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Problems Facing Taxpayers with Foreign Information Return Penalties and Recommendations for Improving the System (Part 2)
January 7, 2020 by Guest Blogger Leave a Comment
We welcome back Megan Brackney for part two in her three-part series discussing penalties imposed on foreign information returns. Keith
Reasonable Cause
For all of the foreign information return penalties, reasonable cause is a defense. See I.R.C. §§ 6038, 6038A(d)(3), 6038D(g), 6039F(c)(2), 6677(d); Treas. Reg. § 1.6038-2(k)(3)(ii). The IRS applies the same standards for reasonable cause for failure to file income tax returns under I.R.C. § 6651 to failure to file foreign information returns, i.e., the exercise of ordinary business care and prudence. See e.g., Chief Counsel Advisory 200748006.
In determining whether taxpayers satisfy the reasonable cause standard, the IRS also applies the holding of United States v. Estate of Boyle, 469 U.S. 241 (1985), to the failure to file foreign information returns. Boyle articulates a non-delegable duty to file tax returns. In that case, the executor of an estate relied on a tax advisor to file the estate tax return, but the advisor missed the deadline. The Supreme Court explained that determining the due date and ensuring that the return was filed did not require any special tax expertise, and that taxpayers have a non-delegable duty to make sure that their returns are timely filed. Any other rule, according to the Supreme Court, would not be administrable. Id. at 249.
However, the Supreme Court specifically contemplated that a taxpayer can rely on a tax professional's advice as to whether to file a particular return. As stated by the Supreme Court, "Courts have frequently held that 'reasonable cause' is established when a taxpayer shows that he reasonably relied on the advice of an accountant or attorney that it was unnecessary to file a return, even when such advice turned out to have been mistaken." Id. at 250. Other courts have reached similar conclusions. See e.g., Estate of Liftin v. United States, 101 Fed. Cl. 604, 608 (2011) (an expert's advice concerning a substantive question of tax law as to whether a return was required to be filed was reasonable cause). Accordingly, a taxpayer should be able to rely on the advice of a tax professional as to whether a foreign information return is required (as opposed to merely meeting a known deadline).
Challenging Foreign Information Return Penalties
Foreign information return penalties are "assessable penalties," meaning that they are "paid upon notice and demand" and are not subject to the deficiency procedures, and thus cannot be challenged in Tax Court (with one narrow exception discussed below). I.R.C. § 6671(a).
The Internal Manual states that the taxpayer is entitled to post-assessment, but pre- payment, Appeals review of the penalty. See Internal Revenue Manual 8.11.5.1. As we will see, the IRS does not automatically suspend collection activity in order to provide taxpayers with this pre-payment right to appeal, and routinely fails to respond to taxpayers' requests to suspend collection during their appeals. I have recently learned that the IRS's failure to suspend collection may be due to an error in inputting the right code. In one case, the Service Center told me that the collection hold had mistakenly been put on the 1040 account, rather than the civil penalty account. I do not know how often this occurs, but it is concerning that a taxpayer could be subject to levy because of this type of an error.
In any event, as we will see below, the notice of the right to appeal is cryptic, provides a short time to submit the appeal, and does not provide the taxpayer with information on whether or how to extend this deadline if the taxpayer needs more time.
If the appeal is unsuccessful, the taxpayer's only option for judicial review is to pay the penalty in full and file a refund claim, and if the refund claim is not granted (or acted upon within six months of receipt by the IRS), the taxpayer could then file a refund action in federal district court or the court of claims. See I.R.C. § 7422; 28 U.S.C. § 1346(a)(1).
If the IRS does not offer Appeals rights before issuing a final notice of intent to levy, the taxpayer can file a CDP request with IRS Appeals, and at that point, should be able to raise defenses to the penalties, such as he or she acted with reasonable cause. I.R.C. § 6330(c)(2)(B); Treas. Reg. § 601.103(c)(1); Interior Glass Systems, Inc. v. United States, 927 F.3d 1081, 1087 (9th Cir. 2019). If Appeals does not grant relief during the CDP hearing, the taxpayer could file a Petition for Lien or Levy Action Under I.R.C. § 6330(d), in the United States Tax Court.
Procedures to Get Into Compliance
The IRS has established the Delinquent International Information Return Submission Procedures, which may be helpful for some taxpayers in avoiding penalties, but there is no guarantee. A taxpayer is eligible to use these procedures if he or she has reasonable cause for not timely filing the information returns, is not under a civil examination or a criminal investigation by the IRS, and has not already been contacted by the IRS about the delinquent information returns. Under this procedure, the taxpayer sends in the delinquent return as directed by the IRS, along with a statement of facts establishing reasonable cause for the failure to file.
The IRS makes no express promises on the outcome under these procedures, but it is generally understood by tax practitioners that the IRS will not assess penalties if there is no tax liability related to the failure to file and the taxpayer has reasonable cause. Nevertheless, we have seen the IRS assess penalties against taxpayers who have submitted their foreign information returns under these procedures, but as the IRS provides no acknowledgement that the taxpayer attempted to use the procedure, it is unclear if this is due to mistakes in processing or is intentional.
The Delinquent International Information Return Submission Procedures are not difficult to locate if you already know to look for them. However, there is no reference to these procedures or links to them on the other pages of the IRS's website that discuss the foreign information return penalties themselves. The average layperson, and even many tax practitioners, are not aware of the procedures. On several occasions, clients have come to us after they have received notices of penalty assessments for late filing of Form 5471 or 3520, when no tax was due and they had a reasonable cause defense to late-filing, because their CPA's filed the forms without a reasonable cause statement in the form required by the Delinquent International Information Return Submission Procedures.
For individuals who made non-willful errors in their foreign information reporting, the Streamlined Voluntary Filing Compliance Procedures, may provide some relief. Also, for taxpayers who acted willfully, or are concerned that that the IRS will view their non-compliance as willful, the IRS's voluntary disclosure practice may be an option.
Even though these procedures are available to allow certain taxpayers to limit their penalty exposure, they are not a substitute for the IRS applying the penalty provisions as required by the Internal Revenue Code and following its own administrative procedures.
Part III will explore some examples of foreign information return horror stories. Unlike other genres of horror, these stories do not derive from rare events, but represent the day to day conduct of the IRS in this area. These are not isolated examples, and I could have described numerous other cases of my own clients, and on an almost daily basis, I hear similar stories from other attorneys and CPA's who are seeing the systematic assessment of significant and, sometimes life altering, penalties against taxpayers for negligible errors and delinquencies.
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Train tracks have been repaired along a North Texas line following a freight train derailment after flooding washed away the tracks.
BNSF Railway spokesman Joe Faust says the line near Valley View reopened early Sunday morning. That's about 50 miles northwest of Dallas.
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Marathoner Wesley Ngetich Dies in Kenyan Chaos
Posted by Adeel Filed Under: News and Opinion
The ongoing violence in Kenya has claimed the life of a second prominent athlete. Wesley Ngetich, a two-time winner of the Grandma's Marathon with a personal best of 2:12, was killed on Monday near the Tanzanian border in Trans Mara.
According to his manager, Ngetich, 34, was hit in the chest by a poisoned arrow. It is unclear whether Ngetich was defending himself. He leaves behind a wife and three children, ages 8, 6 and 1.
Ngetich had planned to run at the Arizona Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in Phoenix last weekend but was unable to safely fly out of the country. The winner of that race, Lawrence Kiplimo Sania, said he risked his life trying to leave the country.
Almost 800 people have died in Kenya, usually one of the most stable countries in Africa, since the start of the year after an election held on December 27 was contested by the opposition. The violence has been directed mostly at the Kikuyu, Kenya's largest and most powerful ethnic group.
Clashes have been especially bad in the western Rift Valley province, where virtually all Kenyan runners come from.
Seoul medalist Lucas Sang was the other well-known athlete who was killed.
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Adeel is a 21-year old student living in Canada. He has been running for eight years and has personal bests of 17:44 for 5k, 36:38 for 10k, 1:26 for a half marathon and 3:10 for a marathon.
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Thanks for sharing! We as North Americans take for granted how safe our little corner of the world is, not only for trianing, but also for our families. This is such a tragedy.
Pam Sindorf Haynes on March 29th at 9:42 am
In 2005, I ran my first marathon at age 54 in Duluth, Minnesota (Grandma's Marathon). I was thrilled to have finished the race in under 5 hours. As my husband and I were boarding the airplane taking us from Duluth to Minneapolis where we were to fly home, we heard some folks in front of us talking about the winner of the race, Wesley being in the same line along with a few of his fellow top runners . I was so excited. I went to him and asked him if he would allow my husband to take a picture with him, me and his friend, who took 3rd place and without hesitation…without consideration…but, rather with total pleasure, he stepped out of the line and my husband shot the picture. It remains framed in my bedroom. I continue to run marathons. Wesley continues to be a role model, inspiration and tragic figure who died while doing what he loved to do. He was so very humble. My thoughts are with his family. Pam
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Teachers Next on the Budget Chopping Block?
By Anthony Cody on November 23, 2008 3:11 PM | 2 Comments
We are seeing a cathartic and disruptive economic realignment occur before our very eyes. Our auto industry has failed to anticipate shifting demands, and is now in a very difficult position. The industry sold 16 million cars last year, and will only sell 12 million this year. The challenge the industry faces is that what they have become accustomed to doing no longer works.
The rest of us are also in for an economic storm of monumental proportions. As teachers, we may feel a bit less vulnerable than people in other sectors, but we are not immune. The source of our pay is being rapidly eroded – there is just a lag before we will feel the full effect. My state of California is facing a $28 billion budget shortfall this year – and that is about 20% of the state's budget. Roughly 40% of the state's budget goes to public education, and teacher pay and benefits make up a large component of that. Connecticut faces a $6 billion shortfall, and state support to schools is likely to be cut by as much as 30 percent. Other states across the country are in similar dire straits, and will be looking at ways to cut costs.
Unlike the auto industry, the source of this crisis has nothing to do with our ability to sell our product. Nonetheless, crises such as these are being used across the country to destroy the living standards of working people, and teachers need to be prepared. The auto industry is about to go bankrupt, and some, such as Mitt Romney, are cheering the prospect because it will allow the reduction of worker's pay and retirement benefits.
Teacher unions played an important role in winning the pay and benefits we now have. If you entered a school in the United States in the 1920's you would probably find elementary teachers who were exclusively female, and paid at a significantly lower rate than high school teachers. Teachers served at the pleasure of local school boards, and faced arbitrary dismissal. The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers had a combined membership of less than 100,000. The Great Depression of the 1930's put tremendous pressure on the profession, and many teachers were forced to sign loyalty oaths and contracts pledging not to join a union. The Depression shrank tax revenues, much as we are seeing happen today. Schools lacked money for basic supplies, and teachers copied texts longhand so students would have enough copies. Sound familiar?
Today, the AFT and NEA have more than four million members, making these the largest unions in the nation. Our profession is too big a target to remain secure in the coming tribulations. We too will soon find ourselves the target of editorials complaining about our "Cadillac health care," overly generous retirement benefits, and luxurious summers spent lolling at the beach. The teacher unions helped win our rights and benefits, and will continue to be valuable in defending them.
The quality of our schools absolutely depend on steady investment. Over the past decade we have greatly increased the demands on our schools. We want lower dropout rates and improved student performance, but the funding has not risen to match these demands. The teaching profession can attract and retain talented, creative teachers only when we offer a sustainable package of pay and benefits.
On the bright side, we will soon have an administration in Washington decidedly more sympathetic than its predecessor. Linda Darling-Hammond, one of Obama's leading advisors, has defended his plans to increase federal spending on education by $29 billion. A recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle report provides her perspective.
"This is decimal dust in the federal budget," she said. The $29 billion Obama wants to add for education "is less than 10 percent of the weapons cost-overrun announced last summer," she said. "It's less than 1 percent of what the bailout is anticipated to cost."
Unfortunately, school funding is primarily a local and state function, so even this increase will not supplant the shortfalls we are seeing.
The genius of FDR was that he understood that the only way our economy would emerge from the Depression was if ordinary people were put to work, and our infrastructure was strengthened. Our schools are an important part of our nation's infrastructure. In the plan Obama announced this week to create 2.5 million jobs, the modernization of schools is a major project. Hopefully our states will realize that modern school buildings won't do much good without expert teachers. The future of our society depends on how well our children are educated. Just as in the Great Depression, our unions will have an important role in allowing us to stick together as teachers to make sure our profession and our schools remain a priority.
What does the budget look like in YOUR state? How do you think teachers should respond to the threat of major cuts due to the recession?
Posted by: laurent | November 26, 2008 4:16 PM
While I'm wholeheartedly in favor of properly compensating teachers, your somewhat arbitrary conclusion that Unions are actually the best or most efficient way to make that happen isn't supported by data (they of course had their time and place, like in the early and mid last century - but I see more examples of them HURTING than helping today).
Posted by: Anthony Cody | November 26, 2008 4:47 PM
What would you see as the most efficient way for teachers to pursue better compensation?
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and I can't catch a breath.
And the barricades have broken.
and I can't get a grip.
And the barricades have fallen.
and not a single resolution.
And the barricades are weighing.
that imprisoned us both under Paris.
Thank you for the offer, my friend. I will keep you posted.
The spirit of revolution or the failings of the revolutions? There's a strong sense of indecision and unease in this one.
They've been the companions of the past few months too!
There's too much happening in your world, Damien. You need a holiday. Another, real one.
Well once the solicitor finds my displaced inheritance a holiday is at the top of the list, believe me! A long one! Alone!
Like that is it? I thought you weren't going to be doing things alone any more.
Well that was the hope but that hope is currently 'missing in action'! So months of no internet, no tv, a courier company who stole my mobile phone, a solicitor in Ireland transferring a big amount of my money into someone else's account due to some email fraud in their office and now the police are trying to solve it and until then I get nothing and then a burglary and a partner whose gone silent!!! I'm not sure what to deal with when! Thankfully the year is almost over!
What a catalogue of disasters! I didn't realise it was that bad. Is it the gardai that are onto the fraud? Where does your partner live? I assume it's not in Paris. Poor you. I'm not surprised you can't wait for 2017 to be over.
The gardai are on it but from the solicitors side so I get no input or real info just told to wait! My partner does live in Paris, not far away at all, but seems to be staying away currently! No idea what's the deal there!
I'd take the bull by the horns and ask him what he's playing at. You can do it nicely.
Oh gosh, Damien. I didn't know you were facing such a litany of horrible disasters. I hope your Teddy is still there! Wow, and you've been ghosted, too? Who would do that? He's a jerk–unless he's trying to reach you on your stolen phone or through your nonexistent Internet service. In any case, hugs!


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Thieves browse stores for shoppers' wallets
Perry Smith
A woman who had her wallet stolen from her purse while shopping at a store in Stevenson Ranch recently prompted local sheriff's officials to post a warning about "Shopping Cart Safety."
"Our crime prevention deputies are noting cases of theft reported where women are having their wallets taken out of their purses while they shop," Shirley Miller, spokeswoman for the SCV Sheriff's Station wrote on a social media post Monday.
"Her wallet was taken right out of her purse," Miller said about the Stevenson Ranch incident.
"These thieves go right up next to the shopping cart," she said. "And, when the woman has her back turned that's when it happens. It's so easy.
"Many purses are even unzipped," Miller said. "And, by the time they (victims) notice, the thieves are gone. They are quick, so fast."
The victims do not even realize it happened until they make their way to the check-out to pay for their items. By then, the thieves have already used their credit cards at multiple locations, she wrote in her warning to SCV shoppers.
Shoppers often use the child seat of shopping cart to hold their purse and other personal items and this offers an opportunity for a thief.
When the shopper turns their attention to an item on a shelf, a thief can easily move in and steal your wallet or pocketbook from the shopping cart, Miller said.
Local sheriff's deputies have some advice for local shoppers:
"Next time you are using a shopping cart keep these tips in mind," Miller said:
DO NOT leave your pocketbook in the shopping cart.
Be aware of your surroundings at all times.
Pay attention to people who look suspicious.
If you choose to carry a purse when shopping keep it closed and secured to your body.
"We're seeing this (crime) also at restaurants," Miller said. "A woman will put her purse on a chair and maybe it's loud or there's music playing — you have to be aware of where your purse is," she said. "The thieves could be sitting at the next table."


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The advanced electric engine can be used as required to enhance the rider's pedal power. Creating a yield of 250 W and 90 Nm (66 lb-ft) of torque, the engine infuses additional dynamics and gives its riders the thrill for which BMW is famous.
Extreme performance of the electric pedal helps the rider to reach speed of up to 100 km (62 miles). The bike has a removable 504W battery.
The rider can change the level of pedal efficiently using the new display screen; four diverse power modes (from ECO (+50%) to TURBO (+275%)) can be chosen up to an extreme 25 km/h (16 mph). Besides, the miniaturized scale USB attachment enables clients to connect their cell phone to the bicycle.
Saddling up safely with the eZone. The new BMW Active Hybrid E Bike is not only equipped with advanced engine but the company has made sure to introduce technology in the saddle as well.
Which is the reason saddle producer Selle Royale authorized by BMW Group worked to build up the first historically speaking seat, custom fitted exclusively to meet the prerequisites of the e-bike.
Furthermore, they guarantee security in all e-bicycles in case of the increasing speed. The eZone in the same manner is equipped with three-zone cushioning: 3D, Skingel, and Royal Gel. In the meantime, the fiberglass handle on the underside of the seat makes the bicycle simpler to move around; e-bicycles are regularly heavier than other bikes by their drive module.
Electrics BMW has settled on an electric bicycle because, and to be honest, they'll sell more. With the incorporated lights, curved guards, and front suspension most of the odds are secured. Read our article on the pros and cons of hybrid bikes.
Customers like its infrastructure and Electric hybrid nature. They are satisfied with the company cancellation procedure. Money is refundable if a customer cancels the order within four days. Money Back Guarantee, and guarantee fee is pre-charged. Those who want to go on a long journey can use this bike without any worries about breakage.
BMW Active Hybrid E Bike has Strong Rear rack, Water bottle, Puncture Kit, Floor pump and Look Keo Classic Pedals which people look for. It also fastened with Universal rack to carry on max 3 bikes, High Torque, Good Battery Capacity, Good build Quality and more of it's a BMW. A few people however complained against its Heavyweight and obviously it's not within Everyone's Budget.
How does The BMW Active Hybrid E Bike support the Hybrid nature of Electric Bike?
It has a hydroformed frame made up of aluminium with some distinct features like removable or replaceable battery and motor. By looking at its outer look, one can't determine whether it is a hybrid motorbike or not. This thing makes it more demanding one.
What is the basic price of Hybrid Electric bike?
This amount is considered as a tremendous or heavy one, but within this amount, such a nice bicycle with all facilities is obtained. Its reliability makes it more expensive and complicated as compared to other bikes.
BMW Active Hybrid E Bike is made up of significant features of the bicycle. It is made up of convenient and comfortable fiberglass with Active hybrid nature and disk brakes at the front side.
BMW Active Hybrid E Bike seats, three padding zones made up of different materials make it look like a cycle, but in actual it possess features of an electric car like Bluetooth.


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The brand is the idea of the company in the world's eyes. According to Seth Godin, "A brand is the set of expectations, memories, stories and relationships that, taken together, account for a consumer's decision to choose one product or service over another.". Most times the customer associates with the brand like its an entity, historically, emotionally, visually, mentally, financially and the likes. The brand encompasses everything that has to do with branding as a whole such as service, price, product quality etc.
Branding is one of the most significant parts of your business. It is the process or art of using marketing techniques to create a distinctive brand. Branding is a way to share your vision with the customers. It is a process that involves planning and creative thinking considering logo, colours, packaging, messaging, typography and the likes.
Brand identity is an assemblage of all brand essentials that the company makes to depict the accurate image of itself to the customer. Your brand identity will either get you new and loyal customers or keep away prospective customers. Brand identity is the graphic element of a brand that embodies the bigger ideas. The brand identity uses the branding process to strengthen the reputation of a brand. It is simply what the brand is known for, what it thinks of itself and the consumers think of it.
Brand Design is simply what enlightens clients of what they can get or enjoy from your products or services.
Knowing all this, here are some key elements of brand identity design to consider.
The first step to creating a brand identity is identifying for your target customer. This will determine all the other variables. Identifying your target customer means forming a comprehensive persona of your ideal customer. This will give you direction when channelling your energy. This will involve market and customer research, and you can do this by simply having conversations with people and asking the right questions.
This task is not as tedious as it looks you start with statistics such as gender, age groups, location, income and so on. You can then extend your research to include lifestyle, tastes, desires, community practices, needs and desires. After doing a rigorous survey, you will have most of the comprehensive information you need to drive the main idea and decisions of the brand identity. Then you can begin to think about the digital advertisement.
Visuals for brand identity designs usually covers what clients can see on the outside as it concerns the brand. The visuals must be concrete and genuine. This does not mean that the visual should be lacking in creativity, but it must not be so complex that it is distracting. Your Brand Identity is compromised if the visuals are not such that leaves a lasting effect on any person that contact it. A good example will be the Coca-Cola brand.
When you look at Google's Visual Assets Guidelines, you can see how they meticulously explain their stand on an icon. From the attention given to their visual language, it is easy to distinguish any google icon.
In the world of Brand identity design, the focus is placed on the visuals, and almost no priority is put on the content. Although visuals may be attractive, content is what keeps the client. For example services. They all have to deal with students whose main problem is 'dissertation writing help by experts'. There are tones of writing services nowadays, and each is trying to attract clients offering them lower prices. However, content development is what will differentiate you from any other essay writing company around. One of the key elements of brand identity is to create a simple and sweet slogan suitable for that is compelling and easy to remember. For example, Nike's Slogan 'Just do it" is simple, inspiring and memorable. The slogan must be such that it easy for even a child to remember.
Subject to the whole idea of the business you have to consider the kinds of contents that will be on the website, blogs and other social media accounts. The deficiency of actual content or substance in your marketing will not just hurt financially, but it will affect the brand as a whole.
If your business is not a visually creative company, it is advisable that you pay as much attention to visual content as you do your text-based content for digital advertisement. However, this is subjective to the nature of the business.
The logo of any brand is its cornerstone. Most times it is the first, and sometimes the only element of that consumers interact with, and therefore businesses are tempted to focus and channel their energy toward getting a landmark logo. The logo is a constant mark that is used in any form of advertisement. It is important that the logo even though simple is still eye-catching and memorable.
The logo must define, compliment, and boost the brand. It must align with all other elements of your brand identity as well as appeal to the customers' emotions. Depending on the nature of the business the shapes, colours and typography must tell the story of the business. Disney's logo exudes laughter, magic, fun and is fascinating yet simple. The logo should be such that can be displayed anywhere and anytime, i.e. it should look great both on a billboard and as social media icon or daytime and night-time.
Generally, colour is very important. It has the ability to affect the psyche, emotions, perspective and even action. Bright colours usually make people smile, dull ones dampen the mood, serious colours connote a tone of formality, and the list goes. Colours that are used in your brand colour palette have a lot of impact on the consumers strategically.
Here are some colours that help brand identity designs.
Red inspires passion and excitement. It is the best colour for your brand if you are going for youthful, bright, exuberant and energetic.
Yellow simulates fun. It's the colour of sunshine which spells happiness. It emits a cheery vibe that says I am affordable and easy to get.
Green is usually connected with growth. In business, it is most times associated with nature and money. if your brand has to with nature, i.e. the environment or it has to do with the finances, i.e. money, then you should consider the colour green.
Blue suggests maturity and stability. So, if you are hoping to sell a sort of assurance that you are dependable, then blue is the perfect colour.
White usually connotes openness and sincerity. All forms of business interactions require trust. There is hardly any brand design that is lacking in white.
Purple is associated with sophistication. if you are going for a royal and luxurious look, you can try purple.
Black is mostly associated with mystery and sophistication if your aim is classy black is your colour.
Pink is customarily associated with the feminine gender although this has been debated it is still general practice. But if your brand is targeted at women, for example, fashion houses, make-up stores then pinks is definitely your colour.
Basically, typography is concerned with the type of Font(s) you choose for your brand. Your typography is one of the first things clients or prospective clients see, and it affects comprehension and interest in digital advertisement marketing. It is important that the font is simple and easy to read and understand. When building a website don't use more than three fonts. Depending on the environment you want to create, i.e. formal or relaxed you can choose serif fonts or sans-serif fonts respectively. There are majorly four different kinds of typography.
Serif fonts: This includes fonts like Times New Roman or Garamond. These fonts have a sort of anchor at the base or edge of the letters or what some people will regard as little feet. This classic typography is excellent if you are going for a formal, old school, traditional and dependable appearance.
Sans serif fontsinclude fonts like Helvetica or Franklin Gothic. Just like the name suggests similar to serif font only they do not have the anchor at the edges. Their letters have smooth edges and give a more lustrous, contemporary feel to brands.
Script typographyis cursive in nature, an example of these fonts is Allura or Pacifico. They are much more fun, and they add a sophisticated feel to the branding.
social media branding fall under the purview of key elements of brand identity to consider is. Most people pay attention to their phone and the internet than billboards and newspaper. So, it is important that the business leverages on social media, e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. to both attract and keep the clients. Consistency is key between the different channels of social media interaction such that all are sending the same message. This shows professionalism and communicates coherence of the brand identity. The brand should tell a story of the past, the present and the future, showing specialization and ingenuity.
Sometimes there is a tendency to probably to overlook the fact that the brand no matter how big has to be seen as an entity having character and a personality. You can see this by looking at the team members, strengths, skill sets and talents. As a company, you could decide to put headshots and short bios of your team members on the website, company brochures, social media pages etc. The concept strengthens the thoughts of the client that the company can handle their account or the job because they can place a face to the brand.
When a business focuses on its online branding, there is a probability that you forgo offline branding or marketing such as customer relation, customer care and satisfaction amongst other things. Some things may never go out of styles such as samplers, business cards, greeting cards for special occasions, novelty gifts, letterheads and the likes. They are part of the visual identity of the brand. It what people can see and interact with both tangible and online. The packaging of the product if is a physical one must be excellent so as to attract the right customers. The cover on a bottle, the label on a product or the verification mail for an online purchase is all part of packaging to consider for offline Brand Design.
Brand perception is not essentially an element of brand visual design. It is more concerned with the ideological stance of the customers as regards the business. It involves both existing and prospective clients and what you can do to put their opinion in the right perspective. One of the easiest ways is to have the products endorsed by celebrities or influencers in that business niche. By using the products, talking about it positively and even advertising the products these influencers are able to capture a greater percentage of people. All these are ways to develop the brand identity design, in turn, the business as a whole.
In a nutshell, a brand can be as big as you want it to be if you play the cards right. we have highlighted elements of brand identity designs and their importance. But how your team is portrayed is very vital to success because your company has to be seen not just as a company but as an entity with a character that deserves support and loyalty. That is how you successfully build a brand.


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Traverse City's Shoreline Fruit Inks Cherry Raisinets Deal with Nestlé
By ELIZABETH EDWARDS on August 9, 2010
Tagged Cherries, Food & Drink, Food Finds, Live Here, Towns, Traverse City
Traverse City's Shoreline Fruit recently inked a deal to put Northern Michigan Montmorency Cherries in the mouths of moviegoers across the country when they buy Nestlé's new Cherry Raisinets. At the center of each of Nestlé's Cherry Raisinets (a variation on the 85-year-old Nestlé theater candy counter staple hit) is a cherry, grown and dried by Traverse City's Shoreline Fruit. Shoreline Fruit CEO Ken Swanson talks to us about the big cherry deal.
MyNorth: Shoreline Fruit is in our backyard, but we don't know much about them. Introduce us.
Swanson: It's a privately owned company—owned by the Gregory and Veliquette families. They keep 4,500 acres of cherries both in Michigan—up here and in the southwestern corner of the state—and in New York. They have two drying operations, one here, in Williamsburg, and one in New York. We employ 105 people in Williamsburg and 30 in New York.
MyNorth: But you're not a member of either family—how did you get involved?
Swanson: I'm retired [laughs]. I'd worked in agriculture with a farm fi nancial consulting business all my life. My wife and I moved to Traverse City from Lansing, and I got involved as a consultant. I moved from interim CEO to CEO three years ago.
MyNorth: This deal is happening for Shoreline at a time when there isn't much good business news in Michigan, what's the scoop?
Swanson: Back in the fourth quarter of 2008, when the economy was starting to turn down, we made a business decision to beef up marketing and sales—to solicit new business. We actually hired three new positions. I had to sell it to the board, but they were very supportive. They've always been supportive of research and development.
MyNorth: So who is on the Shoreline Board?
Swanson: Two members from the Gregory family and two from the Veliquettes.
MyNorth: Nestle is the largest food company on the planet. How did Shoreline Fruit make the connection?
Swanson: Through Gerber in Fremont—they are owned by Nestlé. We learned that Nestlé was looking for a particular kindof dried tart cherry. They came to us with a need, and we figured it out.
MyNorth: Figured it out how?
Swanson: It's a unique process. Special.
MyNorth: You can't tell me what it is?
Swanson: No. [Laughs]
MyNorth: So, how big is this for Shoreline Fruit?
Swanson: Well, we'll see. Our first shipment of dried cherries to the Nestlé plant in Burlington, Wisconsin, was 25,000 pounds. Between these and our other products our drying operations are nearing capacity.
MyNorth: You know the tune, Goobers, CHERRY Raisinets, Chocolate Covered Treats, CHERRY Raisinets and Goobers, Mighty fun to eat! Somehow the old advertising jingle isn't quite the same when you add cherries to it. Do you see anissue here?
Swanson: You lost me there … I don't know that jingle. [Laughs]
MyNorth: Oh-oh, I think you'd better go get yourself a box of Goobers. How about you name a good movie to watch with Cherry Raisinets?
Swanson: [Laughs.] I'm not going to be any fun here either, I'm not much into movies.
MyNorth: How about your wife—what movie do you think she'd pair Cherry Raisinets with?
Swanson: I think she'd say her favorite movie, Sound of Music.
Elizabeth Edwards is managing editor of Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine. This article first appeared in the July 2010 issue of Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine. Get the July issue or click here to subscribe.
Find cherry news, recipes, farmstands and more on the MyNorth Cherry Page.


This weekend I got to celebrate the holidays a bit early with my adorable little cousins and I got to build their very first gingerbread house with them! I also got to go look at Christmas lights and enjoy the beautiful winter weather SoCal is finally experiencing. Definitely nice to have a weekend with family and can't wait to be home in Houston on Sunday and be with my parents and sissy! Hope everyone had a great weekend! Happy Monday!


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Mizoram wants to settle Myanmarese Christians, but rejects CAA and kicks out Hindu Bru-Reang tribals
By Anuradha
Apart from the illegal Bangladeshi immigrant problem that has hounded Bharat for decades, the anti-Bharat stance of Christian-majority Mizoram now poses a newer problem to us. Like many other north-eastern states that witnessed relentless missionary activities starting from British colonial rule leading to their near complete Christianization, Mizoram too has been a victim of exponential mass conversions to Christianity leading to the percentage of Christians increasing from a mere 0.05% in 1901 to close to 90% per the 1951 census.
Among the vocal opponents to the CAA which was passed in the Lok Sabha in January 2019 and in the Rajya Sabha in December 2019, was Mizoram's ex-CM and Congress leader Lal Thanhawla. In March 2019, he had vociferously opposed granting citizenship to persecuted religious minorities (mostly Hindus/other Dharmics) from neighbouring Islamic countries under the CAA – those protests had even seen demands for an 'Independent Republic of Mizoram' and banners of ' Hello New Christian Country'.
Christian majority Mizoram has driven out over 30,000 Hindu Bru (Reang) tribals who now live in Tripura, and the state is keen to similarly ethnically cleanse out the Buddhist Chakma tribals as well. However, after the Myanmar military coup in February 2021, when security on Mizoram's border was tightened to prevent influx of immigrants from Myanmar, Mizoram's CM since 2018, Zoramthanga from the Mizo National Front Party who took oath amid Christian rituals, sent a letter to PM Modi seeking asylum, food and shelter for fleeing Myanmarese Chin refugees, only because they are fellow Christians.
Worse, in a clear violation of Bharat's federal structure, Zoramthanga directly met with Myanmar's foreign minister-in-exile to discuss the issue of refugees entering from Myanmar and details of the meeting were not shared with news agencies who enquired about the same. The number of refugees from Myanmar who have entered so far after the February coup is currently estimated to be around 733 per this report. During the meeting with Myanmar's foreign minister-in-exile, the number of refugees was around 400.
Mizoram opposed CAA, basically driven by animosity against Bengali Hindu refugees who face brutal persecution in Bangladesh, but now wants Bharat to open its borders to Christian refugees fleeing Myanmar, even though there is no evidence of any religion-based persecution of these people by Myanmar Army.
It is clear that Break-India forces seek to balkanize Bharat and identify themselves by their religion rather than national identity. A Mizoram team was constituted seeking that the centre provide asylum to Myanmar's Christian refugees. As per an IANS report, "While ruling out the possibility of deporting these refugees until the situation in Myanmar gets back to normal, members of the team requested the central government's intervention for providing necessary relief measures to refugees staying in Mizoram and expressed hope that India will take a more proactive role and raise a stronger voice in support of people fighting for restoration of democracy in Myanmar," said a Mizoram official statement.
Official and unofficial sources have estimated the number of Bangladesh illegals who reside in Bharat to be around 5 to 8 crore and the relatively recent entrants, the Rohingyas have also increased rapidly and spread as far as Jammu. Bharat is the most densely populated nation in the world but the fake liberal community within and abroad have no qualms in expecting Bharat to accommodate more and more illegal immigrants, while turning a blind eye to the truly persecuted Hindus and other Dharmic communities in our neighbouring Islamic nations who actually need refuge.
Apart from the scarcity of land and resources, these illegals pose a threat to the sovereignty of Bharat being crime and terror prone and with an agenda to break Bharat based on non-Hindu religious identities.
(With IANS inputs)
Mandya school accused of forcibly imposing Christianity on students, NCPCR issues notice
Church encroaches 5 acre government land on hilltop in Tamil Nadu
Hindus stop Christian missionaries from distributing anti-Hindu propaganda material: Kolar, K'taka
Anti-Dharmic Mizoram
Anti-Hindu Mizoram
Break Bharat
Christian Exceptionalism
Christian missionaries
Conversion Mafia
Myanmar Christian Refugees
Anuradha
Writer, Editor, Researcher


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The US services sector is growing at a nice pace, but it slowed a bit in December.
Markit's flash US services PMI fell to 53.6, down from 56.2 in November.
This was weaker than the 56.3 expected by economists.
It's worth noting that any reading above 50 signals growth.
"A sharp slowing in service sector activity alongside a similar easing in the manufacturing sector takes the overall rate of economic expansion down to the weakest since October 2013," Markit's Chris Williamson said. "The extent of the slowdown suggests that economic growth in the fourth quarter could come in below 2% which, with the exception of the downturn caused by adverse weather in the first quarter, would be the worst performance for two years."
"The slowdown is linked to weaker growth of new business as customers becoming increasingly worried about the economic outlook both at home and abroad, with the prospect of higher interest rates cooling demand alongside side rising global geopolitical concerns. Across both manufacturing and services, new business grew in December at a pace well below the rates of expansion seen earlier in the year.
"Job creation has also slowed sharply alongside the cooling of demand, and payroll numbers across both sectors showed the smallest rise for eight months. Another bumper month of non-farm payroll growth looks unlikely in December, with private sector payroll growth unlikely to breach the 200,000 mark."
Read the whole report at MarkitEconomics.com.


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Meb Keflezighi returns to New York for one last marathon
Meb Keflezighi, 42, will finish his career with 26 marathons.
Meb Keflezighi returns to New York for one last marathon Meb Keflezighi, 42, will finish his career with 26 marathons. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2hy6BkI
Rachel Axon, USA TODAY Sports Published 12:56 p.m. ET Nov. 2, 2017
In a file photo from Nov. 1, 2015, Meb Keflezighi smiles following the TCS New York City Marathon.(Photo: Derik Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports)
Meb Keflezighi swore he'd never run another marathon. Hurting and cold at the finish line in New York City in 2002, he told Bob Larsen, his coach, that one was enough. He was done.
But Larsen knew better. With a little time and perspective, he figured Keflezighi would want to be back for another 26.2 miles.
Now, 15 years later, Keflezighi prepares for his final career marathon. Poetically, it's his 26th. At 42 — another nod to the marathon distance in kilometers — Keflezighi will end his career where it began, at the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday.
"I learned a lot what to do, what not to do in my first New York City, and ever since it's been a developing passion," Keflezighi said. "I love training for the marathon. It's done a lot for me. If you have the tenacity or the persistence and patience, you can achieve it. And for me, I've been blessed because of those experiences and now looking forward to going back one more time."
Keflezighi is far from that marathon rookie. In his fourth marathon, he claimed Olympic silver in 2004 in Athens. Keflezighi won New York in 2009, making him the first American to do so since 1982. He's finished in the top 10 there eight times, including seven times as the top American.
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In 2014, a year after the Boston Marathon bombing, Keflezighi became the first American man to win that race since Greg Meyer in 1983.
He's the only person to have won those two storied U.S. marathons and an Olympic medal. He was injured and couldn't compete in Beijing in 2008 but made two more Olympic teams, finishing fourth in London and 33rd in Rio.
In many ways, Keflezighi has become the face of the marathon in the United States, singularly known as Meb. He'll wear that on his bib Sunday, which will mark the last time a professional athlete will have his first name on the bib in New York.
"I think it's unprecedented to run at this level for this long a period of time," said Larsen, who recruited Keflezighi to run for UCLA and coached him post-collegiately.
"Here's someone who rejected it after his first race and has become an icon in the sport, so quite a leap from that first experience once he got it down."
Keflezighi was already a U.S. champion and Olympian in the 10,000 meters when he and Larsen decided to try the marathon. Larsen had urged Keflezighi not to surge coming of the Queensboro Bridge around mile 16, knowing the canyon-like sound of the crowd would be tempting.
But running down First Avenue, Keflezighi went for it. He threw his gloves and beanie away, not thinking of the way New York's skyscrapers would block out the sun. He dumped cold water on his head.
By mile 22, his body shut down. He fell from fourth to ninth. Larsen found him shivering under a blanket in the athlete tent.
In this Nov. 1, 2009, file photo, Meb Keflezighi holds a U.S. flag after winning the men's division of the New York City Marathon. (Photo: Kathy Willens, AP)
"He looks up at me and he said, 'You've just seen my first and last marathon,'" Larsen said. "I'm just laughing because I knew when he recovered fully and thought about it, when he was flying down First Avenue, he'd want to do that again."
Shortly after that first marathon, Keflezighi returned to Eritrea, where he was born. Seeing how people were struggling there gave him a new perspective on the temporary discomfort of the marathon. When he returned, he told Larsen he wanted to run another.
In the 15 years since, he learned how to train for the distance. He lived in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., for years to run at altitude and, though he's moved back to Southern California, he trained there for five weeks for New York.
He's stayed on top of the sport by doing the boring things that can prolong an athlete's career — focusing on nutrition and stretching, balancing sleep and travel and learning when to push it and when his experience will make up for a fewer miles.
For Keflezighi, the race will be bittersweet and emotional. He wants to be competitive, but with runners like former world-record holder Wilson Kipsang in the field, he's realistic.
"It should be interesting and be competitive, but at the same time, my saying has been to be as competitive as I can but I definitely can tell my body is not as it used to be," Keflezighi said. "I still have the desire, but the body is not moving as I used to so it'll be interesting to see the results."
Larsen doesn't discount Keflezighi's ability to pull out a good race and surprise people, noting he was not expected to medal in Athens. As Keflezighi toes the line one last time, Larsen knows people will watch to see what Meb will do.
Whatever it is, Keflezighi knows he's done after this New York City Marathon, a decision he's reached not out of pain or learning the hard lessons of the distance but in celebration and appreciation for what it has given him.
"Even if he just has an average race and finishes and comes across the line, I know when he goes across that line it's going to be emotional for me and a whole lot of people," Larsen said. "He's got friends everywhere around the world and a lot of people who have helped us do this thing. For him to go across the finish line one more time, I hope he's got a smile on his face and I hope it goes pretty well, and that leaves a lot of latitude. Because of his age and everything he's accomplished, he owes us nothing. We just hope he has a nice, good day. It'd be great if it's a memorable one, but we'll settle for anything going across that line."


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Covid-19 variants to be given Greek alphabet names to avoid stigma | Coronavirus
By Edna Mohamed Last updated May 31, 2021
Coronavirus variants are to be named after letters of the Greek alphabet instead of their place of first discovery, the World Health Organization has announced, in a move to avoid stigma.
The WHO has named four variants of concern, known to the public as the UK/Kent (B.1.1.7), South Africa (B.1.351), Brazil (P.1) and India (B.1.617.2) variants. They will now be given the letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta respectively, to reflect their order of detection, with any new variants following the pattern down the Greek alphabet.
The decision to go for this naming system came after months of deliberations with experts considering a range of other possibilities such as Greek Gods, according to bacteriologist Mark Pallen who was involved in the talks.
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The organisation said the labels do not replace existing scientific names involving numbers, Roman letters and full stops, which convey important scientific information and will continue to be used in research.
The WHO said: "While they have their advantages, these scientific names can be difficult to say and recall and are prone to misreporting … As a result, people often resort to calling variants by the places where they are detected, which is stigmatising and discriminatory.
"To avoid this and to simplify public communications, [the] WHO encourages national authorities, media outlets and others to adopt these new labels."
Historically, diseases have frequently been named after the locations they were thought to have developed, such as the Ebola virus, which takes its name from the Congolese river. However, such associations can be damaging for those places and are often inaccurate, as is the case with the "Spanish flu" of 1918, whose origins are unknown.
Earlier this month, the Indian government ordered social media platforms to take down content that referred to the "Indian variant". The government order was cited as an example of its sensitivity to accusations that it had mishandled the latest outbreak.
Anti-Asian hate crime has risen as a result of the pandemic and associations between Covid and the site of its first outbreak in Wuhan, China.
US anti-extremist groups said a rise in attacks on Asian-Americans was partly down to Donald Trump, who referred to Covid-19 as the "China virus".Trump's successor as president, Joe Biden, signed a hate crimes law this month to protect those who have suffered a surge in attacks during the pandemic.
With US anti-extremist groups saying that the rise in hate crimes was partly due to former president Donald Trump who referred to Covid-19 as the "China virus".
The WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove said of adopting new variant names: "No country should be stigmatised for detecting and reporting variants."
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JO Hambro UK Equity Income Fund research update
Richard Troue
Wed 18 March 2015
The yield of a stock is inversely related to its price; as price goes up, yield comes down, and vice versa. James Lowen and Clive Beagles, managers of the JO Hambro UK Equity Income Fund, exclusively invest in companies with a yield above the FTSE All-Share average. They will invest in companies of all sizes including higher-risk smaller companies. Buying where prices are depressed often leads the managers to take a contrarian approach, investing in unfashionable areas of the market.
To date this approach has proved successful. Since launch in November 2004, the fund has returned 184%, compared with 115% from the average fund in the IA UK Equity Income sector, and 127% from the FTSE All-Share Index. Please remember past performance is not a guide to future returns*. However the fund's focus on unpopular areas can lead to periods of underperformance, which was the case in 2014.
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JO Hambro UK Equity Income 20.54% 0.94% 23.56% 19.91% 5.41%
IA UK Equity Income 15.47% 2.03% 14.88% 16.87% 7.73%
FTSE All-Share TR 14.83% 3.42% 13.26% 11.20% 7.15%
Past performance is not a guide to future returns. Source: Lipper IM. *Figures to 2/03/2015.
BP and Shell represent almost 12% of the fund and their lacklustre performance was a drag last year. Lower oil prices put pressure on these companies' share prices, but the managers are happy to keep holding them. They believe BP will remain profitable despite the lower oil price, having cut costs in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Historically, the share prices of BP and Shell have correlated less with the oil price than many other producers, easing the managers' concerns.
Food retailers were another cause of weakness in 2014. Tesco's well-publicised accounting scandals caused the share price to tumble, and the holding was sold in September. Sainsbury's share price also fell, struggling to contend with strong competition from Aldi and Lidl. The managers believe the problems are overstated. Lower oil prices and increased consumer spending should benefit all supermarkets, and they continue to hold Sainsbury's.
Mining is perhaps the most unfashionable sector at the moment. It has struggled for a number of years, and many investors now avoid the sector. This is perfect for James Lowen and Clive Beagles. In their view, larger companies are set to benefit from cost-cutting initiatives and new shareholder-oriented management, whilst low commodity prices have driven out many smaller competitors. With share prices depressed, yields look attractive. Glencore was added in June 2014 and Rio Tinto topped up.
The fund successfully increased its dividend by 14% last year. This was partly due to the merger of TUI AG and TUI Travel, which resulted in the payment of an additional dividend in 2014. Over the past five years the managers have achieved annual dividend growth of over 10%. They are forecasting 2-4% growth in 2015 although please remember dividends are variable and not guaranteed. The fund currently yields a generous 4.2%.
The IA UK Equity Income sector is home to many excellent managers; James Lowen and Clive Beagles are two of our favourites. Their contrarian style has many advantages, but it can lead to periods of underperformance in the short term. Investors should regard this as part and parcel of long-term investing and we remain confident in the ability of these managers to deliver good returns over longer periods. The fund remains part of the Wealth 150 list of our favourite funds across the major sectors.
Please note the fund carries a performance fee, details of which can be found in the fund's key investor information document. The fund's charges can also be taken from capital, which can increase the yield but reduce the potential for capital growth.


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Rangers have signed former England striker James Beattie from Stoke for an undisclosed fee.
The 32-year-old has agreed a two-year contract with the option of a further 12 months and is the Scottish champions' first signing in two years.
"There was interest from other clubs but when you come here and speak to Walter Smith and have a look around, the decision was easy," said Beattie.
"I'm delighted to sign for a club like Glasgow Rangers."
Beattie rarely featured for Stoke after a much-publicised bust-up with manager Tony Pulis in December.
And the former Blackburn, Southampton, Everton and Sheffield United forward fell further down the pecking order at the Britannia Stadium after the arrival of Kenwyne Jones this week.
The experienced striker has been given the number 19 shirt and goes straight into the squad for Saturday's league opener at home to Kilmarnock.
"It was quite a quick deal as far as I'm concerned," added Beattie.
"I came to Ibrox on Thursday morning and was met by the gaffer and (chief executive) Martin Bain.
"They showed me around the stadium, which was magnificent and you can see it is a club steeped in history.
"I then walked out on to the pitch, which was magnificent.
"The walk out, even when the stadium was empty, was something, so I'm looking forward to walking out when it's full."
Rangers have also made an offer for Tommy Smith but Portsmouth are reluctant to sell the forward.
Smith turned to the English duo as hopes of landing Rapid Vienna star Nikica Jelavic diminish.
"The longer negotiations drag on, the more doubtful a deal appears," said Smith of the Rapid Vienna star on Thursday.
Smith will be hoping Beattie can fill the gap left by prolific marksman Kris Boyd, who left Ibrox under freedom of contract to join Middlesbrough.
And Beattie is sure he can pitch in with his fair share of goals in Scotland.
"I've always been confident in my own ability so I'm not going to say no," he replied when asked about filling Boyd's boots. "We'll have to see but I'm confident I can.
"Hopefully I'll score goals and a big part of my game is working hard and making sure the defenders don't have much time to settle on the ball. I think I'm good in the air.
"As an older player, the amount of games I've played, I've learned to create a space for myself and for others and hopefully bring other people into the game a lot better."
A deal for Smith may prove difficult, with Pompey manager Steve Cotterill unwilling to part with the 30-year-old.
On Thursday he told BBC Radio Solent: "Rangers' offer is irrelevant because he's not somebody we want to sell.
"We're trying to build a team around our better players - and that includes Tommy Smith.
"We're not in the dire financial straits that everyone thinks we are. We might have been a couple of months ago, but we're not now."


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Additionally, we provide another update on slum conditions at Montana Terrace, a public housing property in Northeast Washington, D.C., an analysis of housing and development policy under capitalism, and we highlight a recent LinkUp and People Power Action event featuring a live discussion with political prisoner and internationally celebrated journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, during which he discusses his perspective on the linkages between mass incarceration and gentrification.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the arm of her administration that deals with housing - the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) - have engaged in shameful dealings with known bad actors on the development scene in Washington, D.C. A long-abandoned building that sits at 3200 13th St. SE, is part of the contested Congress Heights properties at which tenants have been fighting slum conditions and displacement for over five years. Tenants will need control over the 3200 building in order to move forward with their 200 unit affordable housing plan, an alternative to a luxury redevelopment plan conceived by politically connected developer and slumlord Geoff Griffis, and backed by Mayor Bowser.
Justice First will continue to feature a weekly update on the living conditions of two families at Montana Terrace, a public housing property in Northeast Washington, D.C., managed by the D.C. Housing Authority. We are entering our sixth week of reporting on Montana Terrace, which began with interviews that exposed deliberate neglect by the Housing Authority. The purpose of our weekly reports on the status of the families of Yahvon Early and Gretchen Helm, is to demonstrate to the public the absurdity of a system that requires constant follow up to demand, and in many cases beg the city to protect its own residents from safety hazards caused by its own agencies.
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