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MiQ hires Nicole Matthews as VP of marketing for North America
Ad tech marketing and PR pro will support the marketing intelligence company's expansion in the United States and Canada
NEW YORK (September 11th, 2018) – MiQ, a marketing intelligence company, has hired have hired Nicole Matthews as Vice President of Marketing for North America. A veteran of ad tech PR, Matthews will lead marketing strategy and communications supporting the expansion of MiQ throughout the U.S. and Canada. Her hire follows a doubling of MiQ's North American staff and client base in the past year.
"Nicole understands what growth requires in the marketing and ad tech industries, having worked with many pioneers in the space," said Rebecca Mahony, CMO of MiQ. "She will be vital to differentiating our expanding business in this complex market."
Matthews comes to MiQ from Teads, the outstream video platform, where she led the company's global marketing initiatives. Before Teads, she raised the media profile of advanced TV platform SpotX, and led communications efforts for many fast-growing companies throughout the ad tech sector, including Buddy Media (Salesforce), Ooyala, the IAB, Auditude (Adobe), Selectable Media (Meredith), Dyle mobile TV, News Distribution Network (NDN), Videolicious and Adchemy.
"MiQ does the most critical job in ad tech today – helping marketers turn multitudes of data into a clear picture of their business and marketing opportunities," said Matthews. "That's a mission I'm excited and proud to advance."
About MiQ:
MiQ provides marketing intelligence and analytics to many of the world's most prominent brands and media agencies, including American Express, Avis, Lenovo, Unilever, Microsoft, GroupM, Publicis and IPG. The company bridges the gaps between data sources to give clients a complete picture of their marketing opportunities. MiQ was named Fastest Growing Tech Company of the Year at the 2017 Stevie Awards, awarded Most Effective Use of Data at The Drum's Digital Trading Awards USA2018, and named to The Sunday Times International Track 200 for 2018. MiQ operates globally from15 offices located in North America, Europe and APAC.
You can find out more here: wearemiq.com
Fred Pfaff: fred.pfaff@withpr.com

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Last time, I talked about a Lancaster from 61 Squadron, Serial Number EE176, Squadron Letters QR-M. They took off from RAF Coningsby to attack Nuremburg.
And so he put his plan into operation…….
The navigator, James Rankin Stratton Wood, aged 34, was killed. He was the son of James and Jessie Wood and the nephew of Barbara G. Wood. They all came from Stonehaven in Kincardineshire in Scotland.
Now working as a flight engineer rather than a bomb aimer, Donald Cecil Newman, aged only 22, was killed. He was the son of Cecil Newman and Kitty Newman from Bristol.
The man most probably working as a rear gunner was John Macfie. He was only 21 and he was killed. He was the son of Andrew B. Macfie and Frances Macfie, of Glasgow.
Let us not forget, though, in the same aircraft, the sacrifice of Pilot Officer J Kramer of the RCAF, Flight Sergeant RW Burkwood, Flight Sergeant CW Greenaway, Sergeant P Donohue and Sergeant RF Coleman. Sergeant AN Avery survived and he became an evader.
Flight Sergeant Griffiths' club has been altered to Manchester United and there is another autograph in a blueish colour reading diagonally towards the top right corner. I think it begins with George and the surname may be Hardemer or Vardemer or something very vaguely like it. It may even be George Hardwick. Of him, more later.
All in all, I have had very little luck with my detective work for this section. I have been unable to find anything for either Downing, Horner or McDowell.
Timms, the goalkeeper, I could not trace beyond the guess that he may be the W Timms who played only five times for Gresley Rovers, making his début against Bolsover Colliery in the Derbyshire Divisional Cup Final on April 8th 1939 (lost 0-5). His fifth and final game came, amazingly, just 14 days later against Quorn Methodists on the 22nd (won 5-0). "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away", as you might say!
The last post finished on a bit of a cliffhanger.
A 61 Squadron Lancaster, serial number EE176, squadron letters QR-M, had taken off from RAF Coningsby to attack Nuremburg.
During the raid, more or less everything had gone wrong for the bomber force during the costliest raid of the war. Almost 100 bombers were destroyed and around 550 RAF aircrew were killed.
The rest of the crew, luckily for them, had all been too affected by the lightning strike to follow the pilot's order. They were all, literally, stunned.
Despite extensive searching at first light the following day, the rescue boats failed to find the two missing men.
The water in the North Sea is too cold in late March to survive for very long and it was presumed that both men had perished. Research in 2008 showed that a body floating in the sea off Western Europe becomes a partial skeleton after a month and a complete skeleton after three months. Once the latter stage is reached, presumably the bones all disappear.
We already know the bare details of Harold Pronger's life back in Australia, but not Len Darben. Poor Len was only 20 years old. He was the son of Joseph William Darben and Emily Darben of Walthamstow in Essex.
No cold and watery grave for the rest of the crew, though, the five men still in the aircraft. The pilot, Flying Officer John Augustus Forrest, also of the RAAF, managed to reach the English coast without difficulty and they all landed safely at RAF Little Snoring in north Norfolk at 0600 hours.
The crew of this Lancaster, EE176, was Flying Officer JA Forrest (pilot), Sergeant AH Davies, (flight engineer), Flight Sergeant JRS Wood, (navigator), Sergeant DC Newman, (bomb aimer), Sergeant LG Darben, (wireless operator/air gunner), Flight Sergeant HW Pronger, (air gunner) and Sergeant J Macfie, (air gunner).
I did not realise until long afterwards, though, that Lancaster, EE176, was a star among Lancasters, a Bette Davis or an Errol Flynn among bombers.
And subsequent research revealed others.
Near to the clay mining village of Woodville where I spent my childhood there is a very similar coal mining village called Church Gresley. From 1882-2009, Church Gresley was the home of a football team called Gresley Rovers.
Rovers managed more than 125 years of inoffensive existence until, in our new and wonderful world of money, money, money, they found they hadn't got any money, money, money, and immediately went bankrupt. Rovers went into receivership and disappeared for ever. Shortly afterwards they re-emerged as Gresley FC. I'm afraid I stopped bothering with them at that point. I used to go to see "Rovers" as a lad, not "Gresley FC".
The club played quite a big part in the life of my family. Before the First World War, my Grandad, Will, played a few games for the reserves and before the Second World War, my Dad, Fred, managed a few games for the same team. When I was still a toddler in a pushchair, my Dad used to take me up to the Moat Ground to watch Rovers play. This would have been in the 1950s. My Dad used to teach in the school in Hastings Road, only half a mile from the ground. You can find Hastings Road on the map in the top right corner. He taught many of the players and supporters over the years. The team manager and coach was the school caretaker (or janitor).
Unfortunately, or fortunately, the school isn't there any more. Because of mining subsidence, it has had to be pulled down.
The game took place at Wembley Stadium, and I left it to Fred to buy the tickets and arrange the transport down to London. We left in one of the many, many coaches full of happy Rovers supporters which streamed out of the village on that hot, sunny Saturday 26 years ago.
Another big day in the club's history came on May 9th 1945, when Rovers played a match to celebrate the end of the Second World War. I don't know if they realised it at the time, but the supporters had the privilege of seeing some of the greatest players of the era. It was billed as "Gresley Rovers (Selected) v RAF". Last year I bought the single sheet programme for the game on ebay.
I paid far too much by the standards of people who don't need their heads examining. In the auction I was extremely cunning. I bid "a very large sum of money I have never told my wife about" plus a penny. I won the auction by a penny.
He played top class football for 21 years, appearing in midfield for Sunderland (245 appearances, 118 goals), Derby County (63 appearances, 34 goals), Hull City (136 appearances, 57 goals) and Cork Athletic (9 appearances, 3 goals). He played for England in 13 matches and scored 7 times. He then became a manager with Hull City, Cork Athletic, Leeds United, Mansfield Town and Middlesbrough. He also played first class cricket for Derbyshire and Minor Counties cricket for Durham.
What was important was the fact that the war was over, Hitler was defeated, and within weeks, all of Britain would move forward into a Golden Age.
The other great star in the RAF team was Peter Doherty who partnered Raich Carter in midfield at Derby County.
On April 27th 1946, the two of them would help Derby to beat Charlton Athletic in the FA Cup Final at Wembley.
Peter Doherty, from Northern Ireland, played for several clubs, including two Irish teams, Coleraine and Glentoran, and then Blackpool (82 appearances, 28 goals), Manchester City (119 appearances, 74 goals), Derby County (15 appearances, 7 goals), Huddersfield Town (83 appearances, 33 goals) and Doncaster Rovers (103 appearances, 55 goals), giving a total of 200 goals in 402 appearances. He played 16 times for Northern Ireland and scored 3 goals. When he moved into management, he managed Doncaster Rovers, Northern Ireland and Bristol City. All this and he still smoked a pipe.
During the night of March 30th-31st 1944, Harold was again on board a 61 Squadron Lancaster, serial number EE176, squadron letters QR-M. They took off from RAF Coningsby to attack Nuremburg. This was an extremely long trip from Lincolnshire, some 700 miles at least.
In addition, the target was clouded over when they got there. All of these potentially disastrous problems had been revealed by a Mosquito meteorological reconnaissance flight just before the raid set off, but the top brass decided that it was best to keep calm, to ignore the evidence the Mosquito had brought back and carry on.
All of these meteorological circumstances helped the German night fighters enormously. They moved into the attack as soon as the bomber stream crossed the Belgian coast. Hardly any damage was done by the RAF to the target and a sizeable number of aircraft were more than 60 miles off course when they bombed Schweinfurt by mistake, immediately after it was target marked in error by two Mosquito pathfinders.
The storm was too big to fly either over or around, so instead, they were obliged to plough straight through the snow, the sleet, the hail, and the torrential rain. Suddenly, with no warning whatsoever, the Lancaster was struck by lightning.
All of the crew were severely stunned. The pilot and some other members of the crew were temporarily blinded. For a short period, with effectively no pilot at the controls, the aircraft careered all over the sky. The pilot, still blind, ordered everybody to bale out, thinking that they had already crossed the English coast. The aircraft continued to plunge all over the sky, but its main direction was earthwards.
When the Lancaster reached just 1,000 feet above the cold raging waters of the North Sea, the pilot suddenly regained his eyesight. Not perfection, not 20/20 vision, but enough to take over control of the aircraft.
He then started to check that everybody was OK. They weren't.
The rest of the story, next time.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the end of the Second World War was celebrated by the Soviet Union in their capital city, Moscow. It was May 8th 1945.


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19 police in Mexican state charged in kidnappings, killings
Authorities in Mexico charged "forced disappearance" against 19 current or ex officials, the alleged perpetrators reached to very top of the police.
19 police in Mexican state charged in kidnappings, killings Authorities in Mexico charged "forced disappearance" against 19 current or ex officials, the alleged perpetrators reached to very top of the police. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2nNFIwn
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MEXICO CITY — Authorities in Mexico's Gulf coast state of Veracruz announced charges Thursday of "forced disappearance" against 19 current or former state police officials and officers, saying they kidnapped and killed 15 innocent civilians.
Veracruz Gov. Miguel Angel Yunes said the victims included two women and two minors, and the alleged perpetrators reached to very top of the police structure.
Veracruz has been the scene of grisly police kidnap-killings before but in the cases announced Thursday, state police officials and their subordinate officers were apparently working for gangs or drug cartels, Yunes said. The crimes occurred during the 2010-2016 administration of former Gov. Javier Duarte, who himself is in prison facing corruption charges, and his predecessor.
Yunes said the state's former Public Safety Secretary — in effect the top police commander — and his directors of special forces, prisons and state police headed a ring that abducted, tortured, interrogated, raped and killed private citizens.
"These corrupt police, like the regime they served, placed themselves at the service of the criminals," Yunes said. Two of the high-ranking officials were already under arrest on other charges, one is a fugitive, and the rest were placed under arrest.
Yunes did not explain why they carried out the "forced disappearances," which is defined as the abduction of a person by public servants when the victim is subsequently never found.
But in 2015, state police in one Veracruz town abducted five youths and turned them over to the hyper-violent Jalisco cartel, who tortured and killed them. In that case, the police allegedly worked for the cartel.
On Wednesday, prosecutors in central Mexico say they arrested five municipal policemen for allegedly kidnapping a man in November. The victim has not been seen since.
The crime was the first case of "forced disappearance" that has been brought in Mexico State, which borders Mexico City.
Alejandro Gomez, the Mexico State attorney general, said the five suspects belonged to the police force in Valle de Bravo, an upscale resort town west of Mexico City.
Gomez said another man to linked to a drug gang in neighboring Michoacan state had also been arrested. Local media said the police had turned the victim over to that gang, but Gomez did not confirm that account.
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FG considers renewable options to resolve power challenges
As Nigerians grapple with the recent increase in electricity tariff, the Federal Government said a coordinated approach is being planned to de-risk and optimize renewable energy investment.
Nigeria: Tapping the Sun to Give Quality Healthcare
A Nigerian firm is leveraging the energy of the sun to keep local healthcare centres up and running, thus preserving drugs and saving lives.
Lumos receives $35 million from DFC to expand renewable energy access to over 1 million Nigerians
Lumos Global has received US$35 million to fund its off-grid solar home systems installation project in Nigeria.
How Nigeria is using the pandemic to build a sustainable energy future
The pandemic offers an opportunity to accelerate access to clean energy across Africa - and Nigeria is taking advantage.
FG to provide solar energy to 5 million Nigerians within 12 months
The Federal Government has announced plans to provide solar home systems to 5 million Nigerian households within the next 12 months, as part of the Economic Sustainability Plan.
Nigeria launches off-grid solar tender
The Nigerian Ministry of Power is accepting bids to build seven off-grid PV projects, along with other installations that will improve access to energy.
SEforALL: Clean energy investment to support COVID-19 recovery Africa
As countries continue to rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new guide by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) shows how clean energy investment can support countries to 'Recover Better', and use this unique moment to reset their economies and close energy access gaps.
World Bank approves $750 million loan to Nigeria for power sector
The World Bank has approved the sum of $750 million as a loan to Nigeria's power sector after years of negotiations over long term reforms in the sector.
Nigeria's Ikeja Electric records over 120,000 meter installations
In line with its commitment to bridging the metering gap in Nigeria, electricity distribution company Ikeja Electric has metered over 120,000 households between 2018 and June 2020.
Electric car prices go down as expert tasks Nigeria on EV policy
Prices of Electric Vehicles (EV) have gone down as automotive companies shift focus on making non-gasoline automobiles, a new research has shown.
Partnership delivers solar mini-grids to Nigerian rural communities
Global solar developer Renewvia Energy Corporation has partnered with a Nigerian off-grid impact investor, All On, to deploy solar mini-grids to rural communities unserved by conventional utilities in the Niger Delta region.
Reps unhappy with overdependence on oil revenue
The House of Representatives is unhappy that oil revenues remains the mainstay of the nation's economy.As a result, the House has stressed the need by the authorities to make adequate plans and preparation for a Post-Oil Economy in Nigeria.
NERC sets target to generate 2,000MW via renewable energy
With a vast and mostly untapped potential in renewable energy resources, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has set a target to generate a minimum of 2,000MW of electricity from renewables this year.
COVID-19: Reps Insists On Two-Month Free Electricity For Nigerians
The House of Representatives has insisted that the proposed two-month free electricity for Nigerians be implemented to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on citizens.
NIGERIA: Lumos supplies solar electricity to Covid-19 isolation centre
Lumos Nigeria will supply solar-powered systems to ICU units at the Covid-19 isolation and treatment centre of Eti-Osa, located in Lagos. These will enable the centre to operate 24 hours a day.
All On provides Covid-19 power support for African health centres
All On, Nigerian off-grid energy investment company established by Shell, has awarded an emergency relief fund to provide healthcare organisations on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa with reliable power.
NIGERIA: REA grants Renewvia for mini-grids in rural areas
The Nigerian subsidiary of mini-grids supplier Renewvia Energy Corporation has just signed a grant agreement with Nigeria's REA. The US company will install several solar mini-grids in the rural areas of Bayelsa State in southern Nigeria.
NIGERIA: Lagos tries out solar-powered traffic lights
For several weeks now, the government of Lagos State in Nigeria has been testing solar-powered traffic lights. With this clean energy, it wants to reduce traffic congestion caused by an unstable power supply.
AfDB and Nigeria Launch National Electrification Project to Boost Energy Access
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Nigeria announced the launch of their National Electrification Project (NEP), which aims to help improve access to energy by promoting private investment into mini-grid and off-grid solutions.
Renewable energy is key to sustainable development in the North-East, Nigeria
In view of the unabating challenges in the nation's power sector, the Federal Government has been advised to embrace a newly launched solar solution – 'solarkiosk' to bridge the gap of power generation and distribution.
FG launches $200m renewable energy project 'to light up 500,000 households'
The federal government has launched the $200 million Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) to provide off-grid energy to over 500,000 people across 105,000 households in rural communities across the country.
Expert says solar energy can curb Nigeria's power challenge
World Bank approves $3 Billion loan for Nigeria's Power Sector
The World Bank has approved Nigeria's request for a $3billion loan for the expansion of the transmission and distribution networks in the power sector.
REA commissions Nigeria's first solar hybrid project
Nigeria's Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has commissioned the country's first 2.8MW solar hybrid power project at Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo in Ebonyi State.
Youth employment gains traction with solar energy
The global craze for renewable energy has offered jobless Nigerian youths alternative employment as solar energy panel installation gains ground.
ICE commervcial power, Microsoft partner to improve SMEs' access to solar energy
Microsoft, through its 4Afrika initiative, has entered into a partnership with ICE Commercial Power, a Nigerian-based renewable energy provider, to provide reliable solar power to 10,000 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across Nigeria for the next two years.
Schneider Electric signs agreement to spur mini-grid electrification in Nigeria
Schneider Electric recently signed an agreement with EM-ONE Energy Solutions, an engineering firm in Nigeria, with the aim of creating an industry ecosystem based on renewable energy-centered minigrids built or operated by community stakeholders.
CBN Governor unfolds five year agenda
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday unfolded the policy direction of his new five years tenure, promising to facilitate access to financial services to 95 per cent eligible Nigerians by 2024.
Nigeria renewable energy solutions provider Arnergy secures $9 Million in series A financing
Nigerian distributed utility company, Arnergy, raises $9 Million in a Series A round of funding.
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Zürich Airport is just a half hour train journey from Frauenfeld. The festival will be providing shuttle buses from the station to the festival site from 2pm on Wednesday until 4pm on Sunday. The buses will be free of charge.
You can find a central shower station on camping site A.
The parking area is located next to the festival grounds. From the highway, exit Frauenfeld-West on the A7, and follow the signs to the parking area. The parking grounds open from Wednesday, 4 pm until Sunday, 4 pm. It's also possible to take the shuttle bus from the main station to the festival grounds.
For the use, provision and organization of the parking area, a parking fee for every vehicle must be paid (CHF 10-40).


Sitting here, trying to think of a fabulous post about marketing books.
The thing is, the "m" word tends to bring up fabulous pictures in my head of those middle of the night moments when one of my children come to me, saying, "Mommy, my tummy hurts–" then proceeds to vomit all over my side of the bed and floor, at times giving me and my PJ's a good dousing as well.
I, uh, am not the biggest fan of marketing, if you can't tell.
I take that back. I LOVE the idea of marketing. I KNOW it is needed and I LOVE the bi-product of it: my books being known by people and being PURCHASED by people.
Maybe it just brings back bad middle school memories of trying to get people to like me when I was a pimple-faced, slightly overweight, 4-eyed and teeth-gapped teenager…. the thought of trying to get people to like my books (thereby, it feels like, ME) still creates that knee-jerk reaction to curl up on my bed with chocolate and a romance novel to take me to another place.
But enough about my traumatic teen years.
But in putting ourselves out there, it's also common to get tripped up by some really BAD marketing ideas, in an absence of good ones.
I remember when I first started researching publishing back in 2007 after I'd completed my first novel. I was searching online tips for getting an agent/editor to look at your book. One place touted the value of STANDING OUT in the slush pile. Print that proposal on colored paper! Use FUN fonts with lots of bolds and italics! Send goofy gifts that relate to your book in the mail to that editor. (one example was a baby shoe for a book about babies…??) Make them be like, WOW, this person is really SERIOUS about wanting to be published!
I laughed, then decided I would probably NEVER be published because no way, no how, would I ever sink that low to use silly gimmicks.
Then I found a few agent blogs that suggested that when they got those out-of-the-norm proposals, they were immediately trashed for their stupidity.
The same goes with marketing. Creativity is a MUST, but sometimes in the name of creativity, we stumble on ideas that can be counterproductive.
Here are just a few things I've seen over the past 8-ish years I've been on this journey–that have made me NOT want to read a book.
1.) THE WORLD IS ENDING! THIS BOOK IS YOUR ONLY SALVATION! Maybe not those words exactly, but scare tactics or broad, unsubstantiated claims does not a good marketing plan make. "THIS BOOK WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER." (different than saying something a little more docile like life-changing fiction, etc) "GOD WANTS YOU TO READ THIS BOOK!" (let HIM tell me that, thank you!) Sure, you might get some saps to buy it, but you probably won't find publishing success with this type of marketing for books.
2.) BUY MY BOOK (five minutes later) BUY MY BOOK (five minutes later) BUY MY BOOK (repeating 100 times per day!) Over posting on social media is a hard one, because there is a fine line. We NEED to be bold and proud of our books and market them on social media, no doubt. However, tact is needed. When my Facebook newsfeed is filled with 6 different posts by the same author marketing the same book all in the same day? It's a good way to get yourself unfriended or at least blocked. Your Facebook marketing should draw people in, not annoy them.
3.) I MEAN, YOU DID BUY MY BOOK, RIGHT? Guilting people into buying your book is uncool. We all have different budgets and different reading tastes. I'll readily admit, there are some writing friends I have (who will remain nameless) that I haven't purchased their books. Why? Partially because I'm a broke mom of 4 kids trying to make a living as a writer. HA HA! But also, I have my writing friends than I have time. The idea of marketing is to ENTICE them to read your book, not twist their arm.
4.) NOTHING. This is the stupidest idea of all. Just not doing anything because you're afraid of it. It's the one I'm most guilty of. Oh, I market, but I'll get an idea and think, 'Oh, no, that'd totally bomb" and move on. Just like in publishing, sometimes you have to fail a few (or a hundred…) times before you find that golden ticket/agent/editor/marketing scheme. But if you just sit back, cross your fingers and toes, and hope your books sell? Yeah. That is the WORST marketing idea of them all!
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Krista is a follower of Jesus, a wife, a mother, and a contemporary romance author. She recognizes that life can be frustrating and just plain not fun sometimes, but believes that laughter and smiles can make the not-so-fun a little better! She blogs about the amazing things God has been doing and her journey as a busy momma of 4 and caregiver to a daughter with a rare congenital heart defect at http://www.kristaphillips.com. Her novel, Sandwich, With a Side of Romance, released in September 2012.


I've always believed in going back and thanking the people who've had a positive influence on my life.
I went back to my old high school 11 years after I graduated to thank my art teacher for inspiring me to become a graphic designer.
I tracked down an old boss to thank him for being tough on me so I'd push myself harder and learn faster.
On each wedding anniversary I give gratitude to the girlfriends who dragged me out on the night I met my husband-to-be.
Frustratingly, I've never been able to track down one special person to whom I owe a huge thanks.
I was twenty four when he entered my life, having a profound influence on my self confidence and inner drive.
He motivated me to drop self-limiting beliefs and create a strong, positive voice in my head.
He taught me the power of goal setting and how to turn my dreams into reality.
But there was a big problem. I didn't remember his name!
Twenty three years ago my old boss at Capitol Records gave me a series of audio cassette tapes to mail to his brother. Curious, I listened to one and was immediately hooked. I used a tape copying facility at work to make an extra set for myself.
Each day on my long L.A. commute I soaked up every word the man on those tapes said.
Never before had I heard anyone speak about success and how we're only limited by our own thinking.
I hung on his every word and began writing down goals and creating action plans for making them happen.
Soon afterwards I had the opportunity to move to London. I'm not sure what happened to those tapes but by then the words were ingrained in my psyche. Staying positive and self-motivated remain my greatest strengths.
My life continues to be amazing. I'm now living in Madrid with my wonderful husband and our two great boys.
I have a new website called Project Me, helping others to live a brilliant life. I teach goal setting skills to busy mothers, motivating them to overcome hurdles that stand in the way of their happiness.
The other day something happened that took me by complete surprise.
In the back of a cupboard I found an old dusty shoebox. Inside I discovered the last remaining cassette from my long lost series!
Brian Tracy – of course!
I follow you on Facebook. Your book 'Eat That Frog' is on the We Love page of my website. I bought 'No Excuses, The Power of Self Discipline' for my step son last Christmas.
How on earth could I have not realised all this time it was you?
Now that the mystery's been solved I can finally thank you.
I'm grateful your wisdom reached me at the age it did. Many people have to wait until they're much older to begin to undo old thinking patterns and discover new ways of being.
I was still young enough to use your wisdom to carve out an incredible future, full of adventures and opportunities.
Written goals with plans of action are the essence of my being.
I teach my children to believe that anything is possible and encourage them to write their goals regularly.
In the comments below, give thanks to someone who's been a positive influence in your life. Please share with everyone who's made you a better person.
Wow, this is an inspiring and fascinating story! Thank you for sharing; i think am gonna now go reflect on who to i awe gratitude and make sure i let them know. I have gratitude for you now, for letting me be conscious of this! Great Post!
I'd like to thank my friend Melissa who, seven years ago, said "You're really good at juggling lots of projects. You really should get into some kind of organising". By planting that small seed Melissa gave me permission to do what I love – organising – and I've now been in business six years.
That's wonderful that someone pointing out your strengths was what inspired you to become a professional organiser Helen. I know what you mean about sometimes needing other people to help us recognise our own talents.
It was having several friends compliment me on both my writing and my ability to inspire them whenever we met up that made me realise writing a blog and running workshops is my calling.
Kelly this is a really great. I love finding old nuggets of wisdom like that. Have you sent him the blog? I bet it would make his day. He changed your life and now you are changing others. The butterfly effect in action.
Clare I really want to get Brian's eyes on this so he knows! I'm sure he gets hundreds of thank you's a month (at least), but I'd still like him to get mine. I have tweeted him and will try to track down an email address and hope his people will get it to him.
If not, at least I feel I have said my thanks openly and can't tell you how relieved I was to find that last remaining cassette and discover his identity after so many years of trying to remember. It was a big DUH! How could I have not realised it was HIM when I saw it!
Wow- that's a great thing to stumble upon Kelly. Isn't it amazing at what powerful memories are attached to old (sometimes dusty) objects. I'm always amazed how you stumble upon nuggets at just the right time.
I have to ask though, did you have a tape desk to still play the cassette?
I'd like to thank my Year 9 Economics teacher, Mr Koumanis, who inspired a love of learning in me that sustains and intrigues me every day. A heartfelt thanks.
Kristy, in fact I don't have a cassette player anymore and have asked around and it seems they're officially extinct! I'd love to put this tape in and hear it again.
I've been planning to write about a college coach that made a big difference in my life on my blog. Unfortunately I never had the chance to tell him. He passed away far too young. I'd like to believe he knew though. I hope he did. He was a wonderful man.
Oh wow, Kelly, I love this!
I'm a big fan of Brian Tracy and have a lot to thank him for too.
A few years back, each of my morning walks was spent listening to Brian's 'Master Strategies for Higher Achievement' audio that I'd loaded onto my iPod. I have a beautiful notebook filled with pages of my 'ten goals a day' as recommended in his book 'Goals'. Like you, 'Eat that Frog' is a favourite and one that I bought copies of to sell in my bookshop. And I also really enjoyed his more recent book, 'Flight Plan'.
As for 'No Excuses' – that sounds like one that should be at the top of my To-Read list at the moment!!
This post reminds me of something else too though. It's an idea that Julia Morgenstern talks about in her book 'Shed Your Stuff,Change Your Life': the idea of 'finding treasures'. You definitely found one when you opened that shoebox!!
Thanks so much for sharing your story. I hope that you do get to share your gratitude in person with the amazing man who had such an impact on your life, as well as mine and so many others.
Ow wow BRIGID! Another Brian Tracy devotee 😉 I love it that his recordings touched you too and I haven't read 'Goals' or 'Flight Plan' so thanks for the personal recommendations.
I recently learned about Julia Morgensterm from Helen at http://www.clutterrescue.com.au – and now you mention her again. Her book also sounds great. I did indeed find a treasure in that dusty old shoebox!


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Minister says veterans reconciled to Taliban being part of Afghan solution
20 August 2021, 10:00 | Updated: 20 August 2021, 12:58
By Emma Soteriou
Armed forces minister James Heappey has said veterans would have reconciled themselves to the fact the Taliban were "always going to be" part of the Afghan solution.
It comes as other veteran MPs have voiced their disappointment at the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, allowing the Taliban to take total control.
Speaking to LBC, Mr Heappey said: "12 years ago, I was in Sangin and I saw [the Taliban] as the most bitter of enemies.
"That was one of the hardest six months of my life in which I saw things that I never want to have to see again and that I'll never be able to forget.
"But at least I came home with all of my limbs, and my life.
"The reality, however, is that anybody that serves knows, is that peace is imperfect."
Having served in Kabul, Northern Ireland, Basra and Kenya, the Conservative MP has had first-hand experience on the front line.
He went on to say: "I know deep down that the Taliban were always going to be part of the solution in Afghanistan and, frankly, I think that me - like many other veterans - would have reconciled themselves to that - even if, of course, it hurts when the time comes."
Read more: 'We're not trained to lose': Veteran MPs condemn 'shameful' Afghanistan withdrawal
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It comes as Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is facing added pressure following the revelation that a delegated call to his Afghan counterpart did not happen.
The MP has already been criticised for being 'too busy' to help Afghan translators, despite being on holiday.
Mr Heappey reiterated Defence Secretary Ben Wallace's statement in support of Mr Raab, saying: "I don't have the detail of those call sheets.
"I am, however, certain from everything that I see in this job here in the MoD that no one phone call would have made a difference at that point either to the trajectory of the collapse of the government of Afghanistan nor the speed of which we've been able to put the evacuation plan into place."


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Radiant Mix welcomes the lovely Aileen Kyoko on the show. Aileen is a multi-talented creative with a beautiful spirit. She's a playwright, actress, director, and producer, and she recently wrote a full-length play called The Year of the Solar Eclipse. Aileen is also producer and brand curator for The Wellness Expert, Randi Zinn, of Beyond Mom. Listen to find out…
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NORAD Keeps Watch For Santa Claus
By Chris Hopkins
Santa Claus is coming to town. We know this because the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has once again commenced tracking the progress of the jolly old elf as he makes his appointed rounds on Christmas Eve.
NORAD is a joint military command shared by the United States and Canada that closely monitors virtually everything that flies over North America. Each year on December 24, its sophisticated surveillance array of satellites, radars and fighter aircraft is trained upon the North Pole awaiting the departure of Santa Claus and his gift-laden sleigh. Once airborne, Santa's progress is continuously updated throughout his nocturnal mission, to the delight of children of all ages.
So how did one of the world's most advanced military installations take on the mission of tracking St. Nick? By a fortuitous accident and the heart-warming response of a caring Air Force officer.
On November 30, 1955, the Sears store in Colorado Springs ran a newspaper ad inviting children to call Santa Claus directly on his personal phone line. In the event, the number printed in the paper was off by one digit. Instead of reaching the North Pole, the first young caller reached Colonel Harry Shoup, the duty officer assigned to the emergency hot line at the Continental Air Defense Command (the predecessor of NORAD).
America was embroiled in the Cold War and a call on the hot line could signal a nuclear attack. Instead, the timid voice on the line asked: "Are you really Santa Claus?"
At first Colonel Shoup assumed the call was a practical joke, and he was not amused. He soon realized, however, what had happened, and as a father of four himself he decided to play along. He listened to the child's Christmas wish list before asking to speak with his mother, who explained the mix-up.
Embracing a welcome respite from the usual tension in the command center, he assigned several other airmen to take the incoming calls. Then he called the local radio station to report an unidentified flying object that "looks like a sleigh". This was followed with a press release to newspapers across the nation informing children that a big red sleigh was approaching from the North Pole at an altitude of 35,000 feet.
Returning to the command center on December 24, Colonel Shoup discovered that one of his airmen had drawn an image of Santa's sleigh on the 3-story wall map, and the charming holiday tradition of tracking Santa was born.
That tradition continues thanks to the generosity of numerous corporate sponsors and over 1,500 volunteers from the US and Canadian military and civilian defense organizations.
Interested parties (and who isn't?) can visit the official NORAD tracking website at NoradSanta.org or download the apps for iPhone and Android to learn more about Santa's annual mission, play games, and visit the virtual gift shop. The site also offers technical specifications regarding the sleigh and Santa's reindeer, as well as answers to (or more properly speculation about) frequently asked questions.
Updates are available all day on Christmas Eve by email as well. And just as in 1955, children can still speak directly with a NORAD operations staff member by calling 1-877-HI-NORAD any time after 6 AM on December 24.
In 2014, Colonel Shoup's children recounted his story for the NPR StoryCorps project. They told of how he continued to carry a briefcase full of thank you letters with him well into his 90s. And while he was an accomplished military officer, they noted that his role in establishing the long-lived tradition of tracking Santa was the thing of which he was proudest.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to one and all.
Christopher A. Hopkins, CFA
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Strasburg Township is a township in south central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,467 at the 2020 census.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which  are land and , or 0.20%, are water. The township surrounds the borough of Strasburg, a separate municipality. Unincorporated communities in the township include Refton and Hessdale.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 4,021 people, 1,275 households, and 1,071 families living in the township.  The population density was 201.1 people per square mile (77.6/km).  There were 1,295 housing units at an average density of 64.8/sq mi (25.0/km).  The racial makeup of the township was 98.96% White, 0.20% African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25%.

There were 1,275 households, 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.4% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 13.8% of households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.50.

The age distribution was 32.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% 65 or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median household income was $55,750 and the median family income  was $58,849. Males had a median income of $35,704 versus $25,030 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,556.  About 4.7% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

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External links

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Townships in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
1712 establishments in Pennsylvania
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GM To Return To Super Bowl Advertising In 2014
Viknesh Vijayenthiran August 26, 2013 Comment Now!
Ads from General Motors were noticeably absent from the Super Bowl this year, although the American auto giant was not completely invisible, as its 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was awarded to the game's MVP, quarterback Joe Flacco, who was decisive in the Ravens win over the 49ers.
However, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] is set to return to the Big Game in 2014 with a series of ads to help spearhead the launch of 12 new cars and trucks due out over the next 12 to 18 months.
The information was revealed by Chevrolet's global chief marketing officer, Tim Mahoney, who spoke recently with Variety. Mahoney didn't reveal how many spots GM had booked but did say the Chevrolet brand would be the focus. In 2012, GM booked six spots, five for Chevy and one for Cadillac's new ATS.
Typical Super Bowl spots, which run for 30 seconds, are estimated to cost between $3.5 and $4 million each. In the recent past, Chrysler has received a lot of attention for its spots, which have run as long as two minutes.
GM's announcement marks the reversal of another controversial decision made by Joel Ewanick, who was fired a year ago as the automaker's chief marketing officer. Since Ewanick's ousting, GM also has resumed advertising on Facebook and replaced the "Chevy Runs Deep" slogan with "Find News Roads."
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prophesy vs prophecy
Prophecy.. —MEANING.—As the term is used in mystical theology, it applies both to the prophecies of canonical Scripture and to private prophecies. Garner's Modern American Usage notes that prophesy for prophecy is at stage 3 of language change: it's common even among educated speakers and writers. Whether you're a student, an educator, or a lifelong learner, Vocabulary.com can put you Many people use astrology to prophesy, or predict, their future regarding misfortune, wealth, love, and relationships. Prophesy is a verb. Today I want to talk to you about the difference between prophecy and fortune-telling. What's going on Right Now, in Biblical Prophecy? It entered English before 1200 with two spellings: prophecie and prophesie. When prophets make prophecies, they prophesy, not "prophesize." A prophecy is a message that is claimed by a prophet to have been communicated to them by a god. See more. As verbs the difference between prophecy and forecast It's free and takes five seconds. We have updated the guide to reflect these changes and added a few more tips in their stead, covering recommended gear choices and tips for the Rainbow Road section of the dungeon. What are your thoughts on how Egypt relates to biblical prophecy? Download Grammarly's app to help with eliminating grammar errors and finding the right words. God is the source. Prophecy Vs. the Gospel? What is the difference??? Example Sentence: All his prophecies are coming true one by one. 11. Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy. It will be a crowning achievement, prophesized its chief engineer. Breaking news and the latest updates from Israel, the Middle East and Jewish World, knows what is happening here. But we want to know why you do not prophesy like other prophets, especially on the political situation of Nigeria or at the beginning of the year? Breaking Israel News cover all possible good news and spread around the world. To prophesy is (1) to predict, (2) to reveal by divine inspiration, or (3) to speak as a prophet. According to Encyclopedia Britannica's article, " Prophetic Movements and Figures in the Religions of Nonliterate Cultures ," scholars note that there is a significant shift from peace to confrontation when new religions appear in different cultures. To prophesy is to predict something or to utter something inspired by one's god. Instead, most prophets report receiving "a word from the Lord." Consider these examples: 30% of the Bible is prophecy. I wasn't able to find a similar post so I figured I'd make one. Most of these changes have made the Prophecy dungeon much harder than previously. The principalities and powers in high places of Ephesians 6: 12 are in full throttle mode. Prophecy, Prophesize, Prophesy. Prophecy vs Drake + Fittings. A prophecy is a prediction or an utterance from a prophet inspired by his god. Prophesy is a verb. The Bible is filled with prophecies. 1) The difference between pre-classical and classical prophets is perhaps a difference in geography–northern prophets vs. southern prophets. Some psychological professionals swear by the power of the self-fulfilling prophecy. Prophecy vs. Prophesy. It was borrowed from the Old French prophetie/prophecie/prophesie, which originated in Late Latin and Greek. Prophecy vs. prophesy. The word prophesy can mean to predict or reveal something that will happen in the future. There should be no question now in spiritually attuned minds of Bible prophecy students. Understood in its strict sense, it means the foreknowledge and foretelling of future events, though it may sometimes apply to past events of which there is no memory, and to present hidden things which cannot be known by the natural light of reason. In fact, most prophets do not receive visions. The Truth of God's Word 12. Until 1700, the noun and the verb were spelled the same. Views: 123. A prophet was an individual who received a call from God to be God's spokesperson, often connected with some crisis that was about to occur, and then announced God's message of judgment and/or deliverance to Israel and the nations. "Ryan Seacrest will be mine someday," prophesied 17-year-old Courtney Penry of Missouri City, Texas, when American Idol auditions touched down in Austin. Prophecy is a noun that means prediction. The late Dave Hunt said, "Prophecy is the great proof of the existence of God". As verbs the difference between oracle and prophecy is that oracle is (obsolete) to utter oracles or prophecies while prophecy is . I prophesy that the GOP will lie right through its teeth in 50 years and take credit for the "Affordable Health Care" law. Prophecy. It's free and takes five seconds. It was borrowed from the Old French prophetie/prophecie/prophesie, which originated in Late Latin and Greek. "To prophesy" means to predict the future (with divine inspiration). In a previous blog post we shared four pairs of words that follow this rule and today we have another pair to add to the list: prophecy and prophesy. Our Father in Heaven has given His people three declarations with a promise for those who believe. Prophecy definition, the foretelling or prediction of what is to come. In British and Australian English, when two words sound similar but one is spelt with a 'c' and the other with an 's', it is usually the case that the former is a noun and the latter is a verb. VS. Prophesy Definition: predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration . It entered English before 1200 with two spellings: prophecie and prophesie. On the second day of the course, we will study the. Theology vs … Sign up. In some religious circles, professing Christians argue that preaching Bible prophecy is irrelevant, or even contrary, to preaching the Gospel message! Bible prophecy may be an interesting topic, they say, but prophecy is not significant to our salvation. Elijah-Elisha are northern while written classical prophets (except Hosea and Jeremiah) are in the south. Fits. A prophecy is a prediction or an utterance from a prophet inspired by his god. Word 1:prophecy (PRAHF i see) Meaning: A prediction of a future happening. Richard F. Ames. Some psychological professionals swear by the power of the self-fulfilling prophecy. Prophesy definition is - to utter by or as if by divine inspiration. However, the differentiated spelling may be disappearing already. (The last syllable of prophe cy is pronounced "sea.") Prophecy, on the other hand, usually refers to predictions made by a wise person or written down in a sacred text. Such messages typically involve inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of divine will concerning the prophet's social world and events to come (compare divine knowledge Etymology. If a fortune teller made a prophecy that you were going to become a billionaire in your lifetime, you'd be pretty excited. Example Sentence: The farmers prophesied a … On the other hand, prophecy is any supernatural revelation of God regardless of form. True prophecy comes from God. Commonly Confused Words: Prophecy vs. Prophesy . The difference between fortune-telling and prophecy tends to get confused when looking at the history of prophecy. To think that such a rodent has these abilities of prophecy! We could say all visions are prophecy, but not all prophecy comes in the form of visions. Do you disagree with something on this page. Global warming didn't do it. They intend to use this presidential election theft to galvanize their one-world tower building effort. A prophecy is a prediction or an utterance from a prophet inspired by his god. Acolyte Eyes no longer guarantee a Warmind Cell when slain while Hive and Taken Mods no longer work in this dungeon. Donskoy Price, To prophesy means to predict the future (with divine inspiration). is that prophecy is a prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration while forecast is an estimation of a future condition. Despite the plethora of prophecy in the Bible, many do not take the time or invest the effort to study history and the Bible's instructions. Also, there may be difference between metropolitan vs. provincial prophecy. Don't have an account yet? It is a gift of the Holy Spirit – 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; True prophecy must build up the Body of Christ, ie the Church. Whether you're a student, an educator, or a lifelong learner, Vocabulary.com can put you Choose Your Words between Similar Words : prophecy vs. prophesy. Prediction can be used to describe forecasts about the weather, economy, and society in general, as well as, statements made about a person's future. A summary of Biblical Prophecy and the Story of the Bible 2-Biblical Truth. A prophecy is (1) a prediction of the future, or (2) a revelatory utterance. Sign up. Prophecy vs. Prophesy. A prophecy is a message that is claimed by a prophet to have been communicated to them by a deity. Prophecy tends to carry more weight than … Prophecy and Predestination vs. Free Will. Lamb and Lion Ministries is a Bible prophecy teaching ministry proclaiming the soon return of Jesus Christ. Following that lie, the climate change ruse hasn't done it. True prophecy is always 100% correct unlike the predictions of psychics or false prophets. The word is only a noun . Prophecy vs. Apostolic Decree. A prophecy is a prediction, or a magical look into the future. It pops up in English in about 1350 as prophecien and prophesien, coming through the Old French prophecier. All associated mid/low module skills are at least 5/4/0 too. How to use prophesy in a sentence. Similar to military intelligence, prophecy is given for you to prevail. One letter separates prophecy from prophesy, and the close relationship is derived from a shared word history. Moses taught that the test for whether someone was in direct contact with God or not was the ability to make prophecies which come true. During the time that prophecy was a revelatory gift, it was to be used for the edification, exhortation, and comfort of men (1 Corinthians 14:3). Vocational rather than academic, "Grammar for Grown-ups" is packed with real-life examples and keeps you engaged with a wealth of great quotations from Homer the Greek to Homer the Simpson. on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement. "A prophecy" is knowledge of the future (from a divine source). Specifically, it's a prediction that is delivered by a prophet, who is usually, though not always, a person instilled with their prognostic powers by a divine being. VS. Prophecy Definition: knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)(also spelled prophesy) Examples: The priest is studying examples of prophecy in the Bible. In my Next Level challenge, there was a prayer component called the War Room. Lose that z and make it prophesied. A prophecy is a prediction. A prophecy is "knowledge of the future," usually said to have come from a divine source. The word "prophecy" is a noun. Published: 16 Jan, 2020. I'm 5/4/0 in all medium drone and medium missile skills, 5/5/0 in Drone skill per se, and 5/4/0 in all BC skills. This is where I prayed for entrepreneurs and gave them a prophetic word when God was leading me to do so. World news, Christian news, and prophecy updates pointing to the imminent return of Jesus Christ and the end of the age. As nouns the difference between oracle and prophecy is that oracle is a shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity while prophecy is a prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration. Word 2:Prophesy (PRAHF i see) Meaning 1: To state that something will happen in the future. It is Important that you Understand that these Personal Apostolic Decrees are More than a Personal Prophecy; They are Formal Orders of Spiritual Law. Example sentences with "prophecy": The prophet has revealed his latest prophecy in which three cities are razed to the ground. The spiritual gift of prophecy, in the sense of receiving new revelations from God to be proclaimed to others, ceased with the completion of the Bible. It is doubtful you could find any dictionary anywhere that lists "prophesize." Synonym Discussion of prophesy. 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CTAC: Can Charitable Remainder Trust Assets be Sold Under a Prearranged Plan Without Triggering Capital Gains Tax to the Donor?
Can Charitable Remainder Trust Assets be Sold Under a Prearranged Plan Without Triggering Capital Gains Tax to the Donor?
Yes. An example of a qualified prearranged plan would be the so-called Letter of Intent. Unlike a Purchase and Sale Contract, a qualified prearranged plan is not contractually binding. There is no legal obligation included in the plan.
Therefore, a Donor who donates assets to a Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) and, pursuant to a prearranged plan, sells the assets from the CRT, does not realize income as a result of the redemption. The IRS will treat the sale proceeds as capital gains income to the Donor only if the CRT Trustee is legally bound or can be compelled by the Donor to sell the CRT assets.
The IRS has issued many favorable Private Letter Rulings to CRTs concerning this question. All of these PLRs incorporate references to Revenue Ruling 78-197 (that involved a Private Foundation). This Revenue Ruling is reproduced in its entity.
IRS Headnote Redemption; charitable contribution followed by a prearranged redemption. A taxpayer with voting control of a corporation and an exempt private foundation who donates shares of the corporation's stock to the foundation and, pursuant to a prearranged plan, causes the corporation to redeem the shares from the foundation does not realize income as a result of the redemption. The Service will treat the proceeds as income to the donor under facts similar to those in the Palmer decision only if the donee is legally bound, or can be compelled by the corporation to surrender the shares for redemption.
Full Text of Rev. Rul. 78-197 In Palmer v. Commissioner, 62 T.C. 684 (1974), aff'd on another issue, 523 F.2d 1308 (8th Cir. 1975), the United States Tax Court held that the IRS incorrectly treated a gift of stock to an organization exempt from income taxation pursuant to section 511(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, followed by a prearranged redemption of the stock, as a redemption of the stock from the donor followed by a gift of the redemption proceeds to the donee. The Service will follow Palmer on this issue, acq., page 6, this Bulletin.
In Palmer, the taxpayer had voting control of both a corporation and a tax-exempt private foundation. Pursuant to a single plan, the taxpayer donated shares of the corporation's stock to the foundation and then caused the corporation to redeem the stock from the foundation. It was the position of the Service that the substance of the transaction was a redemption of the stock from the taxpayer, taxable under section 301 of the Code, followed by a gift of the redemption proceeds by the taxpayer to the foundation. The United States Tax Court rejected this argument and treated the transaction according to its form because the foundation was not a sham, the transfer of stock to the foundation was a valid gift, and the foundation was not bound to go through with the redemption at the time it received title to the shares.
Also see, Grove v. Commissioner, 490 F.2d 241 (2nd Cir. 1973); Behrend v. United States, No. 72-1153, 72-1156 (4th Cir. 1972); and Carrington v. Commissioner, 467 F.2d 704 (5th Cir. 1973).
The service will treat the proceeds of a redemption of stock under facts similar to those in Palmer as income to the donor only if the donee is legally bound, or can be compelled by the corporation, to surrender the shares for redemption.


Oh Minestrone… How I love thee. It, like so many food memories, takes me back to childhood, to memories that are so old and faded that they're best described by colors. A whiff of a maturing minestrone soup on the stovetop will transport me to a time when chairs were something I had to climb to sit on. It's bright and savory, steeped in herbs and hearty with cannellini beans and pasta.
I spent a few days last week working with a fellow food lover. We spent hours talking about this spot and that, our favorite dishes and preparations. We swapped tips and techniques and sat down to two exceptional working lunches. At one point minestrone came up (he uses swiss chard, brilliant) and it got it stuck in my craw, the craving sat in the top of my stomach from the moment it was breached. By hour 40 I had broken. It had to be done.
Get everything out and organized. Set up a slop bowl for peels and ends, it keeps you from running back and forth to the trash.
Splash some olive in a pot on medium, break down your onions, carrots and celery into small bits. Salt & pepper, 2 layers of thyme, 1 layer of marjoram(or oregano) and a dash or two of basil and sage. Stir the mix and put the burner on medium high.
Get to work on those green beans. I've never really figured out a perfect method with beans. I just snap off the stalk end with my fingers and work my way through the pile. Snap, next. Snap, next… Then I try to bundle them all like matchsticks and cut them into 1 inch pieces.
Slice the garlic, toss it in.
Quarter your zucchini and summer squash and chop it down. Into the pot it goes. More salt and pepper. Stir.
Add the tomato. Rinse the beans good if they're out of a can and put them in. Salt, pepper, another coating of herbs. Bay leaves. Stir.
Note the order I did that in. Onions first, almost always. Everything else goes in order of vegetable firmness. Garlic usually in the middle, you don't want it to burn and get bitter.
Give this a few minutes. Absentminded? OCD? Set a timer for 4 minutes and twenty three seconds.
Pour in your 6 cups of broth and stir. Turn heat to high and cover.
Do you have any old Parmesan rinds kicking around? Got a great tip this week, save your rinds in the freezer. Pull them out for jobs like this. I happen to have one in the fridge. Toss that in the soup.
Bring to a boil. This is where I clean up my mess. A clean kitchen is a happy cook! Working quickly I had enough time to clean up all the dishes I had just used and wipe down the counters.
Once the soup is boiling give it another stir and turn the heat down to medium high. At this point you can do it a few different ways. If it's the weekend and you feel like torturing your friends and family, turn down the heat and take your time. Let the smell whip the guests into a frenzy. (A trick I learned from my mother) They'll be knocking each other over by the time you're ready to serve. If you're in a hurry like me, keep whipping that soup into a boil. Ze flavors must marinate! Ze broth must reduce! Work soup work!
A boiling soup is a reducing and thickening broth. You need some of that to concentrate the flavors but you don't want it too thick. I like my soups with a lot of broth so I keep the cover on for most of the cook, pulling the lid off at the end for a mad dash 5 minute reduction. It's a balance. You can always thicken more with uncovered heat. Thinning the broth is a little more complex and I try to avoid it.
Boil some water for your pasta and get that going. Follow the instructions on the box for timing. Drain the water and set your pasta aside.
Why do this? Extra steps and extra dishes? Not usually our style here in the mancookgood kitchen.
I do it because I don't want to leave the pasta in the soup for leftovers. Same goes with rice. It continues to absorb the liquid and by day two or three my beautiful broth is a solid block of bloated pasta. It's like a parasite sent to drink up all that goodness. Like Uncle Jack, it never stops drinking.Not today Mr. Cavatelli. Not today.
By this point your soup should be beginning it's descent into flavorland. Drinking a glass of wine? Red? I was. Splash some in at any point.
Slice your bread and get it ready. (Toasted? I did) I like to put it in the toaster oven pre buttered. It makes for a soft interior and crispy edges. Who doesn't like crispy edges? Bring them to me.
Add the spinach. Yes, all of it. It reduces, trust me. Stir it in as it shrinks.
Taste the soup. It should almost be there. Check the carrots, make sure they're soft. Turn up the heat and take off the lid. Please put your tray tables up and in an upright position, the pilot has turned on the fasten seat belt sign. 5 more minutes of an uncovered boil, taste it again. Hot!
Here's the most important part.
Spoon the soup and some cooked pasta into a bowl and grate your cheese over it. This is nearly non negotiable. Lactose intolerant? How bad? Grate the cheese and take a pill or something.
Sprinkle some chili flakes and a spot of pesto if you have it hanging around. Serve with the bread and a smile. Make the soup. Win the day.
It's been 4 days since the Thanksgiving feast. Our cravings for holiday fare have subsided a bit. Once bountiful supplies have dwindled and a storm has blown over the Los Angeles Basin. It's cold, dark and wet outside. We are running our artificial lights during daylight hours. The doors and windows are shut tight, the heat has been turned on. Even the ceiling fans have been silenced. It will be days until we see 70 degrees again. These are truly the dark days of winter here in Southern California. I am left with no choice. I must make a soup to nourish my friends and family and boost morale. We will find comfort in homemade stock and thyme and rosemary. We will find inspiration in the turkey who sacrificed himself for this noble task. We will carry on.
Hopefully you took the stripped down turkey carcass and boiled it in water for 2 hours last Thursday. Tell me you did. (It's ok if you didn't, just a missed opportunity on both of our parts) For now, let's assume you did.
That means you have about a gallon of liquid gold, err turkey stock. That's a good start.
Chop the leek into thin strips and toss it into hot olive oil. Salt and pepper it. Chop up the garlic and toss add that too.
Break down the carrots and celery into small uniform pieces. Big chunks work too, it just cooks faster and is easier to eat in smaller pieces. Put that all in with the onions, stir and add salt and pepper.
Give that a few minutes. Use that time to clean, organize and get your herbs out. I had a lot of fresh ones leftover from Thanksgiving so they needed to be broken down and chopped. Lots of thyme (if dry, cover the surface of the liquid in 2 layers, if fresh, use a loose handful), half as much rosemary, half of that in sage. It really it doesn't matter much and is to your personal preference. We're making soup. Add more as you go. It'll be delicious.
Pour in the broth and add the herbs. Salt and pepper again. Add the turkey and barley and set on medium high heat with the cover on.
This is when I clean up the kitchen. (again) I like it tidy when I cook. It keeps things moving smoothly. By the time you've wiped down the counters and washed up your prep dishes the soup should be boiling. Give it 45 minutes with an occasional stir. By then things should be pretty close to done. Take the lid off and keep it on medium high for another 30 minutes. At this point you should be checking in every ten minutes or so. Have a taste. (HOT!) Does it taste like soup yet? If not give it more time. The color, smell and taste of the soup will shift when it's done. I'm sure there is a scientific reason for it but I like to think that the separate ingredients finally yield to each other and collapse into a group hug. If you're watching the broth you'll be able to tell.
Right at the end I turn off the heat entirely and squeeze the half of a lemon into the whole mixture. This lets the flavors settle in and the soup cool enough for people to eat. I took a fresh baguette smeared with olive oil and broiled it in the oven for a few minute. The soup was served in mugs. Six people ate, several had seconds. Nothing was left behind.


'Right up the very top of Australia there is a special place. My friend Normie comes from there, and he says, 'Things are different to what you might see in the city. Same, but little bit diff'rent ...' Told in the stunning collage artwork for which Kylie Dunstan is acclaimed, the story is related by a child living in a southern city and her friend Normie, who lives in the top end. As they compare notes about their lives, activities and interests, they discover how very much they have in common, despite their contrasting environments.


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Steve De Ruse Selected Mayor of La Mirada
Newly appointed Mayor Steve De Ruse and Mayor Pro Tem Ed Eng in the Council Chambers after Tuesday's City Council meeting. The Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem each serve one-year terms. Also serving on the City Council are Pauline Deal, Larry Mowles, and Andrew Sarega.
The La Mirada City Council selected Steve De Ruse to serve as Mayor at Tuesday's City Council meeting. Councilmember Ed Eng was selected to serve as Mayor Pro Tem. The Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem each serve one-year terms.
Mayor De Ruse has served on the City Council since 2011. He has been a resident of La Mirada since 1976 and works as a senior pastor. This will be his second term as Mayor.
Mayor Pro Tem Eng was elected to the City Council in 2015. Prior to serving on the City Council, Mayor Pro Tem Ed Eng is an Executive Director for Los Angeles County Economy and Efficiencies Commission. He previously served on the City's Community Services Commission from 2011-2015.
Also serving on the City Council are Pauline Deal, Larry Mowles, and Andrew Sarega.


I love the concept and I have tried a few times to do these photo challenges. And usually I fall off completely after three or four days. But I am really trying to be committed to taking more pics and documenting life, so I am going to give it another go. Here is the challenge I am trying this time around. Do it with me!
If you take the challenge, let me know how you do!


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Bigger and better than before, the second edition of the event, running from March 6-7, 2019, is expected to host 3,000+ startups, investors, and businesses.
Existing investors Tenmou, Pinnacle, and 500 Startups also took part in this round, and with this, the total funds raised by Eat are now at US$3.4 million.
Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) has successfully closed its US$100 million venture capital "fund of funds" to support startups in Bahrain and across the MENA region.
The Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) has kicked off the US$100 million venture capital fund of funds to support startups in Bahrain.
Held at the Shaikh Ebrahim Center for Culture and Research, the conference gathered 400 attendees and more than 150 startups around the world.
Bahrain wants more from its financial technology sector, and it's stepping up.
The Bahrain-based Annada made quite an impression when it launched in 2011 offering scarves featuring original artwork by two regional artists, and co-founders (and sisters) Nada and Noor Alawi have since proved themselves to more than just a flash in the pan.
Seedstars World, an emerging-markets focused entrepreneurship forum, is back this year to scout for promising GCC startups, and in a first, the action this time is centered around Bahrain.
Tenmou CEO Hasan Haider on the path to exit for homegrown startup enterprises in the Middle East.
Sheikh Mohammed discusses Bahrain's economy, the government's support of the private sector and entrepreneurship in the Kingdom.
The first ever Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship held in March 2015 recognized notable enterprises from the Kingdom.
Bahrain's islanders are a chilled-out bunch... except when it comes to entrepreneurship.


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https://www.starsinsider.com/lifestyle/277470/the-worlds-most-notorious-spies
Mata Hari (1876–1917) -
Mata Hari was born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle in the Netherlands. She gained notoriety after moving to Paris where she became an exotic dancer, sometimes only wearing a gold bejeweled bra and jewelry.
Mata Hari -
During World War I, she spied for the Germans. Eventually arrested by the French, she was executed by firing squad. Apparently she blew a kiss before the volley of shots rang out.
Julius (1917–1953) and Ethel (1916–1953) Rosenberg - The Rosenbergs, United States citizens, were accused of providing top-secret information about sonar, radar, and jet propulsion engines to the Soviets during the Cold War.
Julius Rosenberg - They were also accused of transmitting nuclear weapon designs to the enemy. While Julius was recruited by Moscow as a courier and recruiter for the Soviets, Ethel was more of an accessory. Charged with espionage, the couple were found guilty and executed by electric chair.
Aldrich Ames (1941– ) - Ames spent 31 years with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as a counterintelligence analyst, ending up in Washington, D.C. with access to CIA plans and operations against the KGB and the GRU (Soviet military intelligence).
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Aldrich Ames - In debt after a divorce settlement, Ames began spying for the USSR, betraying CIA operatives, and collecting vast amounts of money for doing so. In 1994, Ames and his second wife were arrested. He pleaded guilty to espionage charges and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. She was jailed for tax evasion.
Klaus Fuchs (1911–1988) - German-born Fuchs was interned in Canada during the early years of World War II, but by 1943 he was working in the US on the top-secret Manhattan Project.
Klaus Fuchs - After the war, he returned to the UK and was employed by the Atomic Energy Research Establishment. Exposed as a Soviet spy in 1950, he served nine years in prison after which he emigrated to East Germany.
Virginia Hall (1906 –1982) - An American citizen, Hall became a spy with the British Special Operations Executive during World War II. She operated in France, working with the French Resistance. She ended up on the Gestapo's most wanted list.
Virginia Hall - Hall later joined the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS), again working in France until the end of the war (she's pictured receiving the Distinguished Service Cross in 1945 from OSS chief General Donovan). She ended her career as a CIA intelligence analyst.
Frederick "Fritz" Joubert Duquesne (1877–1956) - A South African Boer, Duquesne fought against the British Empire in the Second Boer War and operated as a US-based German secret agent during both World Wars.
Frederick "Fritz" Joubert Duquesne - During World War II, while living in New York, he headed the infamous Duquesne spy ring, a German espionage network. The ring was eventually closed down by the FBI, and Duquesne served 14 years in Leavenworth Penitentiary, Kansas.
John André (1750–1780) - A British Army officer serving in America during the American Revolutionary War, André took charge of British Secret Service operations in 1779.
John André - After assisting defecting American military officer Benedict Arnold in his attempt to surrender the fort at West Point to the British, André was captured and hanged as a spy by the Continental Army. Pictured: a self portrait of André drawn on the eve of his execution.
Sidney Reilly (c. 1873–1925) - A Russian-born British secret agent, Reilly, often referred to as the "Ace of Spies," was employed by the British police force's Special Branch and later the British Secret Service Bureau, the precursor of the UK's modern MI6.
Sidney Reilly - A well-traveled adventurer in his youth, Reilly began his espionage activities in 1890s London Russian émigré circles. Dispatched to Soviet Russia in 1925, Reilly was captured and executed. Today he is synonymous with the myth of the British "spook" or super-spy.
Anthony Blunt (1907–1983) - A leading British art historian and Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures, Blunt was probably recruited to spy for the Soviet Union by the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD) during a visit he made to Moscow in 1934.
Anthony Blunt - Blunt served as a member of the British Army's intelligence corps during World War II, when he was recruited by MI5, the Security Service. A member of the infamous Cambridge Five spy ring, Blunt confessed to being a Soviet spy as early as 1964, after being offered immunity from prosecution. He was publicly unmasked in 1979 but was never jailed.
Kim Philby (1912–1988) - A contemporary of Blunt's at Cambridge University, Philby became a high-ranking member of British intelligence. It's possible that Philby's first wife, Litzi Friedmann, an Austrian Communist, recruited him to the Soviet cause.
Kim Philby - As an MI6 operative during and after World War II, Philby had access to top-secret material, which he passed on to his NKVD handlers. He arrived in Washington, D.C. in 1949. Increasingly under suspicion by the CIA, Philby eventually defected to the USSR from Beirut. He died in Moscow and was given a hero's funeral.
Krystyna Skarbek (1908–1952) - One of the longest-serving of all Britain's wartime women agents, Polish-born Skarbek worked with the Special Operations Executive and successfully carried out numerous undercover missions in Nazi-occupied France and Poland. Adopting the name Christine Granville postwar, her exploits were recognized with the award of the George Medal, an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire), and the Croix de Guerre. Sadly, she was murdered in a London hotel by an obsessed stalker who was ultimately hanged for his crime.
George Blake (1922–2020 ) - Born George Behar in the Netherlands, Blake, who later became a British national, served with the Royal Navy during World War II before being recruited by MI6 and serving in the Dutch Section.
George Blake - In 1948, he was posted to Seoul, South Korea. During the subsequent Korean War, he was taken prisoner by Communist North Korean forces and later volunteered to work for the Soviet Union's spy service, the KGB. Released in 1953, he spied for the USSR until 1961, when his treachery was discovered. Later jailed for 42 years, Blake escaped from prison and fled to Moscow, where he lived until his death.
Duško Popov (1912–1981) - Popov was a Serbian double agent who ended up working for Britain's Secret Service Bureau (MI6) during World War II and passing off disinformation to Germany's military intelligence service, Abwehr. He survived the war but died at 69 of ill health.
Duško Popov - Interestingly, James Bond creator Ian Fleming is said to have based his fictional spy's code number, 007, on Popov's uncle's phone number, 26-007.
Donald Maclean (1913–1983) - Another member of the so-called Cambridge Five spy ring, Maclean was recruited by the Russian NKVD while still at university.
Donald Maclean - Later as a topflight diplomat, he kept the Soviets informed of the West's activities while stationed in Paris and then after World War II broke out, in London. He fell under suspicion while in Washington, D.C. and it was the Russians who eventually urged him to defect, in 1951.
Guy Burgess (1911–1963) - Also recruited by Moscow while at university and destined to become part of the Cambridge spy ring, Burgess joined the BBC as an assistant producer before being employed by MI6.
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He joined the Foreign Office in 1944 and fed his Soviet handlers a goldmine of classified information. Burgess was also posted to Washington, D.C., and was assigned work of top-secret sensitivity. Burgess defected to the Soviet Union with Donald MacLean. Incidentally, the fifth member of the Cambridge spy ring was John Cairncross.
See also: The dark history of secret police
The world's most notorious spies
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for espionage in 1953
LIFESTYLE Spying
For the most part, spying is all about committing treason, carrying out espionage, and betraying one's country. But among the spies listed here are one or two genuine heroes whose supreme acts of bravery and selflessness saved many lives and helped end wars.
Click through this veritable rogue's gallery of treacherous individuals and find the good among the bad.