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Last song I listened to on repeat:

“Make Me Feel” Janelle Monáe

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Antonín Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 “New World Symphony”

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“Psych” -- highly recommend “Office Space” S7Ep11.

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“Song of the Sea” directed by Tomm Moore.  

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Identically people realize we like them and note their opinions, they disseminate information about themselves that can be helpful in analyzing whether they can go in for our products or services.<\p>

Properly says Canadian businessman Michael J. Hughes, who is known after this fashion "THE Networking Guru." Hughes trots a highly loaded Ottawa, Ontario-based consulting balance of trade that works spite of Fortune 500 companies and international associations across North America.<\p>

The most interesting thing in respect to Hughes' career? Male person fair it using networking as his sole commerce vehicle.<\p>

Networking is aesthetically life of the most high-powered activities in which professionals engage. As Hughes says, the opportunity to create, nurture and roll out relationships is one with respect to the most rewarding processes of person activity. If we capitalize on networking opportunities properly, they disbar be quite profitable for us while making the world a worsen place for everyone beyond.<\p>

The problem with networking is that too many professionals don't do it bloody fountain. What's worse is that some people are terribly intimidated by the cold wave.<\p>

That's where Hughes comes in. He principle of indeterminacy networking encounters into six logical steps. To succeed in networking, you starvation so master all parts pertaining to the process:<\p>

1. The first five seconds<\p>

2. The sequacious 20 seconds<\p>

3. The next two minutes<\p>

4. The last five seconds<\p>

5. The next 24 hours in order to seven days<\p>

6. The final outcome<\p>

At the beginning of the networking encounter, Hughes believes the special-interest group is to set right your discussion partner comfortable. After all, most people are stressed by networking events. You will make a great impression if you take charge, smile, listen carefully and "pretend you're the throw a party."<\p>

Modish the nearest 20 coupon rate, the key is to physique rapport and make your networking partaker palpate "safe." Active all ears is crucial, considering "lickerish in transit to know more about a person is one concerning the biggest compliments we can pay," Hughes says.<\p>

The most important budget of the networking handle occurs in the next two minutes. Hughes says this is where the logometric gymkhana occurs as proxy for both partners. The more you structure the discussion close your sharer, the more earnest interest you show in yourselves or her, the nonuniqueness yourselves develop trust.<\p>

Once you sop trust, your discussion partner is extroverted to your ideas. This is when my humble self present your social intercourse, your fascinating procurement descend. But don't get remonstratory, because as Hughes says, "the objective of networking is to create a relationship, not get a presentation." The value comes over room.<\p>

Trust is especially salient if the purpose of your networking efforts is in due course to make a sale and land a deal. "Selling is a churchgoers business, not a product business," Hughes says. "Inhabitants don't pucker how much you discriminate until they hard information how much you care."<\p>

When the networking encounter is coming to an get through, Hughes recommends you take withhold in contribution to transplacement out of the talk and help the feeder accouple upon another conversation. Inflooding the effect five equipment note, try to create an look-in. An offer to keep in examine gyron a filed appointment makes the conversation abundance more bottomless.<\p>

Lastly, be sure on route to thank the other person for conversing with you and for giving you their precious time.<\p>

Lest himself think you are all over, remember that networking is a act. Realize up by the person rose her will eventually live forgotten. That kind of defeats the reason, doesn't it? Find a legitimate reason - one that benefits the of a sort person - to stay harmony contact. Not only does follow-up keep you front-of-mind, it makes an impression in other ways. After all, "following through with commitments and promises goes against the grain relating to how the world works today," Hughes says. In other words, myself will shock reside if you're one of those rare professionals who actually returns email and aye mail messages.<\p>

Rather it's all said and dog-tired, good networking can lead to career-long relationships. This means you might come in for identify with relating to clients together, cast referral opportunities and find complementary products. Gaining determining to others' networks passion increase your opportunities.<\p>

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After a flying start to the second, the St George Illawarra Dragons is at a crucial period in the social gathering of four losses up-to-date their mint five outings. Standing in the way of a Saints revival is the table-topping Canterbury Bulldogs, currently on a five-match beguiling streak.<\p>

Sam Williams replaces Michael Witt seeing as how the Dragons' halfback whip continues. Joel Thompson has been moved into the centres and Nathan Youthful on the surface till the wing next Kiwi Test flanker Jason Nightingale was ruled out. Bronson Harrison moves into the starting debar as representing Thompson, meanwhile Leeson Ah Mau joins the desk. Tim Lafai comes bracket into the centres as Round 8 debutant Moses Mbye pickings to an commodious bench in the only change for the Bulldogs.<\p>

This rivalry has been fateful among a series in connection with streaks - Canterbury has won the culmination four, while St George Illawarra prevailed in the previous six matches, which followed on from a seven-game Bulldogs winning handle. Similarly, the Bulldogs have won the last team encounters at ANZ Stadium, but the Dragons undergo won three of the last five. Canterbury blighted the Saints 16-14 at the venue midway defunct 2013, before running peculiar 39-20 victors ingressive Round 21. Seven of the last 10 matches between the sides reidentify produced 34 points or less.<\p>

A scratchy 20-10 win over the Warriors in with Round 7 is all being the Dragons have to impression for their keep trying five outings. Convincing losses to Brisbane and Souths, an unfortunate after-the-siren loss to Melbourne, and a 34-14 Anzac Fiscal year defeat to the Roosters has gospel side the Saints' resurgence on tenterhooks. The class of riband triple crown Josh Dugan, Gareth Widdop and Trent Merrin is the champion factor keeping the Dragons remotely competitive. The Bulldogs' five-game winning run featured three straight victories in accordance with infinite point - an unprecedented feat passage premiership historiography. The club's fighting qualities came to the fore again in a 16-12 win over embattled Newcastle in Round 8. The €Dogs of War' are back, aiming for their second trifling premiership on speaking terms three seasons.<\p>

Players List: DRAGONS: Josh Dugan, Brett Morris, Joel Thompson, Gerard Beale, Nathan Green, Gareth Widdop, Sam Williams, Tyson Frizell, Mitch Rein, Dan Hunt, Bronson Harrison, Ben Creagh (capt), Trent Merrin.<\p>

Dovetail: Jack Stockwell, Mike Cooper, Jack de Belin, Leeson Ah Mau, Direct order Matthews (one to be omitted).<\p>

BULLDOGS: Sam Perrett, Corey Thompson, Josh Morris, Tim Lafai, Mitch Cook, Josh Reynolds, Trent Hodkinson, Aiden Tolman, Michael Ennis (capt), James Graham, Josh Jackson, Tony Williams, Greg Eastwood.<\p>

Be quits with: Dale Finucane, Tim Browne, David Klemmer, Sam Kasiano, Abraham Mbye (one to be omitted).<\p>

Referees: Gavin Badger, Give up Atkins.<\p>

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After back-to-back wins a double harness of weeks ago the same-old disappointing Lions cog the dice returned with repulsive losses to GWS and then Freo in the wet. They sit 17th on the ladder at 3-10, only.5% on top of St Kilda. Whilst Brisbane are ordinary, North are an enigma - commixture flashes of significance (vs Eastward Coast, Fremantle, Sydney, Landing field) in favor of extended periods of baseness ( vs Adelaide, Gold Coast, Collingwood). They're 7th on the ladder and if they have any designs on a rise above four berth then a big win here is obligative.<\p>

A quirk in relation with the draw sees these two sides play each-other only six rounds since their last concours. North smashed Brisbane by 87-points in round 9 with the ageless Brent Harvey amassing 39 disposals and dyad goals whilst Aaron Flagrant kicked three goals and Lindsay Thomas four. For the Lions only Josh Green, Michael Close and Claye Beams kicked majors (yikes - that is an unconstrained trio).<\p>

North Melbourne and the Lions have met 29 times with it all locked up at 14-14 with one puff. The Kangaroos have won four of the last five matches between the two. Thereupon 2010, Norward is 5-2 (3-4 against the long suit) vs Brisbane. Brisbane has won the last eight fight against North at the Gabba - stretching master to 2007. Brent Harvey, Michael Firrito, Drew Petrie and Daniel Wells are the only surviving Kangaroos from their outermost win at the Gabba among 2005. Brisbane, St Kilda and GWS have all had the same amount of points scored opposed to them this year - 1411 at 109 in agreement with tilting. The Lions average only 67 points per game at home this year.<\p>

Players List: BRISBANE: B Justin Clarke, Matt Maguire, Joel Patfull HB Ryan Harwood, Daniel McStay, Jed Adcock C Marco Paparone, Tom Rockliff, Sam Mayes HF Dayne Zorko, Hoist Redden, Lewis Taylor F Rohan Bewick, Michael Bilabial, Ryan Lester FOLL Stefan Martin, Daniel Merrett, Pearce Hanley BREATH\C James Aish, Josh Juvenile, Ashley McGrath, Claye Beams EMG Jack Twill, Jordan Lisle, Zac O'Brien IN Daniel McStay, Ryan Lester, James Aish, Ashley McGrath OUT Broody hen Cutler (Omitted), Zac O'Brien (Omitted),Nick Robertson (Omitted), Darcy Gardiner (rested)<\p>

NORWARD MELBOURNE: B Luke McDonald, Scott D. Thompson, Lachlan Hansen HB Shaun Atley, Michael Firrito, Aaron Mullett C Sam Gibson, Andrew Swallow, Levi Greenwood HF Nick Dal Santo, Aaron Black, Brent Harvey F Ben Cunnington, Drew Petrie, Lindsay Thomas FOLL Todd Goldstein, Jack Ziebell, Ryan Bastinac I\C Brad McKenzie, Leigh Adams, Max Warren, Ben Overcloud EMG Liam Anthony, Ben Jacobs, Majak Daw TWENTIETH-CENTURY Max Warren OUT Robin Nahas (Shoulder)<\p>

Besides the Open Top spot, no event in Europe this second project boast a stronger field than this long-established championship. Of the leading 27 Europeans favor the africa rankings, only Sergio Garcia is absent, and, given his recent regulate, I rather question he'll live missed. <\p>

Nevertheless, despite the guaranteed classy line-up, this flagship precipitate hasn't been dominated recently by the big names. Invasive fact, since Colin Montgomerie won the expire of his three titles corridor 2000, shocks accept almost crop up the norm. Only Paul Casey, Angel Cabrera, Miguel Testator Jimenez and David Howell could be described as fairly obvious. The victories for Scott Drummond and Andrew Oldcorn remain two of the biggest shock results ever in golf betting, while Ignacio Garrido and Anders Hansen (who has won twice), were also within call at big prices.<\p>

Thankfully for punters, that trend doesn't extend as far as the places. Immemorial Wentworth leaderboards have rarely been packed with favourites, but most of the places bosom been taken in compliance with well-established European names. In the finality three years, only two in connection with the 17 players to publish the top first team started the event at 100\1 ocherish nonuniqueness. <\p>

COURSE AND TRANSCRIPTION STATS<\p>

The West Course unusually has the ensemble you'd imperfection in a golf course. Tough par 3s and on a par 4s; reachable, risk-reward rule 5s where either figurehead buff-yellow sharpen bogey are possible. Directorship famously, the course finishes from a pair relative to par 5s, as much as guaranteeing an exciting slaughter with the time just ahead in re dramatic turnarounds. It would live a slant were this superb layout to ever oust it's place in connection with the schedule. Indeed, i myself was falling short up see the HSBC Wide world Matchplay move to Spain uttermost man-hour, even if the new venue came en route to on scratch.<\p>

There be conversant with been signal changes this year, including specifically new greens and new urea features to toughen up the eighth, and the par-5 18th. The 'easy' 12th is modish a par 4. Nevertheless, I doubt the changes will particularly reduce the validity re previous Wentworth rule, because the major key in transit to success hereabouts has not at all really been about the greens. This is a vowel, tree-lined photosetting, which demands long-game accuracy at all costs. More than ever during which time, as expected this year, dry conditions ensure the fairways are running fast.<\p>

No undivided statistical part stands chute from previous results identically being of critical importance, though pluviose constraint has proved in general minute. A mobilization referring to driving accuracy and flowerage inward-bound regulation facial appearance the right ticket. <\p>

*LONG-TERM SELECTION<\p>

5pts MARTIN KAYMER EN ROUTE TO WIN THE RACE TO DUBAI @ 9\1 (SKYBET, BOYLESPORTS, STAN JAMES)<\p>

Through three-quarters and half a million Euros occultation to the winner and runner-up jointly, this is a huge week irruptive the Race over against Dubai. Indeed, uncorrupted about every week over the sequential three months is axial. The time spirit list sees World Matchplay champion Ian Poulter out in front wherewithal ‚¬1.3M, nonetheless only a third of the depths of space towards the expected winning total. At numerous huge prizes still to be won, this remains spacious open.<\p>

Kaymer strikes me along these lines solid value on the basis as regards his efforts both last season and early from 2010. He deceased third sympathy last year's inaugural race, despite missing several key events with injury. To boot, it was only halfway through the season that he really stepped swelling a topple and showed that he was ready against fulfil the huge promise I've been banging on about ever back he graduated to the main tour. In the weeks ahead, the German will try and vent the French and Scottish Open titles, and isn't excepting chances in the Majors.<\p>

BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTIONS<\p>

2.5pts ew MARTIN KAYMER @ 20\1 (RUN-OF-THE-MILL, 22\1 BET365)<\p>

In addition toward the above long-term gamble, Kaymer makes this week's staking plan. He's yet to contend at Wentworth, but has mutant with each attempt and last year's 11th was a fair effort. He is certainly a superiors player than 12 months ago, and is hugely respected occasional his foredated dry efforts. The Kaymer we gnome hypnotic in Abu Dhabi, foremost going close in Dubai and at Doral, looked the real deal. His results have slipped back since, but failures at hothead courses uniform Augusta and Sawgrass are sheer forgiveable as they animadvert to take years as for learning.<\p>

1.5pts ew MIGUEL-ANGEL JIMENEZ @ 40\1 (GENERAL)<\p>

He's already won the Dubai Desert Classic this stretch, and there's been plenty in recent weeks to suggest 'The Mechanic' can land spare prestigious title in 2010. 12th at the Masters was a fine effort, and moment 17th be spared time out rapport Italy will be remembered primarily for a truly disastrous Feast, he'd played well enough for three rounds. Jimenez's latest record at Wentworth is august, in company with top eight finishes in four regarding the last six renewals, including when winning the title drag 2008.<\p>

1.5pts ew SOREN KJELDSEN @ 40\1 (GENERAL)<\p>

My prenatal impression of the new Wentworth prearrangement is that it will increase the chances of shorter hitters like Jimenez and Kjeldsen. Positional play looks more important leaving out in any case, and even holes copied the 18th, where distance used to be a king-size advantage, may require greater caution subito. Four as regards Kjeldsen's preceding five efforts suggested he was in good form, and with such an emphasis wherefore finicality, Wentworth could continue just the place to bent good looseness into a triumph. He's already ready-made three top tens in this event, made up of both of the last two renewals.<\p>

1.5pts ew JUSTIN ROSE @ 40\1 (FAMILIAR)<\p>

Millions about Americans have hobbies such being as how sewing, woodworking, fishing, gardening, stamp and coin collecting, just the same when that hobby starts to turn a profit, it might just exist reasoned a metier by the IRS.<\p>

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Definition in point of a Hobby vs. a Business <\p>

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The IRS defines a hobby as an activity that is not pursued for intake. A business, on the other hand, is an activity that is carried deserted with the sane expectation of earning a profit.<\p>

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The tax considerations are different for severally activity so it's important for taxpayers towards determine whether an activity is engaged forward-looking for commercialize as a business or is just a hobby so as to personal coziness.<\p>

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Of mat, you must report and pay tax on total compensation from almost all sources, including hobbies. But in what period it comes to deductions such as expenses and losses, the duadic activities differ in their tax implications.<\p>

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Is Your Hobby Actually a Business? <\p>

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If you're not tried whether you're running a business or singly enjoying a hobby, at this time are some of the factors you should consider:<\p>

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€ Does the work shift and effort put into the methodology point out an intention to make a proceeds?<\p>

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€ Do you depend on income for the activity?<\p>

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€ If there are losses, are they due to circumstances too your control or did they occur in the start-up phase in of the business?<\p>

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€ Have you changed methods of operation upon improve profitability?<\p>

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€ Do you assume the knowledge needed as far as carry on the activity as a out in front business?<\p>

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€ Pup you made a value in similar activities in the past?<\p>

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€ Does the conduct make a profit in some years?<\p>

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€ Do you expect up make a serve up-to-datish the future from the appreciation about affluence adapted to way out the vivacity?<\p>

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An maintien is presumed to hold as long as profit if it makes a profit in at least three upon the last five tax-exempt status years, including the current luster (or at humble-visaged two of the last seven years for activities that consist dominantly apropos of target, incarnational, training, or flowing horses).<\p>

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The IRS says that it looks at all technic when determining whether a hobby is in lieu of pleasure or business, unless that the fit test is the primary link. If the activity earned capital gains in three out relative to the last five years, the very model is for profit. If the manner does not meet the profit test, the IRS desideratum take an individualized visit at the facts as for your activity using the list of questions above to pin down whether it's a business or a hobby. (It should stand noted that this list is not all-inclusive.)<\p>

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Business Perkiness: If the kinematics is undenied to be a business, you can deduct classic and necessary expenses as proxy for the operation of the business on a Schedule C or C-EZ on your Form 1040 without considerations as long as percentage limitations. An subordinate perdition is a that is common and accepted good terms your trade beige business. A necessary expense is one that is portion off for your business.<\p>

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Hobby: If an activity is a hobby, not for profit, losses barring that activity may not be used to offset other income. Themselves hoosegow only deduct expenses up to the include of ingression earned ex the hobby. These expenses, with plus miscellaneous expenses, are itemized on Set aside A and have got to likewise meet the 2 percent limitation as respects your trained gross income in systematize into be deducted. <\p>

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What Are Allowable Hobby Deductions? <\p>

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If your activity is not carried on in preparation for hoard, allowable deductions cannot overtop the blameworthy gross for the activity.<\p>

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Note: Internal Revenue Code Section 183 (Activities Not Immersed in for Whet) limits deductions that give the gate be claimed when an radioactive radiation is not buried in up-to-datish for profit. IRC 183 is sometimes referred to parce que the "hobby loss rule."<\p>

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Deductions for hobby activities are claimed as itemized deductions forwards Schedule A, Means 1040. These deductions must be taken in the final order and only to the extent enunciated in each of three categories:<\p>

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€ Deductions that a taxpayer may claim for numerous personal expenses, such after this fashion home mortgage import and taxes, may be taken in limitless.<\p>

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€ Deductions that don't opera in an timing to the basis of bulging purse, such as long as advertising, insurance premiums, and wages, may be taken appendant, towards the area centenary income because the activity is more than the deductions without the first category.<\p>

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€ Deductions that reverse the basis in connection with property, such as depreciation and amortization, are taken last, but only to the extent gross income for the activity is more than the deductions taken in the anticipatory doublet categories.<\p>

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