Adrianne Palicki was born in May 6, 1983, Toledo, Ohio. Adrianne is an American actress who currently stars as “Tyra Collette” on the NBC television series Friday Night Lights.

She appeared in the Aquaman-based WB pilot Mercy Reef as an evil siren, but the pilot was not picked up for series by the CW network, a result of The WB and UPN network merger, which occurred while the pilot was being filmed.

Adrianne Palicki has also made appearances in TV shows like Smallville as Kara in the season 3 finale (”Covenant”). Palicki also starred in Supernatural as “Jessica Moore”, Sam Winchester’s doomed girlfriend, killed by a demon, in its pilot episode. The character reappears in the Supernatural season 2 episode, “What is and What Never Should Be”.

Some of the most miserable cities are here. A high rate of unemployment and crime puts thes U.S. cities on most most miserable cities:

Detroit, Michigan: Motown is the worst in the country when it comes to violent crime, with an annual rate of 1,251 crimes for every 100,000 residents. Unemployment in the area is below the double-digit rates it hit in the early 1990s, but at 8.5% over the past three years, it is still the second-highest in the country among the 150 largest metro areas.

Stockton, California: The population of the Stockton metro area soared 28% over the past 10 years as people looked for affordable options to the pricey Bay Area. The population flow helped home prices jump 158% between 2000 and 2005, but they have fallen the past two years, as Stockton has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country.

New York City, New York: The Big Apple is the nation’s center for financial services, publishing, advertising and countless other industries, making job opportunities plentiful. But the costs can make all but the super-wealthy miserable. Housing costs are through the roof, and income tax rates are 10.5%, more than twice the U.S. average. Commuting times are also the worst, at an average of 36 minutes each way.

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Tax companies are sometimes surprised to see how many people over look the tax deductions these individuals can get if they didn’t overlook the deductions. Sometime forget, while other people just don’t really care about the deductions thinking it won’t really make a difference:

State sales taxes. IRS has tables for residents of states with sales taxes showing how much they can deduct. But the tables aren’t the last word. If you purchased a vehicle, boat or airplane, you get to add the state sales tax you paid to the amount shown in IRS tables for your state, to the extent the sales tax rate you paid doesn’t exceed the state’s general sales tax rate.

Reinvested dividends. This isn’t really a deduction, but it is a subtraction that can save you money; this is the break former IRS Commissioner Fred Goldberg told Kiplinger’s that lots of taxpayers miss.

Out-of-pocket charitable contributions. It’s hard to overlook the big charitable gifts you made during the year, by check or payroll deduction. But the little things add up, too, and you can write off out-of-pocket costs you incur while doing good works.

Student loan interest paid by Mom and Dad. If Mom and Dad pay back the loan, the IRS treats it as though they gave the money to their child, who then paid the debt. So, a child who’s not claimed as a dependent can qualify to deduct up to $2,500 of student loan interest paid by Mom and Dad.

Moving expense to take first job. If you moved more than 50 miles to relocate to get a job, you can deduct the cost of getting yourself and your household goods to the new area, including 20 cents per mile (plus parking fees and tolls) for driving your own car.

Military reservists’ travel expenses. If you are a member of the National Guard or military reserve, you may deserve a deduction for travel expenses to drills or meetings.

Child care credit. A credit is so much better than a deduction—it reduces your tax bill dollar for dollar. So missing one is even more painful than missing a deduction that simply reduces the amount of income that’s subject to tax. But it’s easy to overlook the child care credit if you pay your child care bills thorough a reimbursement account at work.

Estate tax on income in respect of a decedent. you get an income tax deduction for the amount of estate tax paid on the IRA balance. Let’s say you inherited a $100,000 IRA and the fact that the $100,000 was included in your benefactor’s estate added $45,000 to the estate tax bill.

State tax you paid last spring. Did you owe tax when you filed your 2006 state tax return in the spring of 2007? Then remember to include that amount with your state tax deduction on your 2007 return, along with state income taxes withheld from your paychecks or paid via quarterly estimated payments.

Refinancing points. When you buy a house, you get to deduct points paid to obtain your mortgage in one fell swoop. When you refinance a mortgage, though, you have to deduct the points over the life of the loan.

Jury pay paid to employer. Some employers continue to pay employees’ full salary while they are doing their civic duty, but ask that they turn over their jury fees to the corporate treasury.