Every year, sweepers debate whether taxes on the HGTV Dream Home Sweepstakes prevent it from being worthwhile entering to win. After all, those taxes could add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Don Cruz, the only winner of the HGTV Dream Home Sweepstakes who has tried to live in the home he won, is often used as an example of how winning the HGTV Dream Home can leave you worse off than before you won....
What’s the best way to style your hair for an interview? Whether you are interviewing in person or remotely, it’s important to make a good impression. How you style your hair for a job interview can be as important as the interview clothes you wear. After all, the interviewer is going to notice everything about your appearance, including your hair, makeup, and attire. That first glance matters, and you’ll only have a few seconds to make the best impression....
A job offer letter can be an effective means of detailing the terms of employment for a job that is being offered to an applicant. By putting the offer in writing and asking the applicant to sign the letter when accepting the position, there should be no questions or miscommunications about what is being offered or what is expected of the job candidate. A job offer letter can become a legally binding employment contract of sorts if an employee later disputes what you offered vs....
Guitar Hero World Tour is the first entry in the music rhythm video game series to feature microphone and drum controls. Consequently, the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero World Tour has considerably more cheat codes, secret characters, and achievements to unlock than Guitar Hero 2 and Guitar Hero 3. Cheats in this article are compatible with the Xbox 360 version. There are also cheats for Guitar Hero World Tour on PC....
A disorganized interview process. Unhappy-looking employees. A hiring manager who acts like your mortal enemy instead of a negotiating partner during the salary negotiation phase. There are all kinds of signs that indicate the job you’re applying for might be a nightmare. Of course, even the best employers have bad days. Don’t assume that one rescheduled interview means that the calendar is always in turmoil, or that a single harried recruiter means that you won’t connect with your potential boss....
When you think about winning the lottery, you can probably imagine that all of your problems will be solved instantly. It’s harder to imagine yourself wishing that you had torn up the lottery ticket instead of cashing it in. However, for some lottery winners, like “Wild” Willie Seeley, that’s exactly what can happen. Don’t believe me? Check out the stories of these lottery curse victims to see how a lottery win can turn nasty....
“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion.” -Theodore Hesburgh, President of the University of Notre Dame “There’s nothing more demoralizing than a leader who can’t clearly articulate why we’re doing what we’re doing.” -James Kouzes and Barry Posner “Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion....
A material fact in real estate is information that, if known, might cause a buyer to make a different decision about remaining in a purchase contract, or to the price paid or received for property. Both residential and commercial properties can be impacted by material fact disclosure requirements. Most state laws require that a real estate agent must disclose all known material facts. What Is a Material Fact? A material fact must be just that—a supportable fact....
Parks, recreation, and aquatics centers give people affordable ways to remain physically active and enjoy the outdoors. There are many positions in the parks and recreation field. Here is a brief rundown of the different jobs and the duties of each position. Parks and Recreation Director Tetra Images / Brand X Pictures / Getty Images A city’s parks and recreation director reports to the city manager or an assistant city manager and manages all activities of the parks and recreation department....
A session musician plays as a backing instrumentalist for another artist or band on a short-term basis. They’re usually highly skilled at playing one or more instruments. Find out more about how session musicians work and how they’re paid. What Is a Session Musician? A session musician comes on board to play a musical instrument for a specified period of time—in the studio or on stage—but is not a permanent part of the band....
Need extra income, but don’t have time to take on a second –– or even third –– full-time job? It’s time to get creative and find money making opportunities that work for you. Consider the following ways to earn extra cash in your spare time. And for your own protection, don’t forget to declare your supplementary income on your federal and state taxes. 01 of 06 Become a Child Care Provider...
Description: Steamy Kitchen is giving away a free computer in their ASUS Ultra Thin Laptop Giveaway. The prize is a laptop with an Intel processor, a long-lasting battery, and an 11.6-inch display. Sweepstakes Links: Click Here to Enter this SweepstakesClick Here for the Official Sweepstakes RulesClick Here for the Sweepstakes’ Home Page Note: If the sweepstakes entry link doesn’t work for you, try entering through the home page and looking for a link to the sweepstakes....
During certain times of the year, corporate gifts are a necessity—gifts to a new vendor, gifts sent as thank-yous for a client’s business, gifts to employees and managers, and the list goes on. Give the wrong gift and it might end up shoved in a bottom drawer. Even worse, the wrong gift can offend someone. The good news is that there are ways to select gifts that are appreciated and strengthen relationships....
The player.AddItem cheat makes it possible to get any item in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on PC when you need it. For example, if you know the Oblivion lockpick ID code, you can unlock any door in the game. Here are the codes for items that don’t fall neatly into other categories like armor codes, weapon codes, or ingredient codes. Cheats in this article apply exclusively to the Windows version. There are separate cheats for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on PS3 and Xbox 360....
Improv games are a great way to loosen up during drama practice or to break the ice at a party. Improvisational acting teaches you to think quickly and to read other people as you perform. You’ll also sharpen your wit as you learn how to react to your audience. Best of all, you don’t need any special props or equipment, just your imagination and the courage to step outside yourself. Captain’s Coming...
Entering free giveaways online is a lot of fun… but where do you start? The best way to win is to use a sweepstakes strategy where you find new giveaways to enter every day. Once you find new giveaways, you can enter the single-entry sweepstakes right away, then add the daily sweepstakes to your list to enter every day until they end. This way, you use the time you have to enter sweepstakes efficiently, ensuring that you don’t overlook attractive chances to win....
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is an FPS-western that takes place during the American Civil War. In addition to dozens of unlockable trophies, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood has a cheat code that gives players bonus cash to spend on new characters and weapons. These cheats are for the PlayStation 3 version. There are also cheats for Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood on PC. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Cheat Code...
The Coast Guard’s rescue swimmer training school has one of the highest student attrition rates of any special operations school in the military. Roughly 75 to 100 students go through 24 weeks of Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer school in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and just over half of them complete the course successfully. Some years, the dropout rate for this program has been as high as 80 percent. And this is from a pool of candidates of Coast Guard personnel who are conditioned to be able to swim well....
Booking and promoting concerts involves a lot of moving parts, so it’s pretty easy for confusion to enter the picture. If you’re new to playing live, just starting to cut your teeth on the live music circuit, then that confusion can go through the roof for a lot of reasons. In fact, this can be a tough time for a lot of musicians, not only because the whole process is new and more than a little intimidating, but also because musicians at this stage are the perfect targets for getting hustled....
Many Walmart stores have discontinued their free sample program. Call your local Walmart for the details about your store. Almost every weekend you can take a short drive and get free samples from Walmart. These free sampling events are a great way to try new products, get free coupons, and bring home free samples from Walmart. Another way to get free samples from Walmart is to request free samples from Walmart....
