Word: herring
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...Angeles Times, former Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich argued that such donations are not to “real charities” because they do not directly serve the poor. Consequently, he argued, donors should not get a full tax deduction. This criticism, however, is a red herring for the real problem: that the government unjustly subsidizes charitable contributions by the rich. This is because the federal government allows donors to deduct charitable contributions from their taxable income. The rich, who face a 35 percent federal tax on each additional dollar, essentially get a 35 cent tax rebate...
...face it, the gastronomic reputation of the far North is as dim as the winter sun. Sure, beets and pickled herring have been somewhat rehabilitated by ambassadors like Marcus Samuelsson of New York City's Aquavit and TV chef Andreas Viestad, Norway's answer to Jamie Oliver. But the Nordic countries are still far better known internationally for progressive living and modern design than for innovative haute cuisine...
...Caviar has always been a luxury [and] the booming demand has gone hand in hand with a lot more money [being] around in Britain," said Lucie Herring, public relations manager for Caviar House-Prunier. "It was the preserve of the old rich, like Russians, but now with City boys [those employed in London's financial district] coming in, the new rich...
...claim that a caviar's quality can be tested by placing a little between thumb and forefinger. Once eaten, good eggs will leave no residue or fishy smell. "The taste is not the same - black market tell-tale signs are that it's oily and smells of fish," adds Herring...
...buoyed the Baltic Sea region, an area that comprises about 70 million people living in nine countries bordering the sea. Established players like Sweden and Finland are pairing up with emerging economies (and recent E.U. inductees) like Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia to transform a region once better known for herring, bad weather and cold war naval maneuvers into a global economic dynamo. "It's a hot spot for growth," says Peter Egardt, a Swede who heads the Business Advisory Council at the intergovernmental Council of Baltic Sea States...