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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 1

Lowell (4/16/2013)
unlike all of you guys who completed all their tax paperwork in January and already got your refunds back, my yesterday was
non stop juggling of funds so I could write a bit checks to my retirement and then the IRS before the April 15th deadline;
Personally I'm sapped emotionally from all the hoop-jumping.

And I'm stuck with doing a foreign assets return in a foreign language (Spanish) by the end of the month, which in practise means the end of this week since I'll be travelling on Saturday and don't return until 6 May. And unlike in the UK to get to submit stuff electronically I have to turn up in a government office and demonstrate my identity in order to get an electronic id acceptable to the Spanish government, and government offices are so deadly sloe around here (and so far away from where I'm living) that it will be a real pain to do that and my earliest possible day for doing that is Friday (because of other comitments) and it may not work even then - until then, I can't even get hold of a copy of the form, the website requires me to identify myself with the formal electronic id before it will show me one.

I thought the UK system was bad until I discovered this one. And the penalty for delaying submission until after the end of the month is 10000 Euros plus a surcharge on the tax due (which happens to be 0, but that won't reduce the 10000 base penalty). this was all sprung upon us expats quite recently - the relevant tax had been temporarily suspended years ago, and was only reintroduced recently.

Tom

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 2

Jason

Congratulations!

Wayne
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Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

ChrisM@home SSC-Insane Points: 24260 More actions · Answer 3

WayneS (4/17/2013)
Jason
Congratulations!

Awesome! Well done Jason!

Wayne, is that you too?

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For better assistance in answering your questions, please read this[/url].

Understanding and using APPLY, (I)[/url] and (II)[/url] Paul White[/url]

Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins[/url] / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url] Jeff Moden[/url]

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736642 More actions · Answer 4

Congrats to both Jason and Wayne for their MCM achievements.

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 5

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/17/2013)
Congrats to both Jason and Wayne for their MCM achievements.

Thanks Steve

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 6

WayneS (4/17/2013)
Jason
Congratulations!

Congratulations!

right back at you Wayne!!!!!!!

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 7

ChrisM@home (4/17/2013)
WayneS (4/17/2013)
Jason
Congratulations!
Awesome! Well done Jason!
Wayne, is that you too?

Thanks Chris

And yup Wayne and I received our news on the same day.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events

ChrisM@home SSC-Insane Points: 24260 More actions · Answer 8

SQLRNNR (4/17/2013)
ChrisM@home (4/17/2013)
WayneS (4/17/2013)
Jason
Congratulations!
Awesome! Well done Jason!
Wayne, is that you too?
Thanks Chris
And yup Wayne and I received our news on the same day.

Heh fantastic! That's quite an achievement!

[font="Arial"]^{Low-hanging fruit picker and defender of the moggies}[/font]

For better assistance in answering your questions, please read this[/url].

Understanding and using APPLY, (I)[/url] and (II)[/url] Paul White[/url]

Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins[/url] / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url] Jeff Moden[/url]

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173083 More actions · Answer 9

Stefan Krzywicki (2/15/2013)
Hey Brandie, speaking of your account problems, did you ever get the problem where you can't get DMs fixed?

No. I thought I was about to, but I never heard back from the help desk after my last email.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173083 More actions · Answer 10

Lowell (4/16/2013)
unlike all of you guys who completed all their tax paperwork in January and already got your refunds back, my yesterday was
non stop juggling of funds so I could write a bit checks to my retirement and then the IRS before the April 15th deadline;
Personally I'm sapped emotionally from all the hoop-jumping.

I did that the last week of March, somehow convinced tax day was April 1st. I pulled an April Fools Day prank on myself with that. @=)

Then again, today I got my refund deposited, so I'm happy. @=)

Oh, and hello again. Long time no talk. Brandie been busy.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173083 More actions · Answer 11

So I have this ridiculous thought of doing a series of articles for my blog on how to build a SQL Server database for a comic book collection.

What do you think? Should I do this?

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736642 More actions · Answer 12

Brandie Tarvin (4/17/2013)
So I have this ridiculous thought of doing a series of articles for my blog on how to build a SQL Server database for a comic book collection.
What do you think? Should I do this?

The ridiculous part is not writing it here 😉

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 13

Brandie Tarvin (4/17/2013)
So I have this ridiculous thought of doing a series of articles for my blog on how to build a SQL Server database for a comic book collection.
What do you think? Should I do this?

Go for it. It can serve as a tutorial for those wanting to learn how to design and develop a database. Especially true if you take the database through some schema changes as the requirements for the database expand.

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 14

Brandie Tarvin (4/17/2013)
So I have this ridiculous thought of doing a series of articles for my blog on how to build a SQL Server database for a comic book collection.
What do you think? Should I do this?

I've had a database design for this since the early 90s, but I never got around to putting it together.

In the end, I ended up buying one from Collectorz.com. The database might not be as good as the one I put together (emphasis on "might", it is possible it is just as good), but they have scanner integration and a large on-line matching database for pre-scanner comics. Plus, you get downloads of all the covers with every scan.

While I like the idea, the software I bought is only $45 for the full version w/ lifetime subscription. I don't know if the effort of doing it would be worth the time.

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 15

Lynn Pettis (4/17/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (4/17/2013)
So I have this ridiculous thought of doing a series of articles for my blog on how to build a SQL Server database for a comic book collection.
What do you think? Should I do this?
Go for it. It can serve as a tutorial for those wanting to learn how to design and develop a database. Especially true if you take the database through some schema changes as the requirements for the database expand.

This is true, it could be a very good tutorial example. With comics, you can start by collecting very simple data (Publisher, title, issue numbers) and rapidly expand to more data (dates, cover prices, writers, artists, inkers, letterers) and even more data (ratings, reviews, characters, guest appearances, crossovers, cover images), etc... Each stage is valuable and viable on its own.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams