The main benefit of being designated a Real Estate Professional by the IRS has to do with the deductions the IRS will allow you to take on your real estate. Specifically on the amount of losses the IRS will allow you to take from depreciation of your real estate. When you buy a property for commercial use you are allowe... More..
Halifax is actually a great city for nightlife. Probably due to its being so far north and the long winters, but for whatever reason if you like nightlife you will find Halifax pretty interesting. If you love to eat out Halifax has plenty of restaurants, cafes and pubs. If you like seafood you are really in for a treat. ... More..
Doug Flutie's Hail Mary pass with :20 seconds to go against Miami in 1984 that was caught by Gerald Phelan for a touchdown and gave Boston College a 48-45 win. That pass not only won the game, it tipped the scales in Flutie's favor and he won the Heisman Trophy that year. Kordell Stewart's amazing 64 yard TD pass that was... More..
There has been a tremendous amount of speculation this Spring regarding how well the Japanese pitching imports, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Kei Igawa will do this year in the Major Leagues? Particularly, Daisuke, or Dice, now with the Boston Red Sox. (Igawa is with the Yankees.) Most people are taking a wait and see approach a... More..
These are the best young pitchers in the National League that pitch in pitchers parks, which will make it easier for them to rack up stats this year compared to equivalent talent pitchers who play in hitters parks. Mike Pelfrey (Mets) - made 4 starts last year for the Mets and was not overly impressive, going 2-1 wit... More..
From a historical standpoint, some of the best statistical pitchers in baseball history are still active today. I'm ranking them at the 2006 All Star break mainly on the basis of two important and highly related stats. Percentage of the League ERA (derived by dividing a pitcher's ERA into the League ERA), which gives a fairly... More..
Over the off season Gil Meche, Adam Eaton and Jason Marquis have signed free agent contracts that will guarantee them a combined total of over $100 million. It's not the money that bothers me so much with these three pitchers, it's just that as a fan I cannot stand to watch them pitch. They all have career ERA's well above th... More..
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