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Welcome, and thank you for joining us for another amazing episode of the nonprofit show. It is Friday Eve, as I like to call it for Thursday and today we have Al Spector, President and CEO of Strat Dev Tech. I hope I said that right. In fact, we actually use the full name Strategic Development Technologies, our URL at Strat Dev Tech. And sometimes we throw around a little shorty for our name. Oh my gosh. Strategic Development Technologies. Strategic Development Technology talking to us about broadcasting your nonprofit fundraising events. And if you don't know us, Julia Patrick is typically right by my side, but she does have today off. Julia is the CEO of the American Nonprofit Academy. I'm Jarrett Ransom, also known as the Nonprofit Nerd and CEO of the Raven Group. We would not be here broadcasting almost 400 episodes now coming up on our 400 soon without the investment and the continued support of our presenting sponsors. So please do check out these companies. I always like to say that they exist for your purpose. They are here to help drive your mission driven goals forward. They're here to help you solve your community's problems, challenges and provide those solutions. So please do, please do check them out. And again, thrilled to have with me today, President and CEO, Mr. Al Spector. Thanks, Jarrett. You're always so gracious. Really appreciate your welcome and it's really fabulous to be here. Good. Well, why don't we start first of all, and Matthew joins you typically, but we want to congratulate him today for a whole new family life with him. But tell us about Strategic Development Technologies. Who are you? When did this start? What do you do? What is the service product that you help to deliver the sector? Sure, we glad to. It's kind of a fun little story. I'll start with Matt, my partner in this. He's a seasoned development director with considerable experience in data systems and technology solutions that have brought him quite a bit of success in fundraising. So he's wearing two hats. He's a fundraiser first and foremost, but he's a technology expert himself. And Matt, he's got a master's from Berkeley in policy, and he's raised some considerable funds in a series of nonprofits. So about me, well, I've got a history that actually goes back to a lot of corporate posts. But in 2007, I formed a nonprofit and to serve the blind and vision-impaired community in some sports acts this year in the Bay Area. And that started my road in the nonprofit and social impact community. So I've been doing a, I did the majority of the fundraising for that organization about 11 years. And I was at the helm. I've sit on the boards of a couple of others. And along the way, I've been advising nonprofits in strategic planning, in structure, in operations, financial control. Well, at one point, Matt and I, who sit together on the board of an organization here in the East Bay, and we saw during the pandemic the need to help nonprofits with their fundraising, and particularly by helping them embrace the latest technologies because there's quite a bit of leverage there, if you can, you know, if you can grab on to it. So that's how it started. We formed strategic development technologies back in April. But Matt's history of producing live broadcast goes back, you know, quite a ways now. I think he's had 15 or 20 productions. And so we've now teamed up and we've had, you know, a few productions lately. They've been they've been really marvelous to be to be part of. What a time to start this business, especially right when COVID shut down the pandemic, you know, it's taking place, events kind of went to a screeching halt, and everyone really needed to learn and understand how maybe to connect with their audience, their constituency base through a new modality. So what you and Matthew have done is fantastic. Which leads me to this first question here, Al, our digital broadcast for our events. Are they here to stay? Are they a fleeting thought? So essentially, are these temporary? Are they permanent? You know, that's a great question. And I'm going to answer it in two ways. The first is, if you look at the question simply is, did the broadcast evaporate once it's over, you know, or and the answer to that one, you know, an easier question answer. Well, no, we record them and, you know, in fact, rebroadcasting, whatever it is your events are, that's a very important fundraising tool. I apologize. There's a little noise here, right? We're on location and it's for real live on set. That's what happened. So the answer to the first part is to the first way to look at the question, no, they don't evaporate. They're recorded. And we've seen considerable funds come in from folks watching the rebroadcast with the ability to donate right there online during the rebroadcast. But I think maybe a more intriguing question is, is this a passing fad? Are we going to have broadcasts only so long as we need them? And then we'll all go back to galas and fun runs and, you know, and anything, you know, and meeting in person to as the focal point of some of our fundraising. Well, I think that the answer in that lies in that the pandemic actually caused quite a bit of change and real structural change, I think, for us relative to who's on the who's on the web, who uses it, the range of activities. So it's no longer sort of young, millennial, but the baby boomers, you know, and then people, you know, beyond older than the baby boomers who are comfortable doing all kinds of things on the web, particularly buying things, particularly, you know, paying for things. And so it lends itself perfectly to making donations online. So I think that there was quite a bit of an acceleration, you know, during the pandemic. So I don't think it's going away. The, let's see, here's an important point about this as well. The cost of fundraising is really, really brought down in virtual events versus the cost of holding a big gala. And like any, in any businesses, for-profit, non-profit, that cost avoidance is a big driver. So when it's, you know, becomes clear and pop, you know, and well understood that the yield and the net proceeds from digital fundraising are much, much higher. I think that's going to be a big driver that's going to, you know, cause digital broadcasting and using the web in this way to stay. So one of the things I'd asked you previously, Al, is about this hybrid approach, right? So what is your take on the hybrid? Is that something that you're really advocating for? Are you saying, you know, we're not really talking about hybrid. We're calling it this broadcasting. Another thing that we've seen is now many of our constituency base has maybe relocated to another part of the nation. And so they want to stay engaged in our community. But are you still calling this hybrid or how, how do you and Matthew approach that? That's a great question, Jared. We actually don't use the term hybrid very often, but we prefer to use tandem. And the fact then there's a reason for that. And the tandem suggests that, yes, there's a, well, this is when you're going to have a live event and you're also going to have an online audience connected to that event somehow. We just did one of these. It was a bike ride for about 120 cyclists, a lot of them, over half of them, disabled cyclists, and especially adaptive cycles. And what we were, what we did was we wanted the online experience to be equally engaging as if you were there. And so we had about half of the hour of broadcasting being some live tape that we took that morning during the event, but also some historical tape and a real entertaining 30 minute or engaging, entertaining and engaging 30 minutes. And then we cut over live to the event and streamed live. And so that was a tandem in the tandem, again, suggesting that a rich experience for the online participant and a rich experience for those in person. And so that's that's how we're viewing what's going forward is always an opportunity to hook to connect a broadcast to to a live event going on. But not just an iPhone in the corner on a tripod and just let it run. We're we're pretty much dead against that. I think we've all witnessed that, you know, and it's like, oh, this is not a broadcast. This is a, I don't know, just a bare minimum attempt at opening those digital doors, as we call them here at the nonprofit show. But I like your answer and it was really kind of a two part answer out to, you know, yes, you can archive your your digital broadcast so that they can be watched again. And yes, we also believe that they are here to stay. So if they are here to stay, can you share with us? Or will you please share with us? Some best practices for really enhancing our strong broadcasts. One of the things I've noticed, Al, is that so many of the nation has become comfortable with having, you know, some kind of a video conference meeting. And so we've adapted to that level of familiarity. And now we're taking it almost to that next step, right? So we've made some baby steps. We've advanced from crawling to walking. And now we're really looking at, OK, where can we level up even further? So what are some of these best practices that you can provide to us to really make a strong broadcast? Sure. You know, at the outset of this, this particular topic, I think it's important to realize what your goal is. And the goal is not just broadcast for broadcast sake, but it's to create a highly engaging experience and an event that's going to, you know, resonate. And then hopefully you'll have returned the viewers. So you want that you want to have a strategy to make that happen. And what you remember, what you're after, too, is this is a fundraising function. So it's not just to have your broadcast standalone, certainly not to have it evaporate, but it's to connect it with the rest of what you do. So I'm doing some of that. Some of that that strategizing is important. I think it was Brian Greenwald, I think the other day mentioned. He talks about tech discovery and, you know, and doing some, you know, strategic planning, some assessment about what you've got, where you're going and the tools that you'll need to do that and the kind of events that you're going to want to you're going to want to broadcast to do that. So so as a strategic, you know, you know, thought at the beginning. OK, so let's go down into the into the weeds a little bit about broadcasting. And an important point is the meeting applications and webinar applications that are out there, they're fantastic. They, you know, they had tremendous boons for for, you know, the best known of them during the pandemic. But those aren't broadcasting technologies. And so it's and all of this, I hope I make this clear, is shockingly affordable. The the cost of these technologies is extremely low. So even the broadcasting technologies that we use, they're no they're in the same range as, you know, you're these the meeting and webinar platforms. It's just that they have functionality that you want for broadcasting.  The next thing is I'll just write off a couple of things that that we've that we practice that that seem to enhance the quality of the broadcast. Don't neglect the quality of your audio. And case in point, I'm using a some wireless mic technology right now. And, you know, we think that that in our experience has been that bringing up the quality of the audio is extremely important. We're in the discussion about streaming a small symphony and putting that online and the audio is central to that. So, you know, and it's really cheap to up the audio with the dedicated mics and and like. So there's something to to to remember. We're striding about accessibility. This is strong broadcast now. OK, so it's creativity, multiple camera angles, good audio. Accessibility is very important to us, particularly with some of the nonprofits that we support. Close captioning, a telephone dial-in option for the vision impaired. So those things are really, really important. You want to make it easy for people to, first of all, find the link, you know, make that really, you know, really available, be able to register easily, be able to click in and be able to join. Make that as easily as you can and then be as creative as you can in the actual broadcast. Biggest tip. The broadcast doesn't stand alone. It's got to be connected to your strategy. And then the data that you're able to collect by broadcasting by having people register and there's registration systems that will give you really robust data and drive it right into your donor database. You want to think about a strategy like that, a data strategy, because what you're, you know, what you're after is you're building your database, you're building your constituents, your followers. You want to be able to reach back to them in that 72 hours after the broadcast is the most important time to actually go and reconnect with those people that just saw the show. So are you also advocating for maybe a professional MC or is this something that the organization, you know, can have the executive director, a board chair, the development person? Is this an internal person that can really do what you're doing right now, Al, and be live on set, right? Or are you thinking to one of the best practice for this broadcast is really to have someone who's comfortable in front of a camera, knowledgeable with holding the microphone. What are some of your best practices when it comes to that key person or persons? You know, that great, great question. Let's let's consider a very simple broadcast and engagement, in fact, an event.  Think of the events very simply where we're for, you know, for having a cadence of events so that you can have a bit of a donor database engine going. So anytime you have an event, there's an opportunity for people to join you. I call it establishing your corner of the digital village green.  They know what you're going to get. And so it's to establish that.  That executive director just has to do what executive directors do. And I suggest we're going to I hope we have time for another topic that's, you know, a segue into the next one that has to do with the nature of the skill sets that you need to embrace these technologies. But there's no they're sure, you know, having professional emcee and hosts and all that fantastic. But for small events and, you know, the nonprofits, you know, always watching out for their budget, the the the it's these are things that that the staff can do without very with without, you know, the learn curve is short and, you know, it's in and it's easy. So having the ability to put an event online at any time and not make a big production out of it, but do it off and do it simply. That that that I think is the way to go so that you got that engine for, you know, to attract new new constituents all the time. I have seen some organizations of all different sizes out really become. And I think one of the words of the last 18 months has been nimble. Organizations have become extremely nimble, very adept to trying something new, doing this pivot, seeing what works. And I think the more we practice and the more we build our practice muscles of doing something often, it really does help us to, you know, implement some new best practices and go from from one step to the next and to continue to kind of level up in our knowledge and expertise. So what this is kind of that crystal ball question that I always like to ask, but what is the digital road for these development professionals? Where are we going? You know, so your first question that I had asked you is, are these here to stay? Yes, we believe that they are here to stay. So really including this in part of your strategy. So what does this digital road ahead look like for you? That's, you know, that's that's a question and a topic that that Matt and I spend quite a bit of time discussing. Here's I'll give you this our own setting. And you may I think this may shed some light on it that Matt and I are really fundraisers and we're, you know, he's got a head for the technology, but really started to dig in on it when he in the in the midst of a series of development director positions and just started to embrace it and learn it and understand it. And so he's he's not a he's not a technology professional. He's a fundraising professional, but he's had, you know, and a smart admittedly a really smart guy, but is able to grasp those. My background in, you know, in business business, you know, in in management, in nonprofit leadership, in really in the mechanics of nonprofits and in in fundraising and, you know, and financial control and fundraising. And so my focus wasn't on the technology, but by being in nonprofits, we're in and around it. And, you know, and everybody's talking about the database and how it works and, you know, and all the problems that we're having and whether we need a new one.   And it's it's not it's not all that hard in the productions that we do. Matt is he's our CTO, but he's also our executive producer up in the up in the studio in Petaluma. He's off site. I'm on the ground in on location. And at one point one day he started calling me director. And so I've become our on site director. And and I cable up all the all the all the equipment and the audio.  So it this is not hard to transition. It's not hard to make. All right. Having said all that, there's a few skills and a few focus areas that we think are are important. Actually, they're arriving as development professionals, you know, arrive, particularly the millennials and start to to come into to the positions that, you know, that that we've held. Well, here are some some focused skills that we think that that that are are are going to be really advantageous. It's being really involved in your donor database and donor database management and particularly skilled in the new databases and the ones that whose inception was in cloud base and web design. So it's the new sort of the new generation of databases. And really dig in and understand how those work. They're going to be the key to everything because the game's about data. So there's there's one chunk of it there. The other one is an awareness of video platforms and video tools.  We have a tool. We call it our board activation tool. And what we do is we do a short video of the of each of the board of directors of each board member and they can do that right from their their home and then we put a piece of can piece of film on it. And that's their solicitation that that's where they can easily go out to their, you know, to their circles and and raise that is fantastic. Al, because I know there's so many. How do I say this? There's often leaders that will say, I wish my board would do more. I really want my board to help with fundraising and solicitations. And so knowing that this is something that can engage the board, use some some small, you know, implementation, but critical. And as you said, you know, put this together and they could do it from home. I know many, many people are still social distanced across the nation. So whatever level of comfort that is. And again, looking at how many of our residents have perhaps relocated. So your board may not be local board anymore. They may also have relocated, but stayed engaged with your community. I also wanted to touch on unbriefly what you just said with, you know, using the younger generations being millennials or younger. I'm going to admit to my 11 year old knowing how to do way more on YouTube than I know how. And, you know, he is this close to being put on my own payroll because he is really good at that digital platform and a little bit more advanced than I am when it comes to this broadcasting. So I'm curious if you could talk to us in, you know, a little, little short amount of time that we unfortunately have left. This digital road ahead. I'm curious, Al, how we might be able to embrace perhaps other people's skill sets and talents. And I'm thinking volunteers, you know, this may not be staff, but this is volunteers or corporate partnership, other individuals to really engage them as we look at this digital road ahead. Yeah, you know, that that's a fantastic suggestion because, you know, the the most effective nonprofits that I've seen, you know, with a with an effective staff and empowering board, as well as a cadre of volunteers with us with a fantastic skills. And I've seen some that are very, very technology savvy. And if you can make it fun, too. But I think the video makes it fun. The multimedia, the the tools are fun and they're really not that hard to grasp. I think sort of the volunteers, if you have them, you know, at your disposal or, you know, have them available to you. But this, you know, the staff watching some very, you know, very small staffs take on some of these tools. And it's really fun to watch. And and it's it's fun to see them grasp and and and light up to what these tools do. We had an interesting conversation with the customer that we that we produced a broadcast for. And it had to do with they wanted to just have us film the event, just film the event, you know, and we'll replant. OK. And the executive director told us as, you know, as advisors and, you know, as outsiders, drive us and the staff to making this live.   And so anyway, it was it's it's getting the staff to just, you know, pivot a bit or, you know, sort of twist the kaleidoscope just a little to adding some some skills to their own to their jobs.  And it's not all that hard to make this transformation. You just got to grab on. Well, I think it's fearful, right? It's the fear of the unknown. What if technology doesn't work as you were saying in your best practices? You know, what if the audio doesn't work? What if the right cable doesn't go in or something happens that really just messes up that live segment?   There's so many different things out of our control when it comes to this live element that I think does evoke a bit of fear. But I think that what you've provided, Al, helps us take it a little bit further to understand, you know, that this is the road ahead. This is where we're going and it shouldn't be as scary. No, not at all. And in fact, you know, briefly mentioned a couple of other things. The technologies, the design is really fantastic. So, well, first of all, before all that is rehearse, rehearse, rehearse.  Make sure you've really rehearsed. You get your make sure you know how to use this stuff. But the design of these technologies is, you know, is almost fail safe. The, you know, the ability to dial down the background noise of that truck that's actually parked really close to me right now. Things like that. And so, you know, all of it is really designed and it's really easily, you know, easy for the user, even to the point where there's some challenging environments that we really like where we're excited. Sometimes when we're, you know, out on the water or in an office building with three foot wall, you know, thick walls with a Wi-Fi is real, you know, Clujie, well, that's extremely affordable that aggregates all of the cell phone signals for you and stabilizes your ability to stream. Things like that. And the stuff is not expensive. It's just come a long way and it's available.  And we're big proponents because we've seen the popularity of live really, you know, really go with online fundraising right there during the live event. It's actually kind of magical. Well, this has been magical. What you and Matt are doing with strategic development technologies is magical. It is here to stay. It's not to evaporate. So if you are interested in learning about this tandem approach and doing a little bit more into this digital broadcast, I hope that you will reach out to our friends Al and Matt with strategic development technologies. Their information is right here, stratdevtech.org. It has been fantastic to have you with me today out live on location. Again, I love that. And so grateful that you would share your expertise and all of your information so that we can take this road ahead in a little bit more confident manner. So Julia missed a great episode, but I know that she's working on something big tomorrow. Julia Patrick is the CEO of the American Nonprofit Academy. I get to join Julia each and every morning as the non-profit nerd, Jarrett Ransom, CEO of the Raven Group, and again, so grateful to have our presenting sponsors. Many of these, just like our guests today, have this technology base and are really helping our nonprofit sector across the nation continue to drive your mission driven goals forward. Please do check them out. We are extremely grateful and appreciative to have their investment and commitment to the show and to the sector at large and Al, thank you. It has been fantastic to learn more about the digital broadcast from you. I appreciate your time. Sure, Jarrett. Thanks very much. And please relay my thanks to Julia as well. And, you know, we'll all congratulate Matt on having a baby boy this morning. Absolutely. And for him and everyone watching, we end every episode now almost 400 by saying, please stay well so you can do well. Thanks so much, Al. I wish you and Matt the best and thanks for all that you're doing in our sector. Sure. Thanks, Jarrett. Appreciate it.


Income tax 2023-2024, who qualifies as your dependent? Get ready and some coffee because we're laying down the facts about income tax preparation 2023-2024. Most of this information can be found in the line instructions section of the tax form 1040 instructions tax year 2023 which you can find on the IRS website at irs.gov irs.gov We're now isolating and thinking about dependence whenever we think about a change in one particular item with regards to taxes we want to visualize the primary line items that might be impacted for the income tax equation and then think about what those changes to those line items will do as it ripples through the rest of the income tax formula. So for example if we have a change in a dependent it could have an impact on the filing status which could have an impact on the standard deduction. This will not always be the case but sometimes could be the case for example if we have a single filer who then has a dependent that possibly could push them from a single filing status to a head of household status in which case you can have a change to the standard deduction as we've seen in prior presentations. However, if that individual was already in a head of household status and got another dependent it may not have that same impact for the standard deduction because there may not be a change in that case to a filing status based on the dependence. Now the tax rates, similar kind of thing here if there was a change to filing status primarily because of a change to dependence such as going from single to head of household you could have a change in the tax rates which are the tables in essence that will be applied to the taxable income. So then we have the tax credits that could be impacted. First a word from our sponsor.  Like our trust me I'm an accountant product line. Yeah it's paramount that you let people know that you're an accountant because apparently we're among the only ones equipped with the number crunching skills to answer society's current deep complex and nuanced questions. If you would like a commercial free experience consider subscribing to our website at accountinginstruction.com or accountinginstruction.thinkific.com This is the first thing that should kind of come to mind when we think about dependence because usually we think about dependence as children is the first type of dependent that often comes to mind and then you could have say a child tax credit related to that dependent. Now if they're not a child then you still might be able to get a credit related to the dependent and we'll talk about that further shortly and then you also could have a credit for a refundable credit because primarily when we're thinking about that child tax credit there could be a refundable portion of the child tax credit. So a lot of line items can be affected when we think about the dependent or change in the dependence. If we look at the first page of the form 1040 the dependence will typically be down here and we'll have the name of the dependent the social security number which is quite important because the IRS wants to make sure given the fact that there's such a tax benefit to dependence typically that two people are not kind of trying to claim the same dependent which is often something we have to be careful of in when there's joint custody type of situations. Now on the tax returns in the credits section the tax calculation could be impacted. The child tax credit is the main credit that probably comes to mind. Alright so who qualifies as your dependent then? Dependents qualify in child for child tax credit and credit for other dependents. Let's take a look at a worksheet actually going to the form 1040 instructions here. Here we are in the form 1040 instructions page number 17 noting that like with the filing statuses we talked about in a prior presentation it's usually fairly easy to determine whether or not someone is going to be qualifying as a dependent of a taxpayer. However, like with the filing statuses we talked about before sometimes there's gray area as to whether someone's going to qualify as a dependent sometimes for similar reasons as we saw with the filing status type of situation. So in other words if we're looking at a taxpayer and asking if someone qualifies as their dependent if the dependent is a child of the taxpayer it's generally going to be a fairly straightforward question. However sometimes you have like custody issues for example and you have to determine if that child is going to be qualifying for one taxpayer or the other taxpayer that's one section of gray area that could cause us problems you have a similar kind of scenario that we saw with the filing statuses when we're thinking about someone being either single or head of household for example oftentimes the dependent being a determining factor of that and then you could also have questions as to whether someone is going to be qualifying as a qualifying child versus an other dependent. Those are some of the common gray areas that come up. Okay so the general thought process here is going to be if they qualify as a dependent first do they qualify as a qualifying child who could possibly qualify for the child tax credit the credits being the primary tax benefit of the dependencies. We noted there could be a change to filing status as well going from single to head of household but the first thing that comes to mind is the credits the biggest credit would be the child tax credit that's the first question we're going to go through if they do not qualify for the child tax credit then we try to default to see whether they qualify for the other dependent credit that's going to be the setup or layout of the questionnaire the questionnaire being a great tool because it will help you to first kind of drill down on those gray area type questions where it's not really easy to determine if someone qualifies as a dependent and possibly give you an idea of the areas where you can do further research from there. Alright, who qualifies as your dependent? Dependents qualifying child for child tax credit and credit for other dependents follow the steps below to find out if a person qualifies as your dependent and to find out if your dependent qualifies you to take the child tax credit or credit for other dependents the credits of course being the primary benefit of the dependents from a tax perspective if you have more than four dependents check the box under dependents on page four of form 1040 or form 1040 SR and include a statement showing the information required in columns one through four in other words there's four lined items for four dependents on page one of the form 1040 if you have more than four you're going to need another form to list all of the dependents and give all the social security numbers tip the dependents you claim are those you list by name and social security number and the dependents section on form 1040 or 1040 SR so obviously you have to have the social security number because given the fact that there's such a large tax implication with regards to dependents the IRS has to be very strict and understand whether or not a dependent is being claimed twice for example before you begin see the definition of social security number later so if you want to claim the child tax credit or the credit for other dependents you and your spouse of filing jointly must have a social security number or ITIN issued on or before the due date of the 2023 return including extension so they have to be able to identify you with a number which means you have to actually have the number before the date of the return including extension however if an ITIN is applied for on or before the due date of a 2023 return including extension so you're trying to get the number and you've applied for it and the IRS issues an ITIN as a result of the application meaning maybe they issued it after the due date but you applied for it before the due date the IRS will consider the ITIN as issued on or before the due date of the return okay let's get into it, first question we're trying to determine if it's a qualifying child why? because we're looking at the most strict thing first in our questionnaire to see if they qualify for the largest benefit biggest credit child tax credit and then if they don't we're going to lessen the reins and look for the less strict categories for a qualifying other dependent for example so do you have a qualifying child? a qualifying child is a child who is we have a relationship test in essence that we start with son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother step sister, half brother, half sister or dissident of any of them for example grandchild, niece or nephew and so we have an and not an or both conditions having to be met was under age 19 this is going to be our age test we have to kind of get an idea of the ages and the cutoffs of these ages and remember where these ages apply because sometimes there's going to be different ages depending on what we're looking at so under age 19 at the end of 2023 so the end of tax year 2023 and younger than you or your spouse of filing jointly now normally if you're claiming them as a dependent they're going to be younger than you but you can imagine situations where that's not the case so or under age 24 at the end of 2023 a student defined later and younger than you or your spouse of filing jointly so they have to be 19 to be a qualifying child or 24 even you're still claiming them as a dependent as a qualifying child possibly but because they're like a student and therefore they're not earning their own money at that point they're a student and so then we have the question of what does it mean to be a student in order to still qualify as a qualifying child on some taxpayers tax return often times the parents tax return in that case right or any age and permanently or totally disabled so age test under 19 unless qualifying as a student therefore 24 if disabled though no age test and then and who didn't provide over half of their own support so this is what's often called the support test you're providing over half the support now normally that's pretty straightforward if you're supporting them but sometimes it might be a great area in which case it is if it is you can go to publication 501 to try to get down to the details of what it would mean to give over half the support and who isn't filing a joint return so we can call this the return test or were they married test right because if they're married you would think they would be filing their own return even if they would otherwise qualify however you have kind of an exception or is filing a joint return for 2023 only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid you can see publication 501 for more detail in other words they're married but they're still basically a dependent and would not possibly be filing a tax return except for the fact that they had a job where they got W2 income and the job withheld money from them for income taxes even though they basically qualify as a dependent and then they had to file a return to get a return of the withholdings from the W2 income all right and who lived with you so here's the lived with you test who lived with you for more than half of 2023 if the child didn't live with you for the required time see exception to time again usually something that's fairly straightforward did the child live with you if the question usually say yeah they lived with you but you might see situations worse like well they lived with us but they were six so they were in the hospital for half the year well does that still qualify because if they were home they would have been living with us and so on and so forth those are basically in the exceptions so there's those are our tests caution if the child meets the conditions to be a qualifying child of any other person other than your spouse if filing jointly for 2023 see qualifying child of more than one person so in other words you would expect that this set of questions would only be met by one person or the married couple which is basically filing as one taxable entity however in a joint custody situation which is a common kind of situation in a separation right where there's a split down the middle of the custody you can imagine possibly having two people that could claim this series of questions in which case you have a problem because you can't put the social security number of the same dependent on two tax returns given the significant implications and benefits of the dependent so if you're in a separation type of situation you really want to think through the tax implications so that you don't end up in this kind of messy situation of trying to beat the other person to file to claim someone so that you can get the tax benefit before the other person does and then try to fight it out with the IRS and God forbid have to hire a lawyer which will just further the problems and then they'll get rich off it while you suffer and struggle to try to figure out what is going on okay anyways number one do you have a child who meets the conditions to be your qualifying child if yes we go to step two if no we go to step four so if yes then we're going to go to step two here we'll go straight through it but if they didn't you'd go to step four because you would imagine then they're not going to be qualifying as a qualifying child but you still might try to get the dependent credit which would be the less beneficial credit but still beneficial right so let's go to step two so is your qualifying child your dependent number one was the child a US citizen US national US resident alien or resident of Canada or Mexico see publication 519 for the definition of a US national or US resident alien if the child was adopted see exception to citizen test later so if yes we continue if no you can't claim this child as a dependent number two was the child married so if yes you can see you can see married person later if no we're going to continue so again typically you would think they would not be married if they're being claimed as a dependent right so if so we would think it would be no usually so but there might be an exception right so are you filing a joint return for 2023 so if yes you can't are you filing a joint if yes you can claim this child as a dependent complete columns one through three of the dependent section on page one of form 1040 or 1040 SR for the child then go to step three if no we can continue so if they're a joint file or it's pretty straightforward but if no we're going to say four could you be claimed as a dependent on someone else's 2023 tax return if the person who'd claim you on their 2023 tax return is not required to file and isn't filing a 2023 tax return or is filing a 2023 return only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid check no C steps one two and four so if we say yes you can't claim any dependents you can complete the rest of the form 1040 if no you can claim this child as a dependent complete columns one through three of the dependents and so on to part three here does your qualifying child qualify you for the child tax credit or credit for other dependents so now we're looking at the credit itself number one did the child have a social security number an item or an adoption taxpayer identification number the the iris has to assign everyone a number or else they don't you don't get nothing because the iris needs your number now man your number so it was issued on or before the due date of your tax return including extensions answer yes if you are applying for an item or a 10 for the child on or before the due date of your return if yes we continue because you have to have the number if no you can't claim the child so number two so normally obviously the social security number if they're citizen and whatnot should be fairly straightforward not but again you can find those gray areas where it's a problem right number two was the child a U.S. citizen U.S. national or U.S. resident alien you can see publication 519 for the definition of U.S. national or U.S. resident alien if the child was adopted it's the exception to the citizen test if yes continue if no stop was the child under 17 at the end of 2023 so now we have a different basically age you'll saw you saw before that we were talking about 19 or 24 now we're looking at 17 if yes continue if no no you can claim the credit for other dependents for this child check the credit for other dependents box in column four of the dependents section so let's give a quick recap of the ages because this gets a little bit confusing right so we go up top and we said up top here the question was do you have a qualifying child so that means the child is under 19 or if student under 24 or any age and permanently are totally disabled but to qualify for the credit for the child tax credit as opposed to other credit the child tax being the more beneficial one we have the age test of 17 was the child aged 17 at the end of 2023 if yes continue if no you can claim the credit for other dependents the much less credit right for the child check the credit for other dependents box in column four of the dependents section on page one of form 1040 or 1040 SR number four did this child have a social security number valid for employment issued before the due date of your or of your 2023 return including an extension if yes you can claim the child tax credit for this person check the child tax credit box which is on the first page of form 1040 in column four of the dependents section if no you can claim the credit for other dependents for this child check the credit for other dependents box okay then let's go to four now four you'll recall up top let's do this let's say we have the question do you have a qualifying child and then down here we said if yes we go to two and we continue on to see if they would qualify for the child tax credit or other dependent if they're a qualifying child if no then they're not a qualifying child and we're basically going to go to step four to determine if they could still be a dependent so we have no chance of the child tax credit at this point and for the other dependent credit alright step four is your qualifying relative your dependent a qualifying relative is a person who is your son daughter step child foster child or descendant of any of them for example your grand child or brother sister half brother half sister or a son or daughter of any of them for example your niece or nephew or father mother or an ancestor sibling of either of them for example your grandmother grandfather uncle that would be common for this other dependent area where now you might be taking care of an elderly person your mother your father your aunt your uncle or step child step sister step father step mother son in law daughter in law father in law mother in law brother in law or sister in law or any other person other than your spouse with you all year as a member of your household if your relationship didn't violate local law if the person didn't live with you for the required time see exception to time lived with you okay and who wasn't qualifying child step one so obviously if they were a qualifying child we would have covered them above and the fact that we're down here is because they weren't a qualifying child for this purpose a person isn't a taxpayer if the person isn't required to file a U.S. income tax return and either doesn't file such a return or files only to get a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid and who had gross income of less than 4,700 in 2023 that's a fairly low threshold of earnings so that's often what's going to basically default people to not be able to default people to not be claiming that gross income so if the person was permanently and totally disabled see exception to gross income test later and for whom you provided over half the person's support now obviously if they only made 4,700 it's likely that someone's providing over half the support so you would think these two would be somewhat related possibly so but see children of divorce or separated parents multiple support agreements and kidnap child later one does any person meet the conditions of your qualifying relative if yes continue if no stop two was your qualifying relative a U.S. citizen U.S. national U.S. resident alien or resident of Canada or Mexico and so on if yes we continue if no you can't claim and continuing on was your qualifying relative married if yes you can see the married person later if no continue you would assume normally it would be no if they're qualifying as a dependent on your tax return number four are you filing a joint return for 2023 if yes you can claim the person and so on and so forth if no you continue if it were no we could continue and say five could you be claimed as a dependent on someone else's return if the person who could claim you on your tax return is not required to file and isn't filing a 2023 tax return or filing a 2023 return only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax pay check no C steps one two three four and so on okay step number five we're almost there does your qualifying relative I qualify you for the credit for other dependents so are they a qualifying relative if they are then the question is do we get the credit related to them being a qualifying relative number one did your qualifying relative have a social security number an I-10 or an A-10 issued on or before the due date of your 2023 tax return including extension answer yes if you are applying for an I-10 or A-10 for the qualifying relative on or before the return due date if yes we continue number two was your qualifying relative a US citizen a US national a US resident alien C publication 519 and so on and so forth if yes you can claim the credit for other dependents for this dependent check the credit for the other dependents and so on and so forth now we saw there's a lot of gray area in that questionnaire because you might be asking questions well what does it mean to provide half the support well what if they lived with me but then they had all this other thing where they went to camp or something and they were gone for six months for this reason or the other that does do I still meet that test what if I applied for the I-10 or a social security number but they wouldn't issue it because because so on and so forth well we can go into some of those questions with definitions that we'll talk about later but obviously you can see the questionnaire can kind of help you to narrow down on where those questions might be now again usually it's fairly straight forward usually the tax software can really help you out as long as you use the proper dates proper social security number birth dates I mean as you enter the tax payers as well as the as the dependents and use the proper relationships then the tax software can help you to kind of sort this stuff out but when there's questions you're going to have to narrow down on where the question is and then do your research from there


Unbeknownst to many, Mel Gibson has been a big player in the global real estate market for most of his life. He's owned and lived in a handful of unique properties, from an old world mansion in Malibu, to a tropical highway in Costa Rica, and even an entire private island in Fiji. Over the last few years the actor and director has offloaded most of these properties though, so where his main residence is currently located is somewhat of a mystery. In these videos we don't reveal any addresses and even though I've done a house tour of my own place, please do not show up at any private residences because it's not safe for anyone. Mel Gibson is an actor, director, producer and screenwriter who was born in New York but grew up in Australia from the age of 12. He's best known for his roles as an action hero, which includes his breakout role as Max in the series Mad Max as well as Lethal Weapon. Mel also produced, directed and starred in the historical film Braveheart for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, the Academy Award for Best Director, and the Academy Award for Best Picture. He went on to direct and produce The Passion of the Christ which was a biblical drama that was both financially successful and highly controversial. At the time of this recording he has a net worth estimated at a whopping $425 million, making Mel one of the wealthiest actors of all time. Hey guys, it's Kara The Vampire Slayer back with another exclusive house tour here on Famous Entertainment and today we're checking out some of the homes of Mel Gibson. Don't forget to like, subscribe and hit me up on Instagram to chat. And let's get into this video. We're gonna kick things off with Mel's former Malibu mansion which had a notably old world vibe to it. This one might just be my favorite. In 2019 this property resurfaced on the market for $14.5 million after Mel had tried to sell it before in 2017 for $17.5 million to no avail. The estate had a unique stone brick, stucco and woodclad exterior and it was set behind an electric gate as well as a thick wall of trees and greenery on nearly five and a half acres of land. The manner is tucked away in the canyons above the ocean in Malibu, California and Mel picked it up in 2008 for $11.5 million from then married actors David Diccobney and Tia Leone. One thing this mansion surely isn't lacking is character. Inside there's 6,578 square feet of space with five bedrooms and 4.5 baths. A long driveway leads up to a classy motor core and detached garage with guest quarters over top. There's also an additional guest house and pool house with fitness center on the property. The home was built in the mid-1990s but has since acquired plenty of updates and there are a ton of old world architectural details inside not to mention some religious artwork. The wooden glass front doors open right into a towering great room with double height and exposed beam ceilings, more archways and a bank of windows with diamond pane glass. This room also boasts a giant fireplace with carved wood crosses and rosary beads as well as rustic iron chandeliers overhead. There's also an office tucked into a nook of windows and nearby an airy dining room with space for plenty of guests. The French country kitchen is attached to the great room also offering top grade appliances and bar style seating and elsewhere there's a library study with classic built-in bookcases and another fireplace. A wood paneled family room in Mel's former home has a cozy feel with rough stone fireplace and further opens via French doors to the grassy yard. What seems to be the master suite has a built-in long window seat with leather cushions as well as French doors to a sunroom with a mix of reclaimed wood and stone walls. This bedroom also has a stone fireplace and so does at least one other guest room in the manner. Both of these bedrooms have their own large ensuite baths which also offer indulgent soaking tub. Out back there's a partly shaded alfresco dining space and this leads to a magical path which is lit up and winds through the trees to a multi-level terrace. This terrace is set into the hillside while there are also two swimming pools one of which is a full regulation lap pool in addition to a free standing spa and the aforementioned pool house that boasts a gym. Not only did this property pack in a charm, it also came with rights to the exclusive members only Lakoste Beach and Tennis Club. If you're wondering just how exclusive it is, membership fees start at a wild $100,000 with about 700 in yearly dues. Mel also owned a Hacienda style home in the Sara Retreat neighborhood which is in an enclave in Malibu but he had listed it after his divorce from his ex-wife Robin at $11.75 million. The home also had an old world feel much like the other property we just looked at but it was more of a villa style situated on 2.56 acres which according to listing materials were magically landscaped home was also fully private in the guard gated community. The family compound boasted a main residence, separate media room, separate gym, three guest houses and two offices and those are just the indoor structures. Also on this stunning property there was a pool and spa, lit tennis courts and an impressive two-story entertainment pavilion which boasted a built-in barbecue, fireplace and outdoor kitchen. All of this was surrounded by fruit orchards, grassy green lawns and multiple patio terraces and picturesque fountains. Past the beautiful iron gates you can walk up to the main house which offers six bedrooms and five baths and upon entering there's a gorgeous doorway with both earthy and vibrant tones as well as tiled flooring underfoot. In fact most of the floors in here are a mix of hardwood and an earthy stone or brick while the interiors also offer beautiful hand painted details throughout. There's also a truly unique chef's kitchen with impressive industrial grade ranges and fridges along with a soaring red brick ceiling with skylight and floors to match. The green chandelier above the wood block center island adds the perfect pop of color too. Elsewhere there's a cute and casual dining room with large windows and a great room with double height wood beam ceilings and built-in fireplace. Now in his ex-swipe's one-time master suite was fully private with a sitting room as well as a fireplace to walk-in closets and an en suite bath with gorgeous tower work along with a sauna and steam room. The home even offers a garden cabana with games room that leads you to the backyard. Each of the guest homes on the property are self-contained and perfect for staff or visiting family and friends. The mature and lush landscaping was complete with pepper trees, oak trees, specimen trees, avocado trees and more. Mel has also said to own a few spots in Costa Rica one of which came up for grabs more recently is 400-acre beachfront paradise. This jungle getaway has been on the market for a whopping $29.5 million and it's located in the northwestern part of Costa Rica in Osara. Mel purchased this beautiful estate on the Nacoya Peninsula in 2007 after discovering it a year prior while they were scouting locations for his action-adventure movie Apocalypse. The estate was originally built in 2002 and all of the buildings were made eco-consciously as to reduce their impact on the surrounding landscape. Throughout the home there's 12 bedrooms and 14 baths along with generous and comfortable living spaces. The properties all have the same design aesthetic with terracotta and coral stone exteriors and interiors which blend Costa Rica inspired design with Spanish and Italian elements such as the tiles. The buildings have a relaxed atmosphere with plenty of glass doors and windows for natural light. Each structure has a generous layout with living areas boasting vaulted ceilings, full gourmet kitchens and multiple terraces with views of the ocean and jungle. The largest of the villas, Casa Guanacaste is stacked with seven bedrooms and eight baths, while the complex wraps around a central courtyard. Casa Barriona has two beds, three baths, and a cottage by the pool while Casa Dorada offers two beds, three baths and a loft space. Other amenities on this stunning estate include private swimming pools, barbecue stations and more. The tropical getaway also has access to a secluded white sand beach on the Pacific Ocean for the ultimate escape. Despite the privacy, you could access Mel's former property by car or if you prefer there's a grass helipad for arriving in style. Many of the Necroyan towns like Nisara are popular with yogis and wellness enthusiasts with retreats, lodges and experts in abundance. A fun fact is that the Necroya Peninsula is one of the world's first designated blue zones, an area where locals live measurably longer and healthier lives. Before we wrap this up, let's not forget that Mel also owns an island in Fiji. He purchased the Mago Island in 2005 for $15 million, which has remained mostly underdeveloped over the year. According to the sources, his island in Fiji has an upper portion island consisting of a village, ponds with drinking water and a huge space of old vegetation hills and a poultry farm. Here there are domestic animals including horses, cattle, goats and chickens. Currently the Mago Island, which spans a whopping 5,436 acres of land, is still inhibited by a few caretakers who are of Indo-Fijian descent. Lower on the island there's a beautiful personal lagoon where there's also a house set onto the waterfront. While most celebrity owned islands underwent major makeovers, Mel Gibson sustained the sanctity of the island for the most part. Alright guys, well that's going to wrap up this Mel Gibson house tour. What did you think of his many unique properties over the years? Which was your fave? Well be sure to let me know your thoughts down in the comments and don't forget to hit that subscribe button if you haven't. Thanks for watching, follow me on Instagram to chat and I'll see you all in another video. Bye!


Tallow is simply melted beef fat, whereas lard is fat from the pig. That's something people might be more familiar with, but lard is from a specific part of the animal, the suet, which is the fat stored around the kidneys.  And not only is the part of the animal important, what is above that is what the animal was fed.  It makes a food that's actually inedible into one of the tastiest things you've ever had. If you guys want to see that difference, check out the grass food versus grain fed video I'm going to link at the end here. Now animals are predisposed to having fat deposits on certain parts of their body.  You can fatten up an animal on grass, it's just more difficult to do so and requires a certain quality of pastor. So today we're going to render some beef tallow, render just means melt down. And there's two things that I'm essentially showing you guys here. One is low temperature and two is making sure it's nice and cut up and small so that it melts evenly. There's not much more to it, but it's very important to cook your fats at a minimal temperature to reduce oxidation and degradation of nutrients. If you take beef fat and you essentially simmer it or boil it instead of melting it low and slow, you're going to oxidize the fats. It's going to denature the nutrients. It's going to be harder to digest. It's going to be more stress on your body when you eat it. And the reason we're heating this at a very low temperature is because tallow is typically used for cooking. So when we go to cook with it later, it hasn't been extensively heated. The main problem with oxidation in fats is when you heat them to a high temperature over and over again. Since we're melting this tallow at a low temperature, it will be okay to cook with it in the future. Cooking with tallow more than two or three times, it's usually recommended that you take it out of the pan, especially once you've taken it to the smoke point. Here I have some beef fat from a local farm. This is actually coarse ground already, so I don't have to cut it up. This is how they just package it. I didn't actually request this. I do have some other beef here with more yellow fat. The fat can get really orange and deep yellow. Check out some of my day of eating if you want to see some orange beef fat. But it's pretty difficult to get consistently. So this is what we're using today. So I just put the pot on a fairly low heat. You can always raise the heat, just come back in 15, 20 minutes, see if the beef fat's melting. If it's not, then you can raise the heat. And yeah, you could put this on a high heat and just be careful and watch it melt. But we don't really want to do that. This is going to take an hour or two anyway. Not a process you usually rush. Since this is already ground up, all I really have to do is just put it in the pot, then break it up with my hands and it breaks up very easily. And it absolutely needs to be cut, you know, as small as you can. I would say if you can cut the pieces to about this big, that would be good. Any bigger than this and you're compromising how evenly it melts. You could also do this in the oven on a low temperature if you wanted to. So we'll check on this in a half hour, but I have everything ready for when it's done. So we're going to strain the fat into this pot and then we're going to pour the strained fat from this pot into the jar where we will store it. It's been about half an hour. You can kind of see on the sides here, there's a bunch of melted fat. This is what we want. The fat's melted and this is still cold, so it's melting very slowly. So it's been another hour and the beef fat is melting incredibly slowly. I turned the heat up a little bit so that we're not going to be here all day. So it's been about another hour and the fat still has never been brought to a simmer. We're keeping it at an incredibly low temperature.   One that was an incredibly low temperature and then the second batch, which was the remnants that were rendered afterwards. So really simple. Just pouring the beef fat off through a strainer. There's a lot of meat in here compared to most of the fat I get. So this talent might taste a little bit like meat as opposed to beef fat. That's probably why I look like there was so much in here. As you guys can see, there's a lot of, it's mostly meat in here, not really fat. Now this stuff, you can continue to render it down if you want the rest. You could actually fry this up, see the crispy bits. Those are really tasty with salt on them. They don't stay well after we do this, so you would want to eat these immediately or at least the same day. They kind of get soggy in a day or two, they're not nearly as good. We have our beef fat mixture and this is very hot.  But make sure you have a jar that is tempered so the jar doesn't shatter. The jar is super hot. I grab it by the lid, that's still cool and I put it somewhere safe to cool off. I don't put the lid on it because what happens is if you seal the lid, the heat will almost form a vacuum seal on it. So if you want to be able to open the towel later, don't seal it until it cools off before you seal it. Alright boys and girls, we'll check on these in a couple hours.  What happens when you heat beef fat is it really brings out the color in the fat.   So the texture of this, it's pretty hard. You can scoop this out with a spoon with a little bit of effort fairly easily but it's definitely not super easy to work with. If you guys are looking for a fat that is easier to scoop and melts a little quicker, I would look at any sort of rendered pulsary fat. Maybe pork lard even is a bit better. I've noticed that beef tallow has one of the highest melting temperatures and it's thicker than the other rendered fat. So keep that in mind guys, it's not necessarily the easiest to work with but it's one of the more affordable ones that's high quality and I use a lot of it in my cosmetic products that I make. I use it in my moisturizing cream as well as my lip balm. So that's something exciting you guys have to look forward to in the future. Now do we lose vitamins when we render this fat? It's a small amount, probably between 10 and 30% depending on how high of a temperature you heat this product. The issue occurs with the digestion of the product. When you heat fats, when you oxidize them, when you denature them, they digest much quicker in your stomach and your body can't really digest it as effectively as raw fat.   Your body is not going to absorb it effectively. That's why some people have diarrhea when increasing their fat intake. It could be because the fat is too heavily rendered or it's a high omega 6 fat. You guys can check out my carnivore constipation video to know more about that. Since we're rendering it at a low temperature, you can consume this rendered fat without as much issue as most other tallows on the market or if you made it yourself at a higher temperature. This also allows you to cook with it multiple times because it's less oxidized. So keep that in mind when you're consuming this. If you're having an issue, you might want to opt for some lighter cooked fat. This is actually the beef tallow we are offering on my new company, Frankie's Free Range Meat. It comes with the Pemekin and Jerky package as well as the fat package. So if you guys want some low temperature rendered beef tallow as well as some other products in addition to that, you can check that out, frankiesfreerangemeat.com. We will be offering it separately in the future as well as some other very exciting animal fat based recipes. So stay tuned for that. Check out the website for some more information on the mission and some speculation on what products we will be offering in the future. Thank you guys for watching. Please like, subscribe, hit that bell icon which is right next to the subscribe button and share the video if you can. Comment below in the comments is a bunch of resources ranging from my website to my Amazon shop, my Patreon, just ways you can support me as well as my personal website where you can reach out to me for one-on-one consultations if you are interested in proving your overall health through a nutrient dense animal based lifestyle.


What's up everybody Jason for jazby's case race comm 2021 breaking superior edition multi-sport two box case break Random hit number three just sold out and again eight total spots guys first We open up the boxes display the hits out Then we'll take all eight customer names and the eight hits and randomize both lists Whatever you match up with this way you get at least two graded cards per box two boxes per case one pack per box Two four cards per pack and there's the potential sell sheet hits right there some of the pretty bigger hits So again, these are the customers that bought in straight-up Timothy and the niggas and Rob and then Robert Runkle and Josh S won those in a pack filler So let's do the break thing guys. So let's showcase the hits first Showcase the hits first Which is right here at first one We have a Roger Clements And that must be all that must be a raw autograph. Yeah, it has a little stamp right there And it's numbered to eighty-five That's a real autograph right? It looks like a facet only though, but it must be real It does have a stamp right there letting you know Donner's authentic signature So I don't think I can see that right there, but yeah, Roger Clements. There you go at an 85 And we have a Killian and Bop a 2017 top chrome UEFA Champions League PSA 9 and Bop a We have a Christian McCaffrey rookie ticket very nice CMC and we have a Albert Pujols 2001 upper deck PSA 10 There you go Oh, all right next we got a 1993 pinnacle Derek Jeter PSA 9 we have a Gary Payton from Revolution Basketball and that is numbered to 25 infinite. We have a beautiful fire burst Phoenix Justin Herbert Very very nice looking card right there PSA 10 as well Phoenix is very underrated It's like one of my favorites. It doesn't get enough love in the hobby Phoenix to create some really beautiful cards And last but not least we have a true rookie of Kauai Leonard That is graded 9-5 great great a sub grades to centering 10 corners 9-5 edges 9-5 the only thing that was a 9 was a surface, but definitely Could have been a gem plus 2012-13 that's a quiet Leonard rookie. Oh, there you go. That's so Let's recap the hits against a Kauai Leonard. We got a Herbie PSA 10 Gary Payton Derek Jeter Then we had a Albert Pujols PSA 10 2001 over deck Christian McCaffrey rookie ticket killing in Bop a PSA 9 2017 and Roger Clemens autographed to 85 So there are the eight hits there Let's switch scenes really quick and let's type them in so we'll go Roger Clemens number two to be fun and we have Kylian and Bop a PSA 9 We have a Christian We have a Derek Jeter They say nine Yes, we should put the years right 2001 2017 2017 All right, so that should be all them right there. It's a Roger Clemens killing in Bop a Christian McCaffrey Albert Pujols and then Derek Jeter Gary Payton Justin Herbert and Kauai Leonard that should make eight There we go the eight names roll the dice Four and a five nine times good luck one two three four five six seven eight nine four and a five Anthony down to Josh and then nine times here one two three four five six seven eight nine boom nine times nine times 93 Derek Jeter down to Albert Pujols And here we go So Anthony you got 1993 Derek Jeter PSA 9 Josh with the 2012-13 Kauai Leonard rookie prism BGS 9 5 Nicholas with the killing in Bop a PSA 9 Timothy you have the 2001 Roger Clemens autograph out of 85 Robert Ronco with the Christian McCaffrey rookie ticket autograph Robert Flores you have the Gary Payton autograph to 25 and Robert Ronco got there Justin Herbert Phoenix Fireburst PSA 10 that's a very nice one and then Josh with the 2001 Albert Pujols PSA 10 which I believe 2001 I think is also a rookie right So there you go guys very nice little break king superior edition on jaspyscasebreaks.com Remember this was not a promo break, but very nice though Not sure we'll have more of this But if we do jaspyscasebreaks.com is where you get your spots appreciate it guys


I am really happy to have a solution of gender because it's a good improvement for girls and for everybody. It will be good for work together with men and women and to give the possibility to everybody to improve in technologies. Well, I think that the gender resolution is very important because it's important that we have women in the leadership. We have taken another step. We have a platform to stand up for the future to take further steps. And I'm really happy and proud of my fellow delegates, females that have been working with this for four years now. To me it means that more ladies could be involved in the process and it's great. I think having the resolution in our sector is like a green light for us to say we're here, this is what we do. More of you can come and do it too and I just think good things will come from it. It is a crown of our activities during the previous or still ongoing study period. This is milestone. Wherever we do, wherever we have, we have to have some milestones and objectives to continue to give force and to recognize in this case very broadly that this is important and that the whole radio communication sector has to continue working in this direction and it's a sign that we are going in the good direction.


Patriot systems downed 15 Russian Kinzal missiles. American Patriot anti-aircraft systems have downed 15 Russian Kinzal missiles over Ukraine since the 4th of May 2023. Yuri Inat, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, said this. Patriot is able to down ballistic and aeroballistic missiles such as Kinzal. The first supposedly unrivalled Kinzal Kh-47M2 missile was shot down on the 4th of May. So we started counting on that day. Then there were six more, then another six, and as of now we have downed 15 Kinzal missiles using the Patriot system which is very good news for us. Inat noted, however, that Ukraine has few Patriot systems. A few batteries are not enough, he added. Inat also said that Russia has deployed over 7,500 missiles of all types against Ukraine during its full-scale war. First unveiled by Putin in 2018, the Russian President once dubbed the Kinzal missiles also known as Kiljoy as super weapons that would be unkillable. In a report from last month, the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense noted that the missile's actual performance on the battlefield has been mixed. Kiljoy has almost certainly had a mixed combat debut, the ministry's report explained. Many of its launches have likely missed their intended targets, while Ukraine has also succeeded in intercepting attacks by this supposedly undefeatable system.


Well, we had an incredible fundraising year over this last fiscal year and are very excited about the fact that we've set a new record for fundraising at the University of Alabama with more than $120 million raised. This success was highlighted by two particular gifts that we are proud of, which include a $5 million gift from Susan and Galen McCulloch to create a new institute for pre-medical scholars and also a $5 million gift from Marilyn Houston. And that gift will support data analytics and cybersecurity. I attribute a significant portion of this success to the leadership of Dr. Stuart Bell, that recently concluded fiscal year was his second as president of the university. And Dr. Bell has not only provided a vision for the institution, the implementation of a new strategic plan has resonated with our donors and caused them to support the university at levels higher than ever before. The record fundraising year included gifts from more than 58,000 donors. And this is significant because every gift to the University of Alabama is important. Every gift matters. I want to personally thank our alumni and friends for having made this investment in the University of Alabama and providing a margin of excellence for our future. Thank you for all you do for the University of Alabama and Roll Tide!