation anyway.

Hmm, explode Sarah Palin with my head...I like it! Is this really possible?

Please don't take this the wrong way--I'm not being a smartass, but, are you sure you can afford this house, even if you get it at $700K? If you are still saving $$ to get it, maybe its not the right house for you. Have you given any thought to the ongoing taxes, maintenance, etc. that will come...

Wow, that every other day thing seems a bit extreme. I noticed on the link that the author was advocating the diet as a way to lose weight without "losing sanity". While it is a bit of a misnomer, as the fasting days did include a few hundred calories of food, that strategy would drive me crazy...

I remember reading about studies with mice that demonstrated a link between undereating and longevity. Here is link discussing the subject: http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?ch=specialsections&sc=living&id=16826

I'm wondering if you even read the article. What is dumb is having 7600 posts on ET since 2008, most of them just ripping on other posters, making stupid remarks or generally adding no value whatsoever to these boards. Welcome IGNORE.

Sorry if the "junk food diet" thread became the "health food diet" thread. Back to the original subject, I think this informal study illustrates the amazing resilience of the human body. Considering all the different and sometimes frightening diets on which people subsist, I still get surprised...

thanks for the advice hoodoo, I like green/white tea, I might try some in there as well. Coincidentally lately I have been adding a handful of frozen blueberries and cherries to plain yogurt as a snack--I'll add the juice to my "toolbox" and see how it goes!

I'll check it out!

Earlier this year I had crossed a personal "line in the sand" that I had created for myself years ago--I had to buy a pair of 36" waist pants. I vowed that wouldn't happen again. In the course of trying to lose 10-15 pounds, I realized that I was feeling much better (I have a mild form of...

Hmm, did you pull the definition of "Politician" from Webster's? :)

Thanks for the clip Omega, great scene. Damn, might have to watch the whole movie again!

I didn't have a problem with "Heat" but I seem to remember that "Scent of a Woman" really drove me crazy. Regarding "Heat" I have often wondered how it would play if the two stars had reversed characters, considering that it contained two "master thespians", Pacino and De Niro. How would the...

I'm confused on the examples. Were all those movies supposed to be great or only the second group? There are probably many great movies that go straight to dvd or don't even get that far just because there was no $$ to promote them or pay for proven acting talent. Film festivals have probably...

Thats a big "if" considering the possible complications with obesity http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080708193249.htm You can hang around a long time with type 2 diabetes.